PERFORMING AT THE PHILLY FRINGE!

WE'RE PERFORMING AT THE INFLUX SHOW AT MASCHER SPACE CO-OP!!

Thursday Sept. 10th, 8pm
Sunday Sept. 13th, 6pm

Mascher is at:
155 Cecil B. Moore Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19122

$10/$8 with Dance Pass

purchase tickets at www.livearts.phillyfringe.org

Ring Dancers are:
Erin Foreman-Murray
Sara Narva
Karin Otto
Naomi Pressman
Michelle Stortz

LIGHTING DESIGN IS BY LEIGH MUMFORD

Studying the Study 349.

I've assembled a group from the chaos of schedules and disparate lives. We have accomplished the social phenomenon of 'gathering' and sometimes I think that that is what the work is really about – demanding that this event take place, this rehearsal, this dance, this performance. It is exhausting and sometimes I am resentful to leave my cozy home to fight the traffic and mass of humanity to go to something that seems to cost me far more than I receive. And then I am there with them, these incredibly intelligent movers and beautiful thinkers, and I sink into this practice, this being present in our bodies, moving, creating movement, attuning ourselves to this fine listening.

We dance, I lead. They are skilled followers, sensitive to sublime subtleties. We make a thing, an event that lasts 10 minutes and 49 seconds. Sometimes more, sometimes less. We have patterns we repeat. We have chaos we ride like a turbulent sea. I say it's about the listening, but so often it is about the nuts and bolts - this move goes here and this move lasts until here. Sometimes the listening gets lost. And yet, I tout that as the real deal, the meat of the project. So I ask myself, am I avoiding something? Am I creating obstacles? Am I killing the wild beauty of the thing by setting this and that, demanding details? Dunno. These are my questions of the day. Are these dances like golems? Going out into the world to do our bidding, but in actuality, revealing our subconscious desires and fears?

Shows Coming Up!

Norristown DanceFest
August 14 & 15 at 8pm
Montgomery County Cultural Center
208 Dekalb Street
Norristown, PA

Tickets $18/$15 student
Dance Pass discount coming soon

purchase tickets at www.danceboxoffice.com

fellow performers:
Melanie Aceto Contemporary Dance
Philadelphia Dance Theatre
Green Chair Dance Group
Tara Madsen Dance
Chisena Danza


The Philly Fringe Festival - InFlux at Mascher Space Co-0p
September 10th (Thursday) & 13th (Sunday)
more detatails soon~

Self Portraits from Workspace for Choreographers, Sperryville, VA

An Artist's Residency in the Mountains of Virginia

arriving arriving arriving
the woods take me in
so far, so good
I've made a fire, unpacked
I'll make my first meal soon
teapot works
the view is nice
the rain sings
there's nothing to do
just listen
don't worry, it will come
You can think about survival if you want
but you're here to remember yourself
don't worry, she'll come


I'm at the Workspace for Choreographers in Sperryville, Virginia. A gorgeous studio in the mountains, hosted by the wise and gracious Sally Nash. I've been here five days now. City skin is finally starting to shed. The muse should be showing up any minute now...

It's been a busy season: Bryn Mawr Faculty show, 'Current' at Studio 34, InFlux at Mascher and next week, the Bryn Mawr Spring Concert. I've been working with the students there on a new piece called 'Monster Radar'. Music by Micronesia. Come check it out~

SPRING DANCE CONCERT
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, APRIL 25th AND 26th
7:30 PM MARSHALL AUDITORIUM/Haverford College
Free and open to the public; reception follows

Bryn Mawr, Haverford, and Swarthmore students perform in works by faculty, guest, and student choreographers ranging from ballet, to modern, to funk, to African.

Current at Studio 34
One night only!!!
SATURDAY 28th , 8 p.m. $5
Don’t miss a great line up for a super low price. Come meet and support local artists!!!
www.herebegindance.com/current.html

Saturday, Feb. 28th, 2009
Studio34 in West Philly
4522 Baltimore Ave.
www.studio34yoga.com

Alie Vidich (dance theater)
Annie Wilson (dance on film)
Christina Gesualdi (dance)
Michelle Stortz/Ring Dance Theater
Headlong Dance Theater
VISUAL ART BY J. Marshall - Lively

"Current" series is proudly starting its third year of existence as a guest at Studio34Yoga's monthly Studio Series. Come see some witty, funny and thoughtful pieces. "Joga"(not Yoga) performed by Alie Vidich will enlighten you with the practice of the art. Christina Gesualdi’s dance piece is asking "What would a duet look like that starred the characters: Nothing and No One?". Michelle Stortz/Ring Dance Theater is exploring the Flow Theory and opens a new chapter for her company exploring rhythm and spatial relationship. Annie Wilson will show a short dance on film while Headlong Dance Theater will present a brand new duet. Visual art will be by West Philly artist J. Marshall-Lively.

Hope to see you there!

New Old Thoughts

working on new movement material...thinking about time, rhythm... i'm actually counting. why did we stop counting? needed to i suppose.

am showing this material this friday. a friend pointed out – after i shared my concern about it not being 'finished' – that i could look at this process as being much larger and longer and that this showing happens to fall somewhere in the middle. i like this idea and it is not new. how do i forget these things?

my specific inquiry at this point is about the internal experience in shifting from set choreography to scored improvisations. there's something more in here about how i'm creating, my approach, that i can't put my finger on. feeling very 'old school'.

presently very inspired by Batsheva Dance Company and the Gaga approach to movement.