TEACHING ARTIST
A recipient of the Joseph W. Polisi 'Artist as Citizen' Award, Marcus balances his creative pursuits with an active effort to give back to communities on his doorstep and around the world. His work teaching has taken him through all 5 boroughs of New York City as well as Rhode Island, Florida and as far afield as rural Tanzania, Kenya and most recently, Southern India. Marcus is always in search of new opportunities to teach, share, empower and indeed learn from students around the world.
Read more about his endeavors below...
On-site at SHANTI BHAVAN - Sept 2016
Photo by Rosco Spears
Marcus regularly collaborates with the National Queer Theatre as a teaching artist in partnership with SAGE, New York City’s largest LGBTQIA+ Senior Center.
Marcus works as a Program Facilitator for Artists Striving to End Poverty (ASTEP) working with WIN, New York City’s largest transitional housing network and SAFE Horizon, a designated safe space for queer youth in Harlem. Marcus also helped launch Arts Ignite’s partnership with Waterloo Community School District in Iowa, a program that serves recently resettled newcomer youth.
A dedicated Song Performance coach with Musical Theatre College Auditions (MTCA), Marcus has coached over 200 students through the college audition processes.
Marcus serves as an advisor to The Fund for College Auditions (TFCA) geared towards helping students from traditionally under-represented communities gain access to critical training that will help them be competitive for higher education performance programs.
Marcus is always looking for new opportunities to collaborate with new students, speak with communities & expand his knowledge of the world through cultural exchange.
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