tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26080714841654075552024-03-13T18:23:28.810-04:00Empowering thoughts for Dancers.Resource for dancers to increase their knowledge about the business of art.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608071484165407555.post-2906523227941783522012-03-07T09:45:00.000-05:002012-03-07T09:47:37.740-05:00New Adventures<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cfe2f3;">Here is an article recently published in the Rockford Register Star. The nature of my work has recently involved my family's relocation to this exurb of Chicago. Life has only gotten busier, but we are excited to bring our skills to Illinois. </span></i><br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cfe2f3;">Introduction: Brittany Fridenstine-Keefe and her husband Matthew moved from New York City to Rockford in January. Matthew is the new Artistic Director of the Rockford Dance Company and Brittany is a dancer and instructor. She will dance the part of Cinderella later this month. I had the opportunity to see a short preview at RDC’s Hansel & Gretel performance and it was, in a word, breathtaking. After the performance, I met Brittany and introduced her to my 3 year old granddaughter. Brittany knelt down to talk with her for a few moments and made a lasting impression. Two months later my granddaughter randomly tells people she met the Cinderella.</span></i>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cfe2f3;">When Brittany was young, she had double vision. She was enrolled in dance lessons when she was four years old because she was cross eyed. Brittany’s mother was a therapist and hoped dancing would help her with coordination and improve her vision. Eventually, Brittany had an eye surgery to correct her crossed eyes, but the love of dance was deeply instilled.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cfe2f3;">Through all of the changes early in her life, Brittany found stability in the training of dance. She was determined to become a ballerina and was accepted into the prestigious professional training program at the Pacific Northwest Ballet School. Brittany finished her training while performing in the company productions of the <em>Nutcracker, Coppelia,</em> and <em> A Midsummer’s Night Dream</em>. Although she she was determined to dance, she saw the value of a good education and through hard work and vigilance she graduated as valedictorian of her high school class.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cfe2f3;">After high school, Brittany moved across the country to Pittsburgh, PA in hopes of landing a full time dancing contract, being accepted to the prestigious Pittsburgh Ballet Theater Graduate Program. Eventually she was hired in Pittsburgh, but she kept her gaze on the horizon searching for artistic fulfillment. She went on to continue her career with Ballet Memphis, Minnesota Dance Theatre (Minneapolis, MN), the James Sewell Ballet (Minneapolis, MN), American Repertory Ballet (Princeton, NJ), Terpsicorps Theatre of Dance (Ashevelle, NC), and Morphoses (New York, NY).</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cfe2f3;">She has performed principal roles in all of these companies. Some of Brittany’s highlights include:<em>Emily</em> in a ballet adaptation of the Thorton Wilder play <em>Our Town</em>, <em>Sugarplum fairy</em> in the<em>Nutcracker, </em>as well as works by Balanchine, Twyla Tharp, and many more. Each role provides insight into a new character or place.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cfe2f3;">Brittany’s dancing career has offered her an opportunity to see the world. She has performed in Iceland, Germany, Italy, and Colombia. Dancing is more than a career, it is a lifestyle. Through sharing her passion with people in many different countries and cultures she has learned the power that dance has to transform the ordinary to the extraordinary. Dance provides the opportunity to travel the globe both in the physical realm and by using your imagination.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cfe2f3;">Brittany has dedicated herself to become the eyes for the next generation. She teaches dance and she is certified to teach the GYROTONIC® expansion system to dancers and people who wish to feel like dancers.</span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cfe2f3;">Rockford Dance Company’s <em>Cinderella </em>will be performed at the Coronado Theatre, March 24, 7:00 PM and March 25, 3:00 PM. For ticket information contact: <a href="http://rockforddancecompany.com/" target="_blank" title="RDC">rockforddancecompany.com</a></span></b></div>
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<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608071484165407555.post-38140391382007535772011-10-26T11:13:00.004-04:002011-10-26T11:13:41.209-04:00Morphoses this week at the JoyceJust a moment of self promotion: Morphoses opened Bacchae last night at the Joyce to a very important and enthusiastic audience. The wonderful dancers presented on this blog and I would love to share this show with as many people as possible. It is important not only as a re-imagining of a classic greek myth, but also as a remaking of a dance company's model. Lourdes Lopez, artistic director, and Luca Veggetti, resident choreographer, have created a spellbinding show! More information below!<br />
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Synopsis and performer biographers: <a href="http://www.morphosesbacchae.org/">www.morphosesbacchae.org</a><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608071484165407555.post-79153086648110308202011-10-11T19:41:00.000-04:002011-10-11T19:41:33.391-04:00Yusha Loves Everyone's Individuality.<br />
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did you first begin dancing?</span></div>
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Trinidad at about 9. I am a product of the public school magnet program
and took my first ballet class in a tiny studio attached to the cafeteria. It
wasn’t very pretty and smelt like tater tots.</i></span></span></li>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8; font-size: x-small;">What
style of dance do you prefer and why?</span></div>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">o<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">I can’t really answer that question. Each style offers something unique.
However, I will not deny that at the end of the day there is nothing like an
old school jazz combination…..pure satisfaction!</i></span></span></li>
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have you worked with in the past?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">o<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">As far as concert dance I have danced with Ailey II, Complexions, The
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and Morphoses. In addition, I have
done some work commercial work with Beyonce, Rihanna, and was a guest artist on
Dancing with the Stars. My career has been a pretty mixed bag. It keeps me on
my toes</i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">!</i></span></span></li>
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do you aspire to work with in the future?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8; font-size: x-small;">Being
a freelance dancer, how do you earn your living, ie: do you have side jobs or
skills you utilize for income? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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pretty awesome to be on the other side of the room. I tend to pick up new ways of
approaching the art form when I have to use my words to explain it. It’s also
really inspiring when someone gets “it” for the first time. </i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i></span></span></li>
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What/where?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8; font-size: x-small;">What
do you feel and think when you’re on stage? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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when asked what he feels when he dances. I think that sums it up!</i></span></span></li>
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do you keep yourself motivated and maintain creative thinking during your off
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not to plan too much or get stuck in a routine. Don’t get me wrong; routine is
what makes a dancer. I just find it thrilling to not know where I may end up at
day’s end. </i></span></span></li>
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is the most valuable advice you have received from a teacher or mentor?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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to apply this statement to my career as well</i></span></span></li>
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element, theme, or character from the Bacchae do you relate to most? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is the best/funniest/most challenging experience of the rehearsal process thus
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">o<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The funniest: That’s a tough one…it changes daily.</i></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">o<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">The most challenging: Staying true to the work while still learning the
vocabulary. It takes a second to understand how a choreographer works. What
their likes and dislikes are. I find it challenging to balance what is asked of
me with what I want to say as an artist. We are the vessel for Luca’s language.
So it’s important to be clear about what we are trying to convey.</span></i></span></li>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8;">What style of dance do you prefer
and why?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<ul>
<li><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8;">I am a child of contemporary
dance. Everything happening
tomorrow or the next day is where I find myself.</span></i></li>
</ul>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8;">Who have you worked with in the
past?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</div>
<ul>
<li><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8;">I have worked with Desmond
Richardson and Dwight Rhoden, Nacho Duato, Alonzo King, and Yuri Zhukov both as
student and professionally.</span></i></li>
</ul>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8;">Who do you aspire to work with in
the future?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<ul>
<li><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8;">Geniuses…mad
scientists…astronomers.</span></i></li>
</ul>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8;">Being a freelance dancer, how do
you earn your living, ie: do you have side jobs or skills you utilize for
income?</span></div>
<ul>
<li><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8;">I have been blessed to maintain myself solely as a dancer.</span></i></li>
</ul>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8;">Have you attended college or another kind of training?
What/where?</span></div>
<ul>
<li><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8;">Upon graduating from high school in 2006, I attended SUNY Purchase for a
semester. I transferred to The Ailey School's Fellowship Program for a year
while taking online classes through a community college, and then graduated
from LINES Ballet/Dominican University in 2010 with a BFA in dance.</span></i></li>
</ul>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8;">What is the most challenging thing about your career?</span></div>
<ul>
<li><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8;">Saying goodbye.</span></i></li>
</ul>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8;">What do you feel and think when you’re on stage?</span></div>
<ul>
<li><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8;">Every emotion all at once continuously until I'm in the dressing room.</span></i></li>
</ul>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8;">What is the most valuable advice you have received
from a teacher or mentor?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</div>
<ul>
<li><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #9fc5e8;">"Stay fluffy."</span></i></li>
</ul>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608071484165407555.post-59748984651192269382011-10-04T22:24:00.000-04:002011-10-04T22:24:06.888-04:00Every Step You Take- a review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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To readers, I am honored to have been found by an editor at Harper Collins to review Jock Soto's new book. You will see my official review below, but the unofficial review is that I would love to meet this man. He presents himself so positively and in service of the art form. It is truly a must read.<br />
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<u>Every Step
You Take</u><o:p></o:p></div>
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Jock Soto with
Leslie Marshall<o:p></o:p></div>
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New York: Harper
Collins, 2011<o:p></o:p></div>
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271 pp, $24.99<o:p></o:p></div>
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ISBN-
978-0-06-173238-6<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Review by Brittany Fridenstine-Keefe</i><o:p></o:p></div>
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Jock Soto's
memoir, written with Leslie Marshall, comes out today. Entitled, "Every
Step You Take," the book is a charming homage to an inspiring male dancer
who dedicated more than two decades dancing at the New York City Ballet. </div>
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Jock Soto is
part Navajo Indian, and part Puerto Rican. His first encounter to dance was in
the form of Indian Hoop dances. After seeing Edward Villella on the Ed Sullivan
show, Mr. Soto was determined to learn more about formal western dance genres.
