tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44378485079062342452024-03-12T21:34:30.547-07:00Mountain Empire Performance CollectiveMountain Empire Performance Collective was created in 2013 by founding members Eliza Larson, Rachel Rugh, Katie Sopoci Drake, and Barbara Tait as a way to unite as dancers while exploring ways of making work beyond geographic limitations. Finding Dancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11257908067479750538noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437848507906234245.post-10147525067213589262015-11-03T07:27:00.001-08:002015-11-03T07:27:28.814-08:00National Dance Education Organization Conference 2015Katie here!<br />
I spent a lovely October weekend in Phoenix presenting at the annual NDEO conference.<br />
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The <a href="http://www.mountainempiredance.com/" target="_blank"><b>Mountain Empire Performance Collective</b></a> presented <i id="yui_3_17_2_1_1446563815089_255">Necessity Fuels Creativity: Exploring Long-distance Methods of Dance Collaboration </i><br />
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I presented my own Laban research <i>Exploring Laban Effort Combinations: A Spatial Affinity for Flow. </i>My own conference handout and notes on my website <a href="http://katiesopocidrake.weebly.com/laban.html"><b>KatieSopociDrake.weebly.com</b></a><br />
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The conference proceedings will be out on the <a href="http://www.ndeo.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=893257&module_id=119188"><b>NDEO website</b></a> in future. <br />
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Check out a video conference-goers dancing MEPC's score during their presentation on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Mountain-Empire-Performance-Collective-438244842948390/" target="_blank"><b>MEPC Facebook page!</b></a>Finding Dancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11257908067479750538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437848507906234245.post-23058839750004032842015-05-18T11:48:00.000-07:002015-05-18T11:58:23.535-07:00Solo/Solo - Barb's Score<br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">So for Solo/Solo, each of us are writing down a solo for someone else to perform. Here's the catch: it had to be composed of pieces of published books, articles, interviews, or reviews. A bit of a collage project, but we were taking everything and arranging it to use as a template for someone to create a dance from. </span></span></div>
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Finding Dancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11257908067479750538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437848507906234245.post-68893179173028174592015-05-11T12:20:00.001-07:002015-05-11T12:20:12.260-07:00Solo/Solo Premiers in Portland<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Tomorrow premiers the first "public" showing of our latest project Solo/Solo. We're thrilled to be part of the first installment of Portland Dance Wire's Refinery, a work in progress showing for Dance Wire members.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><a href="http://www.dancewirepdx.org/" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.dancewirepdx.org/</a>Finding Dancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11257908067479750538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437848507906234245.post-14863866268764065092015-03-09T12:55:00.002-07:002015-03-09T13:08:17.662-07:00Solo/Solo - Katie's ScoreHi All,<br />
So for Solo/Solo, each of us are writing down a solo for someone else to perform. Here's the catch: it had to be composed of pieces of published books, articles, interviews, or reviews. A bit of a collage project, but we were taking everything and arranging it to use as a template for someone to create a dance from. <br />
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Below is what I wrote for my long-distance dance partner (follow the lettered sources to the bottom links to read where I pulled these quotes from). Imagine what you think it might look like. If you like, try it out and send it to us. Or just give me some thoughts. I'll pass them on to the dancer and they might end up on stage!<br />
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<li class="li3"><span class="s1">Repeating precise arm gestures to ticking sounds. Some actions resembled surgical operations. Or were they autopsies? (J)</span></li>
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<li class="li3"><span class="s1">(You give) the audience a piercing stare as if he were... concerned for the prosperity of his land. (I)</span></li>
<li class="li3"><span class="s1">It is not a story. It is not music made visible. It does not follow an established or predictable form. It is not random. It is not dull. The drama is often at the edge of melodrama, of selfparody. The sharp swerves in tone are often humorous, but some of the material is actually silly. (B)</span></li>
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<li class="li3"><span class="s1"> One can’t help but cast gaze on those on the other side of the room and feel a heightened sense of being a part of something both special and bizarre. (D) </span></li>
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As the new year approaches, we find Eliza tucked away in her new Portlandia abode, Barbara sussing out the difference between big-city living and little-city living in Blacksburg, Rachel & mended hubby exploring their new house in B-burg, and Katie dance-puttering around our nation's capitol. In their own little enclaves, the members of MEPC are busy writing a new little project based on what we'd like to see on stage. </div>
