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BAX I Brooklyn Arts Exchange - 2017 Parent Artist Space Grant Applications - Deadline - 9/16

8/31/2016

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BAX | BROOKLYN ARTS EXCHANGE
is proud to announce 

​2017 PARENT ARTIST SPACE GRANT APPLICATIONS
ARE NOW AVAILABLE  

  
Now in its 5th year, BAX/Brooklyn Arts Exchange offers this special Parent Artist Space Grant to dance, theater, and performance artists living in the 5 New York City boroughs. The grant is designed to address some of the needs of artists who are trying to meet the challenges of being an artist and a parent to preschool age children.  Having recently celebrated its 25th anniversary, BAX is intimately familiar with the joys and the difficulties of raising a family while creating and producing work in New York City.

The 2017 Parent/Artist Space Grant will be awarded to a total of two artists who are parents of preschool age (0-4) children, and are trying to meet the challenges of being an artist and a parent. In addition to a supportive environment to work in, BAX will provide 50 hours of free rehearsal space to be used January - March 2017, and a $300 childcare stipend. Rehearsal hours can be used at any time of the day, seven days a week. Awarded rehearsal space will be used in any of the four rehearsal spaces located in the BAX BUILDING at 421 Fifth Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn.

As part of its Youth Education Programming, BAX offers a Playspace on Mondays and Fridays from 9:30 - 11:30am, offered free of charge to awarded artists. Awarded artists may take advantage of this program for childcare.

Funding is provided, in part by, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the New York State Council on the Arts and the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday, September 16 at 5:00pm  
For more information about how to apply, visit artistservices.bax.org/applications/2017-parent-artist-space-grant-application. ​
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CRAIG PETERSON NAMED DIRECTOR OF ABRONS ARTS CENTER

8/31/2016

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PictureCraig Peterson
Henry Street Settlement has named Craig Peterson as Artistic Director and Deputy Program Officer for the Abrons Arts Center/Visual and Performing Arts division. Peterson will assume his duties on September 6, 2016.
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Peterson comes to Henry Street with 25 years of experience in the arts most recently as Director of Programs and Presentation at Gibney Dance in New York. During his tenure there, he built an array of arts programs at the organization and helped facilitate the creation of nearly 100 new works that have been presented on stages across the city. He previously was Director of the Philly Fringe Festival and the Live Arts Brewery, where he championed a range of artists including Young Jean Lee, Lucinda Childs, Romeo Castellucci, Jérôme Bel, Geoff Sobelle, and Pig Iron Theatre Company. Before relocating to Philadelphia, Peterson spent ten years at New York’s Dance Theater Workshop, rising from Director of Artist Services to Co-Artistic Director and Senior Producer. At Dance Theater Workshop, he helped build a new performance arts center and helped produce early works by David Lindsay-Abaire, Ronald K. Brown, Lisa Kron, Annie-B Parson, Bill Irwin, and Ain Gordon.
“We’re thrilled to bring Craig’s leadership and talent to Henry Street to help write the next incredible chapter for the Abrons and the constellation of artists, audiences, and community stakeholders that engage in our work,” said David Garza, Executive Director of Henry Street. “Our future in the arts deserves to be as rich and exciting as our venerable history and we're confident Craig can make that happen.”

“I believe that the arts are critical to the advancement of cultural citizenship; that education is most transformative when paired with artistic expression; and that social change and understanding is best achieved through creative expression,” said Peterson.
“It’s clear that Henry Street is deeply invested in the success of its forward thinking arts programming,” said Peterson. “The Settlement has a long history of making art and artists a central component of their valuable work in communities. I look forward to being a part of this organization's incredible legacy of social change.”
Peterson, a native of New Hampshire, received a bachelor’s degree in theater/choreography and psychology from Bard College. He is a member of the Bessies Committee and a board member of the Alliance of Artist Communities and Big Dance Theatre.  He lives in Brooklyn with his husband and their two daughters. The Abrons Arts Center is the OBIE Award-winning performing and visual arts program of Henry Street Settlement.

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Save on Studio Rentals before the Summer Ends @ Gibney Dance

8/31/2016

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From Thursday, September 1 - Monday, September 5 only, all of our studios are available for just $10 an hour. This deal applies to new bookings for non-profit dance rehearsals, and all reservations must be booked over the phone. Give us a call and get dancing!