His family is an inspiration in the sacrifices and support they offered to
enable his study of dance. Mr. Soto’s pursuit of training led him to the School
of American Ballet, New York City Ballet's official school, and a separation
from his parents at a young age. </div>
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Much of the book
is Jock's tribute to his deceased mother. Perhaps this is the meaning behind
the title. Perhaps he still feels a connection to her as he serves dance. His
family was a part of his dance despite distance. Although positive in his
reflections, his separation from his roots is an underlying theme. Simultaneously,
he acknowledges his need for space and a connection to who he is. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Personally, he
recounts growing up in the gay community in the 80s. Mr. Soto reflects on his
growth as an individual through each of the relationships; doubly as he
witnessed the AIDS epidemic tearing apart his community. Working hard and
playing hard, Mr. Soto ran in the circles of many prominent art figures,
including a close relationship with Andy Warhol. </div>
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Mr. Soto’s
career was an embodiment of the American dream; he was quickly and easily
promoted to a leading dancer at NYCB. He shares his is appreciation of his many
ballerinas including: Lourdes Lopez, Heather Watts, Wendy Whelan, Stephanie
Saland, and Miranda Weese. As he recounts these relationships, he shares
numerous human moments from behind the scenes. Mr. Soto worked in a magical
time when the work of George Balanchine, Lincoln Kirstein, and Jerome Robbins
was well established and inspired. The New York dance scene was supportive and
at the nexus of the form.</div>
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Throughout the
book, Jock presents himself humbly. When <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">People
</i>magazine voted him one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the
World", he shrugged it off stating his merit was merely to fill a
performing arts quota. But he doesn't take himself lightly; he remains focused
on his mission as a dancer. Mr. Soto recounts the fleeting moments of a life
onstage and the struggle to keep each performance alive. Before each
performance, Mr. Soto would say, "it is going to be a different story
tonight." Therein lies his dedication to "every little step" he
took. </div>
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Throughout the
book Mr. Soto shares recipes, which correlate to his growth. He keeps his
aplomb as he comically recalls using Gorgonzola in a tiramisu, but clearly
cooking has become a new creative passion. A vehicle to meld his creativity
with entertainment and invest in the people he cares about. He continues to
service the field as a teacher at the School of American Ballet. </div>
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Jock Soto is an
important male figure in the ballet world. As such his memoir, "Every Step
You Take," is a refreshing and inspiring account for any artist living
their mission. </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608071484165407555.post-13960984604052499352011-10-03T08:49:00.001-04:002011-10-03T08:49:58.679-04:00Brandon Cournay 'chassé ball changes' from Julliard to become a dancer at Kegwin + Company and Morphoses!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">Brandon Cournay is originally from Detroit, Michigan. He has danced with the Mark Morris Dance Group, and Kegwin + Company Extended. Brandon has performed the repertoire of Twyla Tharp, Ohad Naharin, Lar Lubovich, and Nacho Duato. Brandon has also performed in th</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">e</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;"><em>Radio City Christmas Spectacular</em></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">and has appeared in commercials for Puma and Target. Brandon received his BFA from The Juilliard School. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">You can see him in action at the Joyce Oct 24-30th in <a href="http://www.morphoses.org/">Morphoses</a> production of Bacchae. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">Additionally, follow his adventures through his social media links: </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">Facebook: <a href="http://facebook.com/brandon.cournay">http://facebook.com/brandon.cournay</a></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/Brandon_Cournay">http://twitter.com/#!/Brandon_Cournay</a></span></span><br />
<br />
<b>When did you first begin dancing?</b><br />
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<ul>
<li><i>I have been chassé ball changing since I was ten years old. I signed up </i><i>to do a musical theatre camp at my school and after that, I was hooked. </i><i>I became obsessed with my teacher's Capezio jazz sneakers... So, I </i><i>talked my parents into getting me a pair. You better believe I wore them to </i><i>school, no shame.</i></li>
</ul>
<br />
<b>What style of dance do you prefer and why?</b><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li><i>I prefer anything that is physical, organic, and inspiring.</i></li>
</ul>
<br />
<b>Who have you worked with in the past?</b><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li><i>I am having this really cool journey performing in both commercial </i><i>and concert dance. Professionally, I've worked with the Chase Bock </i><i>Experience, Mark Morris Dance Group and I'm currently dancing with </i><i>Keigwin + Company.</i></li>
<li><i>While in school, I had the honor of working on creations with Matthew </i><i>Neenan, Nicolo Fonte, and Larry Keigwin. When we would learn pieces for </i><i>our repertoire concert choreographers such as, Mark Morris, Lar Lubovich, </i><i>and Ohad Naharin all came in to help set and coach their pieces that we </i><i>were performing. It was such an amazing experience to learn and work </i><i>with the creators of such brilliant works.</i></li>
</ul>
<br />
<b>Who do you aspire to work with in the future?</b><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li><i>I'm really inspired my choreographers such as Aszure Barton, Crystal Pite, </i><i>Peter Chu, Hofesh Shechter.</i></li>
<li><i>I want to work with anyone that is really pushing the envelope in dance. </i><i>I'm really interested in working with anyone who is creating something </i><i>inventive, imaginative, and accessible.</i></li>
</ul>
<br />
<b>Being a freelance dancer, how do you earn your living, ie: do you have side jobs</b><br />
<b>or skills you utilize for income?</b><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li><i>Teaching and choreographing are what I consider my ‘side jobs.’ I really </i><i>enjoy it though, so I rarely consider it work. Which is cool. </i><i>I also judge for dance competitions on the weekends.</i></li>
</ul>
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<b>Have you attended college or another kind of training? What/where?</b><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li><i>I received my BFA from Juilliard in 2009.</i></li>
</ul>
<br />
<b>What is the most challenging thing about your career?</b><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li><i>I'd have to say the most challenging aspect of my career is living a </i><i>balanced lifestyle... in sort of a "work hard/play hard" kind of way. As </i><i>artists we are constantly on, constantly learning and exploring; sometimes </i><i>whether we like it or not. Specifically for freelancers self-motivation is </i><i>vital, our schedule and intentions change daily. It's easy to cram your self- </i><i>planned day with tons of classes, auditions, and rehearsals to benefit </i><i>your work and not take anytime for yourself... And vice-versa. It took me a </i><i>long time to learn that taking a little time for yourself can benefit your work </i><i>inside the studio tremendously.</i></li>
<li><i>It took me a long time to learn that guilty feeling of skipping your 10am </i><i>ballet class to go see the new Twilight movie will soon go away. I stress </i><i>the time in this scenario because we all know that movie tickets are only </i><i>$6.00 if you go before noon. Paying for a full priced movie ticket as a </i><i>freelancer in New York emphasizes the obvious and biggest challenge that </i><i>plagues us all... Finances.</i></li>
</ul>
<br />
<b>What do you feel and think when you’re on stage?</b><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li><i>On stage, I try to sensitize my whole body as much as possible. I like to </i><i>pretend I'm performing in a theatre that's 360 degrees around and that the </i><i>audience is seeing me at every possible angle. Even if the choreography </i><i>has a specific direction, to me there is no front. I want to know and feel </i><i>what my leg bones, arm muscles, ribs, fingers, eyes...etc. are doing at all </i><i>times, wherever they are in space. When I bring awareness to my whole </i><i>body I feel I am able to communicate better as an artist. It's no longer </i><i>about executing steps physically, but about how I am using my instrument, </i><i>my entire body to embody and enhance the artistry of the work.</i></li>
</ul>
<br />
<b>How do you keep yourself motivated and maintain creative thinking during your</b><br />
<b>off time?</b><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li><i>I like to see a lot of dance. I think it's important to educate yourself on what </i><i>you like and what you don't... and more importantly, WHY you like or don't </i><i>like something.</i></li>
<li><i>I also listen to music a ton, the little dancer in my head is constantly </i><i>improving to something up there.</i></li>
</ul>
<br />
<b>What is the most valuable advice you have received from a teacher or</b><br />
<b>mentor?</b><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li><i>Risa Steinberg, one of my mentors at Juilliard, was talking about </i><i>evaluating feedback about your work. She said that if someone loves your </i><i>work... awesome, if someone absolutely hates your work... awesome, but </i><i>the problem comes when someone leaves the theatre without having an </i><i>opinion of your work. I thought that was a very interesting statement.</i></li>
</ul>
<br />
<b>What element, theme, or character from the Bacchae do you relate to most?</b><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li><i>I relate most to the ever evolving pace and flow of the Bacchae. </i><i>As well as the inspiration of the work, always looking forward to try </i><i>something new.</i></li>
</ul>
<br />
<b>What is the best/funniest/most challenging experience of the rehearsal process</b><br />
<b>thus far?</b><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li><i>Best- Creating with such amazingly talented, diverse, and inspiring artists </i><i>everyday. It’s been an honor to work and learn from such an eclectic group </i><i>of dancers.</i></li>
<li><i>Funniest- Karaoke night!</i></li>
<li><i>Most challenging- Scooting up the stairs. At the Vineyard my thighs were </i><i>so sore, I could barely walk!</i></li>
</ul>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #aabbcc; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; line-height: 21px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">For more information on Morphoses's production of Bacchae go to:<a href="http://www.morphoses.org/" style="color: #ddaa77;">www.morphoses.org</a></span></b></span></i><br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608071484165407555.post-51314540336226229042011-10-01T08:44:00.000-04:002011-10-01T08:44:22.312-04:00Morphoses dancer, Gabrielle Lamb, shares her thoughts.<br />
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<b><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Gabrielle Lamb</span></u></b><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f6b26b;">Gabrielle Lamb is a native of Savannah, Georgia, and was trained at the Boston Ballet School. She joined Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montreal in 2000 and was promoted to soloist in 2003. Since 2009, she has been living in New York City and performing with Morphoses and Pontus Lidberg Dance. Her repertoire includes principal roles in works by George Balanchine, Christopher Wheeldon, Peter Quanz, Jiri Kylian, Mats Ek, Ohad Naharin, and Nacho Duato. She has also created leading roles in new works by Shen Wei, Stijn Celis, Pontus Lidberg, and Mauro Bigonzetti, among others. </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f6b26b;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f6b26b;">Ms. Lamb is also a choreographer as well a self-taught video artist and animator. You can see some of her videos <a href="http://vimeo.com/user4502601">here.</a> </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f6b26b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f6b26b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">For more information go to Gabrielle's <a href="http://www.gabriellelamb.com/">personal website.</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;"> </span></span><br />
<br />
When did you first begin dancing?<br />
<br />
<ul>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i>I started dancing when I was 4, but hated it because the tights were so annoying</i></div>
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<i>to put on. So I quit and then restarted the next year.---somehow I got over the</i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i>tights issue.</i></div>
</li>
</ul>
<br />
What style of dance do you prefer and why?<br />
<br />
<br />
<ul>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i>I prefer any kind of dance which originates with the intention to communicate and</i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i>connect. The more I learn, the less interested I am in virtuosity for its own sake.</i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i>I want to be able to let go and become someone else onstage, not to spend</i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i>those precious moments worrying about steps.</i></div>
</li>
</ul>
<br />
Who have you worked with in the past?<br />
<br />
<ul>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i>I've been lucky enough to work with a lot of talented choreographers and stagers</i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i>in the past. Some of those are: Natalia Makarova, Sylvie Guillem, Mats Ek,</i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i>Ohad Naharin, Christopher Wheeldon, Shen Wei, Peter Quanz, Stijn Celis,</i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i>Pontus Lidberg….not to mention all the fantastic dancer colleagues who have</i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i>inspired me over the years.</i></div>
</li>
</ul>
<br />
Who do you aspire to work with in the future?<br />
<br />
<ul>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i>Other artists who open new pathways in my mind, no matter what discipline they</i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i>belong to. A dream list might include Crystal Pite, William Kentridge, Robert</i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i>Lepage, Michel Gondry.</i></div>
</li>
</ul>
<br />
Being a freelance dancer, how do you earn your living, ie: do you have side jobs<br />
or skills you utilize for income?<br />
<br />
<ul>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i>I choreograph and teach sometimes. I am also a self-taught filmmaker and</i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i>animator. I worked as the company videographer for Les Grands Ballets</i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i>Canadiens when I was still dancing there, and I've also done work for Morphoses</i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i>and BalletX. I'm preparing for a project with the Dance Theatre of Harlem.</i></div>
</li>
</ul>
<br />
Have you attended college or another kind of training? What/where?<br />
<br />
<ul>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i>No. I've taken a few classes in film, but generally I prefer teaching myself.</i></div>
</li>
</ul>
<br />
What is the most challenging thing about your career?<br />
<br />
<ul>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i>Keeping a sense of the long-term. It's too easy to get crazy about a small injury</i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i>that may be gone in two days---or a temporary lack of work---or the challenges of</i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i>learning new choreography. What seems impossible today often improves</i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i>overnight, so I've had to learn to back off being so rough on myself when I can't</i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i>have what I want straight away.</i></div>
</li>
</ul>
<br />
What do you feel and think when you’re on stage?<br />
<br />
