Patrick Corbin

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Patrick Corbin (born Potomac, Maryland), is an American dancer and founder of CorbinDances.

[edit] Training

He began dance training at a young age in Potomac, Maryland and has also studied at the Washington School of Ballet (being an apprentice with the Washington Ballet where he danced in works by Choo San Goh. He has also studied with the School of American Ballet (1983)

[edit] Work

He has danced with the American Ballet Theater II (1984). In he joined the Joffrey Ballet (1985-89) where he was introduced to the choreography of Jiri Kylian, William Forsythe, Mark Morris, Frederick Ashton, Laura Dean, Leonide Massine, Vaslav Nijinsky, Pilobolus, and Paul Taylor. He was with the Paul Taylor Dance Company 1989-2005, becoming one of its most celebrated artists. He is featured in five PBS Great Performances between 1988 and 2004 and in the 1998Academy Award nominated documentary Dancemaker. In 2001, Corbin was the recipient of the NY Performance Award (Bessie) for Sustained Achievement with The Paul Taylor Dance Company.

He has since danced with Lar Lubovitch Dance Company in “Men’s Stories” and he was one of the 43 dancers featured in David Michaelek’s film instillation, "Slow Dancing" shown at the Lincoln Center Festival and the Music Center of Los Angeles.

Corbin founded, CorbinDances, in September 2005 with its inaugural season in Spring 2006, it embraces modern, contemporary, and ballet disciplines. He has stated that he aims collaborate broadly , beyond dancers to include writers, directors, lighting designers, visual artists, and musicians,

Recent performances include La MaMa Moves (April 2007), Jacob's Pillow Inside/Out (July 2007) and the Fire Island Dance Festival (July 2007). The company stages Corbin's work and that of Paul Taylor.