Mitchell Rose

Prior to attending the A.F.I., Mitchell Rose was a New York-based

choreographer and performance artist specializing in comedic work. The New

York Times dubbed him the dance world's Woody Allen, which stuck and became

his professional identity. The Washington Post wrote that his work was in

the tradition of Chaplin and Keaton.

Places of performance included the Spoleto Festivals in the U.S. and Italy,

Joseph Papp's New York Dance Festival at the Delacorte Theatre in Central

Park, and touring throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. Mr. Rose was

awarded five Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Eventually he was drawn more to visual media where he could reach a broader

audience on a more emotional level in a less abstract form. He disbanded the

company after eleven successful years to become a Directing Fellow at the

A.F.I.

Since then he has been developing projects for film, television, and the

internet. His film ""Elevator World"" has won awards at thirteen festivals

including the Grand Prize for Best Short at Slamdance He wrote the

screenplays ""The Secret Life of Willy Matter"" and ""Designer Genes."" He

directed the Weightless music video for Swami, Jr. and a documentary on

Robert Een and Meredith Monk performing in the World Festival of Sacred

Music. He is a 2000 NIPAD grant recipient from the Pew Charitable Trusts to

create a suite of four dance films entitled ""Modern Daydreams"" which will

air as a web series on Hypnotic.com, Universal Studios' website.