Michael Hickey is an award-winning mask maker, performer, teaching artist, theatrical designer, visual artist and percussionist. He’s a founding member of Gateway Performance Productions and has performed in 30 states in the United States and 12 other countries.
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Jerilynn Bedingfield (dancer, mask and mime performer): is a principal performer nationally and internationally with Gateway Performance Productions. She's been integral to the creation of a variety of Gateway's performance works for the live stage and film.
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Artists in Residence
Made possible in part by a space subsidy grant from the Fulton County Commissioners through the Fulton County Arts Council.
Hilda Willis - actress, writer & vocalist, began performing in 1969. Hilda has performed numerous roles throughout her performing career. While a BFA major at North Carolina A&T State University she became known for her outstanding work on stage at the Paul Robeson Theatre. Her most noted performances include: Lorraine Hansberry in Young Gifted and Black and Nell Carter in Ain’t Misbehavin where she was nominated to compete in the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) Irene Ryan Acting Competition and received high honors as a top 10 finalist. After college, Hilda re-entered he professional world of theatre and went on to perform and direct on some of the most well known stages in New York and other Regional Theatres. They include: The Apollo, The Cotton Club, The Baby Grand, Sweet Waters, National Black Theatre, The Mint, The Trilogy, Theatre Row, Billie Holiday Theatre, Lime Kiln, Mill Mountain Theatre, 7 Stages, The Mask Theatre, Jomandi Theatre, 14th Street Playhouse and The Great Bay Plaza (Antilles). A few of her favorite professional roles include: Lady Capulet Romeo and Juliet, Dr. Charlotte Falsettos, Amy Stone Wall Country, Ancestor The Legacy, Mother Breath Boom, Clorine Glory Bound and The Heart Of Rumi.
Lynn Hesse - dancer, designer, and writer - is a long standing member of The Sacred Dance Guild and The Dancing Flowers for Peace "believes we are meant to move and create". Being a former police officer, she "traded the chaos of the streets for the tranquility of the imagination". Lynn likes to work with batik and decorator fabrics. Fabric design allows her to "tap her core energy and make a type of drapery for the body, which can travel through space and be highlighted by the sun and the wind". Each of Lynn's garments, handbags or wall hangings contains a symbolic wish for peace and community. A note is attached to each handmade item.
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