Choreography & Teaching Resume and Teaching Schedule

NAMED ONE OF “NINE DANCEMAKERS MAKING HISTORY”
….2001 Cover Story Dance Spirit Magazine

Geoffrey Doig-Marx is the Artistic Director and Founder of “The Mantis Project” Dance and Production Company, Founder and Former Director of Arias Dance NYC and Creator/Artistic Director of “The Elan Awards” a showcase that honors a choreographer who has changed the face of dance and showcases the work of fourteen additional choreographers.

In the past, The Elan Awards have honored Susan Stroman, Graciela Daniele, Jerry Mitchell, Ann Reinking, Rob Marshall and Lar Lubovitch.

Mr. Doig-Marx received a Certificate of Excellence in Cultural Achievement from the Manhattan Borough President office of The Mayor of New York City for his work with The Elan Awards.

Geoffrey was Assistant Choreographer to Director Denis Jones and Creator/Executive Producer Jerry Mitchell for Broadway Bares 16-New York Strip and Creative Associate for Broadway Bares 17- Myth Behavior, 18-Wonderland and Click it-19.0 for Director Peter Gregus at Roseland in NYC.

Recently, Geoffrey choreographed “Sing Along with Iggy” and “It’s a Woman’s World” for the NYC Children’s Theatre, choreographed “One Night Only” starring Lea Delaria, created a retelling of “Pandora” with LA Composer Peter Michael von der Nahmer, choreographed the music video “Cougar in the House” for cross-over star Stebani Cruz and co-created with Tricia Arenson, the Elan Annual Summer Dance Festival in Provincetown Mass now in it’s 3^rd year.

He is bringing his comic storytelling of “One Tough Nut” to New York audiences, working on the New Musical “Halley’s Comet” by Andrea Green, and choreographing “Annie Get Your Gun” for Park Playhouse Summer 2010.

Mr. Doig-Marx is currently on faculty at Marymount Manhattan College, ARB’s Princeton Ballet School, Rider University, Westminster College and The Pulse in Westchester. He is a member of “Actor’s Equity” and an Associate Member of The Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers. Previously on Staff at Broadway Dance Center, Broadway Dance Center Children’s Program, STEPS, Ballet Arts, Puerto Rican Traveling Theater, and *PDT (*Princeton Dance and Theatre- Susan Jaffe’s School). Mr. Doig-Marx is listed in “What’s Hot New York” and has choreographed for various theaters, throughout the United States, Canada and Europe.

As a performer Mr. Doig-Marx appeared in the Equity National Tours and Regional Theater Productions of  West Side Story, Pippin, A Chorus Line, Dames at Sea, Cabaret, La Cage aux Folles, Fiddler on the Roof, Jesus Christ Superstar and many others.

Geoffrey received “The Harkness Choreographers Grant” from Suny Purchase and a Choreographers grant from New Dance Group in New York City. He is a big animal rights supporter and a member of PETA and the ASPCA. Mr. Doig-Marx wrote a tell all book about his days as a Disney dancer titled “Not Only Magic Floats”.