KANNEN GLANZ
Dancer and Choreographer
Kannen Glanz, a native of Casper, Wyoming, is a dancer and choreographer currently working with SALT Contemporary Dance under the direction of Amy Gunter-Lolofie. Kannen began his dance training at the age of five at Rising Star Tumbling and Dance Studio in Casper.
In 2016, Kannen relocated to Natick, Massachusetts, to attend Walnut Hill School for the Arts under the direction of Michael Owen. While at Walnut Hill, Kannen performed repertory works by Samuel Kurkjian, Anthony Tudor, and Gerald Arpino in addition to new works by Walnut Hill faculty and guest choreographers.
Most recently, Kannen received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance from the The Juilliard School in New York City, New York under the direction of Alicia Graf Mack where he performed in works by Tiler Peck, Rena Butler, Jamar Roberts, Ohad Naharin, Trisha Brown, Justin Peck, and Jessica Lang. For his fourth year, he partook in the Professional Exchange Program which allowed him to jumpstart his career with the Cincinnati Ballet Second Company while finishing his credits to receive his Bachelor of Fine Arts. During his time at Cincinnati Ballet, Kannen performed in works by Jodie Gates, Gerald Arpino, George Balanchine, and Anna Marie-Holmes among others.
Trained In
Ballet | Contemporary Ballet | Contemporary |
Limon | Graham | Horton | Cunningham |
Classical Partnering | Contemporary Partnering | and More
Kannen receives the 2022 Lorna Strassler Award
Kannen is the recipient of the 2022 Lorna Strassler Award for Student Excellence Presented by Jacob's Pillow. To learn more about Kannen's time at Jacob's Pillow and what this award means to him, click the link titled "Jacob's Pillow Article".
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About the award: "Each spring, dancers from all across the United States & abroad apply to study at The School at Jacob’s Pillow. However, only one will earn the Lorna Strassler Award for Student Excellence. Founded in 2004 by former Jacob’s Pillow Trustee, Lorna Strassler, and her husband, this prize provides a full scholarship and a cash prize. Lorna Strassler Award recipients are selected based on performance skill excellence, a demonstrated unwavering dedication to the arts, and vision of their role in dance."
Review
Julian Anderson, Composer
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on Filling The Space In Between (2022)
"Filling the Space in Between, a recent collaboration between choreographer Kannen Glanz and composer Jacob Beranek, is one of the most outstandingly successful short ballets I have seen in ages. Here dance and music speak the same language, complementing and completing each other in a vitally convincing sequence of sharply contrasted episodes. A strong yet shadowy narrative discretely underpins both dance and music. It is excellent choreography, boldly counterpointing the music as well as following its structure. Like Ashton, Glanz really understands the arms as conveyors of onward flow and line; like Cunningham he neglects no part of the body from eyes to feet, orchestrating them in crazy balance with each other. The angular poise of the first female solo brilliantly visualizes the jabbing urgency of Beranek’s quartet; whilst the lyrical intertwining of the conclusion matches the uncertain resolution of the music without imitation. These are just two of many visual-sonic images from Filling the Space Between which hover persistently in the memory. If any young choreographer can unite the opposingly rich heritages of Ashton and Cunningham into something genuinely fresh, Glanz looks to be the person."
Channel
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