<ul>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i>If I'm in the space I'd like to be in, I feel like time slows down and I can be</i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i>fearless. In the best moments I'm very conscious of the sensations in my body,</i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i>and I imagine being able to communicate those sensations to the audience. It's</i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i>like there's a line of communication that runs underneath the floor of the stage</i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i>and branches out to every seat in the house. If I'm not quite there, then I'm just</i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i>judging and chastising myself and thinking about what just happened or what's</i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i>about to happen 5 seconds from now. And I imagine that on those occasions the</i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i>audience feels somehow less connected as well.</i></div>
</li>
</ul>
<br />
How do you keep yourself motivated and maintain creative thinking during your<br />
off time?<br />
<br />
<ul>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i>I don't have much off-time. I always seem to have some project to work on or</i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i>think about. On the less fun side, there is always email to reply to or scheduling</i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i>to do.</i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i><br /></i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i>I do yoga every day, and unless I"m really on vacation, I take ballet class at</i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i>least 5 days a week.</i></div>
</li>
</ul>
<br />
What is the most valuable advice you have received from a teacher or mentor?<br />
<br />
<ul>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i>I was feeling envious of another artist's talent----and despair of ever being able to</i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i>approach her accomplishments. I expressed this to a friend and fellow dancer,</i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i>who wrote to me,</i><i>"Use her journey as a template for what you want, the beauty of being </i><i>yourself and expressing it to your full ability"…</i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i><br /></i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i>This really made an impression on me---it reminded me to stay on my own path</i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i>and follow it as far as I can, and not to get hung up thinking I'm on the same path</i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i>as any other single person.</i></div>
</li>
</ul>
<br />
What element, theme, or character from the Bacchae do you relate to most?<br />
<br />
<ul>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i>I do an improvisation which is composed of asymmetrical arm movements which</i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i>evolve into symmetry. When I'm asymmetrical, my attention is very fragmented,</i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i>and when I achieve symmetry I become more focused, as though I'm making</i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i>a new connection between already existing ideas in my mind. This for me is an</i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i>interesting physical expression of the way that consciousness and creativity</i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i>work: disconnected streams of thought which with practice can become focused</i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i>and aligned.</i></div>
</li>
</ul>
<br />
What is the best/funniest/most challenging experience of the rehearsal process<br />
thus far?<br />
<br />
<ul>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i>The best part of the experience thus far has been working with a group in which</i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i>every single person has something truly special and different to offer. I've been</i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i>working a long time, and I can say that it's pretty rare to be in a group where I</i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i>can watch and be inspired by everybody. Every day in class and rehearsals I</i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i>see coordination and phrasing that I'd like to steal and try to make work on my</i></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<i>own body.</i></div>
</li>
</ul>
<br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">For more information on Morphoses's production of Bacchae go to: <a href="http://www.morphoses.org/">www.morphoses.org</a></span></b><br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608071484165407555.post-46768691324418171182011-09-19T23:33:00.002-04:002011-09-19T23:33:50.819-04:00Here is a paper I researched and wrote for my senior project with LEAP. The program allows for individualized learning, and I chose to research the potential of psychological factors on incidence and onset of injury. I was also fortunate to intern with the <a href="http://hjd.med.nyu.edu/harkness/">Harkness Center for Dance Injuries </a>during my project. Although it is not of professional standing, I learned so much about planning, implementing, and presenting research; I hope you enjoy the fruits of my labor.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608071484165407555.post-23921281746887461002011-09-15T19:04:00.001-04:002011-09-15T19:04:53.931-04:00College for working dancers.Although there are many great university dance programs, dancers often enter their professional careers without a college degree. I am among those whose eagerness to begin dancing forced an absence from academia after high school. <br />
<br />
But a dancer's career is short, and the benefit of a degree can have a profound effect on transitioning into the civilian workforce. Certainly going back to college after a dance career is an option, but now there are also programs which enable dancers to continue working in their professions while going to school.<br />
<br />
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<a href="http://www.stmarys-ca.edu/academics/schools/school-of-liberal-arts/departments-programs/leap/images/erikajohnson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.stmarys-ca.edu/academics/schools/school-of-liberal-arts/departments-programs/leap/images/erikajohnson.jpg" /></a></div>
One great option is a program called <a href="http://www.stmarys-ca.edu/academics/schools/school-of-liberal-arts/departments-programs/leap/">LEAP- Liberal Education for Artistic Professionals</a>. It is a program affiliated with St. Mary's College in California; a small, private liberal arts college. Over 300 dancers have obtained their degrees through the LEAP program in LA, San Francisco, and New York. There are also plans to expand the program to Las Vegas and Chicago.<br />
<br />
The LEAP website states, "Founded in 1999, LEAP makes it possible for these working adults to
receive a comprehensive liberal arts education and earn a Bachelor of
Arts degree from Saint Mary's College in 3 to 4 years of part-time
study. Courses are offered at convenient times and locations and the
program's flexibility encourages dancers to pursue individual interests
and explore different disciplines. Our alumni have continued on to
graduate studies and successful new careers in a variety of fields."<br />
<br />
For more information, email leap@st-marys-ca.edu or call 866-306-0395. Or you can post a comment or email me as I am a proud student in the program and intend to graduate next spring! <br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608071484165407555.post-58501837836848398262011-05-07T14:36:00.000-04:002011-05-07T14:39:01.257-04:00Great Event hosted by Dance/NYC and the Taskforce for Dancer Health<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; "><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width: 600px; "><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; padding-top: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; "><table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width: 599px; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-width: 1pt; "><tbody><tr><td style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; padding-top: 3.75pt; padding-right: 3.75pt; padding-bottom: 3.75pt; padding-left: 3.75pt; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><strong><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; ">Dancers' Bodies. Promoting Wellness.</span></strong></p><p><em><span>Richard Gibbs * Jared Angle * Jen Edwards * Melissa Gerson * Jenifer Ringer</span></em></p><p><strong><span>Monday, May 16, 2011</span></strong><b><span><br /><strong><span>6:30pm - 8:00pm</span></strong></span></b></p><p><span>Abrons Arts Center<br />Henry Street Settlement<br />Playhouse Theater<br />466 Grand Street (corner of Pitt Street)<br />New York, NY 10022</span></p><p><strong><span>RSVP: <a href="http://dancenyc.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=Qgh1qQGhAAEAAAKSAAT73g" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 37, 8); ">http://dancersbodies.<wbr>eventbrite.com/</a></span></strong></p><p><em><span>Calling All Stakeholders in Dance! </span></em><b><span><br /><strong><span>Dance/NYC</span></strong></span></b><span> and the <strong><span>Dance/USA Taskforce on Dancer Health</span></strong> invite you to join us in responding to the Taskforce's recent <a href="http://dancenyc.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=Qgh1qQGhAAEAAARFAAT73g" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 37, 8); ">call to action</a> to achieve the dancer aesthetic in a manner that promotes overall good health and protects the artist and performer. Led by Richard Gibbs, M.D., the town hall provides a forum to discuss case stories from the perspective of the health professional, cultural critic and professional dancer, including New York City Ballet Principal Dancers <strong><span>Jenifer Ringer</span></strong> and <strong><span>Jared Angle</span></strong>. What words work to promote dancer wellness? What positive practices? What can we as a field do for our dancers?<br />______________________________<wbr>______________________________<wbr>______________</span></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">Richard Gibbs, MD.</span></strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; "> After training with Perry Brunson and Vera Volkova, Richard Gibbs danced several years each with the Hamburg Ballet, the Royal Winnipeg Ballet and First Chamber Dance Company. Richard then earned a degree in English from Harvard and an MD from Yale. At the invitation of the San Francisco Ballet in 1991, the Gibbs's created one of the nation's most progressive programs in dancer health in. Richard continues as the company's Supervising Physician. He lectures nationally on dancer health, and he continues to teach ballet having served on the staffs of the San Francisco Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, the Harvard Dance Program and Washington State's Summer Dance Labs. Richard is the founding Chair of Dance/USA's national Taskforce on Dancer Health, and he is the lead author of the Taskforce paper, Guidelines on Nutrition for Professional Companies. In 2006, Richard introduced the idea of a standardized preventive healthcare screen for professional companies. Over 35 companies across the U.S. and Canada are now using the Taskforce Screen and working together to bring better health to those who dance for a living. In 1996, the Gibbs's founded the San Francisco Free Clinic where they provide free medical care for people with no health insurance.</span></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">Jared Angle</span></strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; "> was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania, where he began his dance training at age six with the Allegheny Ballet Academy. In the fall of 1996, he entered the School of American Ballet (SAB), the official school of New York City Ballet, and for the 1997-98 he continued his studies at the School as a recipient of the Rudolf Nureyev Scholarship. Jared became an apprentice with New York City Ballet in March 1998 and joined the Company's corps de ballet in July of the same year. He was promoted to soloist in 2001 and to principal dancer in 2005. Jared is a Princess Grace Dance Fellowship recipient for 2001-2002. In May of 2004, he appeared in the Live From Lincoln Center broadcast of "Lincoln Center Celebrates Balanchine 100," dancing in Liebeslieder Walzer, and his film work includes Columbia Pictures' feature film Center Stage. For Jared's complete bio, including a comprehensive list of featured roles with the Company, <a href="http://dancenyc.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=Qgh1qQGhAAEAABBvAAT73g" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 37, 8); ">click here.</a></span></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">Jennifer Edwards</span></strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; "> is a writer, culture critic, choreographer, and messaging consultant. She writes for the Arts and Living sections of The Huffington Post on topics including innovation in dance, culture, and wellness. The founder of JenEd Productions (<a href="http://dancenyc.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=Qgh1qQGhAAEAABImAAT73g" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 37, 8); ">jened.com</a>), and co-creator of the Home/Body Project (<a href="http://dancenyc.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=Qgh1qQGhAAEAABKPAAT73g" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 37, 8); ">homebodyproject.org</a>), Edwards enjoys paring her passions for multi-media content, the written word, science, and technology. She will present her work entitled ‘Building Stages Across Platforms: How New Media is Changing the Landscape of the Performing Arts' this May in Austria for the International University conference, Performing Arts Training Today, and this July in Chicago for the annual Dance / USA conference. Her degrees, certifications, and accolades highlight her varied background and interests. Edwards holds a MFA in dance from NYU Tisch School of the Arts and was a professor of dance and choreography for several years. She holds RYT certification in Yoga philosophy, meditation, and physical practice and has taught yoga-informed stress management for the last 10 years for organizations including the American Heart Association and Columbia University Medical Center. She is a Spoken Word Slam Champion and an Award-winning performance poet and essayist. This September, Edwards will begin her post-graduate work in Organizational Change Management at Milano, The New School for Management and Urban Policy.</span></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">Melissa Gerson</span></strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">, a national leader in the eating disorder treatment community, entered the field of mental health after spending many years first, as a professional ballet dancer. Melissa trained at the School of American Ballet and upon graduating from the Professional Children's School in NYC, joined the corps of the Miami City Ballet in Florida. She was soon promoted to Soloist, performing featured roles in over fifty ballets until she retired in her mid-twenties. Ms. Gerson returned to New York City to study psychology at Columbia University where she went on to graduate magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. Melissa earned her master's degree in social work at New York University and completed NYU Psychoanalytic Institute's post-graduate program in psychodynamic psychotherapy. She continued post-graduate training at the Center for the Study of Anorexia and Bulimia and at the William Alanson White Institute of Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis & Psychology. Melissa served as the primary mental health consultant for La Palestra Center for Preventative Medicine, NYC while concurrently building her private practice, with a specialty in eating disorders and body image concerns. In 2008, she founded Columbus Park Collaborative, a private eating disorder treatment center in New York City, where she now serves as Clinical Director. Since 2008, Melissa has developed, staffed, supervised and directed CPC's Day Treatment Program, an intensive treatment program for adolescents and adults with anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorders. She also recently founded and launched Columbus Park Behavioral Health, LCSW, LLC, which is a training initiative for clinicians in the field of eating disorder treatment and a clinic for individuals in need of affordable treatment services. Melissa maintains a private practice, in which she specializes in the treatment of eating disorders, depression, and anxiety, with a sub-specialty in the treatment of performing artists and athletes.