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Monday, October 26, 2009
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Kate Mattingly goes to Serbia
Faculty member Kate Mattingly goes to Serbia to meet contemporary artists
The invitation to attend the Balkan Dance Platform from October 1 to 3, 2009 in Novi Sad, Serbia came from Dance Theater Workshop (DTW) in NYC, an organization that has an established reputation for supporting and promoting contemporary artists from around the world. In 2002, I worked with DTW on an Eastern European Criticism Initiative which recognized the essential role criticism plays in offering context and amplifying the work of new choreographers.
The invitation to attend the Balkan Dance Platform from October 1 to 3, 2009 in Novi Sad, Serbia came from Dance Theater Workshop (DTW) in NYC, an organization that has an established reputation for supporting and promoting contemporary artists from around the world. In 2002, I worked with DTW on an Eastern European Criticism Initiative which recognized the essential role criticism plays in offering context and amplifying the work of new choreographers.
Friday, October 9, 2009
GW TRDA SOLO DANCE FESTIVAL
GW TRDA SOLO DANCE FESTIVAL
Inaugural Season
Dancers to present an evening of original dance works for the GW SOLO DANCE FESTIVAL. This inaugural festival, the first such festival at GW, is open for all dancers interested in presenting original solo dance works and performance art.
WHEN: Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 7:30 PM
WHERE: The George Washington University,
Department of Theatre and Dance – Dance Studio, Building J2131 G Street NW (rear)
Washington, DC
COST: The FESTIVAL is open to students, faculty, and general public FREE OF CHARGE
2009 SOLO DANCE FESTIVAL promises to be a highly charged event featuring such diverse forms as post modern dance, performance art, hip hop, and other world cultural dances. The FESTIVAL is under the direction of GW dancers, Ashley Nitzen, Daniel Bandong.Elizabeth Barnett, Jessica Mann, Kathryn Boland, Melanie Gutmann, Molly Berger, Sarah Wilson, and Tal Schapira, students in TrDa 182 Dance Composition taught by Professor Maida Withers. Festival participation is open to all GW dancers without adjudication or audition. The dances must be original dances, only. Derek Jones, Theatre major, will be the light designer for the program. Individual student choreographers will post dances performed on individual blogs following the performance. Students should sign up for performing in Building J on the bulletin board.
Please contact Sarah Wilson for more information: 412-848-1485
Inaugural Season
Dancers to present an evening of original dance works for the GW SOLO DANCE FESTIVAL. This inaugural festival, the first such festival at GW, is open for all dancers interested in presenting original solo dance works and performance art.
WHEN: Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 7:30 PM
WHERE: The George Washington University,
Department of Theatre and Dance – Dance Studio, Building J2131 G Street NW (rear)
Washington, DC
COST: The FESTIVAL is open to students, faculty, and general public FREE OF CHARGE
2009 SOLO DANCE FESTIVAL promises to be a highly charged event featuring such diverse forms as post modern dance, performance art, hip hop, and other world cultural dances. The FESTIVAL is under the direction of GW dancers, Ashley Nitzen, Daniel Bandong.Elizabeth Barnett, Jessica Mann, Kathryn Boland, Melanie Gutmann, Molly Berger, Sarah Wilson, and Tal Schapira, students in TrDa 182 Dance Composition taught by Professor Maida Withers. Festival participation is open to all GW dancers without adjudication or audition. The dances must be original dances, only. Derek Jones, Theatre major, will be the light designer for the program. Individual student choreographers will post dances performed on individual blogs following the performance. Students should sign up for performing in Building J on the bulletin board.
Please contact Sarah Wilson for more information: 412-848-1485
Monday, October 5, 2009
Premiere of Island
On Oct 9-11 at the Dance Place, 3225 8th Street, NE, I am premiering a new work entitled Island. I hope you will attend. It is the outcome of my research on historic Angel Island, the immigration outpost on the West Coast, built to uphold the Chinese Exclusionary Acts of the late 1800's, early 1900's. It was a site of many dreams to become an American, but ultimately a site of great sadness and exclusion. The work is sublime, subtle and emotionally moving. I have been collaborating with the Theatrical Design team of MIT on the multi-media component. I look forward to speaking with all of you about the connection between scholarly research and the creative process. For tickets call 202 269 1600, see you at the show!All the best,
Dana
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