tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71437323885896468102024-03-05T23:29:37.242-08:00GWU Department of Theatre & DanceGWU Departmen of Theatre & Dance news, events, productions, etc.TRDAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978157903200550876noreply@blogger.comBlogger98125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7143732388589646810.post-29708964023835602432012-04-06T08:50:00.000-07:002012-04-06T08:50:40.318-07:00WAMU: Art Beat discusses Dana Tai Soon Burgess and Co.Listen to the podcast here: <br />
http://feeds.wamu.org/WAMU885ArtBeatPodcastTRDAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978157903200550876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7143732388589646810.post-4556072090639941112011-12-13T09:40:00.000-08:002011-12-13T09:40:11.720-08:00SANTA CLAUS, a TRDA graduate?<style>
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<h4><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">That's right! But his name isn't Kris Kringle, it's Jack Sanderson (BA, Theater </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">1984 – 1988). </span></h4><h4><span style="font-weight: normal;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/8CePSDJUPqU" width="560"></iframe></span></h4><h4>BECOMING SANTA is the story of one man entering the culture and character of Santa Claus for a single season. We follow Jack as he bleaches his hair, goes to Santa School and tries to do everything that Santa is asked to do. He works as a sidewalk Santa, does home visits, a Polar Express Train and a parade. Along the way, Jack collects children's wishes, learns about the benefits of belief, the history and origin of Santa and the ordinary people keeping the Santa spirit alive.<span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></h4><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/becoming-santa-theres-life-in-the-old-guy-yet/2011/12/07/gIQAXvoedO_story.html">http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/becoming-santa-theres-life-in-the-old-guy-yet/2011/12/07/gIQAXvoedO_story.html</a></div>TRDAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978157903200550876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7143732388589646810.post-76351513614536371792011-11-30T12:33:00.000-08:002011-11-30T12:33:40.903-08:00Alan Wade gives lecture in China<em><span class="il">Alan</span> Wade, professor of theatre, gave an invitational lecture on American Theatre and conducted an acting class at The Meishi Film Academy of Chongqing University, Chongqing, China, during the week of November 14th. Professor Wade also observed classes, was provided an orientation by the theatre and film design faculty, and toured two of the university's campuses. Chongqing University is a comprehensive institution of some 60,000 students on four campuses.<br />
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Circle Mirror Transformation<br />
by Annie Baker<br />
Directed by Jodi Kanter<br />
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Who would think that a drama class in a small- town community center could forever change the lives of its students? Welcome to Shirley, Vermont, and the world playwright Annie Baker created for her five- character play Circle Mirror Transformation. <br />
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October 13, 14, 15 at 7:30 pm<br />
October 16 at 2:00 pm<br />
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Students/Seniors $10<br />
General Admission $15<br />
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Dorthy Betts Marvin Theatre<br />
800 21st St. NW<br />
Washington DC 20052<br />
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Purchase tickets online here: http://theatredance.gwu.edu/Season/mainstage.html <br />
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<em>By METRO</em><br />
If you are traveling by Metro to campus, exit at the stop marked Foggy Bottom/GWU. As you exit the station, you will be at 23rd and I Streets.TRDAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978157903200550876noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7143732388589646810.post-19217781957288480882011-09-22T11:53:00.000-07:002011-09-22T11:53:18.160-07:00DANCE:FILMS – AN EXTRAORDINARY EVENING DANCE FILM SHORTS / NEW MEDIA / PERFORMANCE<div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">DANCE:FILMS – AN EXTRAORDINARY EVENING </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">DANCE FILM SHORTS / NEW MEDIA / PERFORMANCE<span style="color: #1f497d;"></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><img height="234" src="https://mail.google.com/a/email.gwu.edu/?ui=2&ik=170555e9e1&view=att&th=13285ce79b57758a&attid=0.0.1&disp=emb&zw" width="404" /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1f497d;"> <wbr></wbr> </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">TZVETA by Anthony Gongora</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Event: Friday October 21, 2011 8pm</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1f497d;"><br />
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Filmmakers/Artists: <span class="il">Maida</span> Withers, Anthony Gongora, Steve Hilmy, <br />
Ludovic Jolivet, Ayo Okunseinde, Callister Slater <br />
Dancers: Nathaniel Bond, Tzveta Kassabova, Giselle Ruzany<b><span style="color: #1f497d;"></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Friday, October 21, 2011 at 8:00pm<br />
Artisphere – Dome Theatre<br />
1101 Wilson Boulevard – Arlington, VA – Rosslyn Metro (blue & orange) – 2 blocks <br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: #c00000; font-size: 12.0pt;">SEE THE LATEST IN DANCE WITH CAMERA</span></b></div><b><span style="color: #c00000; font-size: 12.0pt;">and DANCE PORTRAITS ON SCREEN</span></b>TRDAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978157903200550876noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7143732388589646810.post-74694011802642164452011-08-15T07:45:00.000-07:002011-08-15T07:45:39.403-07:00Review: The Asian American experience at the National Portrait GallerySee if you can spot Dept. Chair, Dana Tai Soon Burgess!<br />
<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/review-what-is-an-asian-american-at-the-national-portrait-gallery/2011/08/10/gIQAbZQn9I_story.html">Visit page.</a>TRDAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978157903200550876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7143732388589646810.post-27721120161425183572011-07-13T11:06:00.000-07:002011-07-13T11:06:54.622-07:00Dance Production: The Visual Element and Collaboration. Led by Chris Ham and joined by Maida Withers<b><span style="color: navy; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="color: navy; font-size: 12pt;">D</span></span>ance Production: The Visual Element and Collaboration</b><br />
Wednesday, July 20, 2011<br />
Time: 6:00-8:00 PM<br />
Free!!!<br />
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Tenley-Friendship Neighborhood Library<br />
4450 Wisconsin Ave. N.W.,<br />
Washington, DC 20016 <br />
*Metro Accessible- Redline to Tenleytown<br />
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Join the <i>Eureka Dance Festival </i>for an open lecture/discussion exploring the visual elements of production for Dance and the collaboration efforts of both Choreographers and Designers. Led by Chris Ham and joined by Maida Withers.<br />