<br /><br /><strong><span>Jenifer Ringer</span></strong> was born in New Bern, North Carolina, and was raised in Summerville, South Carolina, where she began her dance training at age 10 with local teachers. At the age of 12 she entered the Washington School of Ballet, where she studied for two years. After attending a summer session at the School of American Ballet (SAB), the official school of New York City Ballet, Jenifer was invited to enter the Winter Session at the School on a full scholarship. She became an apprentice with New York City Ballet in October 1989 and a member of the Company's corps de ballet in January 1990. Jenifer was promoted to soloist in 1995 and to principal dancer in 2000. She is a guest teacher at SAB and the Artistic Director of New York State's Summer School for the Arts ballet program. In 2002, Jenifer appeared in the Live From Lincoln Center broadcast of "New York City Ballet's Diamond Project: Ten Years of New Choreography," dancing in Mercurial Manoeuvres, and in 2004 she appeared in the Live From Lincoln Center broadcast of "Lincoln Center Celebrates Balanchine 100," dancing in Liebeslieder Walzer. Jenifer received her B.A. in English from Fordham University in December 1997. In July of 2000 she married former NYCB Principal Dancer James Fayette. For Jenifer's complete bio, including a comprehensive list of featured roles with the Company, <a href="http://dancenyc.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=Qgh1qQGhAAEAACUxAAT73g" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 37, 8); ">click here.</a></span></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">Dance/NYC</span></strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; "> is a satellite of the national arts service organization Dance/USA. Its mission is to sustain and advance the professional dance field in New York City-serving as the voice, guide and infrastructure architect for all local dance artists and managers. The organization achieves this mission through three core program areas: advocacy and research, audience engagement and professional development. As a convener, Dance/NYC aims to connect and educate our constituency-strengthening the collective voice for dance. Visit <a href="http://dancenyc.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=Qgh1qQGhAAEAACf9AAT73g" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 37, 8); ">www.dancenyc.org</a> to learn more about our programs.</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; padding-top: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; "></td></tr><tr><td style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; padding-top: 3.75pt; padding-right: 3.75pt; padding-bottom: 3.75pt; padding-left: 3.75pt; "><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><strong><i><span>Dance/NYC is grateful to the Abrons Arts Center for hosting this event. Dance/NYC Town Hall Meetings are supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council. The program is also supported by the New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.</span></i></strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; "></span></p></td><td style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; padding-top: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; "></td></tr><tr><td style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-width: 1pt; padding-top: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; "><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width: 599px; "><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; padding-top: 3.75pt; padding-right: 3.75pt; padding-bottom: 3.75pt; padding-left: 3.75pt; "><div align="center"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: arial, sans-serif; padding-top: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><img border="0" width="440" height="99" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=dab9a26d8a&view=att&th=12fbca642b1dd0ec&attid=0.3&disp=emb&zw" alt="http://images.patronmail.com/pmailemailimages/185/326622/footer_image_1.jpg" /></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608071484165407555.post-72250119893873683752011-02-19T18:36:00.002-05:002011-02-19T18:38:12.102-05:00great linkGranted there are now many point shoe brands and even materials with which they are made. This is a great inside. <div><br /></div><div><a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2011/SHOWBIZ/02/02/ballet.pointe.shoes/">http://edition.cnn.com/2011/SHOWBIZ/02/02/ballet.pointe.shoes/</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608071484165407555.post-46376443111337417992010-08-22T11:20:00.002-04:002010-08-22T11:22:31.826-04:00The BESSIE'S are BACK!<!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"><br /></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt;font-family:Arial-BoldItalicMT;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial-BoldItalicMT; color:#7E8F44">Dance/NYC</span></i></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:13.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:ArialMT"> </span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:15.0pt;font-family:ArialMT; mso-bidi-font-family:ArialMT;color:#7E8F44">63 Greene Street, </span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Arial-BoldMT; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial-BoldMT;color:#7E8F44">#605</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.0pt;font-family:ArialMT; mso-bidi-font-family:ArialMT"> </span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:ArialMT;color:#7E8F44">New York, NY 10012</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.0pt; font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:ArialMT"> </span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:15.0pt;font-family:ArialMT; mso-bidi-font-family:ArialMT;color:#7E8F44">Phone: 212.966.4452 Fax: 212.966.6424 Web: <a href="http://www.dancenyc.org/"><span style="color:#345FAA">www.dancenyc.org</span></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">August 1, 2010<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">The New York Dance and Performance Awards, aka The Bessies, will take place Monday October 18, 2010 at 8 pm at Symphony Space in New York City. All lovers and supporters of dance are invited! Please come to celebrate dance work being honored and to find out what is happening with New York’s dance awards.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">After a hiatus last year, this year’s ceremony will honor the work of the past two years, and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>launch the format for the new Bessie Awards, which are now under the umbrella of DanceNYC. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">Six full productions from 08-09 and six from 09-10 will receive Bessies. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">The full creative teams behind each of the shows will be included in the award (choreographers, composers, designers, and performers). In addition, six outstanding performers from the past two years will be honored with Bessie Awards. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">There will be speeches and announcements throughout the ceremony by esteemed members of New York’s dance community. They will talk about the historic value of the Bessies, and detail the changes that will be made going forward. Revisions to the Bessies include both new award categories and a new structure for nomination and voting. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">The aim is to continue the invaluable mission of the Bessie Awards: to gather the community, to honor outstanding work in the field of dance, and to advocate on a national and international level for the extraordinary range of dance being performed in New York.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt;font-family:Arial-BoldItalicMT;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial-BoldItalicMT; color:#7E8F44">Dance/NYC</span></i></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:13.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:ArialMT"> </span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:15.0pt;font-family:ArialMT; mso-bidi-font-family:ArialMT;color:#7E8F44">63 Greene Street, </span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Arial-BoldMT; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial-BoldMT;color:#7E8F44">#605</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.0pt;font-family:ArialMT; mso-bidi-font-family:ArialMT"> </span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:ArialMT;color:#7E8F44">New York, NY 10012</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.0pt; font-family:ArialMT;mso-bidi-font-family:ArialMT"> </span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:15.0pt;font-family:ArialMT; mso-bidi-font-family:ArialMT;color:#7E8F44">Phone: 212.966.4452 Fax: 212.966.6424 Web: <a href="http://www.dancenyc.org/"><span style="color:#345FAA">www.dancenyc.org</span></a></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">Bessies’ new producers<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">For many years Dance Theater Workshop, Danspace Project, and The Joyce have produced the Bessie Awards. Starting this year, the Bessie Awards will be under the umbrella of DanceNYC. As a wide-ranging dance service organization, DanceNYC is uniquely positioned to be a neutral, transparent, and inclusive home to the historic awards. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">Lucy Sexton is the new independent producer of the Bessie Awards. She is working with DanceNYC and the outgoing producing organizations---Dance Theater Workshop, Danspace Project, and The Joyce---during this exciting and invigorating transition period. Please contact her with any questions about The Bessie Awards: <a href="mailto:thebessies@gmail.com">thebessies@gmail.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">The Bessie Committee<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">The committee responsible for choosing award recipients for the 08-09 and 09-10 seasons is: Nolini Barretto, Barbara Bryan, Rashida Bumbray,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">Lili Chopra, Nancy Dalva, Joan Finkelstein, Boo Froebel, Stephen Greco, Virginia Johnson, Ishmael Houston-Jones, Brad Learmonth, Stanford Makishi, Brian McCormick, Nicky Paraiso, Brian Rogers, Philip Sandstrom, Yoko Shioya, Sydney Skybetter, Ivan Sygoda, Charmaine Warren, and Susan Yung.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">The Bessie Steering Committee</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">The Steering committee responsible for setting policy and shepherding the awards through this transition period is: Michelle Burkart, Judy Hussie-Taylor, Carla Peterson, Mikki Shepard, Andrea Sholler, Elizabeth Streb,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Martin Wechsler, and Reggie Wilson. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608071484165407555.post-82437825013274904012010-01-18T13:52:00.003-05:002010-01-18T14:07:29.090-05:00All that and a party!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ioAUophUPwc/S1SuYdVW0dI/AAAAAAAAAaE/BKuyBVN9XyM/s1600-h/Symposium%2BImage.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 122px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ioAUophUPwc/S1SuYdVW0dI/AAAAAAAAAaE/BKuyBVN9XyM/s200/Symposium%2BImage.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428155186102587858" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><b>SCHEDULE </b></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">February 5, 2010 </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">7:00 PM – 10:00 PM </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">WELCOME RECEPTION – Rubin Museum- Y2K Lounge. </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">150 West 17th Street</span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">New York, NY 10011-5402</span></span><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">Hosted by Dance/NYC’s Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) and Arts & Business </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">Council’s Emerging Leaders of New York Arts (ELNYA) </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"> </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">February 6, 2010</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">8:30 AM – 6:00 PM </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">SYMPOSIUM – 3LD Art & Technology Center (80 Greenwich St. at Rector St.) </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">Includes General Session, 2 Break Out Sessions, and SmartBar one-on-one </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">conversations with experts in the field </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"> </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><b>THE GENERAL SESSION </b></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">8:30 – 9:00 </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">Welcome & Registration; SmartBar Sign Ups </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">9:00 – 10:30 </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">Opening Plenary </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">“The Changing Face of Dance Audiences” </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">Donna Walker Kuhne, Walker International Communications </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">10:45 – 12:15 </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">IP & IT Workshop </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">“Latest Technologies Impacting the Dance Field” </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">Sydney Skybetter, Skybetter & Associates </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">Marc Kirschner, Tendu TV </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">Fred Benenson, Kickstarter.com </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">12:15 – 12:45 </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">Catered in Lunch </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">12:45 – 2:15 </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">Leadership Workshop </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">“Leadership, Start with the Why” </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">Simon Sinek, Start with Why: How great leaders inspire everyone to take action </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">2:30 – 4:00 </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">Town Hall Meeting </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">“Concert vs. Commercial Dance: Can’t we just get along?” </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">Panel: Sharon Gersten Luckman (Alvin Ailey), plus more TBA </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">4:15 – 5:45 </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">Closing Plenary </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">“Telling the Story of Dance: Defining the Value of our Art Form” </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">Russell Willis Taylor, National Arts Strategies </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">Dorothy Gunther Pugh, Ballet Memphis </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">5:45 – 6:00 </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">Wrap up & Goodbye </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"> </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><b>BREAKOUT SESSIONS</b> </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">8:30 – 9:00 </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">Insurances </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">Fractured Atlas </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">9:00 – 10:30 </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">Health & Wellness </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">The Actor’s Fund </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"> </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"> </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"> </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"> </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">SMART BAR </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">10:00 – 5:00 </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">Sign up to meet one-on-one in 30 minute increments with: </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">Lois Welk (Dance/USA Philadelphia), Peter DiMurio (Dance/MetroDC), Jodi Krizer </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">Graber (Bravo! Wellness), plus more TBA </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"> </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"> </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><b>RATES </b></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">FREE - Opening Reception on 2/5/10 *Registration Required </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">Breakout Sessions on Insurance and Health and Wellness </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">SmartBar one-on-one conversations with experts from the field </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">$100.00</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">The full General Session Package including the Opening Plenary, IP & IT </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">Workshop, Leadership Workshop, Town Hall Meeting, & Closing Plenary </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">$20.00 </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">1. Each of the 4 sessions offered as part of the General Session will be offered à la </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">carte. Choose any session or session combination at $20 per session. </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"> </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><b>Why you should come if you are