Guy Thorne

Founder, Artistic Director A native of Guyana (South America), Thorne moved to the island of Jamaica where he graduated with a professional diploma in Dance Theatre Production from the Edna Manley College of Visual and Performing Arts. He moved to the US as a scholarship student at Dance Theater of Harlem NYC before becoming principal dancer with Garth Fagan Dance for 7 years. Thorne holds a BFA in dance from State University of NY, Brockport. Guy has over 15 years of professional experience & has toured extensively and taught master classes throughout the world including Italy, Germany, Hawaii, France, the UK & Austria. He has been reviewed favorably on several occasions by the NY Times & has danced in such notable US spaces as the Ted Shawn Theater (Jacob’s Pillow), The Lincoln Center & Kennedy Center among others. …. the always impressive Guy Thorne… is all swagger, sexiness and youthful bravado in modern movements. ~Bernard J.Tarver As founder, co-director, choreographer, performer & teacher of FUTURPOINTE DANCE Thorne’s current choreographic work explores the confluence of folklore, popular and contemporary dance forms infused with & his short film & multi- media creations. Most recently, Thorne was chosen by the JUBILATION FOUNDATION to be a 2012 Fellow.