Harold and the Purple Crayon

Robyn Mineko Williams is from Chicago, Illinois. She was a member of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago (HSDC) for twelve seasons. She began choreographing in 2001 for HSDC’s Inside/Out Workshop and in 2010, alongside Terence Marling, co-choreographed a full-length narrative work geared towards children, Harold and the Purple Crayon: A Dance Adventure, for Hubbard Street 2. She has since been commissioned by HSDC, Grand Rapids Ballet, Visceral Dance Chicago, and The Nexus Project. Her choreography has been presented at venues such as the Kennedy Center, American Dance Festival, and NYC’s Joyce Theatre. She was a winner of Northwest Dance Project’s International Choreography Competition in 2012 and was selected as an E-choreographer in 2013 for Springboard Danse Montreal. Williams is a recipient of the 2013 Princess Grace Choreographic Fellowship and a Princess Grace Foundation-USA 2014 Works In Progress Residency Grant. Upcoming works include a creation for Malpaso Dance Company to be premiered in spring 2019 as well as a new collaboration with dance icon and founding HSDC member, Claire Bataille.

Terence Marling is originally from Chicago. Marling began his ballet training in 1982 at the Ruth Page School of Dance under the direction of Larry Long. Marling joined Hubbard Street Dance Chicago in April of 2006 and danced with the company until his retirement from dancing in 2009 at which time he became artistic associate and rehearsal director for HSDC. In 2013, he was named director of Hubbard Street 2. As a freelance teacher, choreographer, and stager, Marling has restaged works by Alejandro Cerrudo and Ihsan Rustem, and taught at HSDC, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, The Chicago High School for the Arts, and more.