a…. </b></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">DANCER </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"> </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">Attend FREE sessions that focus on various insurance options and dancer health and wellness. Drop in on some </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">of the general sessions for just $20 a pop including a Town Hall Meeting on concert dance versus commercial </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">dance and bring awareness by contributing your opinion and giving testimonies on your personal experiences. </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">Meet with people who are coming to meet with YOU! Attend a FREE opening reception with the entire dance </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">community of New York including managers, board members, funders, and fellow dancers. </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"> </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">MANAGER </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"> </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">Here is an opportunity for us all to be together under the same roof for important information sharing and </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">problem-solving conversations working towards general advancement for the entire field. If you attended </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">Dance/USA’s Winter Forum last year in New York, you know the value of the New York dance community coming </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">together to share groundbreaking information, reports, and ideas, and the great importance of the </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">communications and connections that are made when we unite. </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"> </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">BOARD MEMBER or FUNDER </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"> </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">The Symposium will alert you to the most pressing issues and initiatives in the field and connect you to the work </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">going on the ground to see how it effects the organizations you represent and are supporting. The sessions </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">offered will help you to increase effectiveness and awareness as a leader in the field. Also, it is an opportunity </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">for you to unite or re-unite with dancers and dance organizations working outside of your organization and help </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">you to get a sense of where the field at large currently stands. </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"> </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">DANCE STUDENT </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"> </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">Begin your professional networking early and obtain a greater sense of the professional dance field of New York. </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">Meet established dancers, dance managers, and dance community members and learn about the numerous types </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">of jobs available. Learn new information, get ideas for school project topics, and expand your point of view to </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">bring back with you to classroom discussions. </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"> </p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Tahoma; min-height: 14px; ">Dance/NYC’s Mid-Year Symposium is open to ALL members of the New York dance </p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Tahoma; min-height: 14px; ">community as well as any member of the arts or for-profit business communities who have an interest </p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Tahoma; min-height: 14px; ">or do business in dance. In order to make this most beneficial to those we serve, we extend an </p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Tahoma; min-height: 14px; ">open invitation to everyone. </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">Please join us! </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"> </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><a href="http://www.regonline.com/Checkin.asp?EventId=786294">CLICK TO REGISTER HERE!</a>! </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px">*You must register even if you plan to only attend FREE events. Thank you! </p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Tahoma; min-height: 14.0px"></p><p></p><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse"><tbody> </tbody> </table><br /><p></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608071484165407555.post-37658701324310146722010-01-14T09:43:00.004-05:002010-01-14T19:01:02.581-05:00At the Martha Stewart Show<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyIOgg9CBrd3iiJups_XQ7ZNWm1IiaABu0FKr1dcXsbSpdQzJvW59JgOt2AWH1X-Lj112nIUN8mbcdzqwVXkg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div><br /></div><div>Live Blogging at the Martha Stewart Show. </div><div><br /></div><div>So being a freelance dancer now in New York free venues of entertainment are very valuable. </div><div><br /></div><div>The audience build up is quite an entertaining people study. The "warm-up guy" as he calls himself is very funny - a fairly sharp voice but easily engages with audience members. It is amazing how many people want their moment of fame on TV! The audience was instructed to "dress to impress"...quite a New York feat for 8 am on a weekday morning (well, at least for a dancer who often beats the streets in athletic wear). </div><div><br /></div><div>Martha apparently blogs everyday. The guests include the "Whatever Girls" one of which is Martha's daughter. </div><div><br /></div><div>Seeing the show I am even more interested how the production end happens....there are 6 cameras and the show and it is edited nearly live. From the end of the taping there is only about 30 minutes for a final edit. Sheesh!</div><div><br /></div><div>I can't tell who is using the TelePrompTers from where I am sitting. </div><div><br /></div><div>Here's the run down of the show....</div><div><br /></div><div>I was just tossed a freebie- which is definitely exciting. </div><div><br /></div><div>Now we are learning how to make Pad Thai with Pim Techanuanvivit</div><div>1/2 c fish sauce</div><div>1/2 c tamarind</div><div>chili powder to taste</div><div><br /></div><div>little vegetable oil</div><div><br /></div><div>cook shrimp, a pinch of garlic, puffy tofu, a spoon of the sauce- put aside.</div><div><br /></div><div>add more oil, pickle turnips, a few Tbls sauce- constantly stir.</div><div><br /></div><div>Reintroduce proteins, sprouts, garlic chives. (where's the egg and peanut?)</div><div><br /></div><div>Other guests include: Alexis Stewart- Jennifer Complemenhut, Jeff Blumencranz- Andrew Ritchey- Brianna Campbell. </div><div><br /></div><div>Oooh. I just learned how to cut a cake or pie. Take out the second piece that you cut. Very valuable for a dancer right!? </div><div><br /></div><div>Next was a brief yarn card segment....it seemed like it was cut short somehow....I guess we are behind schedule? It's all fairly well orchestrated though...I suppose there is no room for error on these expensive television slots. </div><div><br /></div><div>After the taping there was a little personal time for Martha with the audience. She took questions and really engaged. She is actually really funny....she made a great coy (well, overt) remark about her 6 inch heels.</div><div><br /></div><div>Then there were promos....Martha is quite an experienced performer. She did make a single mistake with the script. Next is an exercise show...maybe I can get on to market Gyrotonic!</div><div><br /></div><div>All in all, the Martha Stewart show was a blast. And free! Go to her <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/">website</a> to try to score some tickets!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608071484165407555.post-40330623058277194042009-12-23T10:48:00.002-05:002009-12-23T11:10:48.488-05:00Healthcare<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:a7mkbNOxETkMXM:http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/cartoonists/bgr/lowres/bgrn528l.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 124px; height: 112px;" src="http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:a7mkbNOxETkMXM:http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/cartoonists/bgr/lowres/bgrn528l.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;font-size:medium;"><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF66;"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" alt="Italic" border="0" class="gl_italic" /></span></b></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF66;">Now being a freelance artist I am now addressing my own need for health insurance. It is an incredible cost and sometimes seems a luxury expense to a healthy young individual. But of course it is not a luxury, as a dancer, when ones' body is the primary tool to the art being created. </span></i></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF66;"><br /></span></i></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><a href="http://candicemiller.house.gov/pdf/hr3200.pdf"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF66;">See the house bill here. </span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF66;"> </span></i></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF66;"><br /></span></i></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF66;">As the healthcare reform bill goes before the senate here are a couple quick thoughts from Dance/USA. </span></i></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF66;"><br /></span></b></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,trebuchet,sans-serif;font-size:85%;"><span><span><span><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF66;">Dance/USA Statement on Health Insurance Reform<br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,trebuchet,sans-serif;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF66;">Dance/USA supports health insurance reform that ensures the existence of accessible and affordable insurance for all individuals, including those self-employed and in non-employer groups, and organizations involved in the creation and presentation of dance in the United States. In addition, Dance/USA supports health care legislation that includes measures that provide incentives to nonprofit employers that are equivalent to those provided to for-profit employers.</span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,trebuchet,sans-serif;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF66;"><br /><br />Many individuals in the dance field are young and often self-employed. Many dance organizations operate on small budgets and may be unable to offer health insurance benefits to employees. According to research conducted by the National Endowment for the Arts (2003-2005 American Community Survey):<br /></span></span></p><ul><li><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,trebuchet,sans-serif;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF66;">Professional dancers and choreographers are the youngest group of artists with a median age of 26 and 80.8% under the age of 35.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,trebuchet,sans-serif;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF66;">Only 25% of professional dancers and choreographers work full-time year-round; 22% are self-employed.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,trebuchet,sans-serif;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF66;">In 2005, the median income was $20,000 for professional dancers and choreographers.</span></span></li></ul><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,trebuchet,sans-serif;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF66;">And, according to data collected by RAND Compare and the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ National Compensation Survey in 2007:<br /></span></span></p><ul><li><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,trebuchet,sans-serif;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF66;">Households with income of less than $25,000 (in 2007 dollars) are nearly three times as likely to be uninsured as are households with incomes of $75,000 or more.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,trebuchet,sans-serif;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF66;">By age, the majority of the uninsured are under the age of 35.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,trebuchet,sans-serif;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF66;">24% of part-time private-industry workers have access to medical health care benefits.</span></span></li></ul><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,trebuchet,sans-serif;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF66;">In addition, according to studies done by Dance/USA between 2001 and 2006, a majority of dance artists hold an average of four part-time jobs, most of which do not carry health insurance. Some of the most common examples of part-time work include serving as a choreographer, performer, dance instructor, part-time dance administrator (often at different organizations) and/or part-time work outside the dance field.<br /><br /></span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFF66;">Dance/USA has sought to share information on the health insurance reform proposals with our membership, and we encourage our members to take action in accordance with their own personal beliefs and values.</span></strong><br /></span></p></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608071484165407555.post-58069782507426716992009-12-08T09:45:00.004-05:002009-12-08T10:04:17.691-05:00Coming up! DanceNYC mid-year symposium<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;">Great things are brewing at </span><a href="http://www.dancenyc.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;">Dance/NYC</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;">. For those that are not familiar with Dance/ NYC it is a New York based extension of Dance/USA- the industry organization for dance. Basically they are the central "go-to" organization for all the companies, genres and dancers in New York. The resources, advice and programs that they provide are a great undertaking. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;">Coming up they are hosting a symposium that is meant to serve as a vehicle for the dance community to come together and think about various arts related issues. There is plenty of guided discussion, time to network and meet fellow artists, and also informative break-out sessions. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;">Below is the flyer with all the information, it promises to be a great event. See you there!</span></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.regonline.com/Checkin.asp?EventId=786294">To Register Click Here!</a></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="webkit-fake-url://5FA256E0-8159-48A9-87ED-137B087380D8/image.tiff" /></div><div> <img src="webkit-fake-url://04ABCC10-8C43-48EF-888E-7445391EF0E9/image.tiff" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608071484165407555.post-91785584528710042052009-10-26T12:17:00.002-04:002009-10-26T12:18:19.275-04:00An article by Liz Lerman<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 3.75pt; margin-left: 0in; "><b><span style="font-size:10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC33;">A Proposed Job Swap To Save American Capitalism</span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:7pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC33;">By Liz Lerman</span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 3.75pt; line-height: 12pt; "><span style="font-size:8.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC33;">Do Wall Street executives deserve big bonuses during hard times? Does increased arts funding have a place in an economic stimulus package? I’ll leave it to others to debate these controversies. Meanwhile I’d like to make a modest proposal to solve some of our economic problems: Let’s do a job swap. We’ll put the corporate executives to work as artists while the artists run Wall Street.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 3.75pt; line-height: 12pt; "><span style="font-size:8.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC33;">Since their first task will be getting economic markets back on solid footing, I’m convinced that artists have the perfect resumès for their new jobs. Here’s why:</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; line-height: 12pt; "><span style="font-size:8.5pt;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC33;">1.</span><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC33;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC33;">Artists work ridiculous hours for no pay. And most of the artists I know will keep working until they get the job done right.