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April 2008
Dance Theatre Group: Visions 2008
Presented by: Boston University Dance Theatre Group
- Friday, April 11, 2008 at 8:00 p.m.
- Saturday, April 12, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
Boston University Dance Theater
Admission: $5 for students & BU community; $10 General Public
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Ballet Variations Projects: a program of classical repertory
Presented by: Boston University Dance Theatre Group
Photo credit: Bill Parsons/Maximal Image
The Ballet Variations Project was created in the spring of 2006 when a student expressed her desire to perform classical ballet variations. Micki-Taylor Pinney helped get the project underway and established the Ballet Variations Project as a tributary of Dance Theatre Group. The goal of Ballet Variations is to provide an opportunity for ballet dancers of every level to learn and perform in classical ballets.
This semester, Ballet Variations will perform excepts from the classic, Don Quixote. The dancers are busy rehearsing a corps piece from the "Dream Scene" and several variations including "Queen of the Dryads," "Kitri," and the "Wedding Pas de Deux." The performance will also feature variations from Esmerelda and Raymonda.
March 2008
Alice in FitRec Land: a site-specific movement event
- Thursday, March 20, 2008, 8 – 9 p.m.
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Boston University Fitness and Recreation Center
915 Commonwealth Ave.
FREE and Open to BU Community and guests
(Any non-Fitness and Recreation Center members who wish to attend must make reservations by emailing budance@bu.edu)
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Highlighting the talent and creativity of BU students, “Alice in FitRec Land” includes:
- Dance Theatre Group ballet and contemporary works adapted for the squash courts and running track. Choreographers: Michael Jahoda and Margot Parsons
- A Synchronized Swim Team number accompanied by cellist, Amanda Fessenden
- Ballroom Dance Club dipping in the Grand Lobby
- Climbers dancing and dancers climbing on the climbing wall. Choreographer: Ramelle Adams with excerpts by Micki Taylor-Pinney
- Tapper, Nicole Urbanowski, and percussionist, Elijah Palnik, battling in the hallways
- A poi performance by Sam Perry at the entrance to the building
Surprise performances will appear throughout the building including a performance by singer, Sarah St. Denis. Several of the events will have lights designed by CFA lighting design student, Matthew Smith or Dance Theater Manager, Lynda Rieman.
The audience will move from site to site during the hour, directed by a map, schedule of events and by tour guides in costume. It promises to be an Alice in Wonderland experience.
Click here for the schedule of performances
For more information: Call Micki Taylor-Pinney at 617-353-1597
This event was partially funded by the Undergraduate Student Fee.
February 2008
Aurora Borealis 6:
A Festival of Light and Dance
- Thursday, Feb. 28, 7:30pm
- Friday and Saturday, Feb. 29 and March 1, 8pm
- Sunday, March 2, 2pm
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Photo credit Pete Wishnok
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The sixth annual collaboration between the School of Theatre and the Boston University Dance Program, featuring world premiere dance and movement pieces by choreographers Judith Chaffee, Sarah Foster, Margot Parsons, Ulrike Prager, Micki Taylor-Pinney, Nicole Tomeo, and Theatre Arts seniors from the School of Theatre. Co-directed by Judith Chaffee and Micki Taylor-Pinney.
Location: Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts, 527 Tremont Street, Boston
Tickets: $12 general public; $10 BU alumni, students, and senior citizens; members of the BU community receive one free ticket per BU ID at the door on the day of the performance, subject to availability.
Box Office: online at www.BostonTheatreScene.com, by phone at 617-933-8600
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Margot Parsons's "Tracings"
Photo credit: Bill Parsons/Maximal Image
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November 2007
Dance Theatre Group: Origins 2007
Presented by:
Boston University Dance Theatre Group
Friday, November 16th, 2007 at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 17th, 2007 at 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
Boston University Dance Theater
Admission: $5 for students & BU community; $10 General Public
For more information contact DTG at dtg@bu.edu.
