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Angela Harriell Angela Harriell is the director and choreographer of Nutcracker: Rated R.  She is also the founder and choreographer of the cabaret dance troupe, The Love Show.  Her choreography has been called witty, moving, unique and theatrical with narratives  that are simultaneously autobiographical and universal. A graduate of Fredonia University, she has worked with Elisa Monte and David Brown dance, Randy James Danceworks, and Binghamton University. Since moving to New York and founding The Love Show in 2002, Angela’s work has been seen at The Flea Theater, HERE theater, The New York Burlesque Festival, White Wave Dance Festival, The Philly Fringe Festival’s Late Night Cabaret, and different nightclubs throughout New York. She has also set and directed two Off-Off-Broadway productions, the most recent, Nutcracker: Rated R, selling out runs in 2006, 2007 and 2008. A piece from the show was selected to be presented at the National Arts Club, where Angela performed as part of a special gala with such luminaries as Elaine Stritch, Tammy Grimes, Charles Busch and Julie Halston. Angela recently finished a stint performing as a Hammerstein Beauty at Simon Hammerstein’s notorious downtown supper club, The Box, as well as runs with Brooklyn Ballet, Brooklyn Repertory Opera and Opéra Français de New York. She has been spotted amongst the glitterati in the pages of Patrick McMullan’s website. Angela has also appeared in several television and music video spots, with the most recent being an ABC Primetime documentary on connections in the dance world. Angela has performed with such legendary recording artists as Gloria Gaynor, Shannon, France Joli, Peaches and Herb, Sugar Hill Gang, The Trammps and Bonnie Pointer. www.angelaharriell.com	Jennifer Carlson Jennifer Carlson is from Albany NY.  She trained and performed with the Albany Berkshire Ballet the Capital Ballet and the Hartford Ballet. Since she moved to NY she has danced with Urban Ballet Theater, Off Center Dance Theater, with Noemi Lafrance in two productions of Descent, Bodiography Contemporary Ballet, Silver Brown Dance Company, in the Production of Pirrot and Pirouette and as a principal dancer and currently the Artistic Director and choreographer of Axis Danz.   She has presented her work at the Downtown Dance Festival, Fire Island Dance Festival, Solstice Times Square, Steps Lab, Dance Space Showcases, Tea Party, The Box, the Soto Valez Community Center, and produced her first evening length show in November of 2007 “With a Twist” where excerpts from “All Axis Exit Only”, a work currently in progress were premiered.  Jennifer has also been commissioned to create works for the U.S. Open, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Ford Motors, J.P. Morgan Chase Manhattan, Anna Vici live in concert, MTV, Vissionaire, Sandals, and Absolut.   Her children’s show “Elemental” has been performed at schools around the Northeast.  Jennifer graduated with honors in the summer of 2008 from Hunter College with a BA in psychology. She is ecstatic to be a part of The Nutcracker Rated R.	Airin DeSkies Airin is thrilled and honored to join Love Show's cast of versatile, talented & mischievous artists in this season's Nutcracker: Rated R.  After graduating with a BFA in Dance & Choreography she took some time to travel and perform with Sweet Tease a company she co-founded, eventually making her way north to NYC in 2010. She currently is a director of Sky Box Aerial Studio at House Of Yes, Brooklyn NY and performs with Inimois Dance & Lady Circus. A graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts she has worked with Robert Battle, Maria Bauman, Gerri Houlihan, & Scott Putnam of Amaranth Dance. Since moving to NY has performed at Ars Nova, Triskelion Arts, The Judson Church, Jalopy Theatre, Red Lotus Room, House Of Yes, Le Poisson Rouge and danced in White Wave D.U.M.B.O. Festival along with Philadelphia Fringe Festival. She thanks her mother for the catalyzing guidance, her father for the strength to see it through, and her colleagues & friends who constantly create to inspire. A special thanks to Angela Harriell and David Slone for creating this fantastic world and then sharing it! Contact Airin Dalton at airindeskies@gmail.com
