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Tina Croll, Director

(212) 627-9407

Tina Croll has been a part of the New York avant-garde and is a founding member of Dance Theater Workshop. Her work is described as "powerful and provocative,... charged with a mysterious drama, like fantastic dreams, surreal collages, a wise child's imaginings...I like to watch her move." (Deborah Jowitt, Village Voice) "Tina Croll has attained a mastery in reflecting works of highly unique expression that can be desperately human or exquisite kinetic structures." (Tom Borek, Dance Magazine)

Ms. Croll studied with Merce Cunningham, Erick Hawkins and Nina Fonoroff and performed in the companies of Jose Limon, Jeff Duncan, Jack Moore, Arthur Bauman, James Cunningham, and Judith Dunn among others. In 1970 she established Tina Croll Dance in New York City and performed with her company at Judson Church, Dance Theater Workshop, the Theatre of the Riverside Church, Clark Center, The Exchange Theater, The Cubiculo, and other theaters in the city. The company also toured extensively throughout the United States. After a period spent exploring the spiritual aspect of dance, a quest that took her to India and Europe, Tina Croll moved to the west coast. Here she formed a new company and created a repertory of works including Starthrowers Cafe, Lonely at the Top, and The Struggle of the Magicians. "Tina Croll herself is an exquisitely calm, controlled mover, with the courage to be simple on stage." (Elizabeth Zimmer, L.A. Herald Examiner).

In 1993, Ms. Croll returned to her roots in New York City and has been performing her work at Dance Theater Workshop, P.S. 122, The Kitchen, Movement Research at Judson Church, The Vineyard Theatre, New York University, Hunter College, Joyce Soho, Musical Theater Works, and other locations in the city. Kate Mattingly of the Washington Square News describes her recent work: "Croll invents movement that stretches our idea of what is kinetically possible, and then ties this movement to music in such a sophisticated manner. . . . She keeps a viewer in suspense."

Ms. Croll joined with Wendy Perron, Douglas Dunn and Kenneth King to form an improvisation group "The Gang of Four". They performed at P.S.122 and were featured in the 1995 Improvisation Festival at Judson Church. They continue to work together.

Recent productions include Balkan Dreams, a collaboration with Zlatne Uste, a twelve piece Balkan Brass Band, and Izgori and Goli Teli who play music from Macedonia. 8 modern dancers and 12 folk dancers joined with 18 musicians in this evening-length work.

Ms. Croll is the recipient of grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts, The Harkness Foundation, Dance Theater Workshop, Bennington College, the Gutman Foundation and other organizations.