Click here for the press release. |
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Ballet Variations Projects: a program of classical repertory
Presented by: Boston University Dance Theatre Group
Sunday, November 18th, 2007 at 6:00 p.m.
Boston University Dance Theater
FREE Admission
For more information contact DTG at budance@bu.edu
( DTG students performing a variation of Giselle in Ballet Variations Project Fall 2006.)
The Ballet Variations Project was created in the spring of 2006 when a student expressed her desire to perform classical ballet variations. Micki-Taylor Pinney helped get the project underway and established the Ballet Variations Project as a tributary of Dance Theatre Group. The goal of Ballet Variations is to provide an opportunity for ballet dancers of every level to learn and perform in classical ballets. This fall, the Ballet Variations Project is excited to perform excerpts from the holiday classic, The Nutcracker.
“Insights into the Contemporary Dance Scene in Israel”
with Israeli Dance Director Yair Vardi
Monday, November 19, 2007, 2-3 p.m.
Boston University Dance Theater
FREE Admission
An informal presentation and discussion with award-winning Israeli choreographer and director of a cultural center in Tel Aviv, Israel. Event, which includes a DVD presentation, will highlight Israeli dance companies and their increased international recognition. RSVP required to attend this event. |
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Yair Vardi has worked in the dance profession for over 40 years. He was a member of the second generation of the Bat Sheva Dance Company, winning the 1977 “Kinor David” award, before joining the Ballet Rambert in London and founding the English Dance Theatre/Dance City. Vardi is currently the Director of the Suzanne Dellal Centre for Dance and Theatre in Tel Aviv, and serves as Artistic Director of the Karmiel Dance Festival. He advises the Dance Program at the Performing Arts Center in Tel Aviv and was appointed Head of Dance at the Jerusalem Academy for Music and Dance.
For more information Call Micki Taylor-Pinney at 617-353-1597.
October 2007
Residency with Claire Porter: October 24-26
Photo by Johan Elbers |
Informal Performance
Friday, October 26, 2007, 8-9 p.m.
Boston University Dance Theater
with members of Dance Theatre Group
Performance includes:
- Improvisational score created by Claire for BU dance students involving movement and spoken word
- several vignettes from her work, PORTABLES
- a question and answer exchange
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Claire will also be performing:
Namely, Muscles
Saturday, October 27, 8 p.m.
Harvard Dance Center, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge.
Admission is free.
Namely, Muscles is a new full evening's piece with Claire Porter portraying Dr. Nickie Nom, Forensic Orthopedic Autopsy Muscular Anatomical Surgical Specialist, as she gives a reading from her new book of poems, Namely, Muscles. Her 30 plus poems enact 68 major muscles of the body and then some. www.fas.harvard.edu/dance
CLAIRE PORTER's work has been produced by Dance Theater Workshop, PS-122, Joyce Soho, The Bottom Line, NY Horticulture Society, The Knitting Factory, Danspace at St. Marks, Jacob's Pillow, Southern Theater in Minneapolis MN, Duncan Theater in Palm Beach FL, Liberty Science Center NJ, Kitchen Theater in Ithaca, NY, Wooley Mammoth Theater in DC, Off Center Theater in Tampa FL, Center Stage in Raleigh NC, American Dance Festival, Lucille Ball Festival of Comedy, Holland Festival in the Netherlands, Tour of Comedy in Germany and the Korea International Festival in Seoul. She performed at the opening of the Peter Eisenman Building at the University of Cincinnati, was the hostess-comedienne-scene changer for the Minnesota Composers Forum's New Music Concert and has appeared on staircases, boats, backyards, gyms, classrooms, airports, humor festivals, museums and soapboxes. Claire has received several NEA and NJ Choreography Fellowships (including a 2002 NJ Fellowship), commissions from DTW's First Light Project, Art Matters, University Dance Companies and Domino's Pizza Company. She has an MA in Dance from Ohio State, a BA in Mathematics, is a Laban Movement Analyst and taught Choreography at Columbia Teachers College NYC.
