Who are some of the people that made MotionFest, MiniFest, & MicroFest great?
There were far too many attendees to list here, but here are some of the
workshop leaders that presented, coached, performed and laughed with us over the years.
We call this the “You Should Know These People” list:
Avner John Gilkey Steven Ragatz
Bill Irwin Scott Meltzer Davis Robinson
Bob Berky Joan Schirle Dody DiSanto
Michael Davis Daniel Stern Stanley Alan Sherman
Tony Montanaro Joanie Spina Greg Dean
Karen Montanaro Barry Lubin Liebe Wetzel
Livingston Taylor Kenny Raskin Dick Chudnow
Dick Monday Harley Newman Brian McNelis
Tiffany Riley Arsene Tim Furst
Jeff Raz Dave Walbridge Randy Judkins
Chip Franklin Hillary Chaplain Moni Yakim
Dominique Jando Debra Brown Patrick McGuire
Drew The Dramatic Fool Diane Wasnak Tom Casciero
Steve Smith Karl Baumann The Jokesters
Gene Anderson Laura Herts Ken Sonkin
Mark Jaster Greg DeSanto Keith Johnstone
Bob Fitch Rob Mermin
Max Howard Jango Edwards
Rene Bazinet Robert Strong
Michael Menes Pedro Tochas
Fred Garbo Judy Finelli
Barry Friedman Tom Dougherty
Dan Holzman Spencer Humm
Stuart Keiser- CPA Alan Friedland- CPA
Ruth Mae Finch- Intellectual Property Attorney
Bush Greenbeck- Lighting Engineer
Jim Dorman- Theater Tech Gordon Master- Sound engineer
Robert Strong- West Coast MotionFest Co-Producer
And our special friends Forever:
Pat Cashin, and Robert Butterfly Man Nelson
Todd Strong- LAF board member
Wil Allyn— LAF board member
Phil DePalo —— LAF board member
Michael Rosman—Founder of MotionFest and Executive Director of LAF
Supportive Organizations:
The Big Apple Circus
Towson University
Cirque Eloize
Circus Chimera
Dell’Arte International- School of Physical Theatre
The Rouse Company and Harborplace
The Pearlstone
The Ritz Carlton, San Francisco
Circus Circus Hotel Casino Reno
The Best Western Hotel and Conference Center, Baltimore
The Baltimore Sun
Odd Sports
William Cornett Photography
Spectacle Magazine
Mayor’s Advisory Council for the Arts
Baltimore County Commission for the Arts and Science
The Carroll Arts Council
The Maryland Council for the Arts
Creative Alliance
Robert Strong- West Coast MotionFest Co-Producer
Quotes:
MotionFest was the platform professional variety performers attended live in person to network and share ideas, knowledge, drinks, and laughs before there was FaceBook
—Brian Friedland
Attending MotionFest was like drinking from a fire hose
— Ron Anglin- Georgia, US