
K. Hamilton Projects has instigated a conversation between Blind and visually impaired choreographers and educators in New York City through Hook & Loop Philidelphia.
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![]() What Blindness Does For Art: A conversation with Blind and Visually Impaired movement artists. K. Hamilton Projects has instigated a conversation between Blind and visually impaired choreographers and educators in New York City through Hook & Loop Philidelphia. Find out more and register here
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The Collegium for African Diaspora Dance joins the Dance Studies Association to co-host a program series exploring the politics, aesthetics, and alchemy of African diasporic dance.
CADD+DSA collaborative programming includes lectures, cross-generational discussions, and creative explorations into Black dance (studies). Events consider the ways that Black dance affirms, confers, cleaves, or potentially binds Black lives. Rooted in our diverse histories, discussions are also invested in the possibility of mobilizing experience/technique/technology into a possible 'right now' and future of/for Black people themselves. November 7 11 AM EST | Marcea Daiter shows excerpts from her interviews with Talley B eatty about the political imagery in his choreography; Dr. John Perpener contextualizes the work of Beatty and other contemporary Black Dance artists as he charts throughlines of Black dance as political action across the Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights, Black Power, Women's, and, Black Lives Matter Movements. Woodshed Dance guides an embodied invocation. Registration for November - Registration will close 11/3 at 12pm CST Prices begin at $10 per event. Feel free to reach out with any questions. _________________Shireen Dickson, C.E. Collegium for African Diaspora Dance/Slippage@Duke ![]() Ailey Extension presents The Global Impact of Alvin Ailey Legacy Panel on Monday, April 29 at 7:30pm at the Joan Weill Center for Dance. Moderated by Ailey II Artistic Director Emerita Sylvia Waters, panelists and former Ailey stars George Faison, Linda Kent, and Renee Rose will share their personal stories, experiences, and lessons that Mr. Ailey rooted in his dancers and his ability to reveal emotions in a way that teach us something about ourselves. During Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s 60th Anniversary, which is currently being celebrated with a 21-city North American tour, these renowned artists’ will share first-hand accounts that illuminate the universal impact of Alvin Ailey and how he made his mark on modern dance around the world. Date/Time: Monday, April 29 from 7:30-9:00pm Location: The Joan Weill Center for Dance (405 West 55th Street, New York, NY 10019) Sign-up/more information: www.aileyextension.com Event cost: $25 Boasting attendance of over 500 participants, Dance/NYC 2016 Symposium was a success. Bustling through the halls of Gibney Dance Center (280 Broadway) were curious dance folks, plus old and new friends eagerly sharing in the scheduled events, but also in the many passes through the halls. To a completely rapt audience, keynote speakers Misty Copeland and Virginia Johnson had an informal conversation where both asked and answered questions of each other. Partly because of the direction of the Symposium, discussions on diversity, at one point, Copeland said, “We’re here to help each other,” and Johnson, “We do something because we believe in it…there’s nothing more important than that.” Sitting in the front row was Arthur Mitchell, to whom they included in their many points on diversity in the ballet world. Johnson insisted that her charge is to “…pass on what Mr. Mitchell entrusted in me.” In short, they thanked him for helping to make a change.
For this jam-packed Sunday (February 28), there was a great deal to see and of course not enough time to see it all. Besides the very informative workshops on legal issues (“Independent Contractors” and “Planned Giving”) I also sat in briefly on Susan Chin’s panel on public spaces for dance, and Camille A. Brown’s panel on “Diversity & Inclusion in Dance Education.” All were very lively and, as expected, could go on and on because there was more to share. In their follow up, the folks at dance/NYC writes: We value your feedback. As we work to improve our leadership training and professional development efforts, please consider taking a few minutes to complete a short online survey by Wednesday, March 16th. Click here for the survey. Select video and images will be made available at Dance.nyc and we hope you will continue the conversations online using @DanceNYC #dancesymp. We thank all of our supporters, partners, speakers, volunteers, and friends, who made the 2016 event possible. Thank you for all you do for dance. Onward, The team at Dance/NYC ![]() Commissioned Dance Performance inspired by EYE ON DANCE educational video Screening/Dance Performance/Panel discussion NYU Jerry H. Labowitz Theatre/ 1 Washington Place NYU Gallatin Interdisciplinary Arts Program commissions a new dance inspired by EYE ON DANCE February 11 at 6:30pm “African American Footprints Leading to the Future” A screening, discussion, and performance In a novel twist, EYE ON DANCE (EOD), the television series that captured the stories of thousands of artists and was recently named an “Irreplaceable National Dance Treasure,” becomes the touchstone of new piece by choreographer Chafin Seymour. Program curators Celia Ipiotis