Meet Our Entrepreneur Fellow and Our Production Assistant
Last month we launched our inaugural Dance Entrepreneur Fellowship Program. Keep reading to learn more about our 2 wonderful fellows!
Entrepreneur Fellow:
Maddie Hanson
Canadian dance artist Maddie Hanson is a graduate of The Juilliard School in New York City, accepted at the age of 16. She has performed repertory by Martha Graham, José Limón, Mark Morris, Crystal Pite, Jiri Pokorny, and RUBBERBANDance Group, and is currently a company dancer with Wyckoff Collective. Her choreographic work has been presented at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, Baryshnikov Arts Center, DUMBO Dance Festival, and the APAP Conference. She was commissioned for MOVE(NYC)’s 2019 Young Professionals program, Joffrey Ballet School’s 2019-2020 Emerging Choreographer Series, and is a recipient of the 2019 Dance Ontario Creative Partnership. In 2020, she was awarded a CreativAction Open Space residency at The National Ballet of Canada, and was selected as a 2020 Emerging Choreographer with Springboard Danse Montréal. In 2021, she has created a short film for BalletX’s 15th Anniversary Season, taught with SoulEscape, and has worked on commissions with DART DSP (Berlin), Kit Modus, and Company | E. Maddie is represented by bloc NYC.
“I am very happy to be working with Reaction Dance Company as the inaugural Dance Entrepreneur Fellow! I am looking forward to broadening my experience and skills in business and arts administration, and to aid in producing exciting content and performances in the months ahead.”
Q&A
Do you have a favorite music artist?
I have a few! My go-to’s are Nils Frahm, A Winged Victory For The Sullen, James Blake, and Drake!
What 3 qualities are important for an artist to possess?
Humility, work ethic, and tenacity.
What is your dream travel destination?
New Zealand
What is the last book you read?
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang
A fun fact about you is…
I am a huge fan of Lord of the Rings… I even collect the LEGO!
Production Assistant:
Eva Sol
Eva Sol is a passionate, well-rounded dancer with a multi-style diverse background. Based in New York, Eva has been training, choreographing, teaching and performing with various companies all around the city for 8+ years. Although she has received training in multiple styles, she focused on and excelled in Ballet, Pointe, Hip-Hop, Salsa on 2, Bachata, Belly Dance, Heels dancing, and Gymnastics. She has danced with companies such as House of Pumps, Códari Dance Company, and is now a new member of Reaction Dance Company! As an instructor, Eva has an exceptional ability to assess and teach to her students’ needs, and is goal-orientated to their improvement. She has taught at studios such as Cali Salsa Pal Mundo NYC, Gym-Azing, and additionally teaches private dance lessons. Her talent has placed her in the salsa club scenes in the film, “In The Heights” releasing summer 2021, and on multiple stages across New York, including Alvin Ailey- Spotlight Productions, Billie Jean National Tennis Court, Dance Parade NYC, National Animal Rights Day, The Queen of Hearts Dance Cruise, Tony Bennett Concert Hall, Queens Night Market, and more.
“It is a pleasure to work with Reaction Dance Company! Not only as a company member but as the Productions Assistance on the admin side as well! I am eager to learn more about the behind the scenes world of dance, and am excited to use my skills in technical applications to work with Reaction Dance Company.”
Q&A
What motivates you to work harder?
What motivates me to work harder is the joy felt after attaining a goal that demanded so much from me. I also reiterate this quote for motivation:
“Self-discipline is doing all of the little things you don’t want to do because they are needed to make the future life you want.”
If you could go back in time, what year would you travel to?
1903, to see the beginning of aviation with the Wright Brothers’ first powered flight take off!
What’s the most daring thing you’ve ever done?
Paragliding! I ran off a mountain top over a beautiful beach in Greece, trusting a parachute to lift me.
What is your favorite quote or motto?
“Two things: 1. What you make people feel inside. 2. What you bring out of them.”
This quote reminds me to radiate positivity.
Do you collect anything?
