Guest Speaker in Dance: Oliver Tobin

Tobin will do a one-hour presentation followed by a 30-minute talk-back 

Oliver Tobin joined the Martha Graham Dance Company as a dancer in 2007 where he has since performed leading roles in El Penitente, Embattled Garden, Clytemnestra, and Appalachian Spring amongst others. His off-Broadway credits as an actor include The Kentucky Cycle, Nirvanov, The Lesser Magoo, and Tallahassee. As a Regisseur of the Graham repertoire, Mr. Tobin has staged and directed Graham's Diversion of Angels, Celebration, Episodes, Panorama, and Maple Leaf Rag. As the lead teaching artist for the Teens@Graham program, he has helped to create and teach technique and choreography programs for Talented Unlimited High School, Frank Sinatra School of the Arts, Bronx Dance Academy, Urban Assembly School of the Arts, and the Martha Graham School. As a dancer and cultural ambassador with Battery Dance Company, Mr. Tobin had the opportunity to lead modern dance choreography workshops throughout Germany and Africa. Mr. Tobin is a graduate of the American Musical & Dramatic Academy, The Sivananda Yoga Institute, and Empire State College where he holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in dance and theater. He currently serves on faculty at the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance, Adelphi University, and Kaatsbaan International Dance Center where he is the Vice President of the board of directors. In 2016, Mr. Tobin was named Director of Martha Graham Resources where he oversees both the Graham archives and licensing of the Graham work.

Free 
Open to the Public 
No Reservations Required 
ACE Credit