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Scribbling away (or click-clacking on the keyboard), each collaborator is writing a solo for another dancer filled with outsourced written material. Perhaps a bit of prose from an Akram Kahn review, a description of a scene from preview of a far-off and unheard-of company, each solo will be constructed out of strange and beautiful bits of material from elsewhere. What a way to get out of one's own head... or waaaay into it. MEPC will then reconvene, decide which lucky dancers will get the new solos, and then... stay tuned in for manifestation! Little bits of this piece will pop up intermittently in each of our communities as we work out the kinks. Check back with us often or like our FB page for updates on when these will be so you can be a part of the feedback. </div>
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After an eventful summer and fall, things have finally been settling into a groove down here in the New River Valley. July was especially action-packed: Barbara and I co-taught several successful dance workshops for kids here in Blacksburg; I got to enjoy upwards of three weeks reunited with Mountain Empire buddies in DC for the Capital Fringe Festival; my husband and I BOUGHT A HOUSE; my husband then promptly broke his leg, which made moving into said house a bit more challenging. Oh, and I got a new job! Since August, I've been working as a part-time programming and event coordinator at Virginia Tech's Cranwell International Center. It's a fun position that allows me to blend my people skills and event production experience, and so far I've been able to sneakily incorporate dance into several events: I called my first square dance at our fall festival, am planning a swing dance for our spring social, and performed a version of Barbara's current MEPC project (Are You Not Your Own) in an international dance concert last month.</div>
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Hey y'all! This summer, after all of the dancing died down, I headed out to Yellowstone N.P. to feast my eyes and spirit on all of the fabulous nature. It gives me life, you know. Little personal projects cropped up here and there and I enjoyed dancing with friends in D.C. and trying on other people's dance-visions for a while. </div>
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This Fall has seen me working both in my new position as Executive Assistant at the Maryland Youth Ballet, helping young dancers achieve their dance dreams, and hopping into my well-worn role as an educator at the University of Maryland - College Park, helping college students find their way into their bodies. </div>
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Now that the snowflakes are threatening to fly, I can't wait to dive into a new artistic process with <a href="http://www.mountainempiredance.com/" target="_blank">MEPC</a> at the same time I dive into a new project with <a href="http://www.rebollardance.com/" target="_blank">Rebollar Dance</a>. Dance, dance, everywhere!</div>
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A very sad library lay-off gifted me with some major free-time to focus on dance this summer. I attended Bates Dance Festival in Maine with Eliza, and to be a full-time student again was both humbling and invigorating. I made two new duets, performed several times in Philly (in my own work and for others), and took an incredible week-long workshop with Luciana Achugar. Teaching a summer dance workshop with Rachel in Virginia spun me into a whirlwind of life changes. I'll spare the gory details, but let's just say this: Virginia is certainly for lovers. I moved to Blacksburg in October. I am settling in and looking forward to new collaborations (both long distance and in person!), and getting better at mountain biking. </div>
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Since Fall is turning into Winter, for the next few days, each of us will be writing to give you an update on what we have been up to since our summer adventures! First up is Eliza Larson!<br />
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What has Eliza been up to? Take it away, Eliza:</div>
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The sea of movement has parted though, and I’ve just come back West, to regain some equilibrium in my former home of Portland, Or. New projects on the horizon include diving into the dance scene in the Pacific NW, continuing to study Piso Movil with Omar Carrum whenever possible, and exploring the ever growing physical and creative territory of Mountain Empire as we expand to be a bi-coastal company.</div>
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Finding Dancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11257908067479750538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437848507906234245.post-74735690485102075622014-07-20T05:48:00.000-07:002014-07-20T05:48:06.410-07:00"You Are Happy" In The Morning!There's one last chance to see You Are Happy, Eliza Larson's hypnotic siren-tale:<br />
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I recently was able to see Eliza's solo for the first time when she and Rachel were camping out in my living room for their successful run of Capitol Fringe shows. The 30 minute solo is mesmerizing, and Eliza weaves stories, Shakespeare, images shot on the shoreline and movement that ranges from intense to flowing. You won't want to miss it, it is definitely full of images that you will ponder well into the afternoon.<br />
