A Selection of This Week’s Dance Events
Sep 22nd, 2008 | By Blog Editor | Category: Auditions & Upcoming Events, Newest PostsHere’s a small sampling of the dance events going on this week. Auditions and performances will include:
Ballet Tech Audition
Mandance Project
Choreography: Eliot Feld
- Tuesday September 23 at 1:00pm (you can arrive at noon to warm up)
- Ballet Tech, 890 Broadway, 8th floor
- For more information, call 212-777-7710, x300
Ballet Tech seeks three dancers for a new dance, “The Spaghetti Ballet,” a piece with music by Ennio Morricone. The new piece will be performed at the Joyce Theater for a two-week season from March 23, 2009 to April 5, 2009. Ballet Tech seeks “alert” dancers, both male and female. Ballet training would be useful. Wear ballet slippers (no pointe shoes).
VIA DANCE COLLABORATIVE
Lullaby In Surrealism
- Thursday, September 25, 8:00pm
VIA DANCE - Friday, September 26, 8:00pm
- Saturday, September 27, 8:00pm
- Ailey Citigroup Theater, 405 West 55th Street, NY (at the corner of 9th Avenue– accessible from the A,C, D & #1 trains at 59th Street - Columbus Circle).
- For more information, visit www.viadance.org.
VIA DANCE COLLABORATIVE kicks off its 5th Anniversy season with LULLABY IN SURREALISM beginning September 25 at Ailey Citigroup Theater. This new evening-length work inspired by the paintings of Renee Magritte is choreographed by Adrienne Westwood and features guest dancer Daniel Charon (best known as a dancer with Doug Varone).
LULLABY IN SURREALISM investigates the artists’ sleeping lives, harnessing the imagery of dreams and realizing those disparate, mystical, often alarming worlds onstage.
Tickets are $20. You can buy tickets by calling 212-868-4444 or by visiting www.SmartTix.com.
Project #9
Produced by Ben Shaw, with Jenna Drelincourt, Alida Mulder, FenLan Chuang, Liesel Zink
- Saturday, September 27
Project #9 - 6:00pm and 8:00pm
- Woodward Theatre, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, Australia
- Admission: $5 (no booking necessary)
- For more information, contact Ben Shaw 0400 890 917
Produced by Ben Shaw, Project #9 explores the boundaries of contemporary dance in Brisbane. This show combines the work of both local and international choreographers and includes an original musical composition by nationally renowned composer Donald Hall.
This work tells the story of Emily Winters’ last day inside a lunatic asylum. Through choreography and technical effects, the audience explores the mind of a young woman who struggles with her own existence.
The Creative Development showing will take place on Saturday, September 27 in Woodward Theatre, QUT Kelvin Grove. Following the show, audience members are invited to participate in a Q&A session.
Dance/NYC
Commissioning Music for Dance
- Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Attend Dance/NYC Workshop - 6:30pm - 8:00pm
- New York, NY - Location TBA
Learn first hand about what it takes to commission music for your work. Panel includes music publisher representative Michael Mc Curdy from G. Shirmer, and freelance musicians. Network and meet NYC musicians as you equip yourself to negotiate for the music you want.
IMPORTANT: PLEASE RSVP FOR THIS EVENT ON THE DANCE/NYC WEBSITE TO ATTEND http://www.dancenyc.org/rsvp.asp
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