Corbin Popp

A true Artist is one who motivates others to make Art
Biography
CORBIN POPP, from Lincoln, NE, sparked interest in dance at the Lincoln Midwest Ballet Company pausing to persue academics, graduating with a BS in Biochemistry, minor in math and physics, from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.  In 2000, he was a Fulbright recipient located in Germany.   He began his professional dance training during his final years at UNL, and has since performed and acted professionally with companies such as: Omaha Theater Company, The Sacramento Ballet, Complexions, Billy Joel’s Movin’Out and The Phantom of the Opera (on Broadway), in addition to: Tony and Tina’s Wedding (off Broadway). Aside from starting his own performing company CORBiAN, LLC, Corbin has been busy performing two Twyla Tharp duets: Junk Pas and Sinatra Suite throughout Europe.

Height/Weight: 6’0’’ / 175lbs

Phone: 509 430 3733

squamatap@yahoo.com

Age Range: 27-35

AEA member


NEW YORK THEATRE

Movin’Out on Broadway, 2003 James, Tony Richard Rodgers (Twyla Tharp)

Movin’Out Tour 2004-2006 Tony (Lead) 1st national Tour (Twyla Tharp)

Phantom of the Opera, Slave master, Shepard, Majestic Theater

2003 Tony Awards Performance Movin’Out Radio City Music Hall

The Show (Achilles Heels) Announcer Richard Move, Mikhail Baryshnikov

Dance Break 2007, "Life Is" from Zorba, Staś Kmieć.

REGIONAL THEATER

Darwin ELwire vaudville act Northwest Florida Ballet (Popp)

Omaha Theater Company Character, Dancer 1999 Orpheum Theater, NE (Robin Welch)

Tripping Through a Historical Present Trio/ Couple Cowell Theatre, SF (Amy Seiwert)

Hellisweetplumrhapsody Lead Couple Mondavi Center, CA (Dwight Rhoden,)

Romantic Rhapsody Lead Watchman Lied Center, NE (Rob McKerchner, Dir)

The Sacramento Ballet 2000-2003 *Soloist/Principle roles Community Center (Ron Cunningham)

*Ballets include Classical, Contemporary, Balanchine to Modern and Musical Theater

TOURING COMPANIES

Smokey Joes Cafe, Adrian swing, Patricia Wilcox, NCL

Showdown, NCL, John Carafa

Complexions Soloist Tour 2003(Rhoden/Richardson, Dirs)

Kiel Tanz Gruppe 1999-2000 Principle Guest Kieler Schoss (Robert Hovey, Dir)

Kaleningrad Russia ‘City Day’

TRAINING in THEATRE , DANCE

            2nd City workshops on improv by Cody Dove

Penny Templeton Studios, On Camera Professional Training (http://pennytempletonstudio.com/)

Theatrical Coaching Jessica Dickey private

The Sacramento Ballet Binda, Cunningham Classical Ballet

University of Nebraska Lisa Fusillo, Kelly Holcomb Ballet, Modern, Character Work

Lincoln Community Playhouse Paul Steger Stage Combat

Jim Kouldelka Private Voice Training

ON CAMERA

            Racing for Time, in-production

Dateline on Twyla Tharp Clips of Movin’Out 2003

A Modern Demonstration The Forher Nacher Show Munich TV The Heart and Feather Manheim Steamroller DVD for 5.1 stereo (Chip Davis, 1999)

ABILITIES AND INTERESTS

Sculpture and sketch Modeling Photography, German (adv), Equestrian, Salsa Dancing, Stage Combat, Fire Poi, Pole Vaulting, Trampoline, Rock Climbing, Skiing, Skydiving, Volleyball, Scuba Diving, Tennis

EDUCATION

BS Biochemistry, University of Nebraska 1999; University of Wollongong Australia exchange 1997; FULBRIGHT Scholarship Germany (Science and Dance in Society, 2000)