Hanan Misko
Claire Buss
Cynthia Crews
SCHOOL OF DANCE DIRECTOR
SCHOOL OF DANCE COORDINATOR, JAZZ & HIP HOP INSTRUCTOR
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, LAWRENCE BALLET THEATRE
Claire Buss is a Salt Lake City native, and a recent graduate of the University of Kansas. She graduated with a BFA in Dance and a BSE in Physical Education. Claire has been dancing since she was 3, and teaching since 2019. Her favorite styles of dance are jazz and hip hop. She is so happy to be a part of the dance staff at the Lawrence Arts Center, as well as work behind the scenes as the School of Dance Coordinator.
Cynthia Crews started her dance training in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with Roman Jasinski and Moscelyn Larkin, acclaimed Ballet Russe stars and co-founders of Tulsa Ballet Theatre. In high school she performed solo roles with Tulsa Civic Ballet, including being Tulsa’s very first Clara in The Nutcracker. Cynthia continued her dance education in New York City as a full-scholarship student for Joffrey Ballet and Harkness Ballet. She then returned to Oklahoma and earned a BFA in Ballet Pedagogy from the University of Oklahoma. Cynthia performed as a principal with Tulsa Ballet Theatre for nine years. She danced leading roles in Balanchine’s Concerto Barocco, Ruth Page’s Die Fledermaus, Peter Anastos’ Footage, Loyce Holton’s Wingborne, as well as Giselle, Coppelia, Swan Lake and The Nutcracker. She also taught master classes, performed as a guest artist, and presented numerous school lecturedemonstrations each year. Cynthia has performed and choreographed in many communities and professional musical productions including Discoveryland Outdoor Dramas, Theatre Tulsa, and the Manatee Players (FL). She has been the Artistic Director of Lawrence Ballet Theatre since its inception.
Hanan Misko studied at the Kansas City Ballet School and earned his BFA from The Juilliard School under the directorship of Lawrence Rhodes. He has danced with numerous companies including Störling Dance Theater, Mark Morris Dance Group, the Metropolitan Opera (Faust, Don Giovanni, Orfeo ed Euridice, and Nixon in China), Jessica Lang Dance; and as a company member with Ballet Hispanico, Martha Graham Dance Company, and Nimbus Dance works in New York City. Hanan served as artistic director for the Fine Arts Summer Academy’s Dance Ensemble in Nashville from 2008 to 2013. He has also taught at the Kansas City Ballet School, the Wharton Music Center, The Culture House, in New Jersey public schools after-school programs, and in the Juilliard School’s C.L.I.M.B. program. Contact Hanan Misko by calling 785.843.2787 or by emailing hanan@lawrenceartscenter.org
Contact Claire Buss by calling 785.843.2787 or emailing claire@lawrenceartscenter.org
Contact Cynthia Crews by emailing ccrews@lawrenceartscenter.org
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