C  O  M  P  A  N  Y      B  I  O  G  R  A  P  H  Y The dancers who comprise d9 are: Lori Dillon, Jody Kuehner, Laura Prudhomme, Julie Compagno Skoog. These women share the artistic and administrative responsibilities of d9 as well as dance in performances. d9 was established in Seattle in October of 1992 and it's members are committed to making d9 a visible and consistent artistic force within their local community and beyond. To date d9 has self produced eleven concerts of innovative and diverse work by emerging and established choreographers. d9's repertory now includes new and reset dances choreographed by: 33 Fainting Spells, Greg Bielemeier, Tasha Cook, Freedman/ Coleman, Pablo Cornejo, David Dorfman, Michael Foley, Mark Haim, Dayna Hansen, Gaelen Hansen, Joy Kellman, Mary Lane, Amii LeGendre, Wade Madsen, Lodi McClellan, Sara McCormick, Bebe Miller, KT Neihoff, Cathy Paine, Leslie Partridge, Peggy Piacenza, A.C. Peterson, Sara Rabidoux, Lisa Race, Mary Sheldon Scott, Stephanie Skura, Crispin Spaeth, Donna Uchizono, Llory Wilson and Kevin Wynn. Also important to d9 members are the workshops they sponsor for the Seattle dance community. d9 has sponsored an array of modern dance technique workshops and master classes by local and visiting artists. They also value inviting the public to open rehearsals, receiving feedback as well as providing an inside look into the process of generating work and performing it. d9 is grateful to their Board of Directors for their growth and support since they became a non-profit organization in 2000. d9 has received generous grants from the Mayor's Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs, Washington State Arts Commission, 4 Culture, the Bossak Heilbron Charitable Foundation, as well as monetary and in-kind donations from friends, family and supporters of dance. H  I  S  T  O  R  Y      O  F      d  9      D  A  N  C  E      C  O  L  L  E  C  T  I  V  E d9 Dance Collective is a dancer driven organization dedicated to promoting and stimulating high quality contemporary dance through choreographic commissions, performances, workshops and educational activities. d9 was established by nine female dancers in Seattle in October 1992. The company has always worked as a collective, with the members sharing the performance, administrative and artistic direction duties. This unique structure makes our efforts collaborative, cooperative, diverse and always fresh, as members continuously offer ideas, suggestions and new ways of thinking. In 2000, d9 gained non-profit status and the Board of Directors further enhances our managerial and fiscal stability. Our current Board of Trustees includes Tim Summers (local dance philanthropist, creator of DanceNet), Bob Gregory (former member of Rockhopper Collective, performer), Jurg Koch (Lecturer in Dance at University of Washington), Angie Connell (Manager for Qwest; local dance enthusiast), and dancer Jody Kuehner. d9 Dance Collective has a 15-year track record of developing and producing contemporary dance concerts and accompanying offerings. We have worked with nationally recognized choreographers including Bebe Miller, Donna Uchizono, Dayna and Gaelen Hansen of 33 Fainting Spells, Michael Foley, Mark Haim, Wade Madsen and David Dorfman. Our annual income includes funding from public and private grants (past grants received from the Washington State Arts Commission, King County Arts Commission/4 Culture, Seattle Arts Commission/Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs, the Nesholm Family Foundation and Seattle Foundation, among others), individual donations, fundraising events, ticket sales, master class fees and concessions. 2004 was a ground-breaking year for d9. Early that year, six of the seven existing d9 dancers decided to move onto other avenues in life. After a near decision to let the company fold, they determined to pass along the tradition, history and reputation of d9 to a new group. The current incarnation includes Jody Kuehner,Lori Dillon, Julie Compagno Skoog, and Laura Prudhomme. The first major accomplishment of the "new d9" was our last concert of works - supported by the Bossak Heilbron Charitable Foundation - called New Formula. Together, we spent a year planning, commissioning, marketing, fundraising and rehearsing for the show, which took place in October 2005. We see this show as the beginning of the second phase of d9. And the path of this phase is an exciting one to consider. As Board member Tim Summers (who has been a fan and leader of d9 for many years) said: What you all did (with New Formula) was to re-establish d9 as one of the prominent and most vital dance companies in the region. More than that, you did it by putting on what was unquestionably the most eclectic program that d9 has ever presented. In doing so, and with the artistry with which you did it, you've given notice that not only are you "up to" carrying on the Company, you HAVE carried it beyond where it's been before and have given those who saw the performance a palpable new excitement about where the company will go from here.