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What are the Elements of Design? What Elements of Design should you consider when putting together choreography? How do you make those Elements of Design come together successfully? What vocabulary or terminology does a Choreographer need to communicate those Elements of Design with a Designer?<br />
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Come join the Discovery!!TRDAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978157903200550876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7143732388589646810.post-85345288372033104522011-06-21T10:15:00.000-07:002011-06-21T10:15:39.167-07:00Paris: Modernism and the Arts, Then and Now (current blog)<i>The George Washington University, Department of Theatre and Dance, Summer Study Abroad</i> <br />
Visit the blog:<br />
<a href="http://parismodernism2011.wordpress.com/">http://parismodernism2011.wordpress.com/</a><br />
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Left to right: GW dance teacher Kelly Southall, GW dance alumna Sarah Halzack, His Excellency Khasbazary Bekhbat the Ambassador of Mongolia to the US, GW dance teacher Connie Lin Fink and myself. -Dana Tai Soon Burgess<br />
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AWARD NOMINEES!<style>@font-face { font-family: "Calibri"; }@font-face { font-family: "Mangal"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }h2 { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }p.MsoBodyText, li.MsoBodyText, div.MsoBodyText { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }span.Heading2Char { font-weight: bold; }span.BodyTextChar { }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -0.75in;"><b style=""><u><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">THE PAUL PARADY MEMORIAL THEATRE AND DANCE AWARD<span style=""> </span></span></u></b><i style=""><u><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"></span></u></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 6pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Eleanor Aubrey, Daniel Bandong, Amanda Demczuk, Corinne Haynes, Sharon Strich, Adalia Tonneyck</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Presented to a student who made an <b style="">outstanding contribution to the Department of Theatre and Dance and its various production activities.</b><span style=""> </span>The award includes a permanent plaque to be displayed in the Department, <span style="">a cash prize</span>, and a plaque presented to the recipient.<b style=""><span style=""> </span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -0.75in;"><b style=""><u><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">KEVIN PETER HALL MEMORIAL THEATRE AND DANCE AWARD</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> <span style=""> </span></span></u></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 6pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;" lang="IT">Lorna Mulvaney, Madeline Ruskin</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;" lang="IT"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">An annual acting award for a <b style="">current student who plans to enter the acting profession</b>, presented to a <b style="">graduating senior</b> whose <b style="">commitment to excellence</b> and whose <b style="">perseverance as an actor</b> is representative of the legacy of inspiration that Kevin remains to all of us.<span style=""> </span>The award includes a permanent plaque to be displayed in the Department, and a <span style="">cash prize,</span> <span style="">an acting book,</span> and a plaque to be presented to the recipient.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -0.75in;"><b style=""><u><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">THE TODD ANDREW MUSSER THEATRE AND DANCE AWARD </span></u></b><u><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"></span></u></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 6pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -0.75in;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Rachel Johnson, Lizzy Marmon, Elyse Steingold</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">For excellence in theatre.<span style=""> </span>Presented to the <b style="">undergraduate student who has done the most in the current season to bring joy to the community through sheer determination and dedication, particularly in his or her contribution as a performer in a musical.</b> The award includes a permanent plaque to be displayed in the Department, and <b>a cash prize,</b> and a plaque to be presented to the recipient.<b style=""> </b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"><span style=""> </span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -0.75in;"><b style=""><u><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">THE HERBERT M. PRICE MEMORIAL THEATRE AND DANCE AWARD </span></u></b><u><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"></span></u></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 6pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -0.75in;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Daniel Bandong, Lizzy Marmon, Alexandra Pinel</span></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;" lang="DE"></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;" lang="DE"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">This award is given to the <b style="">student who shows the same love Herb had for the Performing Arts</b>.<span style=""> </span>It includes a permanent plaque to be displayed in the Department, a <b>cash prize</b>, and a plaque presented to the recipient.<b style=""> </b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><u><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">NANCY DIERS JOHNSON THEATRE AND DANCE AWARD<span style=""> </span></span></u></b><u><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"></span></u></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 6pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Elizabeth Barnett, Jamie Garcia, Jessica Mann, Annika Moller, Alexandra Pinel</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Given to a<b style=""> senior</b> <b style="">dance major or minor who has demonstrated outstanding capabilities as a choreographer through two or more dance works created for the Mainstage concerts. </b><span style=""> </span>The recipient must exhibit a complete understanding of the elements of choreography as well as sets, costumes, and lighting, and be particularly active in their senior year. The award includes a permanent plaque to be displayed in the Department, <b>a cash prize, a book about dance</b>, and a plaque to be presented to the recipient.</span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b style=""><u><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">THE AL KINCAID THEATRE AND DANCE AWARD<span style=""> </span></span></u></b><i style=""><u><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"></span></u></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 6pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Ashley Chen, Mackenzie Garrity, Michael McManus, Aaron Pollon</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Presented to the <b style="">freshman or sophomore who has demonstrated a commitment to excellence in design and/or technical production.</b><span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">The award includes a permanent plaque to be displayed in the Department, <b>a gift certificate</b> for art supplies, and a plaque to be presented to the recipient.