The Legacy Project: Community Performance

Jarred Bosch received his BFA from Marymount Manhattan College. While at Marymount, he performed the works of Dwight Rhoden, Aszure Barton, Paul Taylor, and Emory LeCrone to name a few. Since graduation, he has performed throughout Europe, Canada, China and the United States, most notably with the Nikolais-Louis Foundation at the Yang Li Ping International Dance Festival in Beijing, China. He has been the rehearsal director for LaneCoArts and worked with other companies such as Jackie Nowicki’s NOW Dance Project, Amanda Selwyn Dance Theater, Project 44 and Exit12 Dance Company. He has also spent his summers studying with Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Parsons Dance, Springboard Danse Montreal, and Nederlands Dans Theater.

As an educator and choreographer, Bosch currently teaches at Peridance, Capezio Center, Physique 57, and has taught company class for Broadway Donations, Ballet Inc., and other studios and companies’ classes in the United States. Alongside receiving top honors at various competitions, Bosch’s choreography has also been presented at the Pushing Progress Showcase Series, WaxWorks, Dixon Place and the most recently The Young Choreographers Festival. Jarred joined Carolyn Dorfman Dance in 2018.

Gianna Maxine Diaz, from North Bergen, NJ, is a Latinx artist, who graduated with her B.F.A in Performing Arts at Montclair State University. Diaz had the privilege to perform various works by legendary choreographers such as Martha Graham, Bill T. Jones, Fredrick Earl Mosely, Ohad Naharin, Shapiro & Smith, Christian von Howard, and Abby Zbikowski. While studying, she began her professional teaching career by instructing dance technique classes in dance studios around the East Coast and is Artistic Director of Eastside Dance Project. Diaz has participated as a dancer in Berlin’s Fashion Week and has also been featured in Dance Magazine’s 2020 Fall Article, “How Competition Dancers Transition to Concert Dance.” Throughout her career, Diaz has been inspired to thrive in performance, teaching, and choreography. She is skilled in 10 different dance styles and is bilingual in English and Spanish. Gianna joined Carolyn Dorfman Dance in 2021.