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Matthew Farmer was formally the Head of Dance at
Anderson University, as well as Co-Artistic Director of RusticGroove
Dance Company. As Co-Artistic director, Farmer has had great success
as both a choreographer
and performer. Most recently the world premier of his evening-length,
site specific work Millstones finished its initial engagement
at the Armory Arts., and begins its tour starting in the Fall of
2011. Farmer
has also published a book (Introductory Modern Dance: A Teaching
Manual) with his good friend and colleague Jon Lehrer. Formerly the
Associate Director
and company member of LehrerDance, Farmer appeared in Dance Teacher
Magazine, Dance Magazine Online, and Dance Magazine. Prior to dancing
with LehrerDance,
Farmer danced with Peter Sparling as a company member of The Peter
Sparling Dance Co. While dancing for Sparling, Matthew received
his MFA from the University of Michigan in Dance Performance and
Choreography. Farmer
also studied under and performed with Steven Iannacone while receiving
his BA in Theatre and Dance from Hope College. As a soloist
and guest performer, his performance credits include Dance Chicago,
Dance in the Desert Festival, Men Dance Michigan, Next Step Dance,
Chicago Humanities
Festival, The Rein Orange (Duesberg, Germany) The European Cultural
Bid (Liverpool, UK), The Roof (Germany), The Summer Stage (Brugge,
Belgium), and various other festivals. Farmer has also had the privilege
of
working
with and/or performing works by Avi Kaiser, Sergio Antonino, Merce
Cunningham, Laura Dean, Matthew Thornton, Doug Varone, Daniel Nagrin,
Murray Louis,
and many more.
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