2013 Grand Marshal Jacqulyn Buglisi
Jacqulyn Buglisi, Artistic Director, Buglisi Dance TheatreIn her four decade long career, Buglisi has made an indelible impact on the field of dance. Creating more than 70 ballets for Buglisi Dance Theatre and commissioned worldwide including: her full-length The Four Elements for the NY Flamenco Festival, LMCC/River to River Festival, Jacobs Pillow Dance Festival, the Martha Graham Dance Company, NCDT, Richmond Ballet, Teatro Danza Contemporanea di Roma, The Juilliard School’s Emerging Modern Masters Series, Alvin Ailey II, and Ice Theatre of NY.Buglisi and Foreman with Capucilli and Dakin, premiered their ballet Runes of the Heart at Lincoln Center in 1994, followed by invitations worldwide to the Kennedy Center, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, the Vail, Prague, and Melbourne International Festivals, among others.During her 30 year association with the Martha Graham Dance Company (1977), Ms. B was a Principal Dancer for 12 years; danced in honor of Graham on the CBS Presentation of the Kennedy Center Honors and in the PBS film An Evening of Dance and Conversation with Martha Graham.