Dances of A Chorus Line with Gabi Stapula

The 2020 Kids Company Master Class Series has gone virtual! Aspiring young performers 7 years and older are invited to register for a series of 4 Master Classes taught over Zoom video chat by professional artists who have performed on the Goodspeed stage, in NYC, and around the country. The Kids Company Master Class Series will provide one-of-a-kind live, online instruction in various styles of musical theatre dance, acting, and vocal performance, in which students will learn new techniques, receive individualized feedback from our faculty, and hone their skills in a supportive environment.
 

DANCES OF A CHORUS LINE WITH GABI STAPULA

LEVEL A: AGES 7-12 | 1:30PM-2:30PM
LEVEL B: AGES 13-18 | 3:00PM-4:00PM

Michael Bennett choreographed a number of notable Broadway musicals such as Dreamgirls, Company, and Follies, but he is best known as the original director and choreographer of A Chorus Line. In this master class, Ms. Stapula will teach a section of choreography from A Chorus Line and demonstrate how Mr. Bennett used dance to tell a story and develop characters.

GABI STAPULA is a performer, choreographer, educator, and forever student living in NYC. She is currently the director/choreographer for The Muny Kids Troupe 2020 while serving as associate choreographer/dance captain for Sound of Music and Dance Captain for Seven Brides for Seven Brothers in The Muny’s 102nd Season. She recently performed in the reading of Wanderer that is heading to Papermill Playhouse Spring 2021. She has been seen on stage at The Goodspeed Opera House, Theater Under the Stars, The Rev, and Arena Stage, in Washington DC. As a choreographer she has worked as an associate for The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Saturday Night Live, Hermès Huereka Fashion week, and events for Robin Hood Foundation and Target. She has taught at schools, studios and theaters around the country and all over ZOOM! Gabi is a proud member of AEA and the #MSAfam. She received her BFA in Musical Theatre from Pace University with a minor in Commercial Dance. www.gabistapula.com