​Book now by calling (212) 677-8560.

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Petition for Posthumous Presidential Pardon of Marcus Mosiah Garvey

8/31/2016

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​​FROM THE GARVEY FAMILY:
​
We have reached the final stages of our campaign to exonerate my father, Marcus Mosiah Garvey.
 
We have filed a petition with  the U.S. Department of Justice and with the White House Council.
 
This is the last legal avenue open to us as Congressman Rangel has tried with repeated Congressional House Resolutions and Congressman John Conyers has tried through the House Judiciary Committee.
 
We are asking your support for this Posthumous Presidential Pardon.
 
Please see the attached prototypical letter which you are free to alter in anyway you see fit.  It can also be on your letterhead or the letterhead of your organization.
 
The letter should be sent to Akin Gump Strauss Haurer and Feld, LLP; Robert S. Strauss Building, 1333 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC  20036-1564; to the attention of Melissa Chastang, as they have created the legal document, or it may be emailed to mchastang@akingump.com. 
 
We are also asking you to reach out to your circle of friends and or committed people to share this letter and it's intent, so that they too can support our effort, which is not  just for the family but for all Africans, those at Home and those Abroad.
 
Thank you very much for your anticipated support in this endeavor.
 
Sincerely,
 
Julius W. Garvey, M.D.

You can copy and paste the letter below. Insert your information as indicated. 



****************************** ****************************** ***********************

Statement in Support of Posthumous Presidential Pardon of Marcus Mosiah Garvey


In recognition of his lifelong and substantial contributions to society, his efforts to uplift peoples of African descent the world over, and his work to promote economic independence as a means of social progress, 

[INSERT NAME OF THE UNDERSIGNED] stands in support of the descendants of Marcus Mosiah Garvey, who now seek a posthumous presidential pardon on Garvey's behalf.

Marcus Garvey lives in history as one of the first leaders of the American civil rights movement. In the early twentieth century, he was an advocate for the social, political, and economic independence of those of African descent across the world, and Garvey staked his name and his movement on the development of economic opportunity as a source of black empowerment. To unite his followers toward a common goal of social progress, Garvey founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association ("UNIA"), which at its height boasted nearly 6 million members in 40 countries. In the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., "He was the first man on a mass scale and level to give millions of Negroes a sense of dignity and destiny. And make the Negro feel that he was somebody."

            [INSERT PARAGRAPH RE GARVEY'S INFLUENCE/ROLE WITH THE UNDERSIGNED -WHY DOES THE ORGANIZATION CARE?]

Because of these achievements, Garvey was viewed as a threat to the established order by the U.S. government. Decades before Dr. King would become targeted for his activism, J. Edgar Hoover led the Bureau of Investigation in its surveillance of Garvey and actively sought methods to disrupt and destroy Garvey's civil rights movement. In 1923, based on intelligence gathered from undercover agents posing as Garvey supporters and aided by judicial proceedings that have largely been condemned as factually unsound and politically and racially motivated, Garvey was convicted of mail fraud and sentenced to five years in federal prison. In partial recognition of the unsettling facts underlying the prosecution of the case, President Calvin Coolidge commuted the sentence in November 1927, but deported Garvey from the country.

            The posthumous pardon petition now filed on Garvey's behalf seeks to exonerate him from the stigma of this conviction. Following the commutation of his sentence, efforts to fully clear Garvey's name have been ongoing and concerted on the part of the U.S. Congress, civil society organizations, cities, states, and international groups. More than 90 years after the imposition of this injustice, it is time to pardon Marcus Mosiah Garvey and let history reflect the true nature of his legacy.
                                                                                      Sincerely,
We have reached the final stages of our campaign to exonerate my father, Marcus Mosiah Garvey.
 
We have filed a petition with  the U.S. Department of Justice and with the White House Council.
 
This is the last legal avenue open to us as Congressman Rangel has tried with repeated Congressional House Resolutions and Congressman John Conyers has tried through the House Judiciary Committee.
 
We are asking your support for this Posthumous Presidential Pardon.
 
