GP ARTIST: SANTOS IRWIN
SANTOS IRWIN Photographer In 2018 I had the great opportunity to visit Uganda and Rwanda. I got to see amazing animal life and meet remarkable
Sharing Our GPA (Great Performances’ Artists)
40 years ago we started as a company to provide women in the arts with an income so they could pursue their artistic dreams. Today, we renew that commitment for all individuals at Great Performances. We’re launching GPA, Great Performances’ Artists, to showcase the talent of our staff and share their art. From singers and songwriters to film and documentary makers, we have hundreds of talented individuals who are eager to share their craft with you.
We’re constantly updating our list, so check back often — and if you like what they do or would like them to perform at your next virtual (or live!) event, drop us a line at celebratefood@greatperformances.com.
Get to Know Great Performances' Artists
VISUAL ARTS
GP ARTIST: TATSIANA ASIPENKA
TATSIANA ASIPENKA Food Photographer My two hobbies for a long time have been cooking and photography. The more time I spent in the events industry
GP ARTIST: ROBERT BUCKWALTER
ROBERT BUCKWALTER Painter All of my paintings are in the medium of oil on canvas and I paint generally in the style of realism, with
GP ARTIST: DAMIR
DAMIR Damir Catovic | Photographer I am simultaneously working on the several collections of the images which will, hopefully one day all end up in
GP ARTIST: ALEX GREENBERG
ALEX GREENBERG Photographer, Filmmaker & Writer I am a photographer, filmmaker, and writer and have been using the time during the shutdown to work on
GP ARTIST: ROSALBA PAULINO
ROSALBA PAULINO Painter My name is Rosalba Paulino and I am a painter. While I was in quarantined, I was learning more about art and
GP ARTIST: JENNIFER SUTER
JENNIFER SUTER Actor, Dancer, Filmmaker, Editor, Sound Design While many projects unfortunately disappeared as a result of COVID, Jennifer has acted in and designed the
GP ARTIST: ERIN ROBINSON
GP ARTIST: ERIN ROBINSON Textile and Graphic Designer I design large scale tapestries collaged with a variety of textiles that I get from around the
PERFORMING ARTS
GP ARTIST: JEROME BROOKS JR
JEROME BROOKS JR Composer & Performer Playlist 2 Videos “Debbie Allen Workout” 10-27-21 0:16 “Grossman School Graduate” 0:16 I was a 2021 #CityArtistCorps Grant recipient
GP ARTIST: JOEY
JOEY Joseph Perniciaro | Producer I am excited to announce a Veteran’s Day benefit weekend reading of Sundogs, I am producing by Howard Emanuel. About
GP ARTIST: DANIELA DAKICH
DANIELA DAKICH Filmmaker I make movies that make me laugh. About ordinary people doing extraordinary stuff. SOCIAL MEDIA INSTAGRAM @danieladakich777 ADDITIONAL LINKS Youtube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQrQvXyfty5Ce5xa1elxhig
GP ARTIST: MATTHEW
Matthew Provencal Writer & Producer I have been working on a Fantasy Pilot for the last year and a half. I ACTUALLY submitted this project
GP ARTIST: TAMII SAKURAI
TAMII SAKURAI Tap Dancer & Choreographer I am a tap dancer: I teach, choreograph and perform tap dance. My “project” simply is to keep dancing
GP ARTIST: ARCHIL
ARCHIL Archil Gugberidze | Screenwriter & Actor Hello, I’m Archil an Actor/Screenwriter. I have published a Screenwriting book couple of months ago which focuses on
GP ARTIST: JENNIFER SUTER
JENNIFER SUTER Actor, Dancer, Filmmaker, Editor, Sound Design While many projects unfortunately disappeared as a result of COVID, Jennifer has acted in and designed the
GP ARTIST: BAZ
BAZ Mia Andor Baz | Singer Mia Andor Baz (they/them) is a member of the Barbershop Harmony Society (BHS), singing competitive barbershop-style a cappella music.
