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March 20, 2009 at 6pm to April 11, 2009 at 7pm
Special Discounts for DNA Members! Rods and Cables a wild vulgar cartoonish approach to desire and despair. Living is so much fun! Previews March 16, 17 and 19 at 8pm "Friends with Benefits Party" March 18 at 6pm, $100 Opens Friday March 20 with...
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Nancy Bannon Preparing for Multi-Disciplinary Work Multi-Disciplinary Workshop @ DNA Tues., March 17 12:15-2:15pm Tues., March 24 12:15-2:15pm Mon., April 20 10am-12pm Wed., April 22 10am-12pm Fri., April 24 10am-12pm Dance New Amsterdam is pl...
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TANZWERKSTATT EUROPA - recurring every August in Munich since 1991, this eleven-day event offers workshops, taught by international guest instructors to participants of all ages and levels of expertise, in the various techniques of contemporary da...
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I wouldn't do this unless I was very close. Need some assistance with the aerial (no hands cartwheel). If you can help please e-mail: RobDivine (at) aol (dot) com. Paid gig. C'mon...teach a goth kid how to fly!
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You: A cool, respectful, quiet, neat n’ clean person! The Other Folks: You’ll be living with 1 man and 2 women, mid-late 20s/early 30s (folksy/soul/blues musician, bookstore queen, and writer) who all get along and are also cool, respectful, quie...
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DNA is saddened by Pina Bausch's untimely passing. One of the dance world's greats, Pina affected not only dancers and artists of all disciplines but also audiences and the general public. We honor her lifetime of creative achievements, her tena...
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This morning, Pina Bausch died. Losing an artistic idol is such a strange feeling. While of course I'd never met her, her work affected me deeply and profoundly, inspired me to create work of my own. I can't help but feel like there's a big gapin...
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Sego Marchand Lazzaro

August 1br sublet available...

My husband and I will be away for August and I was thinking some DNA students might be interested in a sublet :
We love this place and would be happy to sublet it to nice and responsible DNA dancers,
1 bedroom apartment furnished 1250$ all included (if you’re on a tight budget, talk to us, we can negociate that price!)
moving in and out dates flexible
600$ security deposit
Right off the Myrtle-Wyckoff stop on the L and M trains (20 min to Union Square / 25 min to DNA)
The neighborhood is nice an… Continue

Posted by Sego Marchand Lazzaro on July 15, 2009 at 12:07pm

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Great Opportunity: Project Support Tanzplan Dresden!!$$

Apply now for “Promoting young talent / Dance production 2010” by Tanzplan Dresden here. Application deadline is September 15th, 2009. Production money of € 40.000 for two teams available. We are looking for interdisciplinary production teams to create a new piece for a dance evening at the semper kleine szene. The rehearsal period is April through June 2010 in Dresden.
Download pdf here:… Continue

Posted by Dance New Amsterdam on July 13, 2009 at 4:38pm

Dance New Amsterdam

What Moves You? 48 Hour Challenge

Create a short dance film (4 minutes max) inspired by the news of July 17th in 48 hours. * E-mail info~at~dancefilms.org on July 17th with the title of your video and the story/photo (and what source) inspired your dance. * Upload it on dancemedia.com and put “dance-on-camera” in the tag line. Gold Award - $500 Silver Award - $250 Bronze Award - $100 Sponsored by Dance Films Association

For more information, visit: http://wwwContinue

Posted by Dance New Amsterdam on July 13, 2009 at 1:56pm

Dance New Amsterdam

Steele Pilates Apparatus Certification Course



The Steele Pilates Apparatus Certification will teach over 300 Exercises to a small group of certified Mat instructors in an intimate and investigative setting. Over the course of 6 months, students will learn to teach exercises on the reformer, cadillac, chair and barrel. One main focus will be to consistently return to the Core Movement Principals of the Pilates Method in order to… Continue

Posted by Dance New Amsterdam on July 13, 2009 at 11:00am

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Super Human: Revolution of the Species - symposium


23 - 24 November 2009
Taking place over two days, the Super Human symposium will present an invigorating and inspiring mix of keynote speakers and collaborative research projects engaging with one or more of the symposium themes: Augmentation, Cognition and Nanoscale Interv…

Dear Everyone We would like to invite you all to a performance of No Living Room on 29th July at 8.…

Dear Everyone

We would like to invite you all to a performance of No Living Room on 29th July at 8.30pm, at the Arcola Theatre in the festival Adventures in Movement for Create 09.


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No Living Room is the culmination of years of work combining our projected environments with dance. although some of the material has…

Interview with Raimund Hoghe: Inner landscapes marked through simplicity

Raimund Hoghe is certainly one of the most intriguing dancer and choreographer in contemporary dance these days. I had an opportunity to interview him in May, during Queer Zagreb Festival, where his company performed ‘Boléro Variations’.

Raimund Hoghe always pushes the boundaries of dance perception through profound and minimalist way of analyzing thingz. The public and…

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Move the Frame Has Moved!


Move the Frame has a new look and a new address! Please click here.

Action Needed to Save NY Arts Funding!


URGENT UPDATE

From the New York City Arts Coalition:

PROPOSED ADDITIONAL CUTS TO STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS

Governor Paterson will include a proposed $7.2 million cut to the State Council on the Arts in the list of possible cuts that he is announcing at his 11:30 press conference.

