Maurice Causey is an American born European based artist. He began studying Ballet at the age of 15 in his hometown of Florence,Alabama. His training includes; School of the American Ballet,the American Ballet Theatre school, and the Joffery Ballet in New York City.
Maurice was for eight years a Principal Dancer with William Forsythe’s Frankfurt Ballet. He has also danced with the Cleveland Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, The National Ballet of Canada, and as Principal Dancer with the Gothenburg Ballet in Sweden.
Mr. Causey has been Ballet Master for both the Royal Swedish Ballet (2002-2003) and The Netherlands Dance Theatre 1 (2004-2010). He has choreographed original works for companies including The Netherlands Dance Theatre 1,Northwestern Dance Project, Hubbard Street 2,Milwaukee Ballet, Company C, Stockholm 59 North, Augsburg Ballet, Tanz Luzern Theatre, O Dance and dance company iMEE of which he is Resident Choreographer. Maurice has also guest taught for companies such as Norweigian National Ballet,Cullberg Ballet, NDT 1 and 2, Royal Swedish Ballet, Norwegian Institute of the Arts,HJS in Amsterdam and Wayne McGregors Random Dance in London, England. Maurice has choreographed for Galas,Schools and competitions through-out the US, Canada, Europe, Korea and Australia (Khio) and as well stages Ballets by William Forsythe. He has given workshops teaching Forsythe’s improvisational Technologies around the world and is currently a patron for the Austinmer Dance Theater in Australia directed by Michelle Forte.
British-born, Taylor trained at the Rambert School of Ballet in London and went on to perform with the company. He left England to work full-time in Germany, (“where my height – 6 foot 4 inches – was very welcome!” he says) first in Dortmund, then Bremen, where he was promoted to soloist. He became a principal dancer at the Opera House in Kiel, where he danced a wide repertoire of classical works. Besides Giselle, he had particular success in Swan Lake, partnering Stuttgart Ballet’s Joyce Cuoco and The Royal Ballet’s Galina Samsova.
Miki Ohlsen has been the Artistic Director of the Island Moving Co. since its inception in 1982. She studied with Herci & Myles Marsden in Rhode Island and graduated from the Fine Arts Academy in Amsterdam, Holland. After performing with DANSGROEP KRISTINA de CHATEL for several seasons, Miki returned to RI and founded the