Please see the attached prototypical letter which you are free to alter in anyway you see fit.  It can also be on your letterhead or the letterhead of your organization.
 
The letter should be sent to Akin Gump Strauss Haurer and Feld, LLP; Robert S. Strauss Building, 1333 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC  20036-1564; to the attention of Melissa Chastang, as they have created the legal document, or it may be emailed to mchastang@akingump.com. 
 
We are also asking you to reach out to your circle of friends and or committed people to share this letter and it's intent, so that they too can support our effort, which is not  just for the family but for all Africans, those at Home and those Abroad.
 
Thank you very much for your anticipated support in this endeavor.
 
Sincerely,
 
Julius W. Garvey, M.D.

You can copy and paste the letter below. Insert your information as indicated. 



****************************** ****************************** ***********************

Statement in Support of Posthumous Presidential Pardon of Marcus Mosiah Garvey


In recognition of his lifelong and substantial contributions to society, his efforts to uplift peoples of African descent the world over, and his work to promote economic independence as a means of social progress, 

[INSERT NAME OF THE UNDERSIGNED] stands in support of the descendants of Marcus Mosiah Garvey, who now seek a posthumous presidential pardon on Garvey's behalf.

Marcus Garvey lives in history as one of the first leaders of the American civil rights movement. In the early twentieth century, he was an advocate for the social, political, and economic independence of those of African descent across the world, and Garvey staked his name and his movement on the development of economic opportunity as a source of black empowerment. To unite his followers toward a common goal of social progress, Garvey founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association ("UNIA"), which at its height boasted nearly 6 million members in 40 countries. In the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., "He was the first man on a mass scale and level to give millions of Negroes a sense of dignity and destiny. And make the Negro feel that he was somebody."

            [INSERT PARAGRAPH RE GARVEY'S INFLUENCE/ROLE WITH THE UNDERSIGNED -WHY DOES THE ORGANIZATION CARE?]

Because of these achievements, Garvey was viewed as a threat to the established order by the U.S. government. Decades before Dr. King would become targeted for his activism, J. Edgar Hoover led the Bureau of Investigation in its surveillance of Garvey and actively sought methods to disrupt and destroy Garvey's civil rights movement. In 1923, based on intelligence gathered from undercover agents posing as Garvey supporters and aided by judicial proceedings that have largely been condemned as factually unsound and politically and racially motivated, Garvey was convicted of mail fraud and sentenced to five years in federal prison. In partial recognition of the unsettling facts underlying the prosecution of the case, President Calvin Coolidge commuted the sentence in November 1927, but deported Garvey from the country.

            The posthumous pardon petition now filed on Garvey's behalf seeks to exonerate him from the stigma of this conviction. Following the commutation of his sentence, efforts to fully clear Garvey's name have been ongoing and concerted on the part of the U.S. Congress, civil society organizations, cities, states, and international groups. More than 90 years after the imposition of this injustice, it is time to pardon Marcus Mosiah Garvey and let history reflect the true nature of his legacy.
                                                                                      Sincerely,

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WHITE WAVE Dance's performance at the DUMBO Archway - 9/1

8/29/2016

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WHITE WAVE Dance's performance at the DUMBO Archway, followed by a live dance party, will take place UNDER the Archway, RAIN OR SHINE!
CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR FREE TICKETS

Who: Lovers of dance, and their friends
When: Thursday, September 1st @ 6:30pm
Where: DUMBO Archway (at the Archway under the Manhattan Bridge: Water Street at Anchorage Place, Brooklyn, 11201)
Click HERE for RSVP (Admission is free but please rsvp for preparation purposes)

On September 1st, WHITE WAVE Dance will be performing excerpts from “Eternal NOW”, which premiered at the BAM Fisher and “Here NOW So Long” and of “iyouuswe” a new choreography by Young Soon Kim in collaboration with the performers. With "iyouuswe” (reads as “I-You-Us-We”), Young Soon Kim, a pioneer of"Hallyu (한류): Korean Wave", and her multifaceted team will create a visually provocative and intimate piece that challenges audiences to examine who we are and how we relate to others. It’s a story about developing meaningful relationships in which we struggle to seek a sense of ‘i’ as part of a greater ‘we’.
WHITE WAVE Dance is committed to the creation of a union between the natural rhythm of the planet and the primal essence of the human spirit. Anton Martynov, Juhwan Hwang, Mark Willis, Mikelle Rindflish, Cara Seymour, Casey LaVres, Tsai Hsi Hung, James Johnson, Guidong Zhou and Nami Kaigaishi are ten extraordinary dancers that comprise this world-class company.

