Otis Sallid- Master Class/ Lecture - The Biz!
Sun, Apr 24
|Zoom
participants will discuss the entertainment business and the various avenues for a career. Whether it be stage, television or film. Agents, contracts, unions, and websites.


Time & Location
Apr 24, 2022, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Zoom
About the event
OTIS SALLID - DIRECTOR CHOREOGRAPHER
Not only style but substance is the benchmark of director Otis Sallid’s work. His close attention and keen eye for detail always makes something special out of everything he touches. His accomplishments as a producer, director, and choreographer in theater, television, and film are known throughout the entertainment industry. His work in Spike Lee’s SCHOOL DAZE, DO THE RIGHT THING and MALCOLM X,the opening titles for the television shows LIVING SINGLE and SUDDENLY SUSAN, Disney’s SISTER ACT IIand Thomas Carter’s SWING KIDS has positioned him amongst the most notable producer/director/choreographers. The latter winning him the BOB FOSSE L.A. CHOREOGRAPHERS DANCE AWARD.
Born and raised in Harlem, New York, Otis Sallid’s tremendous talent became apparent early in his life while studying dance with the Harlem Youth Unlimited. Instructors ALVIN AILEY, LOUIS JOHNSON, PEARL PRIMUS, GEOFFREY HOLDER and THELMA HILL recognized his affinity for dance and encouraged…