Lyric Opera 2023-2024 Issue 4 - Jenufa

Lyric Opera of Chicago | 32 CHASE BUNTROCK DANCER Previously at Lyric: Carmen (2022/23). After attending Chicago Academy for the Arts, Buntrock received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from The Juilliard School. He then joined Ballet BC under the direction of Emily Molnar in Vancouver, BC. He has performed works on international stages by Crystal Pite, Sharon Eyal, Merce Cunningham, Roy Assaf, and more. He is a collaborator with PARA.MAR Dance Theatre, Ballare Carmel located in Carmel- by-the-Sea, and the Bay Area’s Post:Ballet. Apart from dance, Buntrock is a stylist and movement director spanning multiple mediums. Most recently, he assisted movement direction for the critically praised Wiederhoeft fashion show at NYFW. SAM CROUCH DANCER Previously at Lyric: The Pearl Fishers (2017/18). Crouch received his BFA from Western Michigan University in 2016, where he performed in works by Lew Christensen, Antony Tudor, Gerald Arpino, and many other choreographers. Since moving to Chicago, he has danced with The Queens Ball: A Bridgerton Experience , Dance in the Parks, South Chicago Dance Theater, Hot Crowd, Aerial Dance Chicago, and Same Planet Performance Project. He has also worked with Zikr Dance Ensemble in Colorado as company dancer and rehearsal director, The Queens Ball: A Bridgerton Experience in Minnesota, the Lyric Opera of Kansas City and Quixotic Fusion in Missouri, and Wellspring Cori Terry and Dancers in Michigan. He has recently done choreography work for Dance in the Parks, Momenta, and Hot Crowd. ADELINE “A” ELSE DANCER Lyric debut The artist has worked with an abundance of renowned choreographers including Mark Caserta, Meredith Dincolo, Joseph A. Hernandez, Alysia Johnson, and Terence Marling. Professional credits include COMMON Canvas, DanceWorks Chicago, Luminous Tour, and Symbiosis Arts. KATY FEDRIGON DANCER Lyric debut Fedrigon graduated magna cum laude from the University of Arizona with a BFA in dance. She began her career with Inaside Chicago Dance then danced as a company member with Nomi Dance Company and Still Inspired. She has been a guest artist with Peckish Rhodes Performing Arts Society, Thodos New Dances, and Wake Up! Waltz, and performed at the House of Blues alongside The Prince Experience. Fedrigon is currently assistant director and company dancer with the Chicago-based Dance in the Parks company. KARA HUNSINGER DANCER Previously at Lyric: Carmen (2022/23). The Modesto, California native attended the University of Arizona where she performed works by George Balanchine, Nacho Duato, Autumn Eckman, Ohad Naharin, Alexei Ratmansky, and Christopher Wheeldon. Upon graduating magna cum laude, Hunsinger joined DanceWorks Chicago and spent three years with the company. She has since worked with Brendan Fernandes, Visceral Dance Chicago, PARA.MAR Dance Theatre, and New Dances, and is currently a dancer, Artistic Associate, and Rehearsal Director with Boykin Dance Project. Hunsinger has also trained with Alonzo King LINES Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Ballet West, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Ate9, Share Dance Intensive, and San Francisco Conservatory of Dance. MADDY JOSS DANCER Lyric debut Joss began her dance education in Oak Park at the Academy of Movement and Music under the direction of Stephanie Clemens. She received her BFA in Dance at the University of Michigan where she performed works by Meredith Monk, Ohad Naharin, Shannon Gillen, and others. After graduating, Joss studied under Emio Greco of ICK Dans Amsterdam and obtained her certification in the Double Skin Double Mind movement methodology, which she teaches across Chicago and New York. Joss has performed as a company member with House of Dov, Khecari, and Nimbus Dance, and will debut this season with Little House Dance. MORGAN R. MCDANIEL DANCER Previously at Lyric: Carmen and West Side Story (both 2022/23). The dancer graduated from the Ailey/ Fordham BFA program, where she worked with esteemed choreographers including Jae Man Joo, Francesca Harper, Elizabeth Roxas-Dobrish, and Tina Bush, and performed with the Metropolitan Opera in their production of The Flying Dutchman. She joined South Chicago Dance Theatre as an emerging artist, and she spent a season with Visceral Dance Chicago. McDaniel had a residency with Ballare Carmel in Monterey, California, where she performed work by Noelle Kayser, Jennifer Archibald, and Ihsan Rustem.