About Us
Mission
The mission of Garth Fagan Dance School [GFDS] is to create an environment in which an appreciation for dance and all of the arts is instilled and fostered. Using the tenets of Fagan Technique as a developmental tool, GFDS builds self-esteem and leadership, and increases the mental and physical strength of its students. The professional dance setting provides structure for students of all levels, notably those preparing for a career in dance.
Garth Fagan Dance
"My duets express the complexity of human relationships, in whatever form they may take - male/female, female/female, male/male, same race/interracial, or gay/straight. Each tells a ..."
The Financial Times
"Mudan moves like a wind chimes on a mercurial day. Pennewell and Benton merely anchor that blustery, then tranquil, spirit to human experience so it ..."
New York Times
"MUDAN 175/39, quite possibly one of the finest works Mr. Fagan has created, remains etched clearly in the mind"
The Star-Ledger
"Fagan's dances are perhaps the most profound and original in contemporary dance today."
Chicago Sun-Times
"Here is a choreographer whose gift for abstraction is matched by a subtle and powerful ability to suggest relationships in pure dance terms. Fagan's...dancers feature ..."
New York Times
"The lyric and the exuberant are not mutually exclusive in Mr. Fagan's choreography. He channels energy into his splendid dancers but also knows how to ..."
New York Post
"This is a brilliant company."
Los Angeles Times
"Consider the Fagan program a prime example of the versatility and sophistication of concert dance in this new century."
The Village Voice
"Fagan’s premiere, Thanks Forty, is a celebratory suite... to highly contrasting pieces of music (only a man of daring and astute musicality would attempt this)...He ..."
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