MARLANA DOYLE, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR of the Houston
Metropolitan Dance Company is originally from
Massachusetts and graduated from Point Park University in
2001 with a BA in Dance. Marlana has been dancing with
the Houston Met for the past twelve years and was a major
part of the Met’s reorganization in 2003. As the Artistic
Director, she has tried to keep the diversity and versatility
of the dancers and choreographers a part of the overall
artistic vision of the Company. She and the Company are
members of Dance Source Houston, Association of
Performing Arts Presenters and Dance USA. Marlana has
represented the Houston Met Dance Company by
attending both Annual Conferences for Arts Presenters
and Dance USA as an Emerging Leader for the last five
years. She just recently she was awarded the Dance USA
Leadership Mentee Fellowship for the institute of training
through Dance USA. She has also served on many grant
and organizational panels for the Houston Arts Alliance.
She has helped book National tours for the company in
Boston, New York City, California, Pennsylvania, Chicago,
Indiana, Michigan and Louisiana. The company just
finished performing to standing ovations at the Boston
Cotemporary Dance Festival and Jacob’s Pillow Dance
Festival Inside/Out series this past August. As a dancer
she has worked with many talented choreographers
including Robert Battle, Larry Keigwin, Kate Skarpetowska,
Jason Parsons, Salim Gaulwoos, Peter Chu, Charoltte
Griffin, Nina Bussion, Caleb Mitchell, Jason McDole, Kiesha
Lalama, jhon r stronks, Spencer Gavin Hering, Paola
Georgudis , Julie Fox, Kiki Lucas and Joe Celej. While
directing the professional company is her main focus,
Marlana also fills her time with directing Houston Met Too
Youth Company, choreographing, teaching and judging in
Houston and throughout the United States.
