What began as a âpipe dreamâ in 2018 for Robert Fulton was the winning idea for Penn Stateâs 2021 IdeaMakers Challenge.
The winning team created Ãclaireur, which Fulton (sophomore-business) described as âa subscription database that helps dancers find training programs, auditions for those training programs and information on companies.â
Ãclaireur is made of five members total, three of which are Penn State students. In addition to Fulton, who is the founder, are coders Sasha Ahrestani and Eugene Ryoo. Camille Kellems and Anna Peabody are both graduates from Indiana University and are professional dancers with the Nevada Ballet Theatre. Fulton said they manage the ballet portion of things, with one working social media while the other helps to gather data on ballet programs.