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Finding Dancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11257908067479750538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437848507906234245.post-27136854070820487182014-06-30T17:15:00.000-07:002014-06-30T17:15:37.899-07:00One Week Until The Capitol Fringe<h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #444444;">Katie here: I am patiently awaiting the 4th of July weekend. It's the first time I get to camp on the coast of the east since moving here from Chicago. Half of the anticipation is getting my place ready for my departure because I know when I return to Washington D.C., dancers, much like little art-elves, will have descended upon my apartment from their various corners of the countryside and set up shop. This traveling, meeting, and making is also a big part of the art of <b><a href="http://www.mountainempiredance.com/" target="_blank">Mountain Empire Performance Collective</a>.</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">Come join us as we present <b><a href="http://www.mountainempiredance.com/current/" target="_blank">Everybody Knows This Is Now Here</a></b>, and watch "<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Cabin; font-size: 16px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">The Great American Road Trip" go virtual through contemporary dance </span>during the <a href="https://www.capitalfringe.org/festival-2014/shows/359-everybody-knows-this-is-now-here" target="_blank">Capitol Fringe on July 10-17</a>, at the Goethe Institut in Washington DC. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">Tickets and Venue info <a href="https://www.capitalfringe.org/festival-2014/shows/359-everybody-knows-this-is-now-here" target="_blank">HERE</a></span></div>
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<a href="http://mountainempiredance.blogspot.com/2014/06/2014-mountain-empire-summer-line-up.html" target="_blank">See our full summer line-up HERE</a></div>
<br />Finding Dancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11257908067479750538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437848507906234245.post-83518283561503605522014-06-25T16:35:00.000-07:002014-06-25T16:47:04.719-07:00Mountain Empire at the Capitol Fringe<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Part of the Mountain Empire Performance Collective clan will be descending upon Washington DC (and crashing with DC MEPC member, Katie Sopoci Drake) in mid July. So get your tickets for DC's Capitol Fringe now and join us for some dance, discussion, and fringe fun!</span><br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/98680160">1. Everybody Knows..</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/elizalarson">Eliza Larson</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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<a href="https://www.capitalfringe.org/festival-anticipation-2014/festival-anticipation-box-office" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444;">Ticket info HERE</span></span></a></div>
<span style="color: #444444;"><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Click <a href="http://mountainempiredance.blogspot.com/2014/06/2014-mountain-empire-summer-line-up.html" target="_blank">HERE for the full summer line-up</a></span></span>Finding Dancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11257908067479750538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437848507906234245.post-88196318994266591262014-06-24T17:10:00.000-07:002014-06-24T17:10:26.749-07:00You Are Happy Opens This Weekend!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rDPdPNS_Su8/U5t0pV0rlsI/AAAAAAAABYo/_ZDLh0vjpjA/s1600/YAH.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rDPdPNS_Su8/U5t0pV0rlsI/AAAAAAAABYo/_ZDLh0vjpjA/s1600/YAH.jpg" height="320" width="247" /></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><strong><em><span style="font-size: large;">You Are Happy</span></em></strong>, Eliza Larson's <span style="font-family: inherit;">"<span id="docs-internal-guid-ce6af273-a5e6-b484-f5c0-7d9d27594217" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">sensual, surreal, and sensorial solo performance</span>" <span style="font-family: inherit;">is kicking off our summer line-up at the<strong> </strong><a href="http://www.portfringe.com/#!tickets/c11z5" target="_blank"><strong>PortFringe</strong></a><strong> on June 26th and 28th</strong>, 2014. </span></span></span><br />
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<b>June 28, 4:30pm</b><br />
<b>SPACE Gallery, </b>538 Congress St<br />
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<span class="s1"><span style="color: #444444;">Thursday, June 26, 2014 at 10:00pm</span></span></div>
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<br />For our full summer line-up, click <a href="http://mountainempiredance.blogspot.com/2014/06/2014-mountain-empire-summer-line-up.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></span>Finding Dancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11257908067479750538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437848507906234245.post-72220576400862024052014-06-13T15:43:00.000-07:002014-06-13T15:43:39.005-07:00Everybody Knows This Is Now Here. 7/10-7/17<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Get a little snapshot of You Are Happy on the <a href="http://portfringe.tumblr.com/post/88579225662/pf14-artist-snapshot-mountain-empire-presents-you-are" target="_blank">PortFringe blog! </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Meet Eliza Larson in </span><b style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Portland, Maine on June 26 & 28th</b><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> for a host of </span><a href="http://www.portfringe.com/" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;" target="_blank">PortFringe</a><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> shows and beautiful landscapes. Then be sure to talk to Eliza about what Siren inspirations she mined from the world of Homer. </span><br />
