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Performances
Dance-A-Day 2010
A year long online performance updated daily at http://danceaday.com
January 1, 2010- December 31, 2010
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.
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.
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
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
Fall Arts Preview
September 11 from 11am to 7pm
Sidney Harman Hall
610 F Street, NW, Washington, DC
New this year, enjoy over 25 presentations showcasing D.C.’s fall performance season at Sidney Harman Hall as part of the 18th Annual Arts on Foot Festival. Across seven performance times, the preview will present a wide array of theatre, dance, comedy and choral music on two stages in an exciting, fast-paced showcase of each organization’s fall offerings.
Please visit our website for all the details and schedule of performances:
http://www.shakespearetheatre.org/plays/details.aspx?id=274&source=l
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.
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
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
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