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span></p> <h2 style="text-align: left;" align="left"><u><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">THE ELIZABETH BURTNER THEATRE AND DANCE AWARD</span></u><u><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black; font-weight: normal;"> <span style=""> </span></span></u></h2> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 6pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Justin Balsamo, Carolina Leon, Lydia Mokdessi, Annika Moller</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Presented to a <b style="">student for excellence as a performer in dance as a creative art</b>.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">The award includes a permanent plaque to be displayed in the Department, <b>a cash prize,</b> and a plaque to be presented to the recipient.<b style=""> </b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b style=""><u><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">THE TIM EVANS MEMORIAL THEATRE AND DANCE AWARD<span style=""> </span></span></u></b><u><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"></span></u></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 6pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Jenny Bernson </span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">(Costume Design – <i style="">Anyone Can Whistle</i>) <span style=""> </span><b style=""><span style=""> </span>Paula Wang </b>(Set Design – <i style="">Oleanna</i>)<b style=""> </b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Derek Jones </span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">(Lighting Design – <i style="">The Tempest</i>)<b style=""><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>Jessika Watson-Tetting </b>(Set Design – <i style="">The Tempest</i>)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Adalia Tonneyck </span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">(Costume Design – <i style="">The Tempest</i>)<b style=""></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Presented to a <b style="">student for design excellence on a Subscription Season production</b>.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">The award includes a permanent plaque to be displayed in the Department, a <b>cash prize</b>, and a plaque to be presented to the recipient.<b style=""> </b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><u><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">THE MAIDA WITHERS DANCE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INNOVATION AWARD<span style=""> </span></span></u></b><u><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"></span></u></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 6pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Alexandra Pinel</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Presented to a <b style="">dance student</b> daring to walk the tightrope between originality and risk in performance art and the formality of the theater stage - <b style="">initiatives recognized as unique and not easily categorized</b>.<span style=""> </span>Leadership qualities may also be given consideration. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">The award includes a permanent plaque to be displayed in the Department, a <b>cash prize</b>, and a plaque to be presented to the recipient.<b style=""> </b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><u><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">BRADLEY WILLIAM SABELLI DESIGN AWARD</span></u></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 6pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Jonathan Rushbrook, Adalia Tonneyck, Paula Wang</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="position: absolute; z-index: 251658240; margin-left: 612px; margin-top: 13px; width: 91px; height: 113px;"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;" align="left" height="113" valign="top" width="91"><span style="position: absolute; z-index: 2;"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td> <div style="padding: 3.6pt 7.2pt; text-align: left;" class="shape"> <p class="MsoNormal"><img src="file:///Users/gigsteve/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip/0/clip_image002.png" height="106" width="76" /></p> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </span> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;">Presented to a <b style="">junior, senior, or graduate student</b> who has consistently demonstrated in <b style="">studio or stage</b> assignments <b style="">originality, ingenuity, creativity, productivity in achieving the Design Concept</b>.<span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>The award includes a plaque to be displayed in the Department, a <b style="">cash prize</b>, and a plaque to be presented to the recipient. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> <table align="left" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td height="6" width="0"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td><br /></td> <td style="vertical-align: top;" align="left" height="110" valign="top" width="155"><span style="position: absolute; z-index: 1;"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td> <div style="padding: 3.6pt 7.2pt; text-align: left;" class="shape"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><img src="file:///Users/gigsteve/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip/0/clip_image004.png" height="93" width="146" /></p> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </span> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri; color: black;"> </span></p> <br /><br />Visit:<br /><a href="http://theatredance.gwu.edu/Cast/castawards.html">http://theatredance.gwu.edu/Cast/castawards.html</a>TRDAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978157903200550876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7143732388589646810.post-71884538330902916992011-03-24T15:52:00.000-07:002011-03-24T15:57:27.388-07:00GW DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE AND DANCE PRESENTS FOURTH ANNUAL NEW PLAYS FESTIVAL<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://theatredance.gwu.edu/Season/show_thumbs/NPF11-Web.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 129px; height: 200px;" src="http://theatredance.gwu.edu/Season/show_thumbs/NPF11-Web.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span class="SubHeader">NEW PLAYS FESTIVAL</span><br /><p style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> Directed by Jodi Kanter. The department's fourth annual showing of student written one-act plays.</span></p><p style="font-family: arial;"> <style>@font-face { font-family: "Arial"; }@font-face { font-family: "SimSun"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">This year’s plays include <span style="font-style: italic;">Voices on the Edge</span> by Nathan Wilson, <span style="font-style: italic;">Spumoni</span> by Conor McCaffrey and <span style="font-style: italic;">Luvolution</span> by Julie Braunschweiger.</span></span> </p> <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">March 25, 26 and April 1, 2</span> <span style="font-family:arial;"> at 7:30 pm</span> <span style="font-family:arial;"> and March 27 and April 3</span> <span style="font-family:arial;"> at 2:00 pm</span> <span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;" >General admission is $15 for the general public. Admission for students and senior citizens is $10. Tickets are available online at <a href="http://theatredance.gwu.edu/Season/mainstage.html">theatredance.gwu.edu</a>, by calling (202) 994-0995 or by visiting the box office on the night of the performance. The box office is located next to the Dorothy Betts Marvin Theatre, on the first floor of the Marvin Center.