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Some Dance This Week ~

1/26/2016

Vim Vigor Dance Company Photo: Arnaud Falchier

VIM VIGOR DANCE COMPANY
Gelsey Kirkland Arts Center
January 28 – 30

Shannon Gillen, artistic director for Vim Vigor Dance Company, presents the world premiere of Separati by Gillen in collaboration with the performers, and set to an original scores by Martin Durov in collaboration with Gillen. According to the release, “Separati enters the turbid psychic space of highway travel and anonymous companionship…[where]…caught up at a midway point, five characters travel through the past, present and dark hallucinatory projections of the future.” Featured are: dancers - Jason Cianciulli, Martin Durov, Laja Field, Lavinia Vago, and Emma Whiteley; costumes by Joey Blaha; set design by JC Machine and Tool company, and lighting design by Barbara Samuels. Find out more here

Tricia Brown Dance Company
BAM
January 28 – 30
TBDC concludes their three-year retrospective “Proscenium Works, 1979—2011” with three of Brown’s iconic, postmodern masterpieces--Set and Reset which premiered at BAM in 1983 , PRESENT TENSE (2003), and Newark (Niweweorce) (1987). Find out more here

Robert Ashley + Steve Paxton
The Kitchen
January 28 - 30 & February 4 - 6
This duo will present the world premiere of Quicksand, an opera-novel for music, dance, and light, composed from a novel of the same name by the late Ashley. The work is divided into three acts of 16 scenes with choreography by Paxton. Find out more here

Matthew Westerby Dance
Triskelion Arts
January 30 - 31
On a shared bill with Emily Craver & the Little Streams, Westerby, in collaboration with the performers, will present their latest work, Strata. Find out more here

Randy James’ 10 Hairy Legs
NJPAC
January 30 – 31
The all-male dance company, 10 Hairy Legs, with invited female guest artists premieres James’ The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe inspired by C. S Lewis’ novel, in a “…classic story, set in the fictitious Narnia, [and] features Lewis’ characters – the heroine Lucy and her brother Edmund, The White Witch, The Wolf, Mr. and Mrs. Beaver, Nymphs, a host of Angry Birds, The Giant and of course Aslan The Lion,” according to the release. Find out more here

Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company
Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College
January 31
Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company returns to Brooklyn in an all-new celebration of Chinese arts and culture commemorating the Year of the Monkey, a year characterized by cleverness, curiosity, and playful mischief. Find out more here

This Week: 10 Hairy Legs in Randy James' world premiere - January 30 -31 @ NJPAC

1/26/2016

Robert Mark Burke and Monica Gonzalez "The Faun and Lucy" Photo: Richard Termine

Randy James' 10 Hairy Legs'
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
January 30 - 31
New Jersey Performing Arts Center

C. S Lewis' beloved and magical novel comes to life through dance! The classic story, set in the fictitious Narnia, features all of your favorite characters - the heroine Lucy and her brother Edmund, The White Witch, The Wolf, The Faun, Mr. and Mrs. Beaver, Nymphs, Giants and of course Aslan The Lion. Follow them through the land of forever Winter to see if they can break the evil spell cast by The White Witch. Costumes by Abraham Cruz, Lighting and Scenic Design by John Lasiter. Appropriate for ages 5 and older.

READ THE PREVIEW ARTICLE HERE

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Urban Bush Women @ BAM/Harvey

1/26/2016

Urban Bush Women Photo: Julieta-Cervantes

Some thoughts on Urban Bush Women in Walking With 'Trane for AmNews

Souleymane "Solo" Badolo @ BAM

1/26/2016

L to R: Souleymane Badolo, Mamaoudou Konate and Sylvetre Koffitse Akakapo-Adzaku Photo: Stephanie Berger

Some thoughts on Souleymane Badolo's Yimbegre for AmNews

JOSÉ LIMÓN DANCE FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES THE APPOINTMENT OF COLIN CONNOR AS NEW ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

1/26/2016

Colin Connor

The José Limón Dance Foundation announces the appointment of Colin Connor as new Artistic Director. A renowned contemporary choreographer and dance educator, Connor will succeed the legendary Carla Maxwell on July 1, 2016 to become only the fifth Artistic Director in the Company’s 70 year history and the first man to lead the Company since Limón himself.

