4/24/13

Food For Thought

Dancers from Trey McIntyre Project

I am increasingly trying to figure out new ways to support myself with Dance. Previously, I didn't like mixing dance and money together; Art should be about the "creation" and "process" not the profit right?
Well, times have changed. If I want to continue to be an Artist I have to figure out how to support myself financially so I don't have to continue with 10 side jobs.
How do you support yourself financially as an Artist?
I found this article today.
Great read!
Why Hewlett-Packard is hiring dancers

4/9/13

Upcoming Dance Performances: Green Space Blooms! 7th Annual Queens celebration of Dance

GSB!



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Dance Entropy Inc.
All Shows @ 8pm*
April 12
Kate Corby & Dancers || Katherine Moore || Kate Bishop OPT 1  
Ryan McNally || xodus dance collective || Valerie Green/Dance Entropy
Barbara Maher Makes Dances
 Post Performance Music: Pedro de Alcantara, Cello 
April 13
Matthew Westerby Company || Distance Dance || Immersion Dance Company
SaraTess Untitled || isadoraNOW || Craig Hoke Zarah || Regina Picker
Post Performance Music: Ian Munro, Accordion   
* 4/13 also features a family matinee at 1pm. Valerie Green/Dance Entropy will perform 
WILD KINGDOM a vibrant, fun-filled afternoon of dance and audience participation. ($10)
    
April 14
Kendra Pearson || Amanda Hunt || EunSung Lee's Dance || LorenaEganDance
Nyane Khosi Dance Theater || Maggie Bennett & Carly Czach
TouchTheory Dance Project
Post Performance Music: John Sarantos, Native American Flutes 
April 19
ArtBark International || Ali Fischer
InCorporated: Regina Picker & Verena Fuchs || Janusphere Dance Company
Orkesis || cakeface || Jennifer Pommiss 
Post Performance Music: Jonathan Saraga, Trumpet 
April 20
Zion Dance || Verlezza Dance || LatticeWorks Dance Collective
Azul Dance Theatre || Annie Sailer Dance Company
Valerie Green/Dance Entropy || Ballet International Africans
Post Performance Music: David Soler, Asian Flutes  
April 21
Laurie Hockman || Marissa Rae Niederhauser || Schoen Dance 
ArtBark International || McKenzie Rose || Rosario || Prashant Shaw  
Post Performance Music: Frederika Krier, Violin 
Completing each evening is a live music post performance party, sharing music from a different ethnic or classical tradition each night, curated by Open Music Education. 

$15 online pre-sale / $20 at the door

4/7/13

Another reason to celebrate 4/20



Spend the day dancing your butt off to some really great music. More details to come!
MELTCHA
Listen to DJ Greg H.'s new mix: Shitsamazing


10 rules for Students and Teachers


The Playground

Photo courtesy of Sydnie L. Mosley Dances
this is us in rehearsal NOT in the playground class to be clear!

I absolutely adore Nicole Wolcott. She has a wonderful approach to teaching, to performance, to discovery, to creativity, etc. Her classes are not only inspiring they are good! She is a dancer, choreographer and performance artists based in Brooklyn, the Assistant Director to Keigwin + Company and has shown her original work all over the place. Her style is post modern, downtown NYC modern/contemporary with sprinkles of 80's references and humor. She also developed this idea of mapping, which for me described a way to investigate with improvisation smarter. Have you ever began an improv sequence but couldn't remember what you did but you knew you liked it? So yeah, that.

She was a guest teacher at the Playground, a monthly dance series created by Gregory Dolbashian and Loni Landon as a place for emerging artist to create and teach in a supportive environment and also gives dancers the opportunity to take classes and participate on a donation basis.
My roommates Kim, Aaron and I took Nicole's class in March.
Below is the video from that class. If you look closely you can see us!
So fun.

Nicole Wolcott/The Playground 3/15/13