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; line-height: 12pt; "><span style="font-size:8.5pt;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC33;">2.</span><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC33;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC33;">Artists do not need fancy offices. In fact, they usually work in the worst part of town … until that part of town becomes fancy because the artists are there. Then they have to move because they haven’t paid themselves enough to afford the new rent.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; line-height: 12pt; "><span style="font-size:8.5pt;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC33;">3.</span><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC33;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC33;">Artists throw everything they earn back into the store – which is why they haven’t paid themselves enough. (I will admit that there was one time I didn’t do this. When I was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship back in 2002, I decided to open my first retirement account. I put the money in “very safe” stock market investments. I would have been better off putting it into my next dance.)</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; line-height: 12pt; "><span style="font-size:8.5pt;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC33;">4.</span><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC33;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC33;">Artists do not need financial incentives. Artists do the work they do because they love it. Or because they believe in it. Or because they think it is a social necessity for our communities. Or because they know when people make poems or pictures or dances, our best human spirits emerge.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; line-height: 12pt; "><span style="font-size:8.5pt;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC33;">5.</span><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC33;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC33;">Artists do not expect to get anything if they do a bad job. Except maybe a bad review.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; line-height: 12pt; "><span style="font-size:8.5pt;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC33;">6.</span><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC33;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC33;">No artist gets a bonus because there is never enough money at the end of a project.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; line-height: 12pt; "><span style="font-size:8.5pt;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC33;">7.</span><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC33;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC33;">Artists keep very tight budgets. They know how to spend the same penny over and over (not by cooking the books, but by pinching, recycling, borrowing, bartering and plowing their economy-airline frequent-flyer miles back into the next project.)</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; line-height: 12pt; "><span style="font-size:8.5pt;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC33;">8.</span><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC33;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC33;">Artists have a rightful reputation for fresh ideas combined with a capacity for self-evaluation that borders on recrimination.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; line-height: 12pt; "><span style="font-size:8.5pt;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC33;">9.</span><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC33;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC33;">Artists play well with others, having evolved highly efficient collaborative techniques in the service of their visions. But they are also very independent, delivering great things even when they work alone.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 3.75pt; line-height: 12pt; "><span style="font-size:8.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC33;">Meanwhile, in their new capacities as painters, poets, cellists and choreographers, our Wall Street executives might be experiencing a combination of culture shock therapy and ethical boot camp. Artistic practice may force them to discover what they really believe in, because the combination of introspection, discipline and craft that fuels an artist’s work (oh, and it is work) puts people in a very demanding state of truth. Doing what artists do every day, some might find themselves in overcrowded classrooms, excited to share their practices to help young people discover that they actually can learn. Others might be sparked to help communities solve problems by bridging differences through the unique power of their art forms. Those who have been lucky enough to get funded for their work will likely be staying up nights, filling out multiple forms to prove the exact use of the money they have been granted. All will find their moral compasses tested as they balance the demanding loyalties of pursuing personal vision and creating value for an audience.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 3.75pt; line-height: 12pt; "><span style="font-size:8.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC33;">The job swap I propose might have a final payoff: With artists in charge of Wall Street, you might even see people donate to the cause because artists know how to inspire others to participate together, to work for something that matters, to build on the intangibles of the human experience, to make a difference.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 3.75pt; line-height: 12pt; "><span style="font-size:8.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC33;">Imagine that kind of Wall Street.</span></span></p><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; "><span style="font-size:12pt;"><hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 3.75pt; line-height: 9pt; "><b><span style="font-size:7pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC33;">Choreographer Liz Lerman</span></span></b><span style="font-size:7pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC33;"> is founding artistic director of Liz Lerman Dance Exchange in Takoma Park, Md., and a 2002 MacArthur Fellow. Over the next two months her company will be appearing in Ann Arbor, San Francisco, Houston, Bloomington, Burlington, Sapporo, Japan and the rainforest of Guyana.</span></span></p><div style="border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-top-width: 1pt; padding-top: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 3.75pt; line-height: 9pt; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border- padding-top: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; color:initial;"><span style="font-size:7pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC33;">Original CAN/API publication: March 2009</span></span></p></div></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608071484165407555.post-77318678409433802502009-10-10T12:29:00.004-04:002009-10-10T12:53:07.154-04:00Degree Dance Collective<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.degreedance.com/resources/ddc_logo1a_white.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 252px; height: 144px;" src="http://www.degreedance.com/resources/ddc_logo1a_white.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.degreedance.com/resources/ddc_logo1a_white.jpg"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;">I had the pleasure of meeting two savvy young New York dancer/administrator/choreographers last week. They have begun an organization called </span></span></span><a href="http://www.degreedance.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;">Degree Dance Collective</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"> that, according to their vision statement,</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 25px; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"> </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;">is an ensemble of dance artists living in New York City united by their baccalaureate </span></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><i></i></span></span></span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><span></span>degrees in dance and who are artistically invested in creating in new dance works</span></span></span></i></span><span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"> and committed to remaining engaged in the dance field</span></span></span></i></span><span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"> by utilizing the contacts and knowledge garnered through their formal education.</span></span></span></i></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.8em; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; line-height: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><br /></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.8em; text-align: left; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; line-height: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;">Degree Dance Collective offers biweekly networking events, dance workshops with various teachers and choreographers, as well as group dance seeing events. </span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.8em; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; line-height: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><br /></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; padding-right: 0pt; padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-left: 0pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.8em; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; line-height: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;">Although I don't have a degree in dance, I do see the need for this kind of organization in the New York dance scene. There is so much opportunity here that distilling your path, amidst it all and without distraction, is a constant struggle. Additionally, all the education or performing experience in the world do not prepare one for the challenges of finding a place in a new scene as vast as New York. Kudos to Degree Dance Collective for creating something vibrant, new and effective!</span></span></span></span></p></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608071484165407555.post-27978653387723278702009-07-04T11:32:00.002-04:002009-10-10T12:53:01.170-04:00Fun...Fundraising.The first three letters of these two words are the same, but rarely do these two words share much in common. Fundraising is a necessary part of a dance project or companies existence. Ticket revenue, or earned revenue, rarely comes close to recouping the costs of labor, music rights, costume and marketing a show. Growing the audience base is one component to making a show financially successful, but equally, "making the ask" is part of the equation. <div><br /></div><div>I am currently working with a summer company in the beautiful blue ridge mountains of North Carolina called <a href="http://www.terpsicorps.org/">Terpsicorps</a>. Under the direction of former North Carolina Dance Theater member, Heather Maloy, Terpsicorps really does things a little different....and makes fundraising FUN!</div><div><br /></div><div>First the company is set up as a summer only experience. It therefore employes dancers who are off contract from other companies around the country. Terpsicorps' budget is smaller than a typical ballet company by the abbreviated season as well. (The dancers are generously hosted by families and dance supporters in the Asheville area.) It serves to provide dance to the mid-sized community of Asheville, NC and also attracts the influx of summer tourists. </div><div><br /></div><div>Some of the FUN we have had this summer included a pre-release screening of "Every Little Step" a documentary on the making and re-making of <i>A Chorus Line. </i>And next, including commercial to promote it, the BOWL-A-THON!</div><div><br /></div><div>Yes, dancers and fun lovers bowling together for a cause. And to prove the fun that has already been had and what other fun will come is a commercial:</div><div><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pZyrgYofk-k&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pZyrgYofk-k&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /></div><div>And if you feel so inclined, you can support this event- even from afar- and pledge <a href="http://bowl.terpsicorps.org/index.php">here.</a> Check out the slick custom designed website that accepts your pledges online- another wave of the future. </div><div><br /></div><div>Fun Fundraising really does exist!</div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608071484165407555.post-46896641128061854092009-07-17T11:14:00.003-04:002009-10-10T12:53:01.170-04:00Just GiveI just found a great resource for fundraising and philanthropic efforts. <a href="http://www.justgive.org">JustGive.org</a> is a website that links to over 1.5 million charities and makes it easy to give by category or location. You can set up single or recurring donations and gift donations. They run these transactions privately and securely; plus they will make tax time easier by setting up a complete list of all your donations. <div><br /></div><div>Additionally non-profits can utilize JustGive to collect donations for their organization. This potentially cuts a large amount of administrative work at a nominal expense. You can add a button to your website for free and it will collect donations, take care of tax information and provide online donor reports. </div><div><br /></div><div>In the non-profit sector we are so reliant upon donations, I recently wondered about the reciprocity of others' generosity. I am determined that part of my new adventures include more philanthropy- of money and self. Interestingly the JustGive website give the following guideline on giving:</div><div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 14px; "><div id="initial_summary" style="margin-top: 40px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); "><h1 style="margin-top: 0px; padding-top: 0px; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(75, 48, 106); margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; line-height: 18px; ">How Much to Give</h1></div><p style="margin-top: 0px; padding-top: 0px; "><strong>What's the Average?</strong><br />The average American gives about 3.1% of their income (before taxes) to charity, an increase from previous years but still well below the traditional 10% "tithe" for charity recommended by religious institutions.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; padding-top: 0px; "></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; padding-top: 0px; "><strong>Who Gives the Most?</strong><br />The people that give the most actually make the least. Households earning under $10,000 a year -- far below the poverty line -- gave 5.2% of their income to charity. That's a larger percentage of their money than any other income group.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; padding-top: 0px; "><strong>What's the Bottom line?</strong><br />The average household donates $1,620 each year. That's just three dollars a day. Learn more.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; padding-top: 0px; "><strong>You Make the Difference:</strong><br />Did you know that individuals give 75% of all the money that charities receive? If we all give our fair share, no one will go hungry and no child will grow up in poverty. Sound idealistic? Everything depends on how we spend our money.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; padding-top: 0px; "><strong>Give 5!</strong><br />While 3.1% is the average, there is a movement to give more. Independent Sector, a coalition of nearly 800 corporations, foundations, and private voluntary organizations, is encouraging us to "Give 5" -- donate 5% of our income and volunteer 5 hours of our time each week.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; padding-top: 0px; "><strong>It All Adds Up:</strong><br />The amount of money and time that we alone can give may seem small but together as part of a national -- even global -- giving movement we are able to make dramatic changes in the quality of life on this small planet.</p></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608071484165407555.post-69576685929448571872009-05-27T19:47:00.000-04:002009-05-27T19:47:44.858-04:00Son Lux- a must hear<a href="http://sonlux.blogspot.com/2009/05/2-new-shows-nyc-minneapolis.html#links">SON LUX: 2 NEW SHOWS - NYC & MINNEAPOLIS</a><div><br /></div><div>I just performed with this artist in Minneapolis. Ryan Lott is the artist and an incredible one. </div><div><br /></div><div>My next post will be more musings on this experience. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608071484165407555.post-72062408181873710782009-04-30T11:22:00.004-04:002009-05-01T20:05:27.491-04:00A day late and a peso short....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:N29pdKgE_yoINM:http://images.teamsugar.com/files/upl1/1/12981/17_2008/national-dance-week.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 116px;" src="http://tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:N29pdKgE_yoINM:http://images.teamsugar.com/files/upl1/1/12981/17_2008/national-dance-week.