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 You Don't Want to Miss This.Join Raja Feather Kelly | the feath3r theory on Saturday, August 22nd starting at 5:30 pm for a watch party you won't want to miss ⭐️
The evening features the 1975 biographical crime drama film Dog Day Afternoon, a Q & A with Raja Feather Kelly and Chris Sarandon (who plays the character Leon based on Elizabeth Eden in the movie), and more exclusive content for one night only! Dog Day Afternoon is inspired by the true events of a bank robbery on August 22, 1972 by John Wolkowitz in an effort to fund his partner Elizabeth Debbie Eden’s gender-affirming surgery. Now, 48 years later, Raja and his company, the feath3r theory, search for the true motivations and outcomes behind the bank robbery in their latest work WEDNESDAY (commissioned by Live Arts and scheduled to premiere here in 2021). RSVP IS REQUIRED TO ATTEND! CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS!  FROM THE FOLKS AT NDA: Angie Pittman has been hired as Residency Director. An NDA advisory board member since 2018, Pittman helped conceive of the residency project and will lead it into future iterations.
“While we are honored to offer this residency program, we understand that the ideas around it are not new and not ours,” says Pittman. “As a Black artist working with a white-led organization, I want to make sure we credit the countless Black, femme scholars and activists who have called for the equitable payment of Black folks. I also want to call attention to how Black artists have historically shaped our nation’s imagination, language, and humanity so we want to use this residency as a way to value and amplify that tremendous work.” Read more in The New York Times! The New Dance Alliance Board announce the launch of the Black Artists Space to Create Residency8/19/2020 FROM THE FOLKS AT The New Dance Alliance:
The New Dance Alliance Board, Advisory Board, and staff are honored to announce the launch of the Black Artists Space to Create Residency. The Black Artists Space to Create Residency is a pilot project offering three Black artists a residency at Modern Accord Depot in Accord, NY. The recipients are Johnnie Cruise Mercer, Leslie Cuyjet, and Angie Pittman. Each will receive a two-week residency with unlimited access to a dance studio and full living space. Residency schedules will be determined by the individual needs of the artists, who will also receive a stipend of $2,000. New Dance Alliance (NDA) is offering this space for resting, dancing, creating, healing, grieving, laughing, and breathing. There is no expectation of production and artists will not have to present new work at the end of this residency. The artists were selected by a core team consisting of NDA staff and board members. Read more here THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACKS IN DANCE, INC.
MEMBERSHIP | PROGRAMS | PRESS | DONATE IABD MEMBER NEWS Call for Dance Choreographer The Elon Dance Program of North Carolina seeks a dance choreographer to create a new solo dance work for the 2021 Spring Dance Concert. Applicants should have professional experience and it is preferred they have experience working with undergraduate students. The selected choreographer will create an original solo work (approximately 8-12 minutes) that will be learned by every Dance Performance and Choreography major (70+). The solo can follow any thematic concept the choreographer chooses but should be created in a way so that it can be performed on stage or in a variety of sites and environments. Due to uncertainty with future travel, the choreographer will teach the choreography to the students through a pre-recorded video. There will be one virtual master class and opportunities for coaching sessions via an online video conferencing platform so students and the choreographer can have meaningful interactions. Students will record their performance of the solo in various locations with guidance from the artistic director. The videos will be edited into a dance film and shared online. If the Spring Dance Concert takes place on stage, the choreographer will select 4 dancers to perform the solo individually during each of the 4 performance times. The artistic director will communicate with the choreographer regarding the master class, rehearsals, coaching sessions, costumes and other aspects of the production. Elon, located in Elon, North Carolina, is a dynamic private, co-educational, comprehensive institution that is a national model for actively engaging faculty and students in teaching and learning in a liberal arts based residential campus. To learn more about Elon, please visit the University web site at www.elon.edu. Any questions can be directed to Associate Professor of Dance, Jen Guy Metcalf at 336-278-5672 or [email protected] Deadline--September 15, 2020 at midnight Compensation--The choreographer will receive a stipend of $3,000 for their work, which includes the online coaching sessions and one virtual master class Application Materials--Please email the following materials to Jen Guy Metcalf at [email protected]:
Artistic Director Cameron McKinney of Kizuna Dance says:
"We're adapting to these crazy times, and...We're Still Making Art" DANCING IN THE PARKWe have been workshopping material for new movement studies through invited sessions in the park! Check out a phrase developed in Brooklyn's own Prospect Park with some members of our dance community: FROM THE FOLKS at THE PARK AVENUE ARMORY:
The next phase of the 100 Years | 100 Women initiative, a partnership with lead partner National Black Theatre and nine other New York City cultural institutions who together commissioned 100 artists and cultural creators to respond to the centennial of the 19th Amendment will debut on Tuesday, August 18. The projects, created by a multidisciplinary group that includes Carrie Mae Weems, Deborah Willis, Toshi Reagon, Zoë Buckman, Andrea Jenkins, and many more, have also been shaped by the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing, widespread racial justice movements, and the divisive election season. On Tuesday, August 18 at 2pm, the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment’s ratification, the Armory will host an online viewing party previewing the projects, publicly debuting an interactive digital portal that allows audiences to explore each commission, and premiering a short film by Shola Lynch documenting the inspirations and processes behind the participants’ contributions, including the ways in which the issues of the current moment have informed their work. 100 Years | 100 Women launched in February as part of the Armory’s annual “Culture in a Changing America” symposium, when the eleven partner institutions nominated 100 artists, activists, scholars, students, and community leaders to interrogate the complex legacy of women’s suffrage with new work to be presented as part of a gathering, showcase, and celebration scheduled to take place in the Armory’s Drill Hall this past spring. In lieu of the in-person celebration, the online viewing party--streaming on YouTube August 18 —will feature a sneak peek at some of the commissioned works, remarks by artists and partner organizations, and appearances by special guests including Maya Wiley, Susan Herman, Tantoo Cardinal, and more. In addition to Park Avenue Armory and National Black Theater, the group of commissioning partners includes Apollo Theater; The Juilliard School; La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club; The Laundromat Project; The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Museum of the Moving Image; National Sawdust; New York University (Department of Photography and Imaging, Tisch School of the Arts; Office of Global Inclusion, Diversity and Strategic Innovation; and Institute of African American Affairs & Center for Black Visual Culture); and Urban Bush Women. Find our more here.  Arts On THE ROOF
In response to the ongoing pandemic, Arts On Site is presenting an intimate performance series on the rooftop of 12 Saint Marks Place. Arts On THE ROOF features a collection of NYC artists from music and dance with each artist individually showcased on a separate date in August. This performance series has been created to adhere to current COVID-19 restrictions. Each performance is located outdoors to ensure proper ventilation and there's a maximum of 10 guests per performance to allow for social distancing. Each artist performs a 30 to 45 minute piece with two performances on each specified date. The first event is this Saturday and there are limited tickets available. PERFORMERS August 15th 6:30 & 8:30pm ARKAI (music) August 28th 6:30 & 8:30pm THE BANG GROUP (dance) August 29th 6:30 & 8:30pm DUAL RIVET (dance) Purchase tickets at: artsonsite.ticketleap.com/arts-on-the-roof/  The Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce presentes
"A Great Day in Harlem" Features Performances by Harlem Music Festival's All Star Band featuring Ray Chew, Hezekiah Walker, Erica Campbell, India.Arie, Ledisi, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Dance Theater of Harlem, NJPAC, Jazz at Lincoln Center, and IMPACT Repertory Theater Find out more @ www.harlemweek.com. |
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AuthorI 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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