GP ARTIST: BRIGITTE WILLIAMSON
BRIGITTE WILLIAMSON Actor & Filmmaker Thanks to the GP grant, I was able to produce my short film “Sweetie Pie”! I’m so thankful that the
GP ARTIST: SAKI
SAKI Dancer, Actor & Yoga Instructor I’m a dancer/actor, born and raised in Japan. I started dancing when I was 4 years old and haven’t
GP ARTIST: GIULIANA MARIANI
GIULIANA MARIANI Documentary Filmmaker I made a short observational documentary of the daily life of a college dancer during this time of online learning. SOCIAL
GP ARTIST: JOËL RENÉ SCOVILLE
JOËL RENÉ SCOVILLE Actress and Writer I am a professional actress and writer. My work is women of color centric that dispels racial and gender
GP ARTIST: SAM BALZAC
SAM BALZAC Actor, Composer, Lyricist I’m an actor/composer/lyricist with many current projects. I recently secured the rights to a well-known comedy web series about video
GP ARTIST: PARIS CRAYTON III
PARIS CRAYTON III Actor & Writer The show must go on. Even during Covid. Being a lover of theatre, I had to do something theatre-ish
GP ARTIST: JIEMIN YANG
JIEMIN YANG Dancer, Choreographer, Graphic Designer & Illustrator Jiemin Yang, originally from China, is a dancer, choreographer, and graphic designer/illustrator based in Queens. Jiemin holds
GP ARTIST: ERIN GOODWIN
ERIN GOODWIN Online Tutorial Goodie Goodness presents online tutorials in How To Serenade a Man. A combination of comedy, dating tips, and ukulele. A kind
GP ARTIST: MAT LABOTKA
MAT LABOTKA Comedian Welcome to Grumble Goat: A comedic grumbling of mundane trivialities. Mat Labotka and Veronique Hurley grumble through life’s little pet peeves. Do
GP ARTIST: DAVID LAMARR
DAVID LAMARR Actor David LaMarr is a member of Actor’s Equity Association & the Manhattan Association of Cabaret Artists. A performer first and foremost, he
GP ARTIST: KAT LIZ KRAMER
KAT LIZ KRAMER Singer & Songwriter Hey, ya’ll! My name is Kat Liz Kramer and I’m a singer/songwriter currently living in NYC. My roots are
DECORATIVE ARTS
GP ARTIST: CHRIS
CHRIS SELL Wood & Furniture Craft Custom designed table tops incorporating different mediums. Recently old British coins and other British related topics. Refurbishment of antique
GP ARTIST: N’DIA SABIO
N’DIA SABIO Footwear Designer In the midst of everything going on, I was still able to celebrate my project with those I love. I’m really
GP ARTIST: JIEMIN YANG
JIEMIN YANG Dancer, Choreographer, Graphic Designer & Illustrator Jiemin Yang, originally from China, is a dancer, choreographer, and graphic designer/illustrator based in Queens. Jiemin holds
CULINARY ARTS
GP ARTIST: STEVE ‘TOÚCHEF’ COUPET
STEVE ‘TOÚCHEF’ COUPET Chef Steve ‘Toúchef’ Coupet is a Harlem-based Chef preaching the message of Food Activism & Resilience Cooking through his Instagram videos, livestream
GP ARTIST: TATIANA
TATIANA Chocolatier Hey my name is Tatiana and and I would like to share with you my project that was born during quarantine this summer:
HEALTH & FITNESS
GP ARTIST: CAMERON BOYLE
CAMERON BOYLE Yoga Instructor I am a yoga teacher. I normally teach in YMCAs and schools in New Jersey and New York, in Brazil and
LITERATURE
GP ARTIST: FORREST HEDDEN
FORREST HEDDEN Cookbook Author This spring I published my first book. Full Circle, Memories and Magic from a Family Table. It is a culinary memoir
MUSICAL ARTS
GP ARTIST: MICHAEL DAVID
MICHAEL DAVID Michael Fisher | Songwriter I’ve been in the process of writing, producing, mixing, and mastering an album of songs that tell stories of
GP ARTIST: EUGENE
EUGENE Meryle Ward | Sound Recording Artist I have a degree in Recording Arts, which is essentially anything sound. Recording for Music/ Film, Editing, Mixing
TATSIANA ASIPENKA
Food Photographer
My two hobbies for a long time have been cooking and photography. The more time I spent in the events industry the more inspiration I was getting just by watching different chefs/designers/planners. I started my “colorful vegan kitchen” project a few years ago to show the world that eating plants is not only healthy but they are also very photogenic. Especially if they are on my plate:)
I don’t have a separate account but you can find a lot of colorful vegan dishes that I made and took photos of if you scroll down my Instagram account and I also have an album (67 photos) on my Facebook account.