VERVE
Presented by: BoSoma Dance Company
Friday, October 19th, 2007 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, October 20th, 2007 at 8 p.m.
Boston University Dance Theater
Admission: TBA
For more information contact: www.bosoma.org
| BoSoma Dance Company alongside acclaimed local guest choreographers, visual artists and musicians present the dynamic and thought provoking performance, VERVE, at Boston University's Dance Theatre located at 915 Commonwealth Avenue on October 19th & 20th at 8pm. The evening will leave you breathless with BoSoma's committment and passion for highly precise and stimulating movement. BoSoma will debute, Pneumonic Device, a new piece which challenges highly technical dancers by performing blind folded as the choreography explores our constant demand for success while being blind to the moments that make life miraculous. |
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"...choreography as thrilling and unpredictable as a summer lightning storm." ~ Boston Globe
"The evening's one undisputed crowd pleaser was BoSoma Dance Company's kinetically charged 'Boxed'"… ~ Boston Globe |
September 2007
Dance Showcase 2007
Friday, September 28th, 2007 at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, September 29th, 2007 at 8:00 p.m.
Boston University Dance Theater
Tickets: $15 general public; $12 BDA members; $10 students
Box office: 617-358-2500; opens at 6pm concert nights
photo credit: Bill Parsons/Maximal Image |
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Boston Ballet II has been invited to join choreographers Joan Green, Liz Roncka, Margot Parsons, Anne Marie (not performing due to injury; replaced by Jennifer Leisner) and John Paul, DeAnna Pellecchia & Ingrid Schatz and Micki Taylor-Pinney. There are several premieres. The roster for this concert reflects the diversity of the curriculum and takes an inclusive look at what constitutes concert dance.
Please note: On Saturday, parking is available at the 808 Commonwealth Lot for $5. Friday night, parking is available at the Agganis Arena lot for $1 per hour.
click here for press release
July 2007
A Story and A Song
Presented by: Navarasa Dance Theater
Friday, July 20th, 2007 at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, July 21st, 2007 at 8:00 p.m.
Friday, July 27th, 2007 at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, July 28th, 2007 at 8:00 p.m
A Story and A Song is a new production that has been developed based on women’s stories. An interactive dialogue between Kannada folk tales, Native American tales along with narratives from contemporary women, A Story and A Song is a tale of women, environment and love. Stories are from A. K. Ramanujan’s translations of Kannada folktales and Native American tales by Richard Erdoes and Alfonso Ortiz (editors), and local tales by grand mothers, friends and family. Choreography is based on Bharatanatyam, Yoga, Martial Arts and Theater. The performance encompasses spoken word, dance, theater and contact improvisation in a powerful way to engage the audience.
November 2006
Origins 2006, Works by Students, Faculty, and Alumni
November 17th at 8:00 p.m., and Novemebr 18th at 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
ORIGINS 2006 will feature more than 15 group pieces, including innovative works by BU dance faculty members Margot Parsons, Micki Taylor-Pinney and Michael Jahoda. The student pieces highlight the diverse nature of DTG and vary from a large group dance performed to Bollywood music, to a contemporary study of classical ballet technique, to an exploration in combining the worlds of hip-hop and modern dance.
October 2006
Informal Performance
with filmmaker and choreographer, Victoria Marks
and members
of Dance Theatre Group
Saturday, October 21, 8 - 9 p.m.
Boston University Dance Theater
Victoria Marks will
create a new study incorporating movement and film for the
Boston University dance students during a residency October
18-21. She draws on her exceptional skills as a filmmaker
and her extensive experience as dancer/choreographer working
with diverse populations. Marks and Taisha Pagett will also
perform a duet titled "Not About Iraq"
which focuses on issues of democracy and race. It is an interdisciplinary
tour-de-force. In addition, Marks will show selections of
her award-winning films. The hour long program will include
a question and answer exchange.
September 2006
Dance Showcase 2006
September 29 and 30, 8 p.m.
