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DRC UPDATE
September 12, 2007
IN THE NEWS
PERFORMANCES CLASSES WORKSHOPS/SEMINARS JOBS/EMPLOYMENT AUDITIONS CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS ANNOUNCEMENTS
DRC UPDATE
DRC's ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING THIS WEEKEND, September 16th @ 3:00pm at The Nate Holden Performing Arts Center. PLEASE JOIN US!
DRC Discounts: Thank you to Vox Dance Theatre and Lloyd Rodgers Group, LADI 08, and Deborah Rosen for their support of DRC members!
PERFORMANCES
Keith Johnson/Dancers: Girl Falling Towards the Sky. Two nights of exceptional choreography and great dancing. Keith Johnson/Dancers present three works to the Los Angeles area including Brink, I Dream A Highway, and Girl Falling Towards The Sky. The company was formed in 1998 after choreographer Keith Johnson completed his time as a dancer with Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company, Creach/Koester, and Doug Varone & Dancers. Fri, Sept. 14 & Sat, Sept 15. at 8:30pm. Diavolo Performance Space - 616 Moulton St. Los Angeles, CA 90031 (downtown in the Brewery Arts Complex). Tickets: $20 General (cash only). Reserve Tickets: [email protected] (include your name, date of performance, and number of tickets). Reservations will be confirmed. Questions: Layne McGhee 209.602.3216
Salon of Found (and stolen) Dance Farmlab, Friday, September 14, 2007, 8 pm, Admission Free An evening of live demonstrations, video footage, performance and conversation of, on and around the topics of appropriation, inspiration, transformation, and stealing. And, of course, refreshments will be served. Curated by New York-based choreographer Melinda Ring through an open call to other artists. "The Salon of Found Dance" was originally conceived of for the "Movement Research Festival Spring 2007 - Reverence (Irreverence)". Farmlab 1745 North Spring Street, Unit 4 Los Angeles, CA 90012 TEL: 323-226-1158 www.farmlab.org
LADI 08 - A Tribute to Stanley Holden Saturday, September 15 8:00 PM Nate Holden Performing Arts Center 4718 West Washington Blvd. LA,CA a 90016 Tickets: $25-$15 DRC Purchase: www.ladanceinvitational.org or Phone: 1- 800 595-4849 or at the door The 8th Annual LADI -Tribute To Stanley Holden Executive Producer Howard Ibach presents: San Pedro City Ballet, Amy Ernst, Sacramento Ballet, LA Contemporary Dance Company Lux Aeterna, Moving Arts Dance, Commonality Dance Company and Very Special Guests: renowned ballet pianist Mr. Michael Roberts, Mr. Edward Villella and Anthony Dowell in a special video tribute and other surprises!
VOX Dance Theatre & The Lloyd Rodgers Group ~Live in Concert~ Sat. Sept 15 at 8PM & Sun. Sept 16 at 2PM Martha B. Knoebel Dance Theater on the campus of California State University/Long Beach Atherton Street between Bellflower Blvd. & Palo Verde Avenue next to the Blue Pyramid. Supported in part by the CSULB Department of Dance * Tickets $18 general, $15 students, seniors, DRC [email protected] or 562.438-1796 www.voxdancetheatre.org
Ten professional choreographers will be presenting work at the 3rd Annual Invitational Dance Concert on the campus of Golden West College, Huntington Beach on Saturday, September 15th at 8 p.m. and Sunday, September 16th at 3 p.m. The GWC Dance Department is again proud to showcase choreographic gems from Southern California's innovative dance community, and to also recognize inventive talent from beyond California's borders. Featured choreographers and performers include, Nannette Brodie & Nannette Brodie Dance Theatre, Jeff Hendrix, Jeffrey Hornaday, Maria Sifuentes, Stella Viorica and Marco Westwood. $15 / $10 Students, Seniors, Children under 12. Tickets at www.gwctheater.com or 714-895-8150.