Gregory Dubin Gregory  is thrilled to be back dancing and moving in the Nutcracker: Rated R for a fourth year.  An “actor who can move”, he received training at the American Conservatory Theater as well as The Jean Shelton Actors Lab in San Francisco.  He currently studies long form improv at The Magnet Theater here in New York. Gregory has performed extensively on both coasts, appearing in numerous commercials, films, short films, student films, and Bar Mitzvah videos. Gregory can also be seen around town mystifying audiences as “The Great Dubini” with The Love Show. For all of Gregory’s goings on check out www.gregorydubin.com. Special thanks and love to Angela and David for their hard work and dedication and to his beautiful wife, Julie Smith, whom he met doing this show!!!	Duane Gosa Duane Gosa, , from Pickerington, OH, began dancing at 16 at Eastland Performing Arts program in Columbus.  He received his BFA in Dance from The University of Akron in 2008, graduating magna cum laude. After graduating, Duane moved to NYC to join the contemporary modern company Jennifer Muller/The Works and has taught and performed nationally and internationally with the company. Mr. Gosa has also performed works by Andrea Miller, Alonzo King, David Parsons, Doug Varone, and Luis Salgado.  He was a Fellowship Student at The Ailey School in 2005. Also a certified Pilates instructor, Duane teaches all over NYC.  Duane is thrilled to be working with such talented and creative artists.	Eddie Gutierrez Eddie Gutierrez is a native New Yorker, multi-medium performer, and long-term vegetarian. Past projects include collaboration on new work with Moisés Kaufman and Tectonic Theater Project, Nutcracker: Rated R at Theater for the New City, a workshop production of Twilight: the Musical, as well as a slew of new play readings and flash mobs. Company member of Diego Funes's De Funes Dance Company and Marinda Davis's marInspired. Eddie's own original one-man show, Loveology, debuted at NYU's Experimental Theater Wing and was then showcased in Ars Nova's ANT Fest. Currently starring as Paco in the off-Broadway show, Miss Abigail's Guide to Dating, Mating, and Marriage. B.F.A. NYU/Tisch.
Christina Johnson Christina Johnson fell in love with dance back in the 1990’s.  She was dancing in Portland, OR with BodyVox, Bent, and Kinetic Images dance companies and entertaining the idea of being a “dancer”.  She moved to Seattle where she co-founded Jerboa Dance (www.jerboadance.com), and has dedicated her professional life to the arts ever since.  Her time in Seattle was spent learning and performing with many prominent companies and choreographers, including: Cheronne Wong, BetterBiscuit, XODO, Alethea Adsitt, Fusion, and Seattle Jazz. After finding success in Seattle and to continue her growth as an artist, she moved across the country. Having joined the New York dance scene in 2005, Christina is proud to have been on stage with The Love Show, Shir Dance Theater, Eva Dean Dance, Anahid Sofian Dance Company, Gilgamesh Theater, Witches in Bikinis, Neomi Lefrance, The Poon Show, & independentdancemaker/Kara Tatelbaum.  She is so excited to be with the Nutcracker: Rated R for her fourth year.  Thanks to all for your love and support of dance.	Miku Kawamura Miku began dancing ballet at the age of 6 in Japan.  Her early training included the Sapporo City Ballet and many prestigious summer programs on full scholarship including Pacific Northwest Ballet and The Royal Ballet School.  She was a semi finalist at the reknown Prix de Lausanne (2004), best of 12 at the Youth America Grand Prix NY final (2002), and has received awards at the NBA All Japan Competition (second prize) and the Japan Grand Prix (second prize). She received a full scholarship to the Harid Conservatory in Boca Raton, FL, and since graduating she has performed many classical and contemporary roles with K-Ballet Company (director Tetsuya Kumakawa in Tokyo). After she arrived NY, She has been dance with Brooklyn Ballet, Albano Ballet and Neville Dance Theater.	