Hudson– The Franklin School for the Performing Arts (FSPA) will present two master classes with Davis Robertson, Artistic Director of the Joffrey School Company in New York, Sunday, Oct. 28. Both master classes will be held at FSPA's new satellite facility in downtown Hudson, located at 14 Main St. in the historic Odd Fellows Building.
An intermediate class for dancers ages 10 – 12 will be held from 12:30 to 2 p.m., and an intermediate/advanced class for dancers ages 13 and older will follow from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Pointe shoes may be needed for the later class.
Director, choreographer and former leading dancer with the Joffrey Ballet, Robertson has also performed with Miami City Ballet, David Parsons Company, Pennsylvania Ballet, Lar Lubovitch and Twyla Tharp. He has created works for the Joffrey Ballet, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Bolshoi Academy in Moscow, Milwaukee Ballet, Ballet NY, Gus Giordano Jazz Dance and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. He has appeared in film, television, and on Broadway in Save the Last Dance, The Company, Law and Order, Movin” Out and Dirty Dancing.
Master class fees are $30 for the general public or $25 for FSPA students. To register, call 508-528-8668. For more information, visit www.fspaonline.com.