For the last thirteen years, while maintaining his own choreographic career, Connor has been a full-time faculty member at the California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, CA, where he was Director of Student Professional Development and served various roles in the Institute’s governance. Connor had danced as a soloist for the Limón Company for eight years, in addition to guest performances with other companies and tours of his own work. Connor has also served on the faculties of The Juilliard School, New York University, and City College of New York.
www.limon.org

Since his time as a Limón dancer, Connor has maintained a fruitful relationship with the Limón Dance Company and Foundation. He was a choreographer in residence at the Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography for a creative choreographic process with the Limón Dance Company and set Limon’s The Unsung on several occasions, including for Maggio Danza in Florence, Italy, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, and, most recently, the University of Arizona, whose performance was included in the recent Limón Festival at the Joyce Theater.

Connor facilitated the use of students from the California Institute of the Arts dancing with the Limón Dance Company in performances of Missa Brevis at the Music Center in Los Angeles. Several of his students at Cal Arts became members of the Limón Dance Company, including Katie Diamond, Jonathan Fredrickson, Ryan Mason and Robin Wilson. He has also been a frequent master teacher at the Limón West Coast Summer Workshops and instrumental in its ongoing success and profitability for several years.

The Limón Foundation’s search for a new Artistic Director began in April 2015 and was guided by a committee of Directors and a team of independent artistic advisors. After rigorously vetting numerous applicants, the committee and the Limón Board decided on Mr. Connor. Former Chairman, and director of the search committee Robert A. Meister states “Colin’s talent, artistic vision and energy should invigorate Limón’s transition into the 21st Century.” Limón’s current Chairman Tomas J. Rossant comments "What a wonder that Colin has accepted to lead our artistic future. What a joy to initiate yet another transition for the most robust legacy modern dance company in this nation"

Carla Maxwell has been at the artistic helm since 1978. Her tireless dedication to the Limón legacy led the Company into its 70th Anniversary, directing and implementing the José Limón International Dance Festival in October 2015. Maxwell will now transition to a new role as Limón’s Legacy Director. Maxwell remarks that she is confident that “Colin will “ensure the life of Limón’s legacy for years to come and assert its relevance to future generations”.

Hailed as one of the world’s greatest dance companies, the Limón Dance Company has been at the vanguard of American Modern dance since its inception in 1946. Having pioneered the idea that it was possible to survive the death of its founder, the Limón
Company set an example for the entire dance field. Now, over the last four decades since Limón’s passing, the Company has created a unique repertory that gives audiences an overview of some of the best and most important choreography, new and old, in the dance world. The Company is the living legacy of the philosophy of theater developed by José Limón and his mentors, Doris Humphrey and Charles Weidman, whose innovative works revolutionized the American Modern Dance. Now in its 70th year, the Company is renowned for its technical mastery and dramatic expression, and demonstrates both the timelessness of José Limón’s works and the humanistic vision that guides the repertory choices. The Company is one of the two components of the José Limón Dance Foundation, which also conducts educational programs and disseminates the Limón repertory through the Limón Institute. Most recently, the Foundation was awarded the National Medal of the Arts in 2008, the nation’s highest honor for artistic excellence.

BAX | Brooklyn Arts Exchange is excited to announce the 2016 Upstart Festival Participants

1/26/2016

Friday, February 19 and Saturday, February 20

The Upstart Festival ushers in fresh talent with an intriguing festival of performances. It gives creators of dance, theater and performance works, with no more than three years of experience showing their work in New York City, an opportunity to show work and facilitate networking opportunities that pave the way for fruitful artistic careers. Participating artists have access to developmental support and resources for their work through showings, feedback sessions, and roundtable discussions.

Originally the brain-child of Shannon Hummel (former BAX Artist In Residence), the festival is currently curated by dance/video artist and former BAX Artist In Residence Jillian Peña and Founding & Executive Director, Marya Warshaw.

Friday Night
Sameena Mitta/MeenMoves
Alicia Raquel
Johnnie Cruise Mercer/ The REDProject
Sara Gurevich
YaYa McKay

Saturday Night
Tanya Marquardt
Mor Mendel
Alexandra Pinel
Ryan Streit
Marissa Brown/Lone King

For more information, visit:
events.bax.org/upstart-festival-2016

To view a list of past Upstart Festival artists, visit:
events.bax.org/professional/upstart-festival/past.

Opportunity: 2016/17 BAX/Brooklyn Arts Exchange announces Artist in Residence and Space Grant Applications

1/26/2016

BAX is asking artists to submit a Letter of Intent to be selected to submit a full proposal for the Artist in Residence program.The Letter of Intent can only be submitted online no later than Friday March 4, 2016 at 5:00pm. All applicants will be notified by March 14, 2016.
Applicants selected to submit a full proposal will be asked to respond to additional questions and provide work samples. All materials will be due by April 4, 2016 at 5:00pm. Finalists will be notified by April 22, 2016 and invited to interviews that will take place week of April 25, 2016. Final notification will be on or before May 9, 2016.