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Finding Dancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11257908067479750538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437848507906234245.post-1620454837673076872014-06-07T13:17:00.000-07:002014-06-07T13:28:52.779-07:002014 Mountain Empire Summer Line-Up<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<br />Finding Dancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11257908067479750538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437848507906234245.post-73035683110010150952014-06-02T05:55:00.001-07:002014-06-02T05:55:59.369-07:00Philly Recap and What's To ComeHi Friends,<br />
We had a great time in Philadelphia and are looking forward to this Summer's activities! We are currently organizing all sorts of Google "Hangout" sessions to plan next season and the next steps for our broader collaboration plan. We can't wait to see each other again for Fringe season where we will be dividing and conquering to get our butts all over the country to represent Mountain Empire. <br />
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As always, please come join the fun on<br />
June 26-28, 2014 <a href="http://www.portfringe.com/#!about/c139r" target="_blank">PortFringe</a>, Portland, ME<br />
July 10-17, 2014, <a href="https://www.capitalfringe.org/" target="_blank">Capitol Fringe,</a> Washington D.C.<br />
July 18-20, 2014 <a href="http://southernvermontdancefestival.com/" target="_blank">Southern VT Dance Festival</a>, Brattleboro, VT<br />
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While you wait for the fun to begin, here are some pictures from our Philadelphia foray by the always generous <a aria-haspopup="true" aria-owns="js_18" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=100000672817366" href="https://www.facebook.com/jen.kertisveit" id="js_19" style="background-color: white; color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15.359999656677246px; text-decoration: none;">Jen Kertis-Veit</a>.<br />
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<br />Finding Dancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11257908067479750538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437848507906234245.post-21664996950309101842014-05-24T17:59:00.001-07:002014-05-24T17:59:42.587-07:00Warm Welcome In Philly<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aKTCZUoyJDk/U4E_ADtpJvI/AAAAAAAABPs/2SQJcSGk2Ek/s640/blogger-image-356684160.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aKTCZUoyJDk/U4E_ADtpJvI/AAAAAAAABPs/2SQJcSGk2Ek/s640/blogger-image-356684160.jpg"></font></a></div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Philly was certainly a warm and welcoming town for Mountain Empire and our Telephone Dance Project was well received for the Salon Show and for the H-O-T Series. We made some new friends and can't wait to go back!</span><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Read about our exploits via the link below courtesy of ThinkingDance.net</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><font color="#000000" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://thinkingdance.net/articles/2014/05/23/3/iMprovisational-Melange-at-Mascher/" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">http://thinkingdance.net/articles/2014/05/23/3/iMprovisational-Melange-at-Mascher/</a></font></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nIdPO3oGmoQ/U4E_A2tKsDI/AAAAAAAABP0/k5_GugXU6fQ/s640/blogger-image-1036928128.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nIdPO3oGmoQ/U4E_A2tKsDI/AAAAAAAABP0/k5_GugXU6fQ/s640/blogger-image-1036928128.jpg"></font></a></div><div><br></div></div>Finding Dancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11257908067479750538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437848507906234245.post-89549031180291657982014-05-21T18:48:00.000-07:002014-05-21T18:48:19.379-07:00What is Coming Up This Summer?I'm so glad you asked!<br />
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After having a fantastic Philly weekend with the girls, we decided we couldn't live without more dance TOGETHER. So we made more plans. Here are the dates, and the deets will follow, but know that we can't party without you, so come join us!<br />
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<b>June 26-28, 2014</b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"> <a href="http://www.portfringe.com/#!about/c139r" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">PortFringe</a>, Portland, ME</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">July 10-17, 2014</b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"> <a href="https://www.capitalfringe.org/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">Capitol Fringe,</a> Washington, DC</span></div>
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<b>July 18-20, 2014</b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"> <a href="http://southernvermontdancefestival.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">Southern VT Dance Festival</a>, Brattleboro, VT</span></div>
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Finding Dancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11257908067479750538noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4437848507906234245.post-84554837778414353282014-04-12T08:17:00.000-07:002014-04-30T15:48:50.267-07:00Next Stop for TDP: Philadelphia!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The TDP 2013-2014 season is wrapping up with a stop in Philadelphia, PA and it'll be a full weekend May 8-10. <span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">There are so many dance opportunities to take advantage of that weekend, from taking class to partying to taking in one of the performances. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Without further ado, here are the TDP-Approved activities:</span><br />
