Mizerany changes direction
Considering the huge turnout for its weekend run at Diversionary, the “Hot Guys Dancing” series will likely continue, perhaps to coincide with the Gay Pride Festival in July. Michael Mizerany is already discussing the next production with Diversionary managers.
Mizerany is a busy man to watch. He announced this week that after 15 seasons with Malashock Dance, four as artistic director, he is leaving his position. He will continue to teach at the school and assist John Malashock during the Chagall rehearsals this spring. “Currently, I am resetting John’s piece FATHOM for the 25th Anniversary,” he said, “So I will be at MD through February 8th.”
He will also become an instructor and choreographer for Visionary Dance. He will direct and make work for the troupe’s Visions on Broadway performance series. Stay tuned.
Michael Mizerany has won numerous awards. He has choreographed extensively for theater, and his works are in the repertory of many companies.
Kris Eitland covers dance and theater for Sandiegostory.com and freelances for other publications, including the Union Tribune and Dance Teacher Magazine. She grew up performing many dance styles and continued intensive modern dance and choreography at the Univ. of Minnesota, Duluth, and San Diego State Univ. She also holds a journalism degree from SDSU. Her career includes stints in commercial and public radio news production.
Eitland has won numerous Excellence in Journalism awards for criticism and reporting from the San Diego Press Club. She has served on the Press Club board since 2011 and is a past president. She is a co-founder of Sandiegostory.com. She has a passion for the arts, throwing parties with dancing and singing, and cruising the Pacific in her family’s vintage trawler. She trains dogs, skis, and loves seasonal trips to her home state of Minnesota.