Rioult Dance NY to Host Summer Intensive at Marymount Manhattan College in August

RIOULT Dance NY, a leading American modern dance company with a classic sensibility, hosts its Summer Intensive from August 15-20, 2016 at Marymount Manhattan College, 221 East 71st Street. Study with Pascal Rioult and his dancers and experience the life of a professional dancer for a week!

RIOULT Dance NY's weeklong Summer Intensive offers Pre-Professional dancers (ages 18 and up) the chance to train in a professional setting and is geared towards helping students develop their own voice and a career in modern dance. During the weeklong workshop, students learn technique from Pascal Rioult and Joyce Herring, study alongside company members, and learn RIOULT Dance NY repertory. The intensive concludes on Saturday, August 20, with a performance of a new work created by Pascal Rioult for participants.

For more information and to download a registration form visit: http://www.rioult.org/school/intensives/, contact anastasia@rioult.org, or call 212-398-5901.

Summer Intensive Schedule10:00-11:00 Ballet Barre
11:00-01:00 Modern Technique
01:00-01:30 Break
01:30-03:00 RIOULT Dance NY Repertory
03:00-05:00 New work development with Pascal Rioult
05:00-06:00 Yoga (Mon, Wed, Fri) and Video show & discussion (Tues, Thurs)
Saturday: Final Performance for Family & Friends!
PRICING OPTIONSFull Intensive ($500) - Ballet/Modern/Repertory only ($360) - Ballet/Modern only ($240)

RIOULT Dance NY, founded in 1994, fast became an established name in modern dance with a reputation for bringing the sensual, articulate, and musical dance works of Pascal Rioult to audiences worldwide. The ten-dancer company, based in New York City, is led by husband-and-wife team Pascal Rioult and Joyce Herring - both former Martha Graham Dance Company principal dancers. With an established repertoire of over 40 dances that expands each year, RIOULT Dance NY presents an annual New York Season and tours nationally and abroad. In addition, in-school arts education and community outreach have been integral to the company since its inception, introducing students and families to the art of modern dance. www.rioult.org

RIOULT Dance NY's 2016 NY Season is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in Partnership with the City Council, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional funding provided by: Fund for New Works, a Kenneth French Legacy; The Geoffrey C. Hughes Foundation; Harkness Foundation for Dance; Howard Gilman Foundation; The O'Donnell-Green Music and Dance Foundation; The Shubert Foundation; and The West Survivors Trust Fund.