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Dance-A-Day 2010
A year long online performance updated daily at http://danceaday.com
January 1, 2010- December 31, 2010
Local Performance
the dinner party
September 2 · 8pm - 10pm
ATLAS Performing Arts Center, Lab II
1333 H St. NE
Washington, DC
An evening of experimental dance, music, and performance art.
The Dinner Party and the INTERSECTIONS festival are partnering this Fall at the ATLAS Performing Arts Center. ...We will be at ATLAS for a monthly performance on Thursdays at 8pm through February.
For more information, visit http://ilanaspace.com/contact/submit-to-the-dinner-party
Artists will receive feedback from the audience post performance.
Local Performance
Buffalo on the Danube: International Music & Dance Camp
September 3-6
Buffalo on the Danube is THE way to spend your Labor Day Weekend. Great music and dance workshops during the day and parties at night. For singers, we have Bulgarian (Donka Koleva), Georgian (Carl Linich), and Swedish (Julia Borland). For dancers, we have Romanian (Christian Florescu and Sonia Dion), Bulgarian (Larry Weiner) and Scandinavian (Roo Lester and Larry Harding). We also have instrument and ensemble classes (Bulgarian and Scandinavian).
There is still room and all ages welcome.
Info: http://www.dancingplanetproductions.com/danube.htm
Or call 301-466-3018 or 301-717-4641.
Extravanganza Extraordinaire
September 8 at 8pm
Joe’s Movement Emporium
Mount Rainier, Maryland
Joe’s Movement Emporium presents World Music and Dance:
The Underscore Orkestra in “Extravaganza Extraordinaire”
An international music and dance performance featuring the Portland-based group, The Underscore Orkestra, will light up the theatre. Danielle Smith, a belly/contemporary dance will appear as well as the internationally acclaimed Silk Road Dance Company and DC-area bellydance artist, Asala.
The Underscore Orkestra, currently touring the East coast, plays a blend of original and traditional Balkan, Klezmer, Gypsy Jazz and Swing music. They have performed throughout the United States, Canada and Central America for the past six plus years. The band’s current project -- “Revel Me!,” -- is a collaboration between musicians from The Underscore Orkestra and Danielle Smith from Znama dance company. Danielle Smith will also teach a skirt dance workshop at 4pm at Joe’s Movement Emporium on the same day. Silk Road Dance Company and Asala will collaborate with The Underscore Orkestra during the evening with a variety of World Dance. Dance selections will include Russian Romany (Gypsy), Central Asian, and Arabic styles.
Tickets & Info: http://www.joesmovement.org or 301-699-1819.
Local Performance
Jazz and Hip Hop Back-to-School Intensive with Nikki Gambhir (Grades 6th-12th)
9/7 - 9/9 from 5pm - 7:30pm
Joy of Motion Dance Center, Friendship Heights
5207 Wisconsin Ave NW
Washington, DC 20015
School's back in, so let's get movin! This is a perfect time to get prepared and in gear for your classes, companies, and dance teams. Brush up on your technique, work on learning choreography, and refresh your skills in this exclusive workshop! Each day class will consist of a full jazz warmup, jazz choreography (with special attention to leaps and turns!) and hip hop skills and technique followed by hip hop choreography. Take one or all four days!
Level: Some experience necessary in either Jazz or Hip Hop technique required
$100.00 Full Intensive(4 days); $30 Single Day
For more information or to register, please visit www.joyofmotion.org
Local Performance
The Matter of Origins, world premiere!
September 10 at 8pm
September 12 at 3pm
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center/University of Maryland
A performance, a conversation, a floor show, a game show and a chance to meet big minds. Co-commissioned by the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center and Peak Performances at Montclair State University, Liz Lerman's The Matter of Origins probes the physics of beginnings and the poetry of the mind. Act One takes place on stage and travels from Marie Curie's lab to the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, then through the Hubble telescope to the reaches of an accelerating universe. For Act Two the audience moves to a nearby party room for a 360-degree experience of dance, media, cake, tea, and provocative conversation - courtesy of some surprise guests!
Tickets are available at: http://claricesmithcenter.umd.edu/2010/c/season1011/.
Info: www.danceexchange.org
Local Performance
B.E.D.T., Instruments of Praise- Fall Kick-Off and Openhouse
Sept 11 from 11am-2pm
The Black Experience Dance Troupe (B.E.D.T.), Instruments of Praise will be hosting its Fall kick-off and Openhouse. Dust off those dance shoes and join us this year.
Registration is $10.00 and each class is $10.00. For more information, contact Dr. Judy Parker-Farmer at (301) 535-3361, email at bedt_instrumentsofpraise@hotmail.com or check us on the web at http://bedtinstrumentsofpraise.art.officelive.com
Silk Road Dance Company at "Arts on Foot"
September 11 from 11am to 7pm
Harman Center for the Arts
610 F Street NW, Washington, DC
Silk Road Dance Company join other DC dance artists for a day of free performances at the Harman Center for the Arts as part of Arts on Foot. Silk Road Dance Company performs at 3pm.
