Barking Moon Barn Dance at The Poultry Barn with intermission CHICKEN DANCE CONTEST!!!
Friday and Saturday November 4–5, 2011 at 8pm
at the Poultry Barn (aka Small Exhibits Building) at Will Rogers Memorial Center 3401 W. Lancaster, Fort Worth, TX 76107 (parking)

NOTE: Although the Poultry Barn is heated, it is still a barn, so plan to dress warmly.

photo by Milton Adams

Claudia Orcasitas in After Dusk, Before Dawn photo by Milton Adams See dancers on the 300 foot deep "stage" of a giant stock show barn! Choreography by Kerry Kreiman, Courtney Mulcahy, Tina Mullone, Sarah Newton, and Jessica Thomas with additional performers Claudia Orcasitas, Allison Record, Kristin Reed, Frances Rivera, Jacqueline Todd Costumes by Crickett Pettigrew, Lighting by Nikki DeShea Smith Music by Texas composers Van Eric Martin and William Meadows INTERMISSION BONUS: Come Do The Chicken Dance at the Poultry Barn! Achieve Economic Stress Relief Through Bipartisan Group Exercise Chickens of all parties and affiliations are welcome to shake their tail feathers with CD/FW dancers in a round of the chicken dance. "a wake in the slipstream" – (Premiere) – Encompassing the full 300+ foot stage, this dance for nine incorporates large fabric panels hanging from the barn rafters. Set to music by Austin composer William H. Meadows, the dancers weave through and manipulate the flowing fabric for a stunning visual effect. "After dusk, before dawn" – Premiere of a striking new group work choreographed by Sarah Newton and set to music by local composer Van Eric Martin. Inspired by imagery from the poetry and writings of Edgar Allan Poe, this dance for six will become part of a larger suite of dances to be produced next fall. Claudia Orcasitas in a wake in the slipstream photo by Milton Adams "No Place" – a solo choreographed and performed by Allison Record, explores the push and pull of life – grounded, reaching movement maneuvering through confines that press from without and from within. Original music by Utah Composers Jeff Tueller & Danny Wood, recorded on acoustic guitar. "Blind Faith" – a solo choreographed and performed by long-time company member and associate artist Tina Mullone. "U.Universe" – Company member Jessica Thomas performs a new solo reflecting a subtle exploration of one's ever-evolving, orbiting inner landscape... inner world. "Self Portrait" – a solo choreographed and performed by Courtney Mulcahy. Originally created in 2005, this dramatic solo sows its seeds in the traditions of performance art and is a reflection on life’s journey. "Dance Divertissement #9: Bad Birds" is a satirical look at some birds of cultural infamy: The Black Swan, the Birds and the Bees, the Angry Birds, and THE Birds (in homage to Alfred Hitchcock) all rear their ugly beaks in this humorous diversion. Created by CD/FW artistic director Kerry Kreiman in collaboration with the performers, this premiere promises to be almost mindless entertainment.

photo by Milton Adams

The NOTcracker: A Barefoot Brigade Holiday Dance Festival for Modern Dance, Contemporary Dance, and Performance Art
Saturday December 17, 2011 at 2pm
Horchow Auditorium of the Dallas Museum of Art

1717 North Harwood, Dallas, TX 75201

ADMISSION to the NOTcracker is FREE WITH MUSEUM ADMISSION ($10 or less)

CD/FW is one of the founding members of the Barefoot Brigade coalition, and will contribute a dance work to The NOTcracker, along with other members of the Barefoot Brigade and adjudicated guests. Always a favorite with local audiences, this diverse, family friendly festival provides seasonal relief from all things "Nutcracker."

Satellite-Dance's Kihyoung Choi

11th annual Barefoot Brigade Dance Festival

Bath House Cultural Center
January 27-28, 2012
Friday at 8pm, Saturday at 3pm & 8pm

$15 General Admission / $10 Students, Seniors & Dance Council Members

Don't miss the 11th anniversary edition of the Barefoot Brigade Dance Festival when it kicks off the 2012 performance year at its birthplace and original "stomping ground" at the Bath House Cultural Center! Just on the heels of a successful “NOTcracker” at the Dallas Museum of Art, the members of the Barefoot Brigade and adjudicated guests will share the Bath House stage in a new festival program:

Angie Dutton of Feel Good Dance (Dallas) will premiere UP-Rooted – a new multi-media solo exploring the gifts that come from being suddenly uprooted from any place, situation or way of being. Using video footage of an old, uprooted tree as a metaphor for being 'uprooted' in our lives, the dance explores what lies within us and beyond us to ground us in the good that comes from change.