GOLDEN WEST COLLEGE DANCE DEPARTMENT PRESENTS: Eleven professional choreographers will be presenting their original work at the 3rd Annual Invitational Dance Concert. This concert will be presented in the Mainstage Theater on the campus of Golden West College, Huntington Beach on Saturday, September 15th at 8 p.m. and Sunday, September 16th at 3 p.m. ADMISSION: $15 General Admission; $10 Students, Seniors and Children under 12. Tickets can be purchased on line at www.gwctheater.com Tickets by telephone at 714-895-8150 INFORMATION: Please call GWC Dance Department at 714-895-8281
Dance Camera West Autumn Gathering at the Los Angeles Music Center Plaza Wednesday, September 19, 7-9pm SLOW DANCING Created by David Michalek (artist will be attending) Dance at the Music Center has invited Dance Camera West to share in the activities celebrating the West Coast premiere of Slow Dancing, an outdoor installation that simultaneously captures the beauty of the body in motion, while exposing its most intricate nuances in larger- than-life video portraits projected on16 foot screens. The hyper-slow-motion HD video portraits of 45 master dancers are so exquisitely decelerated that each subjects brief original movement just five or so seconds of a single gesture is stretched into a ten-minute film. It's free and everyone is welcome! Cash bar/food available at Patina's on the Plaza Parking $8 Music Center 135 N. Grand Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90012 www.dancecamerawest.org [email protected] or call 213-480-8633.
SOMA Fest L.A. - emBODYment Peformances. The Somatic Movement Arts Festival at 18th Street Arts Complex, Santa Monica. Tickets $20, $15 Students/DRC. September 21 & 22, Fri/Sat, 8:30pm Highways Performance Space, 1651 18th St (for reservations _www.highwaysperformance.org_ (http://www.highwaysperformance.org/) ). September 23, Sun, 4pm Continuum Studio, 1629 18th St #7 Reservations: _www.somafest.(for reservations www.somafest.org). With reknown Dance/Somatic Movement Artists from across the U.S., including Carol Swann (Bay Area), Emilie Conrad (L.A.), Ione Beauchamp (NYC) and more! Curated by Teri Carter and Intention Dance Theatre.
FOCUSFISH PRESENTS "GUSH" - FOCUSfish, Hollywood's only community circus sports program, showcases its finest performance partners and instructors in "GUSH." This eclectic ensemble meshes several performance disciplines together in an exciting evening of entertainment. The FOCUSFish Flying Circus is where traditional circus arts meet non-traditional performance arts and contemporary dance to combine and create a unique, organic performance experience. Add animated projections, larger-than-life puppetry, aerial dance, and you have the FOCUSfish Flying Circus world premiere of "GUSH." Who: FOCUSfish - L.A.'s community circus sports program What: GUSH: The FOCUSfish Flying Circus When: September 21 & 22, 2007 at 8:00 PM Where: The Ford Amphitheatre, 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East, Hollywood, CA 90068 Tickets: $25, $35; Students and children, $5.
Triptych: Feet on Concrete *The Previews* Regina Klenjoski Dance Company Three short documentaries are available for viewing on www.rkdc.org. See rehearsal footage, interviews, and get the choreographers perspective on this innovative new project. Then, come join us for the premiere at the Torrance Art Museum on September 28th & 29th at 8PM (2PM matinee on the 29th.) In this exclusive work from their dance series, RKDC captures the impulse behind the brush stroke with live music and three evocative duets inspired by the paintings of New Zealand born artist, Philippa Blair, whose work will be on display during the performance as part of the museums exhibit. Courtyard reception to follow each performance. This is an exclusive engagement and seating is limited. Please reserve tickets early. Tickets available at www.brownpapertickets.com & www.rkdc.org 310-292-7024 for reservations.