Boston University Dance Theater
Guest artists from Boston Ballet II (BBII) and FireFly Aerial Acrobatics join faculty David Connolly, Lynn Modell, Liz Roncka, Margot Parsons, DeAnna Pellecchia and coordinator of dance, Micki Taylor-Pinney for an evening of premieres and repertory. Program reflects the diverseofferings of the department.
June 2006
Benita
Bike's DanceArt
25th
Anniversary Celebration
Friday,
June 2 and Saturday, June 3 at 8 p.m.
Boston
University Dance Theater
To highlight its 25th
anniversary season, Benita Bike's DanceArt Company is performing
not only in its home base Los Angeles, but also in Boston
where the company originated. The program will feature
new and old dances from the company's repertory, danced by
company members Weslie Ching, Michelle McGraw, Sarah Shouse,
Emily Wheeler, and Teya Wolvington. A video review of
DanceArt's 25 years of dancing will also be shown at intermission,
and a reception will follow the Saturday performance.
Benita Bike's choreography has been presented throughout New
England, New York, California, Arizona, and in France and
Poland. For information and tickets call 818/353-5734
or see www.danceart.org.
May
2006
Caitlin
Corbett Dance Co.
Friday, May 5
and Saturday, May 6 at 8 p.m., and Sunday, May 7 at 6 p.m.
Boston University Dance Theater
Caitlin Corbett , artistic director of Caitlin Corbett Dance
Company, has been presenting work in the Boston area since
1984. Her early influence by New York's Judson Theatre choreographers
prompted her to abandon virtuosity while heralding the everyday.
She has been strongly influenced by the sublime beauty of
the ordinary, pedestrian movement, and chance. Juxtaposing
the everyday with the explosive physicality of her movement
style, her choreography has become an idiosyncratic blend
of original movement and gesture often performed by both dancers
and non-dancers. "Her movement vocabulary - which is lush
and spare at once - is so distinctive that is has the kinesthetic
effect of a rich flavor lingering on your tongue… Corbett's
work not only addresses intellectual questions but also has
humor and heart." Thea Singer, Boston Globe. For more information, contact Caitlin Corbett at ccorbett@salemstate.edu.
Margot Parsons
Dance Co.
Friday, May 19
and Saturday, May 20 at 7:30 p.m. Boston
University Dance Theater DanceVisions, Inc. is celebrating
it 24th anniversary with “Sweeping Pools of Time,” an evening
of dances by Margot Parsons Dance Company. There will be five
works that include a premier by Margot Parsons; a collaborative
work conceived and directed by Judith Chaffee and danced by
Ramelle Adams, Ann Brown Allen, Judith Chaffee, Margot Parsons,
and Micki Taylor-Pinney; and a work by a new choreographer
and Company member, Angelina Lin. Margot Parsons choreography
emphasizes musicality, space, and the infusion of the ballet
vocabulary with contemporary angularity to capture the beauty
and grace of the human spirit. The works presented are a sequence
of personal responses to the complexity of the world. Margot
Parsons' work utilizes “…an expansive embrace of traditional
vocabulary…enriched by modern influences…” ( Boston Globe,
2004). The Boston Herald cited her in December 2004 as one
of “Two local choreographers [to] top the 2004 list for inexhaustible
productivity and a fertile imagination.” For more information,
visit http://www.dancevisions.net/.
Northeast
Youth Ballet Choreographers Showcase
Saturday, May
27 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, May 28 at 3 p.m. Boston
University Dance Theater .
The stage is set for
new, innovative and exciting choreographers to display their
vision. Witness the passion of Northeast Youth Ballet's talented
young dancers as they perform these original works in our
annual Choreographers Showcase in collaboration with the Roxey
Ballet Company. Emerging takes place at BU's new state of
the art studio theater, 915 Commonwealth Ave, Boston.
Choreographers featured are artistic director of NYB, Denise
Cecere, artistic director of the Roxey Ballet, Mark Roxey,
Thang Dao of Steven Petronio's Dance company, and several
others from the US and abroad.