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Community Works - Celebrate Dance - 8/29

8/29/2016

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Community Works NYC, MIST Harlem & Harlem Arts Alliance
invite you to a Special Reception & Exhibit

harlem is ...DANCE   
Monday, August 29th
6:30 PM

MIST HARLEM
46 WEST 116TH STREET
BETWEEN MALCOLM X & 5TH AVENUE

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
PLEASE RSVP HERE

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Audition - NJDTE - 8/30- 9/2

8/28/2016

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2016-17 Registration is Open!

Over 30 weekday classes in ballet, pointe, modern and contemporary dance for ages 5-18

Auditions for NJDTE and the Ensemble Company will be held by appointment:

August 30 & September 1
during NJDTE Drop-In Technique Classes
September 10 & 11
during Ensemble Company Technique Classes

Register Today!
info@njdte.org | 908.273.5500

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KanKouran’s 33rd Annual National Conference and Concert - DC - 9/2- 9/4

8/28/2016

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For over 30 years Assane Konte, co-founder and Artistic Director of KanKouran West African Dance Company, has staged authentic glimpses of the peoples and cultures of Africa. KanKouran’s annual African dance and drum conference offers attendees a chance to experience the sights and sounds of West Africa. Hundreds of participants from across the country visited the nation’s capitol to partake in three days of intense workshops in traditional African dance and drum, taught by master dancers and drummers from Mali, Senegal, and Guinea.


Registration & Fees (link)
Conference Schedule (link)
Concert (link)
Hotel Accommodations (link)
Workshop Schedule (link)

African Marketplace | Vending 
(link)

KanKouran’s 33rd Annual National Conference and Concert was funded in part by
The D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities and The D.C. Office on African Affairs.

Conference Site: Dance Exchange, 7117 Maple Avenue, Takoma Park, MD 20912Fees (at the door) | General Admission: $20.00; Children (16 and under): $15.00

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Intensive with Kate Weare Company - 8/29 - 9/2

8/28/2016

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Monday, August 29 – Friday, September 2
10:00 am – 2:00 pm / 280 Broadway / $180
Drop in 10:00 – 12:00 pm / $20

Participants will be guided through company repertory, specialized partnering practices, and exercises in kinesthetic problem-solving within partnering structures with Kate Weare Company’s Douglas Gillespie and Nicole Diaz.

Find out more here


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BAAD! is seeking choreographers - Prince inspired/shared concert - Deadline to apply 8/26

8/23/2016

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LET’S GO CRAZY: DANCE TRIBUTE TO PRINCE
Friday & Saturday, Sept 30 & Oct 1, 2016 | 8PM

BAAD! is seeking choreographers inspired by the music and legacy of Prince for a shared dance concert. Each concert has 8 choreographers presenting 7 to 10 minutes of work. Depending on the response, choreographers will be asked to perform two evenings or one. 

Your performance can be inspired by a Prince song, use a song Prince performed, use a song Prince wrote, or have some kind of relationship to the legacy of Prince. It can be a remix or deconstruction of a Prince song. Thinking outside of the box is always encouraged!

Let us know which piece of music you will be using so that we don't repeat songs. Our goal is to program the evening so each performance is right after another so we have continuous music playing like a gapless album. 

The artist fee is $125 per choreographer per night. Interested? Email Deputy Director, Joseph Hall, at joseph@baadbronx.org by August 26. 
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    I am a performer, historian, consultant and dance writer. I am a Empire State College's online program Center for Distance Learning.  I am also a former faculty member at The Ailey School and the Alvin Ailey/Fordham University dance major program, Hunter College, Sarah Lawrence College (Guest), Kean University and The Joffrey Ballet School's Jazz and Contemporary Trainee Program.  I write on dance for The Amsterdam News, Dance Magazine and various publications.  Click below to read more about me at my home page - "About Me."

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