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fCdGGBoF5RU/U1g7aubLSXI/AAAAAAAABOM/z6iJuBfsrlk/s1600/10151809_504467762992764_678736243402652857_n.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fCdGGBoF5RU/U1g7aubLSXI/AAAAAAAABOM/z6iJuBfsrlk/s1600/10151809_504467762992764_678736243402652857_n.png" height="248" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 17.92px;">Drinks, snacks, dancing, performances, and more, featuring</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 17.92px;"> </span><a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=692846411&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A0%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/joy.davis.581187" style="background-color: white; color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; line-height: 17.92px; text-decoration: none;">Joy Davis</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 17.92px;">, </span><a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=1278314961&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A0%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/loren.groenendaal" style="background-color: white; color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; line-height: 17.92px; text-decoration: none;">Loren Groenendaal</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 17.92px;">/</span><a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=142647442507663&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A0%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Vervet-Dance/142647442507663" style="background-color: white; color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; line-height: 17.92px; text-decoration: none;">Vervet Dance</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 17.92px;">, </span><a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=503113603&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A0%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/antonia.brown.98" style="background-color: white; color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; line-height: 17.92px; text-decoration: none;">Antonia Z Brown</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 17.92px;">, and the Telephone Dance Project! </span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #141823; display: inline; line-height: 17.92px;"><br /><br />When: Friday, May 9, 2014</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Doors open at 8:00 p.m. - performances will happen throughout the evening. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Where: <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=109064919223171&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A0%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/mascherspacecoop" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Mascher Space Co-op</a>, 155 Cecil B. Moore Ave. Philadelphia, PA<br />Cost: $5-$10 sliding scale</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>H-O-T Series at Mascher</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">This monthly series features improvisational dance, music, and other experimental performance from local and touring artists curated by Loren Groenendaal and flandrew fleisenberg. TDP will perform an origibal improvisational score with accompaniment by local experimental musicians.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">When: Saturday, May 10, 2014, time: sometime around 8? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Where: </span><a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=109064919223171&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A0%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/mascherspacecoop" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; text-decoration: none;">Mascher Space Co-op</a><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">, 155 Cecil B. Moore Ave. Philadelphia, PA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Cost: $5 or $10 dance pass</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>4 Countertechnique Classes with Joy Davis</b></span><br />
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<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 17.92px;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/534117033372845/">Thursday, May 8, 2014 from 6-8p at Mascher Space Co-op, 155 Cecil B. Moore Ave. </a></span></li>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 17.92px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Joy Davis</b> is a dance-artist and certified Countertechnique® Teacher. Originally from Nashville, she has spent the last ten years between Knoxville, Chicago, and Amsterdam creating, performing, and studying contemporary dance and improvisation. Joy received her BA in Performing Arts through the College Scholars Program at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She then served as interim Artistic Director of Circle Modern Dance, taught and choreographed as adjunct faculty at the University of Tennessee, and presented many works independently. While in Chicago, she received the Chicago Dancemakers Forum (CDF) Greenhouse Grant for emerging choreographers; danced with Erica Mott, Redmoon Theatre, and Striding Lion Performance Group. Joy also collaborated extensively with Meg Anderson to produce four original evening-length works and jump-started frequent gatherings for artists to share information. She had the honor of receiving her yoga teacher training from renowned center for yoga in Chicago, yogaview. Joy continues to train and study Countertechnique® with Anouk van Dijk. After completing the 2012 Countertechnique Teacher Training®, as only one of 14 teachers worldwide, she teaches classes and workshops all over the US. Joy is now a MFA Teaching Fellow at Smith College in the Department of Dance.</span></span></div>
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