Current Collaborators
Clarissa Fattoruso (dancer)
Clarissa Fattoruso is an Italian/ American contemporary dancer . She attended the prestigious schools for fine arts and dance D.A.F. in Rome, where she graduated in 2013. After spent one year traveling around Europe, Clarissa moved to NYC where she started working with the FLUSSO PROJECT & the VALLETO dance company.
As a freelancer, Clarissa performed for Julia Ehrstrand, Vanessa Tamburi and the MAIDANS FESTIVAL in Norway. She is an active choreographer and teacher. Clarissa is also the artistic director of THE WORKSHOP SERIES, a 6 days dance project that brings European contemporary dance teachers to Brooklyn. The project has an active GoFundMe campaign.
As a freelancer, Clarissa performed for Julia Ehrstrand, Vanessa Tamburi and the MAIDANS FESTIVAL in Norway. She is an active choreographer and teacher. Clarissa is also the artistic director of THE WORKSHOP SERIES, a 6 days dance project that brings European contemporary dance teachers to Brooklyn. The project has an active GoFundMe campaign.
Monica Gonzalez (dancer)
Monica Gonzalez is a performer who currently resides in Jersey City, NJ. She has recently performed the role of "Lucy" inThe Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe with 10HL Projects as well as performed with Robert Mark Dance at New Jersey Performing Arts Center. She graduated from Rutgers University with a BFA in Dance and a minor in Art History.
Margot Hartley (dancer)
Margot Hartley trained at the Joffrey Ballet School. Recent work includes performances with TheEdwardMorganBallet and the Linda Diamond Dance Company, among others. She spent the summer season workshopping with the Merce Cunningham Trust, and is currently a member of Salvatore LaRussa Dance Theatre. This is her first time working with Colleen Pictor.
Morgan Hille Refakis (dancer)
Morgan Hille Refakis, originally from Indiana, graduated from Rutgers University where she received a Jerome and Lorraine Aresty Research Scholarship for choreography. Representing Northeast Indiana, Morgan performed in Mexico on a Performing Arts Cultural Exchange with Rotary International. She has performed with Liz Lerman, Dance Exchange, Isabel Lewis, Insurgo Stage Project, The Dancing Georgina Project, Daniel Flores Dance and Meagan Woods & Co. Morgan is a founding co-Producer of Your Move Dance Festival.
Lin Mengying (dancer)
Menying Lin (performer), originally from China, is currently a student at Queensborough Community College. She performed with Drastic Action in Fort Tryon Park in June 2016. She also performed with B3W Performance Group/Emily Berry at Tribeca Performing Arts Center in Forgiveness in May 2016.
Geoff Pictor (actor)
Geoff Pictor is a New York City based actor originally hailing from Buffalo. This is his first public performance in a dance showcase, as well as his premier appearance with the illustrious Pic Pac. Notable past performances include leading roles in A Midsummer Night's Dream (Demitrius) and Measure for Measure (Constable Elbow) at Buffalo's Shakespeare in Delaware Park; Assassins (Zangara) at Second Generation Theater; All Quiet on the Western Front (Paul Baumer) and Mutiny on the HMS Bounty(Peter Haywood) at The New Phoenix Theatre, and Good People (Stevie) and Journey's End (Lt. Hibbert) at The Kavinoky Theatre. Geoff has also appeared in productions at Musical Fare Theater, Irish Classical Theater, Kaleidoscope Theater Productions, The Roycroft Chamber Music Festival, and The Aurora Players. Geoff is also a proud member of the University Glee Club of New York. He holds two degrees from Ithaca College in English and Drama as well as a Master's degree in Education from D'Youville College. Geoff would like to thank his parents and family for all their support, especially his delightful cousin and friend Colleen Pictor.
Madeline Robertson (dancer)
Madeline Robertson started dancing at four years old. Her middle school and high school years were spent training at Jackie Kriens’s Dance Gallery of South Dakota. Since that time, she attended and recently graduated Cum Laude from SUNY Purchase. While at Purchase, she performed in works by choreographers such as George Balanchine, Merce Cunningham, Martha Graham, Adam Barruch, Sidra Bell and Doug Varone, as well as several student works. Madeline now lives in New York, continuing to pursue dance professionally.
Makhtar Sall (sound designer)
Kat Reese (dancer)
Kat Reese is a New York based dancer and teaching artist. She received her BFA in dance from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. She is a founding member and rehearsal director for Monteleone Dance, and has also danced in projects for several other choreographers. She also teaches dance throughout New Jersey and New York. Kat is thrilled to be back in the studio with the PicPac!
Jennifer Sanchez (dancer)
Jennifer Sanchez is a Passaic High School graduate and is now a junior receiving her BFA in Dance at Montclair State University. Jennifer was introduced to dance through her marching band program back in high- school where she was in the color guard. She also teaches Aerial Silks at Tribe Body Dance Studio located in Ramsey, NJ and continues to explore through her own creations of choreography.
