Choreographer, Curator, and Consultant
Greater New York City Area
- Current
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- Partner at Design Brooklyn
- Artistic Director at skybetter and associates
- Producer at DanceNOW[NYC]
- Tisch Dance Alumni Coordinator at New York University
- Marketing Consultant at David Dorfman Dance
- Past
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- Development Consultant at Richard Siegal / The Bakery
- Executive Director at Battleworks Dance Company
- Education
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- New York University
- New York University
- Columbia University in the City of New York
- Connections
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- Industry
- Performing Arts
- Websites
Sydney Skybetter’s Summary
Sydney Skybetter is a choreographer, curator, and consultant for performing arts organizations. After studying at the Interlochen Arts Academy, Columbia, and New York University, Sydney performed with Christopher Williams, Larry Keigwin, and the Anna Sokolow Foundation. His choreography has been presented in New York at the Dance Theater Workshop, La MaMa, and the Danspace Project at St. Mark’s Church, among many others. Sydney has consulted for the National Ballet of Canada, David Dorfman Dance, and the Jerome Robbins Foundation, and is a Partner with Design Brooklyn, which provides web and online infrastructure solutions for the arts. He is a Producer with the Dance[NOW] NYC Festival, a teacher for the NYU Tisch Dance Department, a lecturer on Dance History for the LEAP Program at St. Mary’s College, and serves on the Board of Directors of the Gotham Arts Exchange / Zia Artists, the New York Dance and Performance (“Bessie”) Awards Committee, and the Board of Trustees of Dance/USA. He received his Masters in Dance Performance and Choreography from New York University, where he was a Graduate Assistant in Dance History.
Sydney Skybetter’s Specialties:
Infrastructure development, efficiency modeling, web design, marketing planning, and emerging technology application.
Sydney Skybetter’s Experience
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Partner
Design Brooklyn
(Design industry)
September 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)
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Artistic Director
skybetter and associates
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Performing Arts industry)
January 2008 — Present (1 year 11 months)
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Producer
DanceNOW[NYC]
(Performing Arts industry)
August 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)
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Tisch Dance Alumni Coordinator
New York University
(Performing Arts industry)
2005 — Present (4 years )
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Marketing Consultant
David Dorfman Dance
(Performing Arts industry)
January 2004 — Present (5 years 11 months)
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Development Consultant
Richard Siegal / The Bakery
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Performing Arts industry)
August 2007 — January 2008 (6 months)
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Executive Director
Battleworks Dance Company
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Performing Arts industry)
August 2005 — September 2007 (2 years 2 months)
Sydney Skybetter’s Education
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New York University
MFA , Dance Performance and Choreography , 2006 — 2008
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New York University
BFA , Dance Performance and Choreography , 2001 — 2004
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Columbia University in the City of New York
2000 — 2001
Additional Information
Sydney Skybetter’s Websites:
Sydney Skybetter’s Groups:
Dance/USA, the Field, NYU Tisch East Alumni Council, Board of Directors of the Gotham Arts Exchange.
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Emerging Leaders of New York Arts
Sydney Skybetter’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
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