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Updated 6/7/2021

Orlando Hernández

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Institution/Business Type: Artist / Creative (Individual)

Orlando Hernández is an interdisciplinary performer working primarily in tap dance. He incorporates elements of theater, percussion, research, and improvisation to share experiences in personal and collective rhythm.

Orlando has presented his dance work in Solo: A Festival of Dance at On the Boards (Seattle), Movement Research at the Judson Church (NYC), the SPACE Gallery (Portland, ME), The Activist Body at Brown University (RI), the DanceNow Festival at Joe's Pub (NYC), and La Casa de Cultura Ruth Hernández Torres (Río Piedras, Puerto Rico). He has received residencies from Yaddo and La Espectacular and grants from the New England Foundation for the Arts. He is the 2019 recipient of the Fellowship in Choreography from the RI State Council on the Arts, a 2019 recipient of NEFA's Rebecca Blunk Fund Award, and a 2020 recipient of a Community Development grant from the Brown Arts Initiative.

As an actor, he has performed in productions by Trinity Repertory Company, the Brown/Trinity MFA Program, Spectrum Theater Ensemble, and Arte Latino of New England. Since its inaugural year in 2016, he has been involved in Trinity Rep & Rhode Island Latino Arts' bilingual collaboration, Teatro en el Verano, as an actor, translator, assistant director, and choreographer.

As a member of the Boston-based tap dance company Subject:Matter, directed by Ian Berg, he has performed at the Montreal Fringe Festival, the Inside/Out Stage at Jacob's Pillow, the Beantown Tap Festival, The Yard, and the inaugural New England Dance on Tour. He collaborated with dancer and choreographer Danielle Davidson and cellist Adrienne Taylor on the piece Arch, which they shared at the Providence Movement Festival (AS220), DanceNow Boston (The Dance Complex), and the Provincetown Dance Festival. He is a performer in iTMRW, a sci-fi ballet created by Arc Iris and choreographed by Danielle Davidson. He has collaborated with musicians Danny Fisher-Lochhead, Leland Baker, Kufa Castro, and Jacob Sacks, and has recently danced with Music From the Sole, directed by Leonardo Sandoval and Gregory Richardson, and the Tap Family Reunion at the Joyce Theater, created by Dormeshia, Derick K. Grant, and Jason Samuels Smith.

Orlando teaches widely at schools, studios, and non-profits, and is available for classes and workshops in tap dance, improvisation, and interdisciplinary performance practice. You can find him at www.orlyhernandez.com or on IG @pineappleju_icefrog.

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Orlando Hernández
Job Title: Tap Dance & Theater Artist
Phone: (201)600-4671
Address:
95 Mathewson St.
Providence, RI 02903

About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Dance - Tap / Percussive

Additional Disciplines:

  • Music - Jazz

Activities and Services

Activities and Services:

  • Arts for Social Change / Creative Activism
  • Arts Instruction / Lessons
  • Creation of a Work of Art (Including Commissions)
  • Curriculum Development
  • Performance / Concert / Reading
  • Residency - Community
  • Residency - In School
  • Writing Services
  • Workshops / Demonstrations / Master Class
Seasons Active: spring, summer, fall, winter
Events Per Year: 25

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • Adults
  • Elders
  • Families
  • General Public
  • Immigrant Populations
  • Nonprofits
  • School Groups
  • Teens
  • Youth-At-Risk

Languages Available:

  • Spanish

Geographic Reach:

  • Town / City
  • Multi-County Region
  • Multi-State Region
  • National
  • International

Accessibility of Services

Accessibility of Services:

  • Access accommodations for people who use a wheelchair and have limited mobility

Media Gallery

I Have Worked With

Affiliations and Accomplishments

Awards

Awards:

  • Rebecca Blunk Fund Award from NEFA 2019 Recipient
  • RI State Council on the Arts Choreography Fellowship 2019 Recipient
  • New England Dance Fund Grantee/Alum Network

Awards

Awards:

  • Rebecca Blunk Fund Award from NEFA 2019 Recipient
  • RI State Council on the Arts Choreography Fellowship 2019 Recipient
  • New England Dance Fund Grantee/Alum Network

Education

Education:

  • Yale University (B.A., Class of 2013)

Special Designations

Special Designations:

  • NEFA Grant Recipient

Artist Info

Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings:

  • Afterschool Program
  • Arts and Cultural Center / Venue
  • Community Site / Center
  • Private Studio
  • School / University

Ages Served:

  • Elementary School-age
  • Middle School-age
  • High School-age
  • College-age
  • Adults
  • Seniors

Subject Areas:

  • Arts Integration - History and Social Science
  • Arts Integration - Physical Education
  • Dance
  • Music
  • Theater

Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings:

  • Afterschool Program
  • Arts and Cultural Center / Venue
  • Community Site / Center
  • Private Studio
  • School / University

Ages Served:

  • Elementary School-age
  • Middle School-age
  • High School-age
  • College-age
  • Adults
  • Seniors

Subject Areas:

  • Arts Integration - History and Social Science
  • Arts Integration - Physical Education
  • Dance
  • Music
  • Theater

Touring Artist

NEST Eligible Artist

Technical Requirements:

  • Floor that I can tap dance on (I also bring my own platforms to use)
  • Lighting
  • Sound system
  • Projection

Fee Range:

$500 - $2,000

State of Residence:

Rhode Island

Minimum Number of Performers:

1

Maximum Number of Performers:

2