Info: http://www.shakespearetheatre.org/plays/details.aspx?id=274&source=l
Local Performance
Gay Pride Week At Joy of Motion Dance Center
Sept 7-12
All studio locations
Celebrate Gay Pride Week with Joy of Motion Dance Center
Bring your significant other, partner or friend during the week of September 7–12 to enjoy our special promotions:
2-for-1 on all Drop-In dance classes
2-for-1 on all Social Dance Sessions (regular price: $99 for 6 weeks)
Come and share the joy of creating communities that dance! www.joyofmotion.org
Many Moons Asian Arts Festival
September 12 from 12pm to 6pm
Towson University Asian Arts and Culture Center
Silk Road Dance Company is honored to be invited to perform at Towson University's Asian Arts & Culture Center. The ensemble will present rare and exquisite dances from Central Asia. Now in its fifth year, this vibrant, indoor festival, will once again celebrate the distinct cultural richness and diversity of Asia.
Eureka Dance Festival- Open Showing
September 12 from 6pm to 8:30pm
Dance Exchange
7117 Maple Ave. Takoma Park, MD
The artists of the Eureka Dance Festival believe in connecting dancers and audience members through choreography and conversation. In the first of six open studio showings before the full concert at Dance Place (December 11-12, 2010), the public is invited view and discuss “dances-in-progress.” At each event, leaders in the dance community facilitate these informal showings and discussions, creating an invigorating atmosphere of dance, conversation, and creativity targeted towards novice and experienced dance viewers alike.
Featuring Works by: Kate Jordan, Keira Hart-Mendoza/Carrie Monger, Glade Dance Collective and Eureka International Guest Artist José Ruiz Subauste.
Cost: Free to the public. Donation Appreciated.
Come Learn to Fly Through Movement with José Ruiz Subauste
September 14 from 8pm to 10pm
Dance Exchange
7117 Maple Ave.
Takoma Park, MD 20912
Workshop with José Ruiz Subauste: Eureka Dance Festival International Guest Artist
Experience and explore dance investigation approaches with Peruvian Choreographer, Dancer, and Actor José Ruiz Subauste. During this workshop José will focus on concepts of Being, Flying Low and using the Body as a Landscape. Class is open to adult dancers/movers of all levels ages 18 + up.
Contact Eureka at: www.dancefestival-eureka.org or eurekadance@gmail.com
Cost: $20 New Friends, $10 Eureka Members. *Recommended prices. Please pay what you can.
For more about Jose: www.joseruizsubauste.blogspot.com
Dance Journey Trhough Afghanistan
September 15 at 12pm
Happenings at the Harman
Forum of Sidney Harman Hall
610 F St. NW, Washington, D.C.
Silk Road Dance Company returns to the Harman Center for the Arts.
The award-winning ensemble provides a cultural context for the Shakespeare Theatre's presentation of THE GREAT GAME: Afghanistan. This free dance performance will share traditional women;s dances from Afghanistan.
Cost: Free. Reservations not required
Local Performance
Jane Franklin Dance Presents: Fall Preview – Pay What It’s Worth
Sept 24th from 5:30 - 8pm
A Show of Hands, Alexandria
A Show of Hands hosts Jane Franklin Dance for a family-friendly, community-engaging arts event in the heart of Del Ray. The event will include season previews, excerpts from our upcoming Children’s show, artists’ talkback, light buffet and a participatory art installation. Drop-in for a visit and stay a while to enjoy fun performance in a beautiful and inspirational space, and on the new patio outside. Ticket Prices $15 suggested donation Info: 703-933-1111 www.janefranklin.com
Local Performance
On the Temple Path- Indian Classical Dance Performance
September 25 at 3pm
Kreeger Auditorium/Jewish Community Center
6125 Montrose Road, Rockville, MD 20852
Chitra Kalyandurg and Shailaja Maru-Jauhari will be presenting a Kuchipudi and Bharat Natyam dance performance. On the Temple Path’ follows two friends as they explore the outer and inner facets of the temple. Together they uncover the temple sounds, its architecture, and the atmosphere created within it; each discovery revealing a connection to their own lives. Sharing their experiences through the language of dance, the two friends are led on an artistic and spiritual exploration of self.
This project is supported in part by funding from the Montgomery County government and the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County.
Tickets: $15 adults; $12.50 students/children/seniors 65+
Early bird discount: $12.50 if tickets are purchased before midnight on September 13, 2010
Purchase tickets online at: Paypal
Your tickets will NOT be shipped - they will be available at the door on the day of the performance.
Info: Chitra Kalyandurg, c.kalyandurg@gmail.com or Shailaja Maru-Jauhari, shailajaparijat@gmail.com
Local Performance