Director

Gladisa Guadalupe

Born in Puerto Rico, Gladisa Guadalupe started her training with Ballet de San Juan, becoming one of the company's youngest members.  As a Scholarship Alumnus of the School of American Ballet, she had the great opportunity to train and perform with the faculty of New York City Ballet's official school.  While performing with Ballet Nuevo Mundo de Caracas, Ms. Guadalupe toured South America, the Orient, and parts of Europe.  In 1983 she joined Cleveland Ballet, where she performed as a principal dancer for four years.

After retiring from the stage, Ms. Guadalupe served as Director and Principal Teacher at the Cleveland Ballet's School.  There she was credited for maintaining the school's high quality of training and artistic standards.   Concurrently, she acted as an Artistic Associate and Company Teacher for the Cleveland Ballet.

Ms. Guadalupe received a Bachelors Degree in Psychology from Cleveland State University and a diploma from the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts.

 

Music Director

Lawrence Minadeo  

Mr. Minadeo has a rich and diverse background in music as a performer, teacher and student. He spent his early years at the Cleveland Institute of Music studying piano.  He received a B.M. in Theory and Composition/Piano Performance from Cleveland State University.  His training includes study with composer Bain Murray, music educator T. Temple Tuttle, pianists - Andrius Kuprevicius, Margaret Baxtresser and Neal Creque.  Mr. Minadeo is owner of Piano Forté Studio, a digital audio recording facility specializing in the recording, publishing, editing and final mastering of piano performances. Piano Forté Studio has provided music performances and composition services for local and national advertising firms.  As a studio teacher, Lawrence teaches music theory, piano, percussion, and ethnomusicology with native instruments as diverse as the Japanese Shakuhachi and the Australian Yidaki, better known as the Didgeridoo.

 

Gladisa Guadalupe and Lawrence Minadeo