Sundar Kala Kendra Foundation presents 'Made In Mumbai' Saturday ,September 29th at 8PM at the Royce Hall, UCLA. A dance journey of Indian cinema in celebration of India's independence. A unique synthesis of? Indian dances ranging from classical Kathak and traditional to folk and contemporary styles. The concept, artistic direction adn choreography is by NEA's National Heritage Fellow Anjani Ambegaokar, with former principal dancer of Cirque Du Soleil's Dralion, Amrapali Ambegaokar, Anjani's Kathak Dance of India company with guest artists, NDM Dance Company, Sher foundation an ensemble of 9 musicians and sundar kala kendra dancers. Tickets are available at UCLA Central Ticket Office, 310-825- 2101&www.ticketmaster.com or (909) 468-9681 & [email protected] Web site www.sundarkalakendra.org
"Reflections... " An evening of Dance Presented by Deborah Rosen Friday October 5th and Saturday October 6th, 2007 8:30 pm at the Diavolo Dance Space 616 Moulton Avenue - in the Brewery Arts Complex Los Angeles, CA 90031 ** For reservations please call: 626-396-9794 ticket prices $20 general, DRC members and Students $15 ** Including "Falling-In-Between" Choreography by: Alyson Boell with Music By: Alexander Charmand "American Pendulum" Choreography By: Kjerstin Bowman Mix "Caudrados" Choreography By: Cesar Cazares "Reflections" Choreography By: Deborah Rosen Featuring music composed and performed by: Laine Proctor & Chuck Jones
CLASSES
Classes in Dance of Oneness: Ecstatic Ritual with Banafsheh Sayyad, Tuesdays, 7- 9 PM, starting 9/18/07. This is sema (pure listening), the ancient practice of Sufi master, Rumi, a moving meditation, engaging in non-directed movement, allowing oneself to be danced. Includes reverential bowing, shaking, waves, whirling. Banafsheh recently returned to LA after performing in Europe, and teaching extensive workshops in Madrid, the Pyrenees, and Esalen Institute. She participated for the second time this summer in the 40-day ritual of whirling in Turkey. Church in Ocean Park, 235 Hill St. $80 for 4 sessions, $25 for single class. (310) 499-7100, www.banafshehsayyad.com
The Rosalie and Alva School of Ballet and Allied Arts offers a new class in Ashtanga Yoga. Day: Wednesdays at 6:30am to 8:00PM with Melissa Anderson. Rosalie and Alva's School of Ballet And Allied Arts 1417 West 8th Street San Pedro, CA 90732 (310) 521- 8817 or [email protected]. Tuition is $14.00 for a single class or $44.00 for four lessons. All levels are welcome to join and each student will develop at their own pace and be taught at their individual level.
Classes with Ledges and Bones are back! We will begin our Fall schedule starting on Sept 6th! tread/terrian classes with LABdp: THURSDAY'S 6pm-7:30pm $15 single SUNDAY'S 10am-12pm $18 single 5 class card: $60 TRIBE members: 5 class card $50 to become a TRIBE member make a $25 annual donation to LABdp and receive discounts on classes, performances and special events!!
DANCEbank - get a taste of something different every week with this ongoing nomadic series of classes led by Los Angeles' dance experimenters, improvisors, interdisciplinary boundary blenders, somatic investigators, and damn-fine movers.... Thursdays, 7-9pm $10 location TBA for updates on locations, artists, class descriptions, etc., check: www.myspace.com/dancemegwolfe
Fall Dance Classes taught by Sara Wookey Starting October 7th!!! Sundays 4-6pm at 616 Moulton Ave (Diavolo Studio Lab) Downtown, Los Angeles (FREE PARKING) Single class: $14 Five-class series: $60 -- Sara's movement classes are highly physical and engage basic repetitive movements in an organic structure that builds stamina and a more refined kinesthetic knowledge. This class is a place to explore your movement potential in a supportive and non-competitive environment. Sara is a choreographer, performer and director who relocated to Los Angeles from Amsterdam, the Netherlands in 2006. http://www.sarawookey.com [email protected]
New class by Israeli choreographer Kobi Rozenfeld JAZZFUNK (Int/Adv) Rozenfeld has danced and performed in eight countries and choreographed for music videos, concerts, performing companies and theater. Most recently, Rozenfeld was awarded 2 first place awards for his Choreography at the National Israeli Jazz Contest. MKM Cultural Center 11401 N. Chandler Blvd., North Hollywood. Phone: 818.752.2616 Monday nights at 9pm. Don't miss it!!!
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