READYSETGO - Key Persons
Dorothy Dubrule is a native of Boston, Massachusetts, and began her dance training at age five at Boston Ballet. After taking a break from ballet to pursue academics, spiked hair, and facial piercings, she returned to dance while attending New College of Florida. Once there she oversaw a student-run dance department, interned and performed with a Florida-based contemporary company, Fuzion Dance Artists, choreographed 9 original works, collaborated with experimental musicians and filmmakers, lectured on dance theory, and created a tutorial on dance for camera. During breaks from school she attended workshops with the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company, as well as with various artists at Dance New Amsterdam in New York City. In 2009 she received her BA, graduating with a triple major in Literature, Philosophy, and Performance Studies. She was the first in the school's history to graduate with a "Performance Studies" major, paving the way for future students interested in dance. In Philadelphia, Dorothy choreographs for and performs with Club Lyfestile, a local unitard dance team, and is the primary choreographer for Body Dreamz, a new school fly girl crew. She is very grateful to have the opportunity to work with and learn from the artists at readySetGO as an administrative assistant!
Joshua James is a Philadelphia based multimedia artist and technician with a background in digital media, music, and three-dimensional design. He is a 2005 graduate of Stevenson University in Baltimore, where he studied film. He began performing and recording music as a percussionist at age 16, and has been composing and engineering experimental music since 2002, and has produced a number of solo recordings and musical scores, as well as two short films.
After launching his first public multimedia gallery installation, Optical Romance in 2005, Josh's work has led to involvement with an eclectic lineup of artists and organizations, ranging from documentary film to dance. Among these are media design and production names such as Disney, Klip Collective, Gyro, The Film Foundry, and Pier Nicola D'Amico, as well as dance and performance artists and companies such as SCRAP/Myra Bazell, Daniele Strawmyre/readySetGo, Kate Watson-Wallace/Anonymous Bodies, Pig Iron Theatre Co, Jean Ruddy, and a constantly growing host of others. He has also been involved with the Philadelphia Live Arts Festival since 2005, both as a technician and a designer.
Lisa Rothstein earned a B.A. in dance and mathematics from Connecticut College. There she trained in various release modern techniques as well as contact improvisation. While studying, Lisa performed in works by professional choreographers Alexandra Beller, David Dorfman, Doug Elkins, Heidi Henderson, Adele Myers, and Lisa Race. Originally from Havertown, PA, she has selected Philadelphia as the first stop on her path to a career in dance. Lisa has performed bodies in urban spaces by Austrian choreographer Willi Dorner in Philadelphia (2008) and New York City (2010). In Philadelphia, Lisa is currently making art with Here[begin] Dance Co., as well as with Emma Morehouse. She has presented her own work in the Current Series, hosted by Here[begin] Dance Co, and at the Dance Vanguard Series in Cambridge, NY. Lisa is excited to begin exploring with readySetGO. Also, Lisa loves avocados, lavender, and the moon.
Job Titles:
- Co - Owner and Designer for Bull and Bear
Suzie Morris is co-owner and designer for Bull and Bear Wear, a clothing company she owns with her partner, musician and skateboarder, Chuck Treece. For the past 6 years Suzie has been designing a line of clothing, accessories, dolls and furniture called REHAB, which is soon to be the subject of a DIY show through Woodshop Films and Scrapple TV. She is also a former owner of Conspiracy Showroom in Northern Liberties; a boutique that specialized in local designers and "locally produced goods" (Best of Philly, 2008)Suzie is also a guest designer on a grant project through the University of the Arts that explores sustainable solutions for local production of knit goods in the Philadelphia area. When she is not working for her own endeavors, Suzie is a costumer and stitcher for local film and theater productions through local unions 52 and 799.