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phone (267) 258-7030<br />

alexbshaw@gmail.com<br />

NPN's <strong>2012</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Meet<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Philadelphia</strong> Attendees / Page 88 of 115<br />

Alex Shaw is a percussionist, vocalist, composer, and arts educator specializ<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> Brazilian music<br />

traditions. He holds a B.A. from Swarthmore College (2000) and is a member of Spoken Hand<br />

Percussion Orchestra and musical director for the renowned Brazilian ensemble, Alo Brasil. A<br />

freelance arts educator s<strong>in</strong>ce 2001, Alex regularly teaches and performs throughout the mid-Atlantic<br />

region and also works as a dance accompanist. In 2010, he jo<strong>in</strong>ed the music faculty at the University of<br />

the Arts. Alex has been awarded several competitive artist grants <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g Arts International's Artist<br />

Exploration Fund (2004) and the Independence Foundation Fellowship <strong>in</strong> the Arts (2007). He is<br />

currently a board member for LiveConnections.org and is a lead facilitator for their music education<br />

programm<strong>in</strong>g.<br />

JOANNA MENDL SHAW<br />

The Equus Projects<br />

Artistic Director<br />

121 West 17th Street, 4B, New York, NY 10011<br />

phone 212-924-1336<br />

jmsnyc@aol.com<br />

Choreographer JoAnna Mendl Shaw has been mak<strong>in</strong>g works for stage, for rural and urban landscapes<br />

s<strong>in</strong>ce 1998. As artistic director of The Equus Projects, her choreography with and without equ<strong>in</strong>es<br />

<strong>in</strong>cludes commissioned works for The Flynn, Myrna Loy, the Saratoga Arts Festival, New York City's<br />

River-to-River Festival, Bates Dance Festival, Danc<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the Streets, The Neubeger Museum, and<br />

Dance NOW, among others. Known for the <strong>in</strong>novative choreographic structures that have emerged<br />

from their work with horses The Equus Projects recently launched OnSite NYC, movement<br />

<strong>in</strong>stallations created for one NYC venue every month featur<strong>in</strong>g performers engaged <strong>in</strong> real time<br />

decision-mak<strong>in</strong>g. Shaw has taught at Juilliard, Pr<strong>in</strong>ceton and Tisch/NYU and currently teaches <strong>in</strong> the<br />

Ailey/Fordham BFA program.<br />

LINDA B. SHEARER<br />

Project Row Houses<br />

Executive Director<br />

P. O. Box 1011, Houston, TX 77251-1011<br />

phone 713 526 7662 fax 713 526 1623<br />

lshearer@projectrowhouses.org<br />

ANULA SHETTY<br />

412 Belgrade Street, <strong>Philadelphia</strong>, PA 19125

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