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Dru Chapman
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Three’s
Company
Contemporary Dance/Fort Worth
Caroline Calouche & Company (North Carolina)
Kathy Dunn Hamrick Dance Company (Austin)
Friday,
March 28 at 8pm, Saturday, March 29 at 2pm and 8pm
Hardy & Betty Sanders Theatre, Fort
Worth Community Arts Center, 1300 Gendy St. (Corner of Lancaster &
Montgomery)
$15 General / $8 Students & Seniors
Advance
tickets available here on CD/FW's website
through PayPal.
Three dance companies
join forces to present an eclectic concert: Contemporary Dance / Fort
Worth, Kathy Dunn Hamrick Dance Company,
and Caroline Calouche & Company.
KDH Dance
Co. (Austin) will perform "Say WHAT?!" Choreographed
by artistic director Kathy Dunn Hamrick, "Say WHAT?!" is inspired
by the words critics use to describe dance in their reviews. Audiences
can look for selected words and phrases in this choreographic word hunt.
Here's a list of the
words and phrases: In tandem; Scampered, preened and tumbled; Multiple
cuppings of dipped heads; Soporific; Hunched shoulders and dangling arms;
Arm sculptures; Bobbles and wobbles; Jarring; Zippity canons; Enigmatic
pantomimes; Slid, tumbled and collided.
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"...a splendid piece of modern dance..."
-- Austin American-Statesman
"... ingenious. Hamrick's sense of humor is one of her trademarks
as a dancemaker."
-- Austin Chronicle
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Caroline
Calouche & Co. will perform three dances: An excerpt from
"RiSK" choreographed by Caroline Calouche in collaboration with
the dancers. In the groundbreaking, original dance performance "RISK,"
Caroline Calouche & Co. challenge the audience to remember the euphoria
of accomplishing a goal, amidst the looming effects of making the choice
to follow a dream.
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Caroline Calouche
and Natty Mncube
Photo by Michael Church |
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In addition, Calouche
will premiere the duet "At Odds" -- an exploration of two women
at odds with themselves and society. While in each other's presence, their
internal frustration grows invading each other's space. Once the storm
passes, they wonder, "will it come back?"
Choreographer and
dancer Nkosinathi 'Natty' Mncube will also perform "Still feel the
presence" -- Part I of III were created & premiered in South
Africa in 2000. Part I deals with da loss of a loved one dat I accept
and keep da memories. Part II entails da difficulties i encountered. Fear
of trusting, giving in, and accepting love . Part III concludes da journey
accepting dat we live to die, we love to hate and above all we trust but
always fear.
Contemporary
Dance/Fort Worth will premiere three new dances choreographed
by former CD/FW company member Amy Jo (Austin), CD/FW Artistic Director
Kerry Kreiman), and CD/FW dancer Tina Mullone-Carter (Dallas):
"almost?"
by Amy Jo, is an abstract group work which hints at the politics of "change"
"Elevenses"
by Kerry Kreiman, is a densely structured "visual snack" set
to musical "11"s
"wil
danse fer fud" by Tina Mullone-Carter is a humorous "dance theatre"
piece celebrating some of the more interesting aspects of life as a dancer
About
KDH DANCE COMPANY www.kdhdance.com
The
Austin-based KDH Dance Company delights audiences with work described
as "heavenly," "ingenious," "zany," and
"smart." Kathy Dunn Hamrick's collaborations with composers,
visual artists, musicians and filmmakers provide her dances with a colorful
and dynamic richness, while audiences and critics alike applaud the choreography
for its combined athleticism and expression, and, quite often, for its
wit and humor. Over the years, the company has accumulated numerous awards
and recognitions including "Top Ten Dance Events" by the Austin
Chronicle and "Outstanding Dance Concert" by the Austin Critics
Table and invitations to perform at prestigious dance festivals, conferences
and other events. In addition to dancing for Austin audiences, KDH Dance
Company has toured extensively throughout Texas and has performed in several
major North American cities as well, garnering critical acclaim from the
Dallas Morning News, the Toronto Globe and Mail, and the New York Times
among others.
