Michael Jahoda (USA, 1966)
Michael Jahoda is a teacher, dancer and choreographer from New York. He is currently is based in both Boston USA and Amsterdam NL. He is the co-founder and creative force behind the Phillip Series. As a young dancer Michael received a full scholarship to the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center in New York City. He was a member of the Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble, a principal dancer with Jennifer Muller/the Works in NYC, and a long time company member of the Amsterdam-based anoukvandijkdc. Michael teaches, gives workshops, and restages repertory internationally since 1989. He is currently on the guest faculty of Boston University and since 1993 a guest teacher at Codarts. He was the Artistic Director and curator of the Gloucester New Arts Festival (MA/USA) in 2008, and is the founder and artistic director the White Box project, a Boston-based performance and collaboration initiative which was recently nominated for “Best Dance Troupe” in Boston by the Boston Phoenix magazine. more information about the Phillip Series on www.myspace.com/phillipseries