<span style=""><br /></span></span></span><style>@font-face { font-family: "Arial"; }@font-face { font-family: "SimSun"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style>TRDAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978157903200550876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7143732388589646810.post-17743486258689065552011-03-21T13:25:00.000-07:002011-03-21T13:32:12.464-07:00The Mongolia Dance Diary: Day 1<em style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">George Washington University’s <a href="http://www.dtsbco.com/bios/danasbio.html">Dana Tai Soon Burgess,</a> chair of the <a href="http://www.gwu.edu/%7Etheatre/">department of theater and dance </a>and founder of Washington’s premiere Asian-American contemporary dance company, <a href="http://www.dtsbco.com/home/home.html">Dana Tai Soon Burgess and Co</a>., travels this week to the Mongolian capital, Ulaanbaatar, to lead master classes in contemporary American dance.</em> <a href="http://chronicle.com/blogs/arts/the-mongolia-dance-diary-day-1/28924">Go to the blog</a>TRDAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978157903200550876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7143732388589646810.post-13772783026413844292011-02-23T15:32:00.000-08:002011-03-09T11:44:02.565-08:00GW Department of Theatre & Dance presents the fourth annual NEW PLAYS FESTIVAL<style>@font-face { font-family: "Arial"; }@font-face { font-family: "SimSun"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">The Department’s fourth annual New Plays Festival of student-written one-acts will be directed this year by Jodi Kanter, GW professor of theater. <span style=""> </span>This year’s plays include “Voices on the Edge” by Nathan Wolfson, “Spumoni” by Conor McCaffrey and “Luvolution” by Julie Braunschweiger.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">In addition, the festival will feature two evenings of staged readings of student written plays directed by Allyson Currin Stokes: “Holding Penelope’s Hand” by Marielle Mondon; “Postcards from Vienna” by Tay Tufenkjian; “Running from the Border” by Micah Lubens; “Rain” by Elizabeth Lothian.<span style=""> </span>Readings will take place March 28 and 29 at 7:30 p.m. in Betts Theatre (two plays per night, order to be announced).</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">March 25, 26 and April 1, 2 at 7:30 pm<br />and March 27 and April 3 at 2:00 pm</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">General admission is $15 for the general public. Admission for students and senior citizens is $10. Ticket reservations are available online at theatredance.gwu.edu, by calling (202) 994-0995 or by visiting the box office on the night of the performance. The box office is located next to the Dorothy Betts Marvin Theatre, on the first floor of the Marvin Center.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">The George Washington University</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Dorothy Betts Marvin Theatre, Marvin Center 1<sup>st</sup> floor</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">800 21<sup>st</sup> Street, NW</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Washington, D.C. 20052</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">(Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro Station, Blue and Orange lines)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Buy tickets online: <a href="http://theatredance.gwu.edu/Season/mainstage.html">http://theatredance.gwu.edu/Season/mainstage.html</a></span></p>TRDAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978157903200550876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7143732388589646810.post-89240967394473878082011-02-23T15:26:00.000-08:002011-02-23T15:31:24.285-08:00GW DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE AND DANCE PRESENTS STEPHEN SONDHEIM’S MUSICAL ANYONE CAN WHISTLE<style>@font-face { font-family: "Arial"; }@font-face { font-family: "Times"; }@font-face { font-family: "Calibri"; }@font-face { font-family: "SimSun"; }@font-face { font-family: "Arial Bold"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: windowtext; }p.MsoTitle, li.MsoTitle, div.MsoTitle { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times; color: windowtext; font-weight: bold; }p { margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black; }span.TitleChar { font-family: Times; font-weight: bold; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> <p class="MsoTitle"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:11pt;" >GW’S DEPARTMENT OF </span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;" >THEATRE AND DANCE PRESENTS </span></p> <p class="MsoTitle"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;" >STEPHEN SONDHEIM’S MUSICAL</span></p> <p class="MsoTitle"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;" ><span style=""> </span>‘ANYONE CAN WHISTLE’</span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:";font-size:11pt;" ></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -1in;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;" >EVENT:<span style=""> </span></span></b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;" >The George </span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;" >Washington University Department of Theatre and Dance (TRDA) and the Department of Music present ‘Anyone Can Whistle,’ the fourth theatre production of the 2010-2011 TRDA MainStage Season. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;" > </span></i></b></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;" >WHEN:</span></b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;" ><span style=""> </span></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;" >Feb. 24, 25, 26, 2011 7:30 p.m.;<br /><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>Feb. 27, 2011; 2:00 p.m.</span><b style=""><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;" ></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><b style=""><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;" ><span style=""> </span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;color:black;" >WHERE:<span style=""> </span></span></b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;color:black;" >The George Washington University</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;color:black;" >Dorothy Betts Marvin Theatre, Marvin Center 1<sup>st</sup> floor</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;color:black;" >800 21<sup>st</sup> Street, NW<br />Washington, D.C. 20052</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;color:black;" >(Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro Station, Blue and Orange lines)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -1in;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;" > </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -1in;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;" >COST:</span></b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;" > <span style=""> </span>General admission is $15 for the general public. Admission for students and senior citizens is $10. Ticket reservations are available online <a href="http://theatredance.gwu.edu/Season/mainstage.html">here</a>, by calling (202) 994-0995 or by visiting the box office on the night of the performance. The box office is located next to the Dorothy Betts Marvin Theatre, on the first floor of the Marvin Center.