For tickets contact
Rachael Terry at 781-665-2236 or purchase tickets at the door
one hour prior to performance. Ticket prices are $15 Adults,
$12 Seniors and Students. http://www.northeastyouthballet.org.
APRIL
2006
Dheem
Saturday,
April 1, 2006, at 3 p.m. Boston
University Dance Theater. Student-run classical
Indian Dance production. For more information, contact
Madhuri Sharma at madz84@bu.edu.
Alysia
Woodruff and Rose Pasquarello Beauchamp present..
"This
fairytale is not working out," an evening of modern dance
mischief.
Saturday,
April 1, 2006 at 8 p.m. See March 2006 for more
information.
Dance Theatre
Group - "Visions"
Friday,
April 7 at 8 p.m., Saturday, April 8 at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Boston University Dance Theater
Student dance performance group mentored by faculty members
Micki Taylor-Pinney, Ann Brown Allen and Stephanie Creary.
Featuring student works and works by faculty members Micki
Taylor-Pinney, Stephanie Creary, and Margot Parsons.
For more information, contact dtg@bu.edu.
Daniel McCusker
Dance
"Four
or Five Dances by Daniel McCusker"
**Honored
as an "April
WBUR Pick" by Debra Cash
Friday,
April 21 at 8 p.m., Saturday, April 22 at 8 p.m.
Boston University Dance Theater.
The program will include recent works: Scattered ,
a quartet for Eleanor Duckworth, Ana Keilson, Robbyn Scott
and Wanda Strukus; arms-length , a duet for Scott and
Naomi Jason, both made last summer during a two-week residency
at Scott's studio on Salt Spring Island in British Columbia
; and the recently completed Shared Address .Alison
Ball, Janet Blackman, Nikki Carrara, Helena Chang, Brian Crabtree,
Joelle N. Garfi, Edie Hettinger, Rozann Kraus, Rebecca Lay,
Jennifer Lin, Mr. McCusker, Carol Schneider-Sereda and Melody
Ruffin Ward complete the company. “Daniel McCusker's lean,
contemplative dances are rife with contradictions: They're
at once angular and curvaceous, abstract and poignantly human,
meticulously geometric and free of restraints…Emotional content
sweeps through his structures because human bodies are what
give them shape.” Thea Singer, 2002, The Boston Globe.
For more information,
contact Daniel McCusker dmccusker@mail2.gis.net.
Boston Youth
Moves Dance Company Concert
Friday, April
28 at 8 p.m., Saturday, April 29 at 8 p.m.
Boston
University Dance Theater.
Continuing to make a mark
on the New England artistic scene, Boston Youth Moves Dance
Company will present a challenging and exciting concert of
their work at Boston University . These elite teenage
dancers will showcase the styles and genres of several nationally
acclaimed choreographers, including Boston native, Sean Curran.
Curran, who heads his
own dance company in New York City , was one of the original
cast members of STOMP! and has choreographed a provocative
piece for Boston Youth Moves. Marcus Schulkind, also
a Boston native, has choreographed several numbers for these
gifted teens. Another highlight of the evening will be a contemporary
and breathtaking piece created by Broadway dancer Stephen
Reed. The company will round out their evening performing
choreography by Jeannette Neill, executive director of the
company, and Jim Viera, its artistic director. Tickets
are $20 for adults and $15 for seniors and children under
12. For tickets and more information about Boston Youth
Moves and its Company, please contact BYM at 617-523-1355.
For more information,
contact Jim Viera at James.Viera@comcast.net.
MARCH
2006
Willing
Suspension "The Maid's Tragedy"
Friday,
March 17, 2006, 7 p.m.and Saturday, March 18, 2006, 2 p.m.
Boston University Dance Theater.
Student-run theater production co-sponsored by the Boston
University English Department.
Alysia
Woodruff and Rose Pasquarello Beauchamp present..
"This
fairytale is not working out," an evening of modern dance
mischief.