ABOUT CAROLINE
CALOUCHE & CO. www.carolinecalouche.org
Founded in 2005, Caroline Calouche & Co. developed from an independent
project called Dimension that produced a great success drawing college
football players to professional artists into the University Theater at
Texas Christian University to see an evening-length dance work in October
2000. Since then Caroline Calouche has continued to produce her choreography
in festivals and for dance companies within North Carolina, Texas, Germany
and Austria. Her unique genuine and physical choreographic voice has been
praised by many throughout her artistic career. Caroline Calouche &
Co. was formed with the mission of creating an arts organization dedicated
to producing and promoting contemporary dance choreography in conjunction
with multi-disciplinary artistic collaborations.
ABOUT CONTEMPORARY
DANCE/FORT WORTH
Contemporary Dance/Fort Worth’s mission is to develop the art, artists,
and audience for Modern Dance through performance and education in schools
and the community. Fort Worth’s first professional modern dance
company, CD/FW is led by Kerry Kreiman, one of the company’s co-founders.
The Star-Telegram has recognized Kreiman as "one of the most inspired
artistic leaders in our community." The CD/FW company's repertory
includes works by choreographers recognized on local, regional, and national
levels. In addition to producing the CD/FW Co., the organization also
acts as a presenter, bringing nationally and internationally-recognized
modern dance companies and independent choreographers to Fort Worth audiences.
The CD/FW company has toured throughout the U.S. and in Mexico, and artistic
leaders Kerry Kreiman (Executive/Artistic Director) and Susan Douglas
Roberts (Founding Director and Artistic Advisor) have taught and performed
internationally, representing the company as solo artists throughout the
world (Taiwan, Brasil, Guatemala, Paraguay, Spain, France, Mexico, Hong
Kong). CD/FW’s "Dance Delivered" educational and community
outreach programs bring dance to under-served communities and the general
public to reach audiences and participants of all ages, abilities, ethnicities,
and socio-economic backgrounds through presenting performances, teaching
residencies, workshops and master classes in schools, community centers,
workplaces, shopping centers, museums, parks, festivals, landmarks, and
more. In 1996, CD/FW was awarded the Fort Worth ISD Adopt-A-School Program
Outstanding Small Company/Organization Award for its exemplary partnership
with Manuel Jara Elementary School. CD/FW is honored to be a member of
the artist rosters for the Mid-America Arts Alliance Regional Touring
Program, Imagination Celebration Fort Worth, and the Arts Council of Fort
Worth and Tarrant County's Neighborhood Arts Program in collaboration
with the City of Fort Worth. The company established a school in new studios
at Orchestra Hall in southwest Fort Worth in 2003, and now offers year
round classes for ages 3 and up, at all levels of experience. In the fall
of 2007, CD/FW became a Company In Residence at the Fort Worth Academy
of Fine Arts. 2007-2008 marks the CD/FW company’s 18th performance
season.
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Barefoot
Brigade Dance Festival
CD/FW
and members of the Barefoot Brigade Coalition along with adjudicated
guests
April 4-6, 2008 at the Bath
House Cultural Center at White Rock Lake
Program A: Friday at 8 pm, Saturday at 3 pm
Program B: Saturday at 8 pm, Sunday at 3 pm
$15 General / $10 Students, Seniors, and Dance Council members. Tickets
sales are cash at the door, but reservations can be made in advance
by calling 214-886-2321.