<span style=""><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -1in;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;" ><span style=""><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -1in;"> <style>@font-face { font-family: "Arial"; }@font-face { font-family: "SimSun"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.75in;"><b><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;" >BACKGROUND:</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;" >Stephen Sondheim’s musical, "Anyone Can Whistle" is directed by Leslie Jacobson, GW’s own director of the academy of classical acting and professor of theatre. Music direction by Patrick O’Donnell (Department of Music). Choreography by Jan Taylor.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">"Anyone Can Whistle" is presented through special arrangement with Music</p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also</p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">supplied by MTI, 421 West 54th Street, New york, NY 10019 Tel.: (212)</p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">541-4684 Fax: (212) 397-4684 www.MTIShows.com</p> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><br /><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;" ></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;" >BUY TICKETS ONLINE <a href="http://theatredance.gwu.edu/Season/mainstage.html">HERE</a><br /></span></p> <p></p>TRDAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978157903200550876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7143732388589646810.post-39730540674698238412011-01-25T12:46:00.000-08:002011-01-31T11:21:32.977-08:00The South Africa Project: February 4 at 7:30 pm<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; text-indent: -1in;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">EVENT:<span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">GW’s Department of Theatre and Dance, in collaboration with GW’s Departments of Music, Africana Studies and Women’s Studies, the Multi-Cultural Students Association, as well as St. Andrew’s Episcopal School and The Seekers Church, present <b><i>The South African Project: Window on Winterveldt</i></b><i>. </i>The benefit performance features youth performers from the Bokamoso Youth Center of Winterveldt, South Africa. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></i></b></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">WHEN:</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><span style=""> </span>Friday, Feb. 4, 2011, at 7:30 p.m.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><span style=""> </span>Rehearsal: Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011 at 7:45 p.m.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Arial;">WHERE:<span style=""> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Arial;">The George Washington University</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Arial;">Dorothy</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Arial;"> Betts Marvin Theatre, Marvin Center 1st Floor</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Arial;">800 21st Street, NW</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Arial;">, Washington, D.C.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black; font-family: Arial;">(Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro Station, Blue and Orange lines)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; text-indent: -1in;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; text-indent: -1in;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">COST:</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"> <span style=""> </span>Admission is $10 for students and senior citizens, and $30 for the general public. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Ticket reservations are available by emailing <a>kirkak@gwu.edu</a>, by calling 202-994-0995 or by visiting the box office on the night of the performance. The box office is located next to the Dorothy Betts Marvin Theatre, on the first floor of the Marvin Center.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.75in;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">BACKGROUND:</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">George Washington University (GW) theater professor Leslie Jacobson and colleague Roy Barber from St. Andrews Episcopal School in Potomac, Md., have worked with the youth from Bokamoso in Winterveldt, South Africa, since 2003. Often accompanied by several GW students on undergraduate fellowships, Ms. Jacobson and Mr. Barber develop plays and songs that address social problems of the Winterveldt community.<span style=""> </span>Since 2004, youth from the Bokamoso Youth Center have traveled to the U.S, stayed with GW students, attended classes and performed at the university to benefit the Bokamoso Youth Center Scholarship Fund. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: windowtext; font-family: Arial;">Eleven South African youth will stay with GW undergraduate students in their residence halls, attend classes and events and meet with GW administrators and alumni.<span style=""> </span>The South African youth will rehearse for the performance on Thursday evening. The plays and poems the youth will be performing will come from works they developed with Ms. Jacobson and Mr. Barber, and GW alumni Elizabeth Acevedo, Scout Seide, Caroline O'Grady, Betsey Perlmutter and Margaret Artz. This year, a play created by the Bokamoso drama director will be added to the program.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">About Winterveldt, South Africa and the Bokamoso Youth Center</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">Created under the Apartheid regime in the early 1950s, the rural township of Winterveldt, South Africa, is plagued with extreme poverty, a 25 percent HIV/AIDS infection rate and a lack of education. The community is actively working to heal and restore its population, with contributions from various civic and religious organizations and private individuals. One of the most effective community organizations, the Bokamoso Youth Center, works with at-risk youth to bring focus and hope to their lives through school and various training programs.<span style=""> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p><br /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><span style=""> </span></span> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"> </span></p><p><a href="http://theatredance.gwu.edu/images/south-africa2011-cc.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 243px;" src="http://theatredance.gwu.edu/images/south-africa2011-cc.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></p>TRDAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978157903200550876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7143732388589646810.post-72498574767729055352011-01-20T11:50:00.000-08:002011-01-20T11:54:41.442-08:00Alan Wade directing G. K. Chesterton's Magic at The Washington Stage Guild<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Magic</span> by G.K. Chesterton at The Washington Stage Guild.<br />Directed by Alan Wade<br />January 6-30, 2011.<br />www.alan-wade.com �<br /><br />DC Theatre Scene <a href="http://dctheatrescene.com/2011/01/09/magic/">review</a><br />buy tickets <a href="http://www.stageguild.org/tickets.htm">here</a>TRDAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978157903200550876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7143732388589646810.post-80691359103123438342011-01-11T06:59:00.000-08:002011-01-11T07:02:19.128-08:00TRDA guest artist, Jodi Melnick, gets surprise grant!