Governor Paterson is providing the proposed list to the State Legislature as it starts its special session November 18. That special session is to deal with the additional $1.5 billion deficit in the current fiscal year.  The 6% cut ($2.6 million) from a few weeks ago was designed to deal with the earlier projected state deficit, which has now grown considerably.

NYSCA had on hand roughly $8 million in uncontracted funds after the 6% cut a few weeks ago. Obviously an additional $7 million cut leaves almost nothing for the applicants who had grants under consideration for the October and December Council meetings.   (FYI, October Council meeting was postponed for those who might not be aware of it)

This is a list of possible cuts.  The legislature can (1) do nothing and leave the problem to the Governor¹s hands, or (2) change the list by coming up with other cuts and taking some things off the list, or (3) pass the proposed list as presented.

 If the legislature does nothing, it is usually within the power of a Governor to simply not spend money and thereby make the cuts happen.

My understanding is that the list from Governor Paterson contains some fairly severe cuts to social service programs, as well as other areas, such as education, that will make it very hard for the arts to make a case that NYSCA should not be cut. Bluntly put, we will not avoid some kind of cut, but this cut would pretty much out NYSCA Œs funds, which I am pretty sure is a more severe impact than on other agencies.  The two cuts together also equal about 20% of NYSCA¹s entire appropriation for grants.

ACTION TO TAKE:

Everyone should do the following quickly:

(1) Contact the Governor¹s office and object to the size of the proposed cut, and pointing out that it pretty much eliminated the last half of the year¹s funding for applicants at NYSCA, and that NYSCA is now taking a 20% cut.  (Faxed letters are best, but email is better than doing nothing. Phone calls are least effective, but if you can organize a lot of them and feel like doing it, go ahead. In short, protest politely, but firmly.  (Phone:518-474-8390; Fax 518-474-1513.  No direct email.  Go to http://161.11.121.121/govemail where you can sign on to send an email.)

(2) Contact your State Assembly and State Senator and let them know how this impacts on you. Again, you should also point out the size of this potential cut and impact on the agency. Letters are best, but if you know the person or can talk directly to their Chief of Staff or budget person, a phone call is OK.  Email is not a good idea.  There will not be enough of it in most offices to make an impact.  (And get your Board to do something, please.)

Ask the Assembly and Senate members to decrease the proposed cut significantly. Don¹t get dragged into a conversation about how much, if you can avoid it.  There is no right number, so trying to come up with one is pointless.   You might consider suggesting that waste in government be eliminated before they go after funds for organizations that squeeze every penny.

Lastly, if you got our survey a few days ago and have not filled it out, please fill it out by going to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=z3jKIwuaEGLctwvIleyY8w_3d_3d.   I need the information about outside payments and current employment very badly.

This situation is just the beginning and we need that information to make a better case for ourselves.

Norma P. Munn
Chairperson
New York City Arts Coalition
19 W. 44 Street, Suite 1108
New York, NY 10036
P: 212-246-3788
F: 212-944-1631
Email: information@nycityartscoalition.org

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Here are some more good sources of information on the cuts and action steps you can take:
DTW blog

WNYC discussion: Tightening the Belt

Call for Works Influenced by Busby Berkeley


If you have made a film or video that pays homage to Busby Berkeley, here's a unique opportunity to have your work screened at the Dance On Camera Festival:

Kriota Willberg, a choreographer, dance filmmaker, and former guest curator of Kinetic Cinema is seeking clips from film, video, or digital media directly influenced by the camera work, staging, or choreographic styles of Busby Berkeley.  As a part of the Dance On Camera Festival, in the lobby of Lincoln Center's Walter Reade Theater, January 2009,  Kriota Willberg is presenting a short program on the impact of Berkeley's penchant for crazy camera moves, sex,  elaborate staging, geometry, and stream-of-consciousness editing style on the work of mainstream, independent, and fringe media.  There is no budget, no stipend for the use of your media in this presentation (admission is free), but your clip will be credited to you, a part of the festival, and seen at Lincoln Center.  Clips can feature dancing, fights, inanimate objects, animation, live action, stop motion, you name it.  The more unusual, the better.  Copyright for media should be held by you.  I'd also welcome your contribution of found clips that are known to be in public domain.  Please contact kriota@earthlink.net

Here's one of my favorite Berkeley homage pieces, the Chemical Brother's video "Let Forever Be" directed by Michel Gondry.

Dance Theater Workshop Blog

Recent Press on Several 09-10 Artists!

Hey all, Here are some great links to information about Raimund Hoghe, Anna Halprin, Anne Collod & guests, and Dance Gang! Enjoy. DanceTech Interview with Raimund Hoghe Roslyn Sulcas in The New York Times on Anna Halprin, Anne Collod & guests Gia Kourlas in Time Out New York on Dance Gang

Twitter Community Choreography Challenge #8

Jillian Sweeney reverse Irish dances, tells a secret and attempts something she has never tried before in our 8th installment of Twitter Community Choreography. Twitter Community Choreography is an ongoing experiment from Dance Theater Workshop. Each week we ask our Twitter followers to send us one movement (or nonmovement), then we put all the responses together [...]
 
 

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