WHIDBEY ISLAND CENTER FOR THE ARTS
2007/08 Local Artist Series
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biographies ISLAND OF MOTION,
ISLAND OF FIRE.
Marta Mulholland was involved in musical theatre, drama, and dance throughout middle school, high school, and college. While a teenager in
North Carolina
, she performed with The North Carolina Theatre, a regional theatre which would bring professional from NYC to star in the shows.
When she was 20, Marta spent a year in NYC taking dance classes at the Alvin Ailey school and getting a feel for the life of a performer in the Big Apple. Deciding that she was more of a "rural" girl at heart, Marta moved out to WA to finish college and to pursue various other interests. She has traveled far and wide and at various times has enjoyed working: as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Dominican Republic, a volunteer coordinator in a deaf domestic violence organization, a Hatha yoga instructor, a certified American Sign Language interpreter, and a choreographer.
Marta is so excited to be dancing again, collaborating with Suzanne, and getting this opportunity to make a dream into reality through this Local Artist Concert!
Suzanne Kelman has been “treading the boards” for over 30 years. Ms. Kelman studied at the
Betty
Fox
Stage
School
in
Birmingham
England
where she majored in Musical Theatre. While in school, she obtained qualifications in Ballet from the Royal Academy of Dance Association, and in Jazz and Tap from the National Association of Teachers of Dance. In her professional career, she has shared the stage with some of
Britain
’s greatest entertainers, and has also traveled to
Taiwan
,
Hong Kong
,
Japan
and
Spain
with various stage shows. Suzanne immigrated to the
US
in 1995. In 2004, Ms. Kelman coauthored the comedy book “Big Purple Undies”. Following the success of the book (over 10,000 copies sold), she toured 70 Cites in 38 states in the
US
and
Canada
performing the Big Purple Undies Comedy Show. She began teaching at WCT in 2006. Her credits at WCT include: 12 Days of Christmas, Annie, Pirates of Penzance, Gotta Sing! Gotta dance!, Our Time to Shine, and Godspell.
Amy Jo Berto is a native Whidbey Islander and has been dancing since the age of three. She received her early training from Island Dance, under the direction of Charlene Brown. She was also a member of Whidbey
Island
Dance Theatre since its starting year, where she performed pieces by choreographers such as Asharaine Machala and Susan Campbell Sandri, and also performed leading roles in the Nutcracker. Amy graduated magna cum laude with a BFA in Modern Dance from
Texas
Christian
University
, where she had the opportunity to study and perform works by artists from all over the globe. She most recently performed as a dancer & magician’s assistant in
Baltimore
,
MD.
Dancing highlights for Amy include performing as a guest with Peninsula Dance Theatre (
Bremerton
,
WA
) during a dance tour of
France
, performing with other selected dancers from the Regional Dance of America/Pacific Region at the International Ballet Competition in
Jackson
,
MS
, and performing at the gala concert of the American College Dance Festival. Amy hopes to someday retire to a life of cows and Dodge Ram trucks in the
Pacific Northwest
. She is thankful for the opportunity to join the other artists and be a part of
Island
of
Motion
.
Island
of
Fire.
!
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