Caroline Copeland, Baroque Dance
Caroline Copeland, baroque dancer: Caroline Copeland received a Bachelor of Arts in Dance from Goucher College in Baltimore, M.D. Her love of history and dance led her to the New York Baroque Dance Company under the direction of Catherine Turocy where her featured roles include the title role in Handel’s Terpsicore, Euridice in Gluck’s Orphée, and the Galant in Mozart’s Les Petits Riens. Ms. Copeland has acted as assistant director to Ms. Turocy in her productions of Rousseau’s Le Devin du Village with Antoine Plante and the Mercury Baroque Ensemble, as well as Handel’s Atalanta with Nicholas McGegan and the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra at the Deutches Theatre in Göttingen, Germany. Additionally, she researches topics on social and theatrical history for company productions and interprets Feuillet notation, a form of 18th c. dance notation. Most recently she co-created a show with Ms. Turocy for the re-opening of the historic Federal Hall in downtown Manhattan. Ms. Copeland has also performed as a guest artist with the Boston Early Music Festival in their productions of Lully’s Thésée and Pysché as well as Conradi’s Ariadne. Ms. Copeland has appeared with numerous companies and contemporary choreographers in the New York City area, including Company Rindfleisch, The Metropolitan Opera, The New York Collegium, The Maffei Dance Company, and Trebien Pollard/Skeleton Dance Project. Ms. Copeland’s dancing has been described as “sublime”, “alluring”, and “enrapturous” earning her mentions in the Wall Street Journal, Backstage Magazine, and Show Business Weekly. Ms. Copeland has held classes and workshops for actors, singers, educators, and children of all ages and for various groups, including the Aquila Theatre, Lincoln Center Theatre, Lee Strasbourg Institute, and Suny New Paltz. She has also studied period fencing with Maestro Ramón Martínez and stage combat with Joseph Daly at HB Studios in New York City. Ms. Copeland will serve as Stage Director and featured dancer for Bourbon Baroque's production of Handel's Alcina.