Beckles Dancing Company will premiere A Meditation – a new quintet by artistic director Loris Anthony Beckles. A master choreographer of many years, Beckles' works is notable for its thoughtful structures, themes and variations, and wide variety of musical inspirations. Originally from Guyana, South America, Beckles' own performing career included work with the Eleo Pomare Dance Company and the Alvin Ailey

Satellite-Dance performing Mary Lynn Babcock’s Phoenix Photo by Milton Adams

Repertory Ensemble. He has taught in the U.S., the Caribbean and in Europe; and choreographed just about wherever he stayed long enough.

Phase 2 Dance Ensemble will present two works: the premiere of The Pea in the Other Pod – a duet by Holly Arnold and Lauren Butschek-Neisler – and the solo My Head Lay Nestled There (2011), choreographed by Holly Arnold and Lacreacia Sanders, and performed by Holly Arnold. The duet mines the topic of "opposites," while the solo explores the concept of finding perceived peace in the midst of chaos.

Contemporary Dance/Fort Worth will perform a new excerpted version of after dusk, before d+awn choreographed by company member Sarah Newton and set to music by local composer Van Eric Martin. Courtney Mulcahy, Julia Nova, and Sarah Newton will perform this kinetic exploration inspired by imagery from the poetry and writings of Edgar Allan Poe.

Dancing Outside The Box will perform Lori Soderbergh's Safe (2011) – an interdisciplinary duet created in collaboration with actress Laura Lutz Jones, which takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the ever-encroaching world of airline security screening.

Satellite-Dance will perform Phoenix by Mary Lynn Babcock – a trio portraying the tensions between being entrapped and freedom. Surging toward flight, the dancers' tenacity breaks through to discover a euphoric release and new possibilities.

Satellite-Dance performing Mary Lynn Babcock’s Phoenix Photo by Milton Adams

Two adjudicated guest performers round out the offerings:

Tina Mullone (Fort Worth/Louisiana), will perform an excerpt from the late Dallas artist André R. George's Two Solos (originally created in 1994, re-staged by Loris Anthony Beckles). The dance shows a sense of humor and an appetite for movement. A notable choreographer in her own right, Mullone performs and choreographs for a variety of companies in the North Texas area and beyond, and has appeared as an independent guest artist on several Barefoot Brigade festivals.

Jessica Thomas (The Colony), will perform her solo U.Universe which premiered in Fall 2011 at The Poultry Barn in Fort Worth. Thomas describes the dance as "A subtle exploration of one's ever-evolving, orbiting inner landscape... inner world."

The Barefoot Brigade's annual festivals provide a unique opportunity for audiences and artists alike – audience members experience a diverse dance program representing a wide variety of companies and artists, and the artists who gather enjoy sharing their work with new audiences, in addition to the added benefits of the process of artistic exchange – being able to share their work with other participating artists, and discuss their thoughts, inspirations, and challenges as artists actively working in the field. And for audience members unfamiliar with the local modern dance and contemporary dance scene, it's a great introduction to the art form: "New audience members are often surprised by how much they thoroughly enjoy the shows," observed BB member Mary Lynn Babcock (artistic director of Satellite-Dance). "They'll make comments like, 'I didn't know that I loved modern dance!'" For those interested in a more in-depth experience, there will be a short Q&A with artists after each show.

BATH HOUSE DIRECTIONS:  How to get to the Bath House Cultural Center:  The Bath House Cultural Center is located at 521 East Lawther (at Northcliff) in Dallas. The BHCC phone number is 214-670-8749.  To get to the Bath House Cultural Center:  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, our address is 521 East Lawther Drive, and no, we cannot be reached using Lawther Drive.

March Radness

March 2-3, 2012
Friday at 8pm, Saturday at 2pm & 8pm
Sanders Theatre at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center
1300 Gendy St., Fort Worth, TX 76107
(At corner of Lancaster and Montgomery, across the street from the Amon Carter Museum)

ADMISSION: $20 General Admission / $8 Students & Seniors — cash at the door or online via PayPal.
$15 Early Bird Special for general admission tickets purchased online by February 29.    BUY TICKETS

CD/FW and guests stir up the March winds with new dances for spring.

9th Annual Modern Dance Festival at the Modern
July 6-22, 2012
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
Admission FREE for All "Live" Performances, Lectures, and Site-Specific Events

photo by Milton Adams

Three weekends of performances, lectures, films, and more. Details TBA.