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Analia Farfan
​Artistic Director

Ms Analia Farfan was born in Buenos Aires Argentina, she studied Classical Ballet with Josefina Serrano, Olga Ferri and Tango with Osvaldo Zotto among others. She graduated with Honors from “Maria Ruanova Institute” as a National Classical Ballet Professor, Contemporary Dance Professor and Choreographer. Ms. Farfan received a scholarship from Marika Besobrasova at Princess Grace Academy in Monaco and later studied and trained with Galina Panova. She was a member of “Pennsylvania Youth Ballet” (PA, USA), ”The Metropolitan Opera Ballet" (NY), “Tbilisi State Opera and Ballet Theater”, directed by Nina Ananiashvili (Georgia, Tbilisi), “Ray Ballet" (Russian- American Ballet), (NY, Holland, St Petersburg), “Homo Veritas Dance Theater” (NY), “Metropolitan Ballet” (MN, USA), “Ajkun Ballet Theater” (NY), among many others classical ballet and contemporary dance companies  and also  performed and choreographed stage tango across the globe.
Ms Farfan is currently performing with the “Asian Cultural Symphony of The USA” and “American Liberty Ballet” as a Principal Dancer and she is the official Choreographer and Principal Dancer of “Athena Music Foundation” where she performed at Carnegie Hall, The United Nations, The Alice Tully Hall and Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Ms. Farfan is an award winner of several international Ballet Competitions and Prizes and she is the Founder Director of the “International American Ballet”.
https://www.internationalamericanballet.com/

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Megan Weston
Music Advisor

Soprano Megan Weston first gained international attention in her San Diego Opera debut as Lightfoot in Carlisle Floyd’s Cold Sassy Tree and as Lisa in La sonnambula with the Caramoor Festival. She recently made her debut with the Joroinen Festival, Finland with the Jyväskylä Orchestra and performed the Swallow and Match Girl in Sergio Cervetti’s opera Elegy for a Prince at Carnegie Hall with DCINY. She has sung many roles with opera companies including Utah Opera, Lyric Opera San Diego, Tulsa Opera, Charlottesville Opera, Opera San Jose, and the Phoenicia Festival, and has appeared with the San Diego Symphony, New Haven Symphony, Cape Symphony, Glens Falls Symphony, and Orchestra Nova.

​She has performed on all the stages of Carnegie Hall, with the Metropolitan Opera Guild at Lincoln Center, and on PBS and NHK television. Her recordings include Anne in Harold Farberman's Diamond Street on Albany Records, the Pulitzer prize-nominated The Virtues by William George, and her voice is heard on the soundtrack of The Queen’s Gambit on Netflix. Megan Weston is an instructor of voice and piano at Teachers College, Columbia University, and is the co-founder and director of Athena Music Foundation.

Dr. Michael Fennely
​Music Advisor

Born in New Jersey and raised in California, Dr. Michael Fennelly is a pianist, coach, conductor,
and the co-founder of Athena Music Foundation. Dr. Fennelly completed his Doctor of Musical
Arts degree from Manhattan School of Music and is an instructor of piano at West Point. Michael
Fennelly premiered his own arrangement of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue for solo piano,
orchestra, and symphonic chorus at Lincoln Center's David Geffen Hall with the National
Chorale. The Huffington Post said his performance “hit like a lightning bolt which catapulted the
audience 2,000 feet in the air, taking them on a rocket-ride around the Chrysler building." Dr.
Fennelly has appeared in concert with international opera star Renée Fleming and has
performed in many of the world's great concert halls, including Carnegie Hall, The Opéra de
Monte-Carlo, David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center, Munich’s Prinzregenten Theatre, and Berlin’s
Komische Oper. As a staff pianist for The Juilliard School and the Metropolitan Opera, Michael
has collaborated with many of the world’s most celebrated musicians including Luciano
Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Renata Scotto, Itzakh Perlman, and Lorin Maazel. He was the US
winner of the Horowitz Competition and made his Carnegie Hall debut as a winner of the Artists
International Competition. As a conductor, he has lead Madama Butterfly (Amore Opera), La
traviata (Berkshire) and the premieres of Les Trois Mousquetaires (Phoenicia Festival),
Faustine, Big Jim (Center for Contemporary Opera), and assisted in Japan Society’s Four
Nights of Dream in sold out performances in Tokyo. Dr. Fennelly was invited as assistant
conductor to many prestigious music festivals (Wolftrap, Castleton, Ashlawn, Bruges) and has
led innumerable chamber and operatic concerts from the keyboard. Michael Fennelly's
recordings include The Legend of Faust: Part One, Debut, and Grand Tour.

Daevid Mendivil
​Media Advisor

A digital media expert, Daevid Mendivil is deeply understanding of all media assets and strategies needed to develop a well-rounded public profile as a company.

With a background the performing and visual arts, Daevid uses his digital marketing, video and graphic design expertise to make sure the company remains relevant, and is always on top of their digital media strategy. He assists in recommendinng what materials will help the company reach and stay in touch with our audience -  in the most compelling and effective way. 
Http://www.EffectiveMediaSource.com
www.Daevid.net