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and Artistic Director
Marian M. Zak
Marian Zak, choreographer, is a graduate of the State Ballet
School in Warsaw, Poland. He received M.S. from Polytechnic Institute
in Cracow, Poland and M.A. from New York University, NY, USA. He
has received acknowledgments from the highest ranking theaters and
arts institutions of his native Poland. He was the principal dancer
with the Cracow Opera, and the Silesian State Opera, where he directed
and choreographed. He was also a founder of Dance Theater Silva
Rerum which was very successful throughout the whole Poland. In
1989, he immigrated to America where he choreographed off Broadway
and for Polish & Slavic Annual Festivals. He was also the School
Director of the New Dance Group Studio and a Fellow Teacher at New
York University. Currently, he is the President of the New York
Dance & Arts Innovations, Inc.
Vice-President; Magazine.Art Editor:
Suzanne K. Walther, Ph.D.
Dr. Suzanne K. Walther was born in Budapest, Hungary and entered
the United States as a political refugee. She has a BA degree in
Anthropology from the University of Hawaii, and MA and Ph.D. degrees
in Dance from New York University. She has taught classical dance
technique and dance-related academic courses for the United Nations
Recreation Council, at Cedar Crest College, and at New York University
where she is currently an adjunct professor in dance. She has been
a dance critic for several publications including The Call Chronicle
Newspapers and The New Haven Register. Her articles have appeared
in academic journals such as Congress on Research in Dance (CORD),
Choreography and Dance and the American Book Review. She also reviews
dance companies for the New York State Council on the Arts. Her
book The Dance of Death; Kurt Jooss and the Weimar Years was published
in 1994 by Harwood Academic Publishers. Her poetry translations
from Hungarian were included in an anthology, In Quest of the Miracle
Stag. The poetry of Hungary from the 13th Century to the Present.
Her hobbies include painting in oil, photography, video, swimming
and gardening. She continues to take classical ballet classes at
the New York Conservatory of Dance, where she has studied with Vladimir
Dokoudovsky for many years.
Vice-President, web site editor
Przemyslaw J. Moskal
Przemyslaw Moskal graduated with Masters of Professional Studies
from Interactive Telecommunications Program at Tisch School of the
Arts, New York University. He received his Bachelors Degree from
St. Joseph's College where he studied Psychology. Mr. Moskal is
currently a new media freelancer and consultant for a variety of
commercial and non-profit projects. He also creates interactive,
digital art forms, which are both screen based and installations.
His artworks have been recognized and exhibited in France, Great
Britain, Poland, Thailand and the United States during various art
festivals and interactive design competitions. Mr. Moskal received
grants from New York State Council on the Arts and Lower Manhattan
Cultural Council for his recent project Virtual & Real. He also
volunteers to organize interactive art exhibitions and is responsible
for creating digital content for NYDAI. Mr. Moskal is an adjunct
professor at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania where he
teaches Interactive Media at the Dept. of Media, Communication and
Technology. You may visit his personal web site at www.laksom.com
Vice-President
Arri Sendzimir
Biography will be available soon.
Treasurer:
Eric Walther, Ph.D.
Dr. Eric Walther is a Professor of Philosophy and Computer Science
at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University, where he is currently
Acting Chairman of the Philosophy Department. His Ph.D. is from
Yale University, and he earned an MS degree in Computer Science
from Polytechnic University. He has published articles in symbolic
logic, parapsychology, business ethics and the philosophy of science.
He has done extensive research in statistical language processing
at Brown University. His current research interests are in artificial
intelligence and the philosophy of the mind. His hobbies include
hunting, vegetable gardening, home repairs and fine wines.
Fund Raising:
Zbigniew Chalecki
Zbigniew Chalecki is a successful businessman in New York City.
Together with his wife Atena they have been supporting NYDAI and
became its biggest sponsors from the very beginning. Mr. Chalecki
is not only NYDAI's biggest supporter but he also has been very
helpful in attracting other business to support NYDAI's activities.
Zbigniew Chalecki is a great example of a businessman who understands
the importance of giving back to community and improving its image
as a long term investment in the future of our community. Mr. Chalecki
was invited to the board of directors in January, 2000 to carry
out the function of the fund raiser.
Secretary:
Anna Zak
Anna Zak currently works as the Public Relations representative
to New York State Senator Martin Malave Dilan. She is also a part-time
student at the Wagner School of Public Service at New York University
in the Master of Public Administration Program with a focus in Public
and Non Profit Management & Policy and an International Specialization.
Ms. Zak holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree with honors from Long Island
University where she majored in English Literature, 2001. Upon Graduation
from LIU she was nominated for the Who Is Who Among American College
and University Students as well as for the Sigma Tau Delta National
English Honor Society. She was also granted the Honors Merit Award
as well as an Honorary Award for the Beast Senior Thesis in the
English Department of LIU. During her studies at LIU she was a student
and a mentor in the University's Honor Program. She was also a member
of the Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society for freshman and has received
the Dean's Award three times. Ms. Zak actively participated on the
Students Activity Board and in the LIU English Club where she aided
in organizing student activities such as on and off campus poetry
readings. She was one of the 35 students chosen to participate in
The National Collegiate Honors Council's study abroad program in
Madrid, Spain where she studied for a semester at the Universidad
de Alcala de Henares. To cover the costs of the study abroad Ms.
Zak was offered the Irene Narividad/Andrea Cortese Honors Award
and the Kosciuszko Foundation Scholarship. In 2000 she was awarded
the Editor's Choice Award from poetry.com and the International
Library of Poetry. Since 1999 she has participated as NYDAI volunteer,
hosting weekly Art Nights events in Europa Club, the Annual International
Chopin and Friends Festival as well as reporting for Magazine.Art.
Executive Director:
Arri Sendzimir
Biography will be available soon.
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