and Julie Malnig designed the evening “African American Footprints Leading to the Future” to include the EOD screening, live dance performance and panel discussion. Celebrating its 35th anniversary, the EOD episode (shot in 1981) features David Roussseve and Pat Hall Smith discussing an artist’s understanding of cultural and racial identity through family narratives and how the creative process re-routes lifelong confrontations with racism. Moderated by EYE ON DANCE creator and producer, Celia Ipiotis, the program is peppered with performance excerpts by Rousseve and Smith. NYU Gallatin Interdisciplinary Arts Program commissioned Chafin Seymour to create a new work inspired by the issues raised in the EYE ON DANCE episode. Founder of seymour//dancecollective, modern dancer Seymour mines material from music, literature, and pop culture. Panel: The evening will conclude with a panel discussion moderated by Celia Ipiotis featuring Chafin Seymour, David Roussève, and NYU professors Julie Malnig and Michael Dinwiddie. Date: February 11 at 6:30pm Location: The Jerry H. Labowitz Theatre for the Performing Arts theater, 1 Washington Place, NY 10003 Tickets: Free RSVP: Gallatin professor and playwright and cultural historian of African American life. Eye on Dance creator and producer professor of Choreography/Performance at UCLA’s World Arts and Culture Program Gallatin professor, dance historian, and editor of Ballroom, Boogie, Shimmy Sham, Shake: A Social and Popular Dance Reader Bert Williams Lime Kiln Club Field Day Program
Wednesday, January 13, 2016, 7:00p.m. Titus Theater 2, Museum of Modern Art, 11 West 53 Street, New York, NY 10019 MoMA Ticket Link; http://www.moma.org/calendar/events/1686?locale=en Preceded by a presentation by John T. Reddick, Harlem historian and Columbia University Community Scholar Mr. Reddick is a Columbia University Community Scholar and is actively engaged in aspects of Harlem’s current culture, public art and architectural preservation. He’s authored numerous articles on Harlem’s architecture and cultural history and is currently engaged in researching Harlem’s Black & Jewish Music Culture (1890 – 1930). With warmest regards, John T. Reddick, Columbia University Community Scholar 651 ARTS in partnership with Clark Center NYC and MoCADA presents Live and Outspoken HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF THELMA HILL Tuesday, Nov 17 | 7:30pm MoCADA 80 Hanson Place Brooklyn, NY 11217 Tickets: $20 651 ARTS launches the second installment of its signature Live & Outspoken series with a discussion honoring dance educator and pioneer Thelma Hill. A panel of nationally acclaimed scholars and artists will convene to celebrate and pay tribute to the dynamic career of one of America’s most important dance figures. Panel Mickey Davidson http://www.circuitproductions.org/artists/dance/mickeyd.html Kathe Sandler http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c384.shtml Otis Sallid http://www.otissallid.com/bio.html Moderator Delores Brown Seating is limited. Don't miss the opportunity to engage in this historic conversation. Get tickets today at http://www.651arts.org/on-stage/event/honoring-the-life-and-legacy-of-thelma-hill www.clarkcenternyc.org ![]() Screenings Celebrating: The Legacy of Jose Limon (Oct. 26) Bessie Schonberg and Louise Roberts (Dec. 14) Two free public programs feature EYE ON DANCE episodes spotlighting Jose Limon and the Limon Company’s 70th Anniversary plus Bessie Schonberg and Louis Robert’s gifts to young dancers. Rare video footage of Jose Limon dancing in Moor’s Pavane and the only footage of Bessie Schonberg and Louise Roberts exchanging views Post-screening conversations are curated by Celia Ipiotis with Carla Maxwell on Oct. 26 and Jawole Willa Jo Zollar and Jill Williams on Dec. 14. Q & A follows. Date: Monday, October 26, 2015 at 6:30pm Location: Gibney Dance 280 Broadway (Entrance 53A Chambers St.) EYE ON DANCE Episode #310: “Jose Limon’s Legacy” (produced 1991) EOD GUESTS: Limon dancers Carla Maxwell, Nina Watt, Carlos Orta EOD Dance Excerpts: Moor’s Pavane (Jose Limon, Lucas Hoving, Pauline Koner, Betty Jones); Missa Brevis with Jose Limon plus an excerpt with the 1991 Limon Company members. Post Screening Panel: Celia Ipiotis (creator/producer/host of EOD) curates a conversation with Carla Maxwell, Artistic Director of the Limon Dance Company, about Limon’s enduring impact on modern dance and a look at the 70th anniversary celebrations. Date: Monday, December 14, 2015 at 6:30pm Location: Gibney Dance 280 Broadway (Entrance 53A Chambers St.) EYE ON DANCE Episode #201: “Nurturing A New Generation of Dancers” (produced 1986) EOD GUESTS: Bessie Schonberg (dance mentor/composition teacher) and Louise Roberts (dance mentor/director of the Clark Dance Center) EOD Dance Excerpts: Jawole Willa Jo Zollar’s Anarchy, wild women and Dinah; Paul Andrew Thompson’s Frantic Romanticism and Valda Setterfield’s introduction of Schonberg at the first Bessie Awards presentation in 1984. Post Screening Panel: Celia Ipiotis (creator/producer/host of EOD) explores with Jawole Willa Jo Zollar Director of Urban Bush Women) and Jill Williams (Director of Clark Center Remembered) the impact of Robert’s and Schonberg’s dedication to encouraging a new generation of dancers and choreographers and today’s mentors. RSVP Link: https://gibneydance.secure.force.com/ticket/#details_a0SE000000Mt2GkMAJ |
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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." |