ROBERT BUCKWALTER
Painter
All of my paintings are in the medium of oil on canvas and I paint generally in the style of realism, with a focus on how light, from whatever source, creates atmosphere.
ADDITIONAL LINKS
JOEY
Joseph Perniciaro | Producer
I am excited to announce a Veteran’s Day benefit weekend reading of Sundogs, I am producing by Howard Emanuel. About the play: In a haunting yet humorous meditation on hope, belief, and love, SUNDOGS explores the emotional and spiritual rebellions of Joseph Garnier, a US Army Sergeant who awakens one day hearing the pounding of drums. He believes The Drums are the key to resurrecting order amid the chaos of his American life. But not even he is prepared for what will perish and what will remain as the sun sets, long-held secrets are revealed, and The Drums continue their crushing crescendo.
Starring Armie Hammer, Jenn Gambatese, Maurice Jones, Tobias Segal, Grace Porter, and Jordan Bridges.
Sunday, November 8th, 2020, 7:30 pm
For tickets, please visit http://tinyurl.com/PPVSundogs
Benefitting The WPA and Stop Soldier Suicide or Facebook page Stop Soldier Suicide.
ADDITIONAL LINKS
DAMIR
Damir Catovic | Photographer
I am simultaneously working on the several collections of the images which will, hopefully one day all end up in the appropriate books. They include Central Park, Streets of NY, Street Portraits, Self Portraits, Landscapes, Abstracts, etc.
ALEX GREENBERG
Photographer, Filmmaker & Writer
I am a photographer, filmmaker, and writer and have been using the time during the shutdown to work on a few projects to keep me busy (and sane).
One of those projects was to cover the protests and events throughout the city which occurred immediately after the death of George Floyd. It is clear there is a significant desire to end ongoing injustices in this country like never before, and with my camera I wanted to help document what was occurring for a few reasons. First for the obvious need to preserve the moment and the message it carries, but also to show how diverse this movement really is. These protestors have been from all walks of life and all ages, and I believe that is part of the reason it has had such a significant impact around the country.
On a lighter note, another project I have been working on has been a collection of long exposures and time lapses, including that of certain iconic places around the 5 boroughs which are usually filled with people and now lay empty.
The third project I have been working on a collection of essays I have been writing, on various topics, consisting of anything from politics to short stories to poems.
SOCIAL MEDIA
@greenlenscreations
DANIELA DAKICH
Filmmaker
I make movies that make me laugh. About ordinary people doing extraordinary stuff.
ADDITIONAL LINKS
Matthew Provencal
Writer & Producer
I have been working on a Fantasy Pilot for the last year and a half. I ACTUALLY submitted this project for the $5000 GP Grant at the beginning of this year. I have been funding for it for the last 10 months and have a total of $34,200 with a new goal of $40,000. Once the money is raised and once it is shot and edited, I plan to submit it to TV Networks (Netflix, Hulu, Apple TV, Amazon Prime, ETC). i am actually still looking to finish the casting for it, and am looking for actors of color and ethnicity to fill the remaining roles, (I already have 1 GP person involved in the project). Thank you for reaching back out to me as I would LOVE the support from the GP family!
SOCIAL MEDIA
@matthew.t.provencal
@kings_blade_pilot
@MattProvencal
ADDITIONAL LINKS
ROSALBA PAULINO
Painter
My name is Rosalba Paulino and I am a painter. While I was in quarantined, I was learning more about art and fashion as well as sharpening and honing my artistry. I’ve been venturing into season color analysis and color theory which turned out to be complicated and yet very exciting
SOCIAL MEDIA
@art.love814
TAMII SAKURAI
Tap Dancer & Choreographer
I am a tap dancer: I teach, choreograph and perform tap dance. My “project” simply is to keep dancing and sharing my ideas through the pandemic.
I have been teaching online classes since April. These are interactive classes via Zoom, where I demonstrate and answer questions as we dance. Tap shoes are not required for participation.
I also have been performing online. I post small rhythmic ideas as #timesteptuesday on Instagram every week. I also have shown pre-recorded work on YouTube. I have performed a live set on Instagram. I am flexible and open to ideas!
SOCIAL MEDIA
@tamii.sakurai
@tapiitamii