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Program A
Barefoot Brigade
members:
Mary
Lynn Babcock (Denton)
DBDTII (Dallas Black Dance Theatre II),
Allyne D. Gartrell, Artistic Director
Muscle Memory Dance Theatre (Dallas/Fort
Worth), Amy Sleigh Ross and Lesley Snelson-Figuerroa, Artistic
Directors
Lori Sundeen Soderbergh (Fort Worth)
Out on a Limb Dance Company (Waco), L. Brooke Schlecte articistic director and choreographer
With adjudicated
guests:
Outstanding
Balance (Denton), Michelle Contrino, Artistic Director
Infusion Dance Ensemble (DFW Metroplex),
Marquita DeJesus and Lara Strain, Artistic Directors
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| Marlayna
Locklear of Dallas Black Dance Theatre II in "No More Dry
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Program B
Features
Barefoot Brigade members:
Beckles
Dancing Co. (Dallas), Loris Anthony Beckles, Artistic
Director
Contemporary Dance/Fort Worth, Kerry
Kreiman, Executive/Artistic Director
Phase 2 Dance Ensemble (Houston/Fort
Worth/Dallas/Denton)
3Dance (Dallas), Angie Dutton, Artistic
Director
With adjudicated
guests:
Nicole
Touzien (Denton)
The Moving Canvas Dance Project (Fort
Worth), Gypsy Crane Ingram, Artistic Director
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Program A Dances
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| Sarah
Newton of Out On A Limb Dance Company. Photograph by Rachel
Bruce Johnson. |
Out On A Limb Dance
Company (Waco)
will premiere Confusing The Looking Glass -- Artistic director
and choreographer L. Brooke Schlecte created this solo for company
member Sarah Newton, exploring aspects of one's internal self image.
The dancer feels her way through a dreamlike fantasy while contemplating
the physical and emotional paradigms of this world. The juxtaposition
between tiny and large moments expose both familiar and unfamiliar
sensations as it relates to common emotion.
Outstanding
Balance (Denton) premieres Forbearance and Mercy
by artistic director and choreographer Michelle Contrino. Forbearance
and Mercy is a new group dance which exposes the human soul in
a state of weakness, yet shows the power of faith in people and a
higher reasoning.
Infusion Dance Ensemble makes its Barefoot Brigade
premiere with Spring Haze choreographed by Marquita DeJesus.
This quartet focuses on the mental, physical, and spiritual struggle
against mediocrity.
Muscle Memory Dance Theatre presents Qubix
-- This unique duet by choreographer Elisa De La Rosa takes place
within a box-shaped world where the performers discover a fusion of
risk and stability. Two cubes are used throughout the dance to represent
their individual dynamics while they are assisting each other with
guidance and support. The relationship between the dancers builds
as they understand the purpose of the six-faced figures.
Fort Worth's Lori Sundeen Soderbergh premieres Footprints,
a collaboration with Tammy Gomez (Fort Worth) and Chris Curiel (Dallas).
Inspired by the "carbon footprint" movement, choreographer
Lori Sundeen Soderbergh joins forces with performance artist Tammy
Gomez and musician Chris Curiel in an artistic exploration of the
destruction of the environment. This fusion of dance, poetry and sound
ranges in tone from the tragic to the comic.
Mary Lynn Babcock (Denton) presents the duet Where
Rivers Meet. Like rivers that merge and part, sometimes softly,
sometimes crashing, the dancers in this duet inscribe vivid spatial
patterns, and weave imaginative interactions which unfold confrontations,
negotiations, and overthrowing; all of which crescendo into newer
terrain... like the waters ripple, there is a time for healing, when
the flows of difference run together. Babcock collaborates with Denton
composer Robert W. Brown. His musical score contains a driving energy
with a haunting dissonant pull and unexpected syncopations pushing
and pulling the dancers into crossing paths. DBDTII
contributes two works to this year's festival: artistic director
Allyne D. Gartrell will perform his own choreography in the solo
Reflections and eight of the company members will perform
No More Dry Tears, choreographed by Edmond Giles to music
by Sweet Honey in the Rock.
Program
B Dances
As It Once Was Told
is a duet that examines the complexities of relationships. Created
by Denton choreographer Nicole Touzien, the dance
explores themes such as the
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Lim, Bethany Therese Nelson in Nicole Touzien's "As It
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struggle for power and
dominance, the need for love and affection, and the value of support
and equality. The dance rejects the fairy tale ideal of romance
and illustrates the sometimes unsuccessful quest for happiness in
relationships.
