NYC DANCE ALLIANCE FOUNDATION INC – Summer Auction 2018
Auction Ends: Jul 22, 2018 10:00 PM EDT

Unique Experiences

Madi Hicks Contemporary Solo

Item Number
174
Estimated Value
Priceless
Sold
525 USD to mg7474eec
Number of Bids
2  -  Bid History

Item Description

Spend 2 hours in a Los Angeles dance studio with Madi Hicks having a contemporary solo created especially for you. (Airfare and accommodations are not included.)

Madison Hicks, originally from Dallas, TX, graduated from Booker T. Washington HSPVA in 2014 and received her BFA from The Juilliard School in May 2018. She was the 2011 National Teen Outstanding Dancer for New York City Dance Alliance. Madison was a 2013 YoungArts winner for modern dance, 2014 US Presidential Scholar in the Arts Nominee. She received a choreography award from YAGP in 2014 and had three choreographic works chosen to perform in The Choreographic Honors show at The Juilliard School. Madi was awarded the Gene Kelly Legacy Scholarship for her choreography and jazz technique in 2016. She was a resident choreographer for both Booker T. Washington HSPVA Rep II Ensemble and The University of Texas at Austin and has had works showcased at Periapsis Music and Dance and WestFest Dance Festival. Madison has created and is the director of Moving Forward Dallas, an innovative dance intensive for young artists. In 2015, she attended the Jacobs Pillow Contemporary Program where she worked with Emily Molnar, Brian Brooks, and Kyle Abrham. In 2016 and 2017 she attended Springboard Dans Montreal and performed an excerpt of Ohad Naharin’s “Three” and Peter Chu’s “papercuts in an empty bag”. She has also performed works by Nacho Duato, Jiri Kylian, Merce Cunningham, Aszure Barton, Gustavo Ramirez Sansano, and Pam Tanowitz. Madison is excited to join LA Dance Project in  August 2018. 

 

Item Special Note

Music selection and date of rehearsal to be mutually determined.