<div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">LIKE other choreographers awarded grants through the Jerome Robbins Foundation’s New Essential Works Program, Jodi Melnick never applied. And like the others, she received the news out of the blue, delivered in the form of a call — in her case on Skype — by the program’s ebullient director, Damian Woetzel. </p><p class="MsoNormal">Blog</p><p class="MsoNormal">ArtsBeat</p><p class="MsoNormal">The latest on the arts, coverage of live events, critical reviews, multimedia extravaganzas and much more. Join the discussion.</p><p class="MsoNormal">More Arts News</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Andrea Mohin/The New York Times</p><p class="MsoNormal">Damian Woetzel with Jodi Melnick. </p><p class="MsoNormal">“I was like, ‘Are you kidding me?’ ” Ms. Melnick said. “I really didn’t believe it. So I’m getting this grant money — it’s $10,000 — and listen to this: If I want to work with other dancers, I could probably get another five and if I want to work with a bigger group, I could probably get more than that and then get a matching grant.” </p><p class="MsoNormal">She laughed in gleeful disbelief. Even though Ms. Melnick focuses on the solo form and is not planning to create a spectacle “with big overhead,” as she put it, having the option to do so is rare. New Essential Works, which finances the development of new dances, was created by the Jerome Robbins Foundation in the fall of 2009 in response to the financial crisis. Allen Greenberg and Daniel Stern, a trustees at the foundation, and Christopher Pennington, its executive director, were concerned about the prospect of a lost period of choreography. </p><p class="MsoNormal">Many of the grants pair a choreographer with a dance company, but Ms. Melnick’s award was the first to sponsor an individual choreographer without a specific project in mind. So far most awards have benefited struggling ballet companies and choreographers whose work might otherwise have fallen through the cracks. </p><p class="MsoNormal">The program provides about $250,000 a year with grants generally ranging from $10,000 to $35,000. Eleven grants have been awarded, with at least five pending. (In 2010 the Jerome Robbins Foundation gave away about $1.8 million.) </p><p class="MsoNormal">Mr. Woetzel makes decisions about grants with Mr. Greenberg, Mr. Pennington and Mr. Stern. “Some of this is about companies in need,” Mr. Woetzel said. “Some of it is about choreographers who perhaps need more work or it would be nice to see taking a step forward that otherwise they might not be able to take.” </p><p class="MsoNormal">This year New Essential Works will collaborate with Yaddo to recommend candidates for choreographic residencies. One word that Mr. Woetzel continually returns to in describing the program is relevance. “That’s what is so wonderful about the New program,” he said. “It is about filling a need. It is about everything, from economics to art, and it’s about today, so that’s great. It’s not based on the high-mindedness of ‘this is the utopic way things should be.’ ” </p><p class="MsoNormal">Mr. Woetzel, a former principal with New York City Ballet, isn’t the type to wait around for things to happen. As the artistic director of the Vail International Dance Festival and a member of the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, he has connections and is often able to finagle matching grants. Mr. Woetzel’s networking efforts, frequently in tandem with the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and the Knight Foundation, generally benefit smaller ballet companies outside New York. </p><p class="MsoNormal">The first sponsored work, Matthew Neenan’s “At the Border,” choreographed for the Pennsylvania Ballet, will also be performed by Nevada Ballet Theater in March. Jessica Lang’s “Solo in Nine Parts,” created for Kansas City Ballet, will be shown at Eugene Ballet and Alaska Dance Theater in April. </p><p class="MsoNormal">In the case of Oregon Ballet Theater, which presented a new work by Emery LeCrone in April, Christopher Stowell, the company’s artistic director, was impressed by the program’s immediacy. </p><p class="MsoNormal">“It’s the kind of thing that can sometimes take three years to develop,” he said. “This happened very fast. We didn’t have a brand new work in the season for the first time in many years, and they wanted to make a difference. One thing that was interesting is that they would only fund something that we would add to that season.” </p><p class="MsoNormal">At Sacramento Ballet the choreographer Brian Reeder presented “Market Crash” in April. The work, set to a score by Eric Moe, explores the notion of panic and anxiety and will be done by the company again in May. “It wasn’t like, ‘We need for you to make an opener or a closer for us,’ ” Mr. Reeder said. “It was more, ‘Make what you want.’ I felt very free and open, and that’s not always the case.” </p><p class="MsoNormal">New Essential Works also has a partnership with the Baryshnikov Arts Center, where, during the fall, three contemporary choreographers — Stefanie Batten Bland, John Heginbotham and Elena Demyanenko, all chosen by Mikhail Baryshnikov — were granted five-week residencies and $10,000 each. The center’s executive director, Stanford Makishi, said the center also provided technical and administrative support. </p><p class="MsoNormal">“The goal was very much in the spirit of what the New Essential Works program was doing with regional ballet companies,” he said. “We wanted to potentially lift the careers of these people.” </p><p class="MsoNormal">The center hosted several showings of the choreographers’ work throughout the fall. On Sunday afternoon they will present dances created during their residencies as part of the Association of Performing Arts Presenters showcase. This year the residency program will focus on Broadway dance. </p><p class="MsoNormal">“The chance to work on Broadway choreography as opposed to having to deliver Broadway choreography can be two distinct things,” Mr. Woetzel said. “I think there’s a role to be played in the idea of: What is a Broadway choreographer today? How do you become a Broadway choreographer? What are the skill sets?” </p><p class="MsoNormal">In many ways Mr. Woetzel, armed with curiosity, is still developing his eye for choreographers. </p><p class="MsoNormal">“In ballet class Stanley Williams used to say, ‘I don’t see it,’ and it was so frustrating because you wanted to say: ‘That’s a brisé. I just did it.’ ” </p><p class="MsoNormal">Mr. Woetzel said he experienced a similar sensation when watching dances. “Is it blurry?” he asked. “Is it in focus? Has this been thought through? Does it make sense, or does it make sense that it doesn’t make sense? I just want to have experiences that matter in the theater. </p><p class="MsoNormal">“There’s a part of me that just loves dancing,” he continued. “I could sit and watch the Nicholas Brothers all night, happily, on one level, but then I’m also dying to see Jodi just stand there and move her arm over the course of 20 minutes. There are no rules.” </p><p class="MsoNormal">This article has been revised to reflect the following correction</p><p class="MsoNormal">Correction: January 10, 2011</p><p class="MsoNormal">An earlier version of this article misstated the name of a dance company in the Northwest. It is Oregon Ballet Theater, not Oregon Dance Theater.