Voices 2022 Program
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adMinistration<br />
Artistic Director<br />
Leymis Bolaños Wilmott<br />
DECEMBER 1-4, <strong>2022</strong><br />
PRODUCING SPONSORS: SHANE AND MONIQUE CHALKE<br />
Sarasota Contemporary Dance is reclaiming its position<br />
as a COLLABORTIVE force in Sarasota by re-igniting<br />
relationships with other arts organizations that had to be on<br />
pause during the pandemic.<br />
This season, SCD is thrilled to collaborate with Samantha<br />
Bennett and George Nickson of enSRQ on a program<br />
exploring rhythms, dance, and song from around the world.<br />
SCD + enSRQ also features stunning scenic design by St.<br />
Petersburg-based multidisciplinary artist Sharon McCaman.<br />
Photo by Sorcha Augustine<br />
Bristen Groves (General Manager) currently studies<br />
Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies at New College of<br />
Florida and has always had a strong passion for dance. She<br />
started training in dance at the age of seven and has since<br />
become well-trained in multiple styles, traveled nationally<br />
for dance, and danced pre-professionally. Once coming to<br />
New College in 2020, she got involved by being a part of<br />
SCDE, SCD’s training company, two years ago, and then later<br />
worked closely with Leymis through Dance on Campus and a<br />
Digital and Production training workshop series. From there,<br />
she worked backstage for SCD’s In-Studio Performances and<br />
started training with the admin team. Bristen officially took on the role of General<br />
Manager in July and has greatly enjoyed working under Leymis’s leadership and<br />
working with everyone at SCD. She looks forward to helping the company continue<br />
to grow and thrive and is grateful to be the new General Manager of Sarasota<br />
Contemporary Dance. Also a dance teacher at Woodland Fine Arts Academy, Bristen’s<br />
strong faith and love for the arts drive her to work hard in all she does and be loving<br />
wherever she goes.<br />
Laura Chambers (Marketing Coordinator) considers<br />
herself an intuitive thinker and creator that is continuously<br />
striving to explore and grow in a variety of creative fields.<br />
Originally from Sarasota, FL, she has spent the last several<br />
years living in New York City where she completed her<br />
Bachelor of Science in Arts Management and Marketing from<br />
The New School. Prior, Laura received an Associate of Arts<br />
concentration in Modern Dance from the University of South<br />
Florida. Laura has studied dance extensively with a variety<br />
of movement artists as well as attending numerous dance<br />
festivals including the American Dance Festival, Bates Dance Festival, University<br />
of the Arts Summer <strong>Program</strong>, and the Florida Dance Festival. In addition, she has<br />
completed several arts administration internships, her first being through Sarasota<br />
Contemporary Dance (2014/2017) as well as MICHIYAYA Dance in New York City<br />
(2019). Laura joined the SCD team in May 2021 and is thrilled to be combining her<br />
love of modern dance with the variety of administrative skills she has obtained.<br />
TICKETS: SarasotaContemporaryDance.org or 941.260.8485<br />
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