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I have been in Cali, Columbia performing with an international dance festival. Being in a foreign land and still dancing I feel connected to National Dance Week.<br /><br />The official <a href="http://www.nationaldanceweek.org/index.htm">National Dance Week</a> website offers advocacy tools as well as links to proclamations and guides to youth activities. <a href="http://www.nationaldanceweek.org/n_events.htm">Here </a>is a state-by-state listing of National Dance Week events.<br /><br />A message for 2009 about National Dance Week:<br /><p><span lang="EN-GB">The future of dance lies where there are persons who do <b><u>not</u></b> dance.</span></p> <p><span lang="EN-GB">These belong to two categories: those who simply did not learn, and those who think that they are not able to dance. They represent the greatest challenge for the dance teacher's profession.</span></p> <p><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p> <p><span lang="EN-GB">In line with UNESCO's struggle against prejudice and discrimination, we are trying to expand the boundaries of dance and to change the current perception of what a dancer is.</span></p> <p><span lang="EN-GB">Dance performances are not necessarily exhibitions of extreme physicality, accurate precision, or bursting emotion - they can be celebrations of interaction between performers. We can enrich dance concerts with dancers, singers, actors, narrators, mimes, acrobats etc., of all ages and all degrees of ability.</span></p> <p><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p> <p><span lang="EN-GB">Bringing the 'excluded' into dance is a moral duty, but also opens a great door in times of economic crisis and unemployment. In every country there are millions of persons with physical or mental disabilities. We believe they are ready to dance.</span></p> <p><span lang="EN-GB">They will create jobs to thousands of dance teachers. They can be assisted by the Ministry of Health, whose budget is many times bigger than that of the Ministry of Culture.</span></p> <p><span lang="EN-GB">Integrating marginalized persons into the practice of dance is as important as integrating them into the workforce.</span></p> <p><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p> <p><span lang="EN-GB">CID holds to the philosophy that everyone can dance. </span></p> <p><span lang="EN-GB">Dance Day 2009 is dedicated to inclusive dance. Let us include all members of society into our classes and our performances.</span></p> <p><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p> <p><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p> <p><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p> <p><span lang="EN-GB">Prof. Alkis Raftis</span></p> <p><span lang="EN-GB">President of the International Dance Council CID</span></p> <p><span lang="EN-GB">UNESCO, Paris</span></p> <p><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p> <p><span lang="EN-GB">******************************<wbr>******************************<wbr>***</span></p> <p><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p> <p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">1. The official Dance Day message is mailed to over 150,000 dance professionals in 200 countries. It is translated to dozens of languages. Please ask for a translation, or translate the message to the language of your country; send it to dance organizations and the media. You can find guidelines and previous messages at the CID web site.</span></p> <p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"> </span></p> <p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">2. Dance Day has been established in view of attracting attention to the art of dance, every year on the 29th of April. On that day, dance companies, dance schools, organizations and individuals, professionals as well as amateurs, are asked to organize an activity addressing an audience larger than their usual one.</span></p> <p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"> </span></p> <p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">3. <a href="http://www.cid-unesco.org/">The International Dance Council (Conseil International de la Danse - CID)</a> is the official umbrella organization for all forms of dance in all countries of the world.</span></p> <p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">- <a href="http://www.cid-unesco.org/">CID</a> is recognized by <a href="http://www.unesco.org/">UNESCO</a>, national and local governments, international organizations and institutions.</span></p> <p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">- Its members are the most prominent federations, associations, schools, companies and individuals in more than 150 countries.</span></p> <p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">- It is the supreme forum bringing together international, national and local organizations, as well as prominent individuals active in dance.</span></p> <p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">- It was founded in 1973 within the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, where it is based.</span></p> <p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;">- UNESCO is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.</span></p> <p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10;"> </span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608071484165407555.post-2482260947602181992009-04-18T10:41:00.002-04:002009-04-18T10:57:04.134-04:00SponsorshipYes we know that the economy is struggling. I need to update the struggling company list on this blog which makes me very sad. However it is now time to think outside the box and bring fresh life to those endeavors which make art. <br /><br />A friend recently emailed me about a trip to South Africa that her company is taking. To help facilitate this they have created a sponsorship package. It is a brilliant means to individually fund a project. I have posted her package here. Please feel free to help if you can, and also see the courageous model that has been made for another way to raise funds. <br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Sponsor the 2009 International EduDance Program</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Bridging the Opportunities Gap Through the Arts</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><br />About The International Dance In Education (EduDance) Program</span>:<br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><br /><br />Endorsed by the Embassy of South Africa and the National Association of People With AIDS, the</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">International EduDance Program teaches leadership, self-esteem, and civic responsibility to youth in</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">economically challenged communities across the globe. Utilizing our unique brand of EduDance to integrate</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">research-based human development curricula with rigorous dance training, the International Dance in</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Education Program will launch a pilot project in the township of Sebokeng, South Africa in August of 2009.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">In addition to delivering a month-long, culturally sensitive youth empowerment program, the 2009</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">International EduDance program will promote increased use of the arts in schools to enhance teaching and</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">learning, and to create employment for local performing artists. A percentage of funds contributed by</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">program sponsors will provide much needed financial relief to participating schools in the form of classroom</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">supplies and textbooks.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">About Lesole’s Dance Project</span>:<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Lesole’s Dance Project (LDP) is a Maryland-based 501c(3) nonprofit dance company that teaches and</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">performs traditional and urban South African-, and afro-fusion dance. LDP has performed alongside artists</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">of international acclaim at such prestigious venues as Wolfe Trap and the Kennedy Center. LDP also</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">provides cultural enrichment and educational programs to elementary-, middle-, and high school students</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">across the United States.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-style: italic;">Be among proud sponsors of the 2009 International EduDance Program and receive national</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-style: italic;">recognition for your support of positive youth development in developing nations. To initiate your</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-style: italic;">sponsorship, please select one of the sponsorship packages below, and submit the attached</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-style: italic;"> sponsorship commitment form.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-style: italic;"></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">____________________________________________________________________________<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><br /> <span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Sponsorship Packages<br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Underwriter Level $7,500 (Limited to three Sponsors)</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Highest recognition at LDP’s 2009 Annual Show (June 30th)!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Prominent logo display on event signage at LDP Annual Show</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Opportunity to make remarks from the podium</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Two-page spread advertisement in the Annual Show event program</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Logo display on front cover of the Annual Show program</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Ten (15) complimentary event passes</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Logo display and acknowledgement in print ‘save the date’ mailing</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Highest recognition at South African Embassy Co-Sponsored Events!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Invitation and opportunity to make remarks at a post-program showcase VIP reception hosted by the</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">South African Embassy in Washington DC.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Opportunity to make remarks from the podium at the South African Freedom Day picnic.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Tent and exhibit table at the South African Freedom Day picnic.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Prominent logo display on event signage at the South African Freedom Day picnic.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">In Country Recognition</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Prominent logo display on event signage at youth performances at Vereenigeng Civic Theatre in South</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Africa</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Plus!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Company logo and description on LDP’s website through the close of the 2009 calendar year.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Logo and acknowledgement in LDP’s electronic newsletter.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />Angel Level $5,000 (Limited to Six Sponsors)</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Recognition at LDP’s 2009 Annual Show!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Logo display on event signage at LDP Annual Show</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Full-page ad in Annual Show event program</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Logo inside Annual show program</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Ten (10) passes to LDP Annual Show</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Logo display and acknowledgement in print ‘save the date’</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Recognition at South African Embassy Co-Sponsored Events!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Invitation to attend, and verbal recognition from the podium at post-program showcase VIP</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">reception hosted by the South African Embassy.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Verbal acknowledgement from the microphone at the South African Embassy’s Freedom Day</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">picnic.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Tent and exhibit table at the South African Embassy’s Freedom Day picnic.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Prominent event signage at the South African Embassy’s Freedom Day picnic.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">In Country Recognition</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Prominent logo display on event signage at youth performances at Vereenigeng Civic Theatre</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">in South Africa</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Plus!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Company logo and description on LDP’s website through the close of the 2009 calendar year.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Logo and acknowledgement in LDP’s electronic newsletter.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Champion Level $2,500</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Recognition at LDP’s 2009 Annual Show (June 30th)!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Company name display on event signage at LDP Annual Show</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Half-page ad in Annual Show program</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Logo display inside Annual show program</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Total of five (5) passes to attend LDP Annual Show events</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Logo display and acknowledgement in print ‘save the date’</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Recognition at South African Embassy Co-Sponsored Events!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Invitation to post-program showcase VIP reception hosted by the South African Embassy in</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Washington DC.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Company name listed on event signage at the South African Embassy’s Freedom Day picnic.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">In Country Recognition</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Company name display on event signage at youth performances at Vereenigeng Civic Theatre</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">in South Africa</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Plus!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Company logo and description on LDP’s website through the close of the 2009 calendar year.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Logo and acknowledgement in LDP’s electronic newsletter.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Benefactor Level $1,000</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Recognition at LDP’s 2009 Annual Show (June 30th)!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Quarter-page ad in Annual Show program</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Company name listed inside event program</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Four (4) passes to Annual Show</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Company name and acknowledgement in print ‘save the date’</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Recognition at South African Embassy Co-Sponsored Events!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Invitation to post-program showcase VIP reception hosted by the South African Embassy in</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Washington DC.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Recognition on event signage at the South African Embassy’s Freedom Day picnic.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">In Country Recognition</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Company name display on event signage at youth performances at Vereenigeng Civic Theatre in South</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Africa</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Plus!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Company logo and description on LDP’s website through the close of the 2009 calendar year.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Logo and acknowledgement in LDP’s electronic newsletter during three consecutive months.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;"><br />Supporter Level $500</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Recognition at LDP’s 2009 Annual Show (June 30th)!