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div> <table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>TRDAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978157903200550876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7143732388589646810.post-69627029599824402132010-12-28T07:10:00.000-08:002010-12-28T07:14:25.987-08:00Former TRDA guest artist luciana achugar 2010 Newsletter<style>@font-face { font-family: "Arial"; }@font-face { font-family: "Times"; }@font-face { font-family: "Cambria"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 10pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }a:link, span.MsoHyperlink { color: blue; text-decoration: underline; }a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { color: purple; text-decoration: underline; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Dear Friends,</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">I write you at the close of what has been an unforgettable year for me both personally and artistically. From the presentation of <i style="">Franny & Zooey </i>(2007) at the American Realness Festival last January 2010 at Abrons Arts Center to the premiere of a new work commissioned by the Zenon Dance Company at The Southern Theater in Minneapolis this Fall, this year has been filled with many significant opportunities for me to continue my work.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Most importantly, this year, we premiered<b style=""> <i style="">PURO DESEO</i> at The Kitchen </b>in April; a duet by luciana achugar and Michael Mahalchick with lighting design by Madeline Best and Costumes by Walter Dundervill. We are so excited by the amazing reception this work received and, we are thrilled to announce that <i style="">PURO DESEO </i>and its whole collaborative team, received a <b style="">2010 New York Dance and Performance “Bessie” Award </b>“for casting a spell on the audience and taking them into the dark, dark mysteries of the body and all its desires”.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">“She wants, I think, to mesmerize us, which she does, and I don’t think she’d mind scaring the hell out of us. If I were to cede my ability to construct a sentence and moan my way down the page in syllables, I might better convey the visceral response this work induces. [...] <i style="">PURO DESEO</i> isn’t what people usually mean when they call something a dance. All the movement is guttural; gestures spew up from some dark, inner place.” Deborah Jowitt, The Village Voice.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">We are very excited that we will get to perform <b style=""><i style="">PURO DESEO</i></b><i style=""> </i>again in its entirety this January during APAP; and we invite you to experience this Bessie Award winning show again or for the first time in the amazing Abrons Arts Center Playhouse Theater <b style="">as part of the American Realness Festival on January 7th & 9th!</b></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">For info and tickets click here:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><a href="http://www.henrystreet.org/site/PageServer?pagename=AAC_PERF_luciana_achugar_puro_deseo"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">http://www.henrystreet.org/</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">sit</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">e/PageServer?pagename=AAC_</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">PERF</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">_luciana_achugar_puro_</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">deseo</span></span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">During 2010 I was also very grateful and proud to be the recipient of a Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants for Artists Award, receive support from the Jerome Foundation, make new commissioned work on 8 dancers for the Zenon Dance Company of Minneapolis and to be selected for a second year Residency at BAX/Brooklyn Arts Exchange as a Research Fellow, where I am doing research on teaching dance technique as I begin working on my next project tentatively titled <i style="">Feeling Form. </i></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">2011 is already shaping up to be a fruitful year. I will be working with 16 students from the New School to make a new work to be premiered during their April Concert at the Alvin Ailey CitiGroup Theater, I will continue my research Residency at BAX and begin development for my next work to be premiered in the WInter of 2012. I will also be traveling to Montevideo, Uruguay during the summer to perform <i style="">PURO DESEO </i>and to make new work with Uruguayan dancers as a way to continue my commitment to remain in communication with the dance community there.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Last, but not least, I would like to share with you that I will be featured in Dance Magazine's January 2011 "25 to Watch" article. I feel very grateful for this honorable mention and I was particularly moved by what Noemi Lafrance, who nominated me for this, had to say about my work..:</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">"luciana is doing something that has an edge, but it's also very clean, concise, together. I feel like her work,while experimental, is also accessible. You could see it if you hadn't been exposed to dance and still be moved. It has a touch of being universal.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"> As a performer, she's powerful without being arrogant; her power is very pure. She's a very down-to-earth human being- generous and natural.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"> Her last show, <i style="">PURO DESEO</i>, really brings you on a journey. It takes a little while to evolve. You hear this humming, this singing, and she goes into this very repetitive back-and-forth. But you feel as though the room is starting to get haunted. There's some kind of shamanic quality; the air is getting a little bit thicker. When artists are able to do that, they transcend the space with what they are doing.<br /> I'm curious to see what she does next. She definitely has more intriguing work up her sleeve."<br />Noemi Lafrance for "25 to Watch", Dance Magazine.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">____________</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">I am so grateful for the support of friends, collaborators and donors thus far! The success of my work is completely reliant upon your generosity. </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">As you plan your year-end charitable donations, we hope that you will consider making a contribution to luciana achugar dance. By giving a tax deductible donation to luciana achugar, you are helping to provide our company with the opportunity to grow creatively and financially. We hope you will consider donating before January 1st and lowering your tax burden for 2010.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">I look forward to welcoming you to the re-mounted version of <i style="">PURO DESEO</i> at Abrons Arts Center as part of the American Realness Festival!</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><a href="http://tbspmgmt.com/AMERICAN_REALNESS_.html"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">http://tbspmgmt.com/AMERICAN_REALNESS_.html</span></span></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(80, 0, 80);"></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Happy New Year!!!!