Mark Foehringer

Mark Foehringer was born in Minnesota and raised in Brazil, South America. He benefited from the ballet training systems of the Russian, Cuban, Italian and French schools taught by teachers who immigrated to Brazil, and is a founding member of the Cisne Negro Dance Company in Sao Paulo. He has danced throughout South America and Europe, performing classical and contemporary works. He is a ballet teacher, choreographer, director, mentor and producer. Foehringer is the founder and artistic director of Mark Foehringer Dance Project|SF (MFDP|SF), a San Francisco based contemporary dance organization which produces works for its professional dance ensemble, mentors emerging choreographers and presents an annual dance festival. MFDP|SF has toured both nationally and internationally including five US Public Diplomacy tours. For more info: www.mfdpsf.org