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Company name listed inside each Annual Show event program</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Company name and acknowledgement in print ‘save the date’</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Three (3) passes to attend LDP Annual Show events</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Recognition at South African Embassy Co-Sponsored Events!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Invitation to post-program showcase VIP reception hosted by the South African Embassy in</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Washington DC.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Company name listed on event signage at the South African Embassy’s Freedom Day picnic.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Plus!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Company logo and description on LDP’s website through the close of the 2009 calendar year.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Logo and acknowledgement in LDP’s electronic newsletter</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Friend Level $250</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Recognition at LDP’s 2009 Annual Show (June 30th)!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Company name and acknowledgement in print ‘save the date’ mailing</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Company name listed inside Annual Show program</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Two (2) passes to attend the LDP Annual Show during 2009 calendar year</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Recognition at South African Embassy Co-Sponsored Events!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Invitation to post-program showcase VIP reception hosted by the South African Embassy in</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Washington DC.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Company name displayed on event signage at the South African Embassy’s Freedom Day picnic.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Plus!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">• Company logo and description on LDP’s website through the close of the 2009 calendar year.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">2009 International EduDance Program</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><br /><br />__________________________________________________________________________<br />Sponsorship Commitment Form</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Please complete this form to confirm your sponsorship of the 2009 International EduDance Program.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><br />Primary Contact:</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">(Contact with authority to commit funds.)</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Name:______________________________________</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Title:______________________________________</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Organization:_______________________________</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Address:____________________________________</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">__________________________________</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">__________________________________</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Telephone:_________________________________</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Fax:______________________________________</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Email:______________________________________</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Secondary Contact:</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">(Contact for benefits delivery, if different. i.e.: Marketing Manager,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Communications Director)</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Name:_________________________________________ _</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Title:____________________________________________</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Organization:_____________________________________</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Address:_________________________________________</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">_______________________________________</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">________________________________________</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Telephone:________________________________________</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Fax:______________________________________________</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Email:____________________________________________</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><br />SPONSORSHIP LEVEL:</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Underwriter $7,500 Angel $5,000 Champion $2,500</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Benefactor $1,000 Supporter $500 Friend $250</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><br />PAYMENT INFORMATION:</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Check enclosed (Make checks payable to Lesole’s Dance Project.)</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Please charge my credit card:</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Visa MasterCard American Express</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Card Number: ______________________________________ Expiration Date: ____________</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Name as Displayed on Card: _____________________________________________________</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Signature: ____________________________________________________________________</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><br />Please invoice me for Installment Payment(s) at a future date:</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">One (1) Installment on ________________________________________________________</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Two (2) Installments of 50% each on ______________________ and ___________________</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">(Deadline to submit all installment payments is June 12th, 2009)</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><br />ACCEPTANCE & AGREEMENT:</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">We agree to the payment terms as listed above on this form.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><br />SPONSOR: LESOLE’S DANCE PROJECT:</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Signature: _______________________ Date: _______ ________________________ </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Name (please print): ___________________________<br />Lesole Z. Maine</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Title (please print): ____________________________ Artistic Director</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Please Return Form to:</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-style: italic;">Lesole Z. Maine</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-style: italic;">Artistic Director</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-style: italic;">Lesole’s Dance Project</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-style: italic;">P.O. Box 10132</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-style: italic;">Silver Spring, MD 20914</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0); font-style: italic;">Phone: (240) 744-6693</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608071484165407555.post-63139881899676146912009-04-01T22:16:00.002-04:002009-04-01T22:23:07.645-04:00Forsythe watch.I consider this subject as a resource to the always cutting edge/ always inspiring projects of William Forsythe. I have worked briefly with dancers that collaborated with Forysthe; all will attest to the evolution of Forysthe's process and his consideration of what art means to a greater world. <br /><br />Today OSU and the Forsythe company released a beta version of a new project which links choreography to science. <br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);"></span><a style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" href="http://synchronousobjects.osu.edu/" onmousedown="'UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this)," target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span>http://synchronousobjects.</span><wbr><span class="word_break"></span>osu.edu</a><br /><br /><br />The press release states:<br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">The Ohio State University and choreographer William Forsythe announce the April 1, 2009 launch of the interactive web project, "Synchronous Objects for One Flat Thing, reproduced". Focusing on Forsythe’s complex ensemble dance "One Flat Thing, reproduced", the project presents an original collection of screen-based visualizations (video, digital artwork, animation, and interactive graphics) that reveal interlocking systems of organization in the choreography. The project aims to appeal to a broad public from diverse fields including but not limited to dance. Forsythe explains, “The project starts from the recognition that choreography is an organizational practice that employs fundamental creative strategies relevant to other domains.” </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Synchronous Objects will be available online to the public on April 1, 2009 at: </span><br /><a style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" href="http://synchronousobjects.osu.edu/" onmousedown="'UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this)," target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span>http://synchronousobjects.</span><wbr><span class="word_break"></span>osu.edu</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">A symposium to celebrate the launch of the project will be held at the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus, OH at 3 pm on April 1 (concurrent with the opening of the Wexner Center exhibition William Forsythe: Transfigurations). For international audiences, the symposium participants will contribute to an e-symposium online April 1. </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">The project is the result of a collaboration between The Forsythe Company, based in Germany, and researchers at The Ohio State University from design, dance, computer science, geography, statistics and architecture who work together at OSU’s Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design (ACCAD). Creative Directors William Forsythe, Maria Palazzi (ACCAD/Department of Design), and Norah Zuniga Shaw (ACCAD/Department of Dance) describe the research as a process in which choreographic ideas are the source of information for the composition of unique visual objects. These objects enable the ideas in the choreography to be quickly grasped in their entirety and suggest new interpretations. </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">“This process of transformation from a dance to a choreographic object requires cross-disciplinary collaboration, and in our community at ACCAD we have found that thinking in this way makes space for new connections between art and science, practice and theory,” explains Zuniga Shaw. Adds Palazzi: “People will access the information in the site in many ways. We want this to be a space of discovery.”</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Forsythe, formerly the director of the Frankfurt Ballet (Germany) and now The Forsythe Company is recognized for his innovation in classical ballet. He continues to explore innovation in dance, often extending his choreographic process into new manifestations including installations and the expressive digital media tools at the center of this new collaborative project. The collaboration with the ACCAD/Dance team emerged out of Forsythe’s interest in working in an interdisciplinary research environment. He explains, “I was drawn to Ohio State because of the intense focus on interrelation between artists and scientists at ACCAD and the unique significance of dance in that community.”</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">The Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design (ACCAD) at Ohio State is a leading academic center for interdisciplinary teaching and research in computer graphics and visualization. The Department of Dance is recognized nationally and internationally for its leadership in choreography, performance, dance documentation, and dance and technology.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">„Tanzplan Deutschland supports Synchronous Objects for One Flat Thing, reproduced in its role as an innovative, multimedia learning tool for dance students. Teachers and students from Germany’s dance-education institutions got a first impression of the project during lecture demonstrations and workshops at Tanzplan Deutschland’s first Dance Education Biennale, held in early 2008 at the HAU in Berlin.“ (Ingo Diehl, Educational Programme Coordinator, Tanzplan Deutschland)</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">"Rotterdamse Dansacademie/Codarts is very happy to have been one of the European supporting partners of Synchronous Objects for One Flat Thing, reproduced, and for our students to have had the opportunity to be involved in the early-stage development of this groundbreaking project. We look forward to incorporating the finished work into our dance teaching and learning programmes." (Samuel Wuersten, Director Rotterdamse Danceacademie/Codarts)</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Synchronous Objects is the first phase of Motion Bank, an initiative that Forsythe envisions will become accessible repository of ideas developed through choreographic investigation.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">For more information about Synchronous Objects go to </span><a style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);" href="http://synchronousobjects.osu.edu/" onmousedown="'UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this)," target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span>http://synchronousobjects.</span><wbr><span class="word_break"></span>osu.edu</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">Funding is provided by The Forsythe Company, The Forsythe Foundation, The Ohio State University Office of Research, Rotterdamse Dansacademie/Codarts, and Tanzplan Deutschland, an initiative created by the German Federal Cultural Foundation. The Forsythe Company is supported by the city of Dresden and the state of Saxony as well as the city of Frankfurt am Main and the state of Hesse. The Forsythe Company is also supported by Mrs. Susanne Klatten.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608071484165407555.post-73433554484441174832009-03-11T18:32:00.002-04:002009-03-11T18:44:05.679-04:00More tax advice.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWuT9JNFrKZ3s1oWQpIjly7-Xt8IDUCDwoHA5k5y606Ygh6QLa2MNAiH-xFkiUAhPXn2QWRN9VnTZNEUjlDxngd1RYMCM24rJRrkqQY5aMcqFkkP8YjEMoU71KOfXD9jkOZV4BcnkusYg7/s1600-h/performers+taxes.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWuT9JNFrKZ3s1oWQpIjly7-Xt8IDUCDwoHA5k5y606Ygh6QLa2MNAiH-xFkiUAhPXn2QWRN9VnTZNEUjlDxngd1RYMCM24rJRrkqQY5aMcqFkkP8YjEMoU71KOfXD9jkOZV4BcnkusYg7/s400/performers+taxes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312062863790718002" border="0" /></a><br />Here is a template that breaks down various performer related tax write-offs. Buying leotards and make-up payoff somehow!<br /><br /><p>There is also a great benefit to being able to claim oneself as a "Qualified Performing Artist". <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualified_Performing_Artist_Deduction">Wikipedia </a>describes it as: an “above the line” deduction, meaning that it is used while computing a taxpayer’s <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adjusted_Gross_Income" title="Adjusted Gross Income">Adjusted Gross Income</a>. It is an exception to the general rule, which requires job-related expenses to be a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Miscellaneous_itemized_deduction&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Miscellaneous itemized deduction (page does not exist)">miscellaneous itemized deduction</a> subject to the “2% haircut” rule of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itemized_deductions" title="Itemized deductions" class="mw-redirect">itemized deductions</a>. As such, it is a favorable tax situation for the performing artist taxpayer.</p> <p>To qualify for this deduction, a taxpayer must fit certain criteria:</p> <ul><li>The taxpayer must have worked as a performing artist for at least two employers,</li><li>the amount of the deduction must exceed ten percent of the taxpayer’s gross income that is attributed to those performances, and</li><li>the adjusted gross income of the taxpayer, not counting this exception, does not exceed $16,000. See <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_revenue_code" title="Internal revenue code" class="mw-redirect">I.R.C.</a> § 62(b)(1).</li></ul>Happy tax time!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1