Selected artists are provided with a base for development over a one year period (with a possible extension of another full year). BAX will consider original work only, not the re-staging of existing work. BAX is deeply invested in developing original voices and work that explores new ground.The residency will include premiere or work in progress performance of work created at BAX.

Space Grant Program
The Space Grant Program is designed to give Brooklyn & Queens based dance, theater and performance artists the opportunity to create new work in a setting that is conducive to working deeply and exploring new territory.

BAX offers two different types of Space Grants. Grant #1 (Summer) is a work period, Grant #2 (Fall) includes a performance component. Both Space Grants include 100 hours of free rehearsal space. Summer space grantees will participate in a show & tell Tuesday August 9 7-9 p.m. showing 5-10 minutes of work developed and participating in a conversation with other space grantees, Executive Director Marya Warshaw and BAX staff. Fall Space Grantees will have an interim showing Saturday November 5 from 2-4 p.m.

For more information about the Artist in Residence program and application process, visit artistservices.bax.org/artist-residence-loi.

For more information about the Space Grant program and application process, visit artistservices.bax.org/2016-space-grant-application.

There will be an informational session provided to answer any questions about the Artist in Residence and Space Grant programs as part of BAX's annualArtist Services Day on Sunday February 7, 2016. The session will run from 11:30am - 12:30 . Artistic/Executive Director Marya Warshaw will be present to offer insight and answer specific queries.
To learn more about Artist Services Day, visit artistservices.bax.org/2016-artist-services-day.

For any additional questions please contact artistservices@bax.org

Opportunity: Dancing in the Streets - Open Call for Socially Engaged Dance Artists

1/26/2016

Open Call for Socially Engaged Dance Artists -
One of the first new initiatives [Dancing in the Streets] will launch this year will be long-term artist residencies in Mott Haven and the South Bronx. We are keen to nurture deep and ongoing relationships between dance artists and residential communities, developing regular creative practice experiences for all ages. If you are a dance artist living or working in the Bronx, and would like to work extensively in community settings then please get in touch. I would love to see how we might be able to work with you. You can reach me at simon@dancinginthestreets.org.

LINCOLN CENTER TO CREATE FIRST-EVER HALL OF FAME FOR ALL OF THE PERFORMING ARTS

1/26/2016

“Legends at Lincoln Center” launches this year; all campus organizations participating George Balanchine, Beverly Sills, and Leonard Bernstein among special class of Founding Legends

For more than 50 years audiences have flocked to Lincoln Center to see the finest artists and productions in the performing arts. Now the talented individuals who’ve enriched millions of lives through their art will have a home that honors their contributions. Today Lincoln Center President Jed Bernstein announced the creation of Legends at Lincoln Center: The Performing Arts Hall of Fame.

“While athletes and rock stars have long had permanent homes honoring their top achievers, the performing arts had no singular location to pay tribute to our exceptional talent, and inspire future generations, until now,” said Bernstein.

Legends at Lincoln Center will be the first hall of fame that honors the artists, leaders, and advocates whose exceptional creativity and tenacity have shaped, and continue to shape, the field of all of the performing arts at Lincoln Center. All campus resident organizations—The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, The Film Society of Lincoln Center, Jazz at Lincoln Center, The Juilliard School, Lincoln Center Theater, The Metropolitan Opera, New York City Ballet, New York Philharmonic, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, the School of American Ballet, and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts— are participating. Legends at Lincoln Center will celebrate the performing arts with an annual induction ceremony recognizing career achievement, exhibitions/installations, and displays in each venue on campus. The inaugural 2016 induction ceremony will take place at Lincoln Center on Monday, June 20, 2016 and the first class of inductees will be announced next month.

Read Full Release Here

Save the Date: 2016 Summer Leadership Institute

1/26/2016

RE-ENGAGING OUR CORE – UBW RETURNS TO BROOKLYN FOR IT’S 16TH SLI!

July 22- 31, 2016

You, Me, We –
Understanding Internalized Racial Oppression and How it Manifests in Our Artistic Community

Application Opens February 5

After moving our Summer Leadership Institute (SLI) to New Orleans in response to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, UBW is coming home to Brooklyn! July 22 – 31, 2016. UBW often uses the movement metaphor of Core & Distal to talk about our dance practice as well as our community engagement practice. As we teach in our Entering, Building and Exiting Community (EBX) workshop, engaging our core—our own bodies, identities and communities—is essential for maintaining clarity and stability as we engage the distal—other bodies, identities and communities. This return to Brooklyn signals an opportunity for us at UBW to strengthen and re-engage our core arts community of NYC.

READ MORE HERE