Friday,
March 31 and Saturday, April 1, 2006 at 8 p.m.
Boston
University Dance Theater
ASL interpreter present for both
shows. "This fairytale is not working out" iwas
constructed as a series of vignettes that unfold inside the
mind of a fairytale character in the midst of a nervous breakdown.
From speed-dating to coping with the urge to bite a complete
stranger, this slightly unhinged girl takes us on a light-hearted
tour of the language and manners of our modern world. Rose
and Alysia's choreographic styles are similar in that they
share the same aesthetic principles found in release-based
technique. This dynamic and athletic technique is based
on flow and movement efficiency while maintaining core strength
and internal support. Alysia Woodruff and Rose Pasquarello
Beauchamp are interested in modern dance as a way to build
community and facilitate the exchange of ideas. For more information,
contact alysiadance@fastmail.fm
or call (617) 283-0033.
FEBRUARY
2006
Boston
University School of Theatre presents the fourth annual
AURORA BOREALIS: A FESTIVAL OF LIGHT AND DANCE
February 9 - 12, 2006, Calderwood Pavilion, BCA
The
Boston University College of Fine Arts collaborated with the
University's Dance Program to produce “Aurora Borealis: A
Festival of Light and Dance.” Works by student choreographer
Gabrielle Orcha, along with other student work from the Boston
University Dance Theatre Group, as well as collaborations
with theatre faculty, lighting designers, choreographers,
actors and musicians, were featured.. Also featured will be
work by two dance faculty members, Micki Taylor-Pinney and
Margot Parsons, from the Department of Physical Education,
Recreation and Dance.
New England Regional Dance
Conference
February 16 - 19, 2006, Boston University
DECEMBER
2005
EgoArt "Ego
Show VI"
December 2-4, 2005.
Dance Theater. Works by Nicole Pierce
Dheem
December 4, 2005.
Dance Theater. Student run classical Indian dance production.
100% of proceeds benefited Doctors Without Borders.
NOVEMBER
2005
Dance
Theater Group
“ORIGINS 2005”, A FALL DANCE CONCERT , Boston University
Dance Theater
Friday, November
18 at 8:00 p.m. and Saturday, November 19, 2005 at 5:00 p.m.
and 8:00 p.m. This production showcased a wide variety of
works by student, alumni, and faculty choreographers.
DTG donated one dollar from each ticket sold to the Southern
Arts Federation Relief Fund.
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER
2005
Dance Collective
- "Commencement, the end of an era"
September 9 & 10, 2005, 8 p.m. Boston University
Dance Theater
Choreography by Artistic Director, Micki Taylor-Pinney, and
guest choreographer, Sarah Slifer. Collaborative works with
video artists, composers and musicians.
Featured: Dancers: Ann Brown Allen*, Sarah Ackley, Emily Beattie,
Stephanie Creary*, Jillian Davey, Kachina Drew-Geaber, Stephany
Menzela*, Gabrielle Orcha*, Liz Roncka*, Sandra Shih, Sarah
Slifer, and Micki Taylor-Pinney*
* members of BU Community (faculty, staff, alumni or students)
Video artist: Harvey Nosowitz
Musicians: Markus Pinney, Marten de Wind, Andrea Fontemaggi
Bosoma
with Collage Dance Ensemble - "VELOCITY2"
September 16, 8 p.m.; September 17, 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.
Boston University Dance Theater
Tickets: $22 General admission; $18, students and seniors
Call 617-562-0550 or visit www.bosoma.org
Dance
Showcase - works by faculty, alumni and guests
September 30 & October 1, 2005, 8 p.m. Boston University
Dance Theater
This annual production showcased works from a wide cross section
of dance genres.
Dance Showcase featured work by alumni, faculty, and guests
of Boston University. Several former students, Sarah Foster,
Heather Harrington, and Liz Roncka, were invited back to join
faculty members Stephanie Creary, David Connolly, Margot Parsons,
Anne Marie and John Paul, DeAnna Pellecchia and Micki Taylor-Pinney.
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