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Misnomer Dance Theater

Dances by Chris Elam - www.misnomer.org

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MISNOMER NAMED AS NY TIMES ONE OF TOP TEN DANCE PERFORMANCES OF 2006 , alongside the New York City Ballet, The American Ballet Theater, Mark Morris, and Bill T. Jones. John Rockwell's article published December 24th article can be read in full here.
DANCE MAGAZINE NAMES MISNOMER AS ONE OF "25 TO WATCH IN 2007"
PRESS ABOUT MISNOMER“Chris Elam's dances burst with distinctiveness ... he is a talent, no doubt about it... Mr. Elam is well on his way to establishing himself as an important voice in downtown dance.” - The New York Times

“Christopher Elam's Misnomer Dance Theater hit town with a force I haven't seen since the early days of Mark Morris.” - The Village Voice“Bizarre and comical, Chris Elam's Misnomer Dance Theater blurs the line between humans behaving weirdly and animals at play.” - Dance Magazine“Absurd and poignant... wonderfully strange and unpredictable choreography.” - The New Yorker
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THE MISNOMER STORE is a way to get great things and help us make art. Check it out for DVDs, signed photographs, and "wrap-around" T's by NYC designer Trong Nuygen printed on American Apparel. See them here:
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APPLE COMPUTERS made a feautre documentary about our choreography for RES digitized with motion-capture technology - Check it out below and read about it here .
Apple Computers documentary featuring Misnomer
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Watch Bjorks Wanderlust video premiere choreographed by Misnomer

Watch the premiere of Bjork’s Wanderlust - the full 2d version. You can watch the full version here, or on yahoo.com. The video was choreographed by Misnomer’s Chris Elam and features 2 Mi...
Posted by Misnomer Dance Theater on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 09:56:00 PST

A Call to Action: A 2nd (and Final) Vote to Win 10K

Good news: We've made it to IdeaBlob's December $10K Business Idea Contest Finals. We need your vote by December 31st to win $10K to build new online tools to share with other arts companies for free...
Posted by Misnomer Dance Theater on Sat, 29 Dec 2007 03:46:00 PST

Experimental Online Theater & More

The internet has created new opportunities for artists who continually struggle to find funding. Now, we need help proving that's true. Misnomer has put together a proposal to build online tools for t...
Posted by Misnomer Dance Theater on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 08:49:00 PST

Misnomer Joins (Inter)Mission Social Network

(Inter)mission is a new initiative by Kristin Sloan - a social network for the dance community. After all the discussion and development in the online space, Kristin has put together a very functional...
Posted by Misnomer Dance Theater on Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:07:00 PST

New Video Series: Misnomer Unpacked

Check out our new video series, and get the latest through signing up for the Misnomer Blog. The Misnomer Official blog is at www.misnomer.org/blog---http://www.misnomer.org/blog/2007/09 /26/misnomer-u...
Posted by Misnomer Dance Theater on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 11:17:00 PST

Summer Stages Dance Classes

As part of the the Summer Stages Dance/Baryshnikov Arts Center Artist Residency Project, Misnomer has been teaching a class called "Improbable Partnering and Exceptional Physical Interactions." Follow...
Posted by Misnomer Dance Theater on Mon, 06 Aug 2007 01:51:00 PST

future perfect Premieres TODAY and Saturday

Misnomer Dance Theater presents a shared concert with Larry Kegwin today. The company is very excited about its new work, and hopes you will join them for the concert and dance party for everyone aft...
Posted by Misnomer Dance Theater on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 07:06:00 PST

Spring Soiree For Everyone

Things are getting really exciting over here as we prepare for our Spring Soiree. We going to have food and drink included, a short performance of our acclaimed work, and live music to keep the party...
Posted by Misnomer Dance Theater on Fri, 16 Feb 2007 05:50:00 PST

New videos on our website and update

We recently have added new videos of Misnomer on our website. Check it out misnomer.org.We are currently engaged in a 14-month residency at The Skirball Center for the Performing Arts at New York Univ...
Posted by Misnomer Dance Theater on Thu, 09 Nov 2006 06:47:00 PST

New York Times Review

New York Times ReviewTwo Premieres for Chris Elam and His Misnomer Dance TheaterBy JOHN ROCKWELLPublished: May 13, 2006To be good, choreographers need personality. They can have talent and a career se...
Posted by Misnomer Dance Theater on Thu, 10 Aug 2006 09:54:00 PST