Beckles Dancing
Company will perform two contrasting works choreographed
by artistic director Loris Anthony Beckles: Charlie is
a playful, flirtatious, and rhythmic celebration ; Dream Flow
Forty is a meditation on a journey, a painting in four panels.
The Moving Canvas
Dance Project presents In The Name Of... -- a
duet by choreographer Gypsy Crane Ingram exploring the subtle negotiation
of power that emerges when individuals lose themselves in the passion
of competition and the fervor of rivalries.
Contemporary
Dance/Fort Worth will perform the group dance will
danse fer fud by CD/FW dancer and choreographer Tina Mullone-Carter
-- a humorous "dance theatre" piece celebrating some of
the more interesting aspects of life as a dancer.
3Dance's
Angie Dutton presents a new videodance version of I Am A Woman
Phase 2 Dance
Ensemble brings more humor to the table with choreographer
Lacreacia Sanders' new Trippin' Out -- a group dance which
takes an over-exaggerated and not so serious look at conflicts that
arise when we take differences between people too seriously. In
addition, they will perform Cristy Jefferson's trio Unattained.
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How to get
to the Bath House Cultural Center
The
Bath House Cultural Center is located at 521 East Lawther (at
Northcliff) in Dallas. From Buckner Boulevard, turn west on
Northcliff. Northcliff dead-ends into the Bath House Cultural
Center, on the eastern shore of White Rock Lake. Yes, the address
is 521 East Lawther Drive, and no, it cannot be reached using
Lawther Drive. The BHCC phone number is 214-670-8749. |
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| About
the Barefoot Brigade |
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The
Barefoot Brigade is a coalition of area modern dance and performance
art professionals and enthusiasts working to improve exposure,
accessibility, and economics for artists creating new works.
The Barefoot Brigade encourages collaborations between area
artists and companies to support each other’s growth
and impact on the local community.
BB’s
long-term mission is to develop a vibrant artistic community
for modern dance choreographers and performers, and performance
artists who emphasize movement in their work. The Barefoot
Brigade seeks to work alongside the larger community to develop
the audiences, venues, and financial resources necessary to
make North Texas a nationally-recognized community for the
creation and presentation of innovative dance works.
The
Barefoot Brigade's 2007-2008 season is sponsored in part by
the Bath House Cultural Center, the Dallas Office of Cultural
Affairs, and the Dallas Museum of Art. The Barefoot Brigade
and their members also acknowledge the support of many other
institutions as they conduct their collective and individual
seasons, including the Texas Commission on the Arts with the
National Endowment for the Arts, the Mid-America Arts Alliance,
the Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant County and their
Neighborhood Arts Program in collaboration with the City of
Fort Worth, the South Dallas Cultural Center, the Fort Worth
Academy of Fine Arts, and more.
Please
NOTE: Contemporary Dance/Fort Worth is a founding member of
the Barefoot Brigade coalition, and frequently acts as a representative
on behalf of the Barefoot Brigade coalition, but is not the
sole "presenter" of any Barefoot Brigade event |
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Producing Members of the Barefoot Brigade |
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Armstrong/Bergeron
Dance Company (Bryan/College Station), Carisa Armstrong
and Christine Bergeron, Artistic Directors Mary Lynn Babcock
(Denton)
Beckles
Dancing Co. (Dallas), Loris Anthony Beckles, Artistic
Director
Contemporary
Dance/Fort Worth, Kerry Kreiman, Executive/Artistic
Director
DBDTII
(Dallas Black Dance Theatre II), Allyne D. Gartrell,
Artistic Director
MamLuft&Co.
Dance (Ohio)
Muscle
Memory Dance Theatre (Dallas/Fort Worth), Amy Sleigh
Ross and Lesley Snelson-Figuerroa, Artistic Directors
Out
On A Limb Dance Company (Waco), L. Brooke Schlecte,
Artistic Director
Lori
Sundeen Soderbergh (Fort Worth)
Phase
2 Dance Ensemble (Houston/Fort Worth/Dallas/Denton)
3Dance
(Dallas), Angie Dutton, Artistic Director |
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