Nobuya Nagahama Nobuya Nagahama is originally from Tokyo, Japan. He has been active as a dancer as well as a choreographer in and around New York area since 2006. The styles of dance that he has trained for about 12 years include, but not limited to; Hip Hop, Locking, Voguing, Popping, Breaking and House, in addition to over 4 years of experience to learn ballet, contemporary, and jazz as well. The experiences to participate, appear in numerous dance showcases, as well as belonging to certain organizations include, TV shows "SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE", "Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon" and "THE MOVEMENT -A THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE-" at Joyce Soho Theater. At the audition "SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE" season 5 which took place in New York on 2008, he was selected to travel to Las Vegas and won the Top-60. There, he has received favorable comments that they loved his amusing dancing style and funny haracter. Additionally, he has won a rave review from The New York Times that they made a comment, "Nobuya Nagahama is a scene stealer with his sinuous blend of popping and voguing" www.nobuyan.com
Tsubasa Ogawa Tsubasa Ogawa was born and raised in Japan, where her professional performing career began at the age of five. She graduated from The New School Eugene Lang College with a B.A. in Dance, and she has been performing regionally/internationally ever since. Her credits include the musical The King and I Asia Tour, 3 different regional productions of Miss Saigon, Rocky Horror Show, and Dubstep Hamlet at Webster Hall. She has also danced with A.H. Dance Company, Poon production, and MAD about Dance. She is super excited to be part of Nutcracker: Rated R this year. Her dream finally came true!!	Joseph Schles Joseph Schles couldn't be happier to be returning to The Nutcracker: Rated R this year! Though you may not be able to tell, due to his inability to tan, he hails from California, and has spent the last 7 years in NYC with no itch to speak of (...nothing some antibiotics couldn't fix right up anyway). In addition to performing all around with The Love Show, some favorite recent credits include - Mushroom in 'Quest of the Hero' - delighting crowds as a Cupcake Cadet for Sue Hogan's 'Unison Fetish' - and dancing in 'Choreographer's Canvas' for Marian Hyun. Big time thanks to my wonderfully supportive family and friends, Angela & David for letting me do this nutty show every year, all the casting directors in the audience for hiring me for future projects (wink wink) and to my future husband, whoever you may be, for getting that the itch thing earlier in my bio was a joke. hugs!	David F. Slone, Esq. David is far too busy updating this website to be able to properly express his gratitude for being allowed to work with so many talented, dedicated artists. He is as pleased as can be to be back with NC:RR. David reimagined the story with Angela, and, under the monicker The Hack, remixed much of the music for the piece. Having begun his career in downtown theater in the mid-seventies, David took a brief hiatus to get an education, earning a B.A. in Philosophy and a Juris Doctorate, both from Cornell University. Since his return to New York, he has continued to perform and direct, working with such underground luminaries as Jonathan Ames, Julie Atlas Muz, Tom Murrin and David Levine. Along with his mother, performer and lyricist Bobbie Horowitz, David founded, ran and taught for The Times Square Group, bringing arts education to underserved populations in the NYC school system. His edgy, remixed arrangements of standards and show tunes have been commissioned by the likes of notorious gender illusionist, Lady Clover Honey. He produces and  often emcees The Love Show and Le Squeezebox Cabaret, and, as a singer, has shared the stage with such stars of cabaret and Broadway as Sarah Rice, Martin Vidnovic, Eric Michael Gillette and Richard Skipper. In a review, The New York Times referred to David as resembling the ghost of Pavarotti. www.davidslone.com
Julie Smith Julie is so excited to finally be in a role she first longed to play twenty years ago! It was in that ballet school, rehearsing The Nutcracker Suite, where her dream of being a professional dancer began... In NYC, she received a BFA in Acting and trained at the Martha Graham school. She went on to dance with a modern company, Coyote Dancers Co., for two seasons. She went on to perform in regional theater and Off’ B’dway houses, and in National and European tours. Favorite roles include Val in the European tour of A Chorus Line, and Stephanie in the Broadway tour of Saturday Night Fever. Currently, Julie is workshopping a new rock musical that will open at The Kraine Theater in April. Until then, you can find her performing all over town with THE LOVE SHOW!