</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Sincerely,</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times;"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">luciana achugar<br />41 Withers St. #6<br />Brooklyn, NY 11211<br />Cell # 646.872.4192<br /><a href="http://www.lachugar.org/">www.lachugar.org</a></p>TRDAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978157903200550876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7143732388589646810.post-47677797393163501172010-12-10T07:49:00.000-08:002010-12-14T09:57:10.842-08:00Voice and Character Performance Final<span style="font-family:'PrimaSans BT,Verdana,sans-serif';">Please come to the Voice and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Character Performance Final</span><br /><br />A staging of excerpts from the poetic novel VANISHING POINT, by Australian writer Jeri Kroll<br /><br />on Thursday, Dec. 16th, at 7 p.m. in Studio XX<br /><br />All are welcome!!!!<br /></span>TRDAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978157903200550876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7143732388589646810.post-15011987167241832662010-12-09T08:12:00.000-08:002010-12-09T08:14:12.048-08:00Dana Tai Soon Burgess & Company: America’s Cloud<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0042/4072/products/120510Bweb_large.jpg?1288026977"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0042/4072/products/120510Bweb_large.jpg?1288026977" alt="" border="0" /></a><span>Join acclaimed choreographer Dana Tai Soon Burgess and his contemporary dance company as they debut their site-specific dance piece, “America’s Cloud”. <a href="http://programs.corcoran.org/products/product">more></a><br /><br /></span>TRDAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978157903200550876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7143732388589646810.post-22411338404449072032010-11-29T12:43:00.000-08:002010-12-08T07:28:20.944-08:00Dances by Dancers: December 8, 2010 at 7:30 PM – Building J Down<span style=";font-family:";font-size:11pt;" ></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:11pt;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dances by Dancers</span> (choreography for 3 or more) – 14 students in the Dance Composition Class present original choreography for casts of 3 or more.</span><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:11pt;" >Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at 7:30 PM – Building J Down</span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:11pt;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Trends in Performance Final Event </span>(Title TBA)</span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:11pt;" >Thursday, December 9, 2010 at 7:30 pm – Building J Down</span></p><p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:11pt;" > FREE - Both programs are also requesting donations for a friend of Justin Balsamo, Business School, who died this past year. The Business School will send a representative to the programs to tell about this young person.</span></p>TRDAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978157903200550876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7143732388589646810.post-72079771510537970252010-11-29T10:37:00.000-08:002010-11-29T11:01:56.601-08:00Movement Composition and Trends in Performance Art: Final Performance Dec 8/9<a href="http://theatredance.gwu.edu/images/CompandTrends.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 329px; height: 443px;" src="http://theatredance.gwu.edu/images/CompandTrends.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> <style>@font-face { font-family: "Arial"; }@font-face { font-family: "Cambria"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 10pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }</style> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Join the Movement Composition and Trends in Performing Arts Classes in their final performance of the year!<br /><br />This performance is FREE</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Where: Studio J Dance Theater</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;" ><br /></span><span style="font-family:Arial;">Date: Dec 8/8</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;" ><br /></span><span style="font-family:Arial;">Time: 7:30 pm</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;" ></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /></span></p>TRDAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978157903200550876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7143732388589646810.post-67113444877066650532010-11-17T09:56:00.000-08:002010-11-17T10:10:48.112-08:00GW Department of Theatre & Dance presents Fall DanceWorks 2010 Concert Director Anthony Gongora<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://theatredance.gwu.edu/images/DWF-cc.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 384px;" src="http://theatredance.gwu.edu/images/DWF-cc.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>The George Washington University Department of Theatre & Dance presents <span style="font-style: italic;">Fall DanceWorks 2010</span>, featuring internationally acclaimed guest artist, Susan Rethorst, and GW student choreographers.<br /><br />WHEN: Nov. 18, 19, 20; 7:30 p.m.<br /><br />WHERE: The George Washington University<br />Dorothy Betts Marvin Theatre, Marvin Center 1st floor<br />800 21st Street, NW<br />Washington, D.C. 20052<br />(Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro Station, Blue and Orange lines)<br /><br />COST:<br />General admission is $15 for the general public. Admission for students and senior citizens is $10. Tickets are available online at www.theatredance.gwu.edu, by calling 202-994-0995 or by visiting the box office on the night of the performance. The box office is located next to the Dorothy Betts Marvin Theatre, on the first floor of the Marvin Center.<br /><br />BACKGROUND:<br />Concert Director, Anthony Gongora, holds an MFA in Dance from the University of Maryland. Gongora has danced in the companies of Loretta Livingston and Dancers, Chicago Repertory Dance Ensemble, Bob Eisen Dance, Mordine & Company and Jan Ekert & Dancers. Gongora has presented his own work nationally and internationally.<br /><br />Susan Rethorst, internationally renowned teacher of choreography, was born in 1951 in Washington, D.C. Ms. Rethorst’s work has been presented by The Museum of Modern Art, The Kitchen Center, Dance Theater Workshop, Danspace Project at St. Marks, The Downtown Whitney Museum, as well as at various dance theaters, universities and festivals throughout the U.S. Internationally her work has been produced by The Holland Festival, Spazio Zero Rome, The Kunsthalle Basel, The Aix-en-Provence Festival and Jerusalem’s Room Festival.<br /><br />Ms. Rethorst has received many accolades in recognition of her choreographic achievements including two “Bessies,” the New York and Performance Award for Outstanding Achievement. She was the recent recipient of the 2010 Alpert Award in the Arts for dance. The yearly award is given to five artists working in the fields of dance, film/video, theatre and visual arts. She has published articles on her choreographic thinking in “Movement Research Journal” and “Choreographic Encounters” and is currently completing a book titled “A Choreographic Mind”.TRDAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978157903200550876noreply@blogger.com0