
SURGE
Gather your creative momentum
Created by Moving Forward & HD Theatre
July 28-Aug 1, 2025 in NYC
Our Mission
Moving Forward and HD Theatre are two organizations rooted in the mission of supporting artists by providing performing, choreographic, and educational events in the concert dance realm. Join us for a 5 day event helping you gain the creative momentum you need to pursue a career in concert dance.
Curriculum will include: Improvisation, repertoire, composition, creative process, career developing seminars, and MORE
Guest faculty below
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GREG LAU
Greg Lau was born in Honolulu, Hawaii where he began his training at Mid-Pacific Institute School of the Arts. After attending The Juilliard School, Gregory joined Nederlands Dans Theater 2 in 2013 and went on to join Nederlands Dans Theater 1 in 2016. In 2019 he joined Crystal Pite's company Kidd Pivot. He has been a recipient of the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts 1st Award in Modern Dance and Ballet. He has worked with choreographers such as Jiri Kylian, Crystal Pite, Ohad Naharin, Sharon Eyal, Marco Goecke, Paul Lightfoot & Sol Leon, Hans Van Manen, Johan Inger, Edward Clug, Medhi Walerski, Alexander Ekman, Camille A.Brown and more. Gregory was recently featured in Doja Cat's 2021 VMAS Performance and toured with Mats Ek's duet program Dialogues.
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OMAR ROMAN
Omar Román de Jesús is a queer Puertorriqueño choreographer and the director of the NYC-based dance company BOCA TUYA. Currently, he is a proud Artist in Residence at 92NY. Omar is the inaugural Baryshnikov Arts Center Fellow at Kaatsbaan Cultural Park and a 2023 Dance Magazine Harkness Promise Awardee. His accolades include the 2022 Princess Grace Award in Choreography, the 2022 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship in Choreography, the 2022 Palm Desert Choreography Festival Grand Prize, and the 2020 Ann & Weston Hicks Choreography Fellowship at Jacob’s Pillow.