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Dance Master Class: Butoh as Creative Process

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Led by Michael J. Morris in Lida Winfield’s Creative Process class, this workshop provides an introduction to butoh as a resource for creative process, specifically for accessing potentially unfamiliar and unexamined physical possibilities. Butoh is a postmodern Japanese dance form that emerged from the work of Kazuo Ohno and Tatsumi Hijikata in the 1950s. No previous dance experience necessary. Free

Mahaney Arts Center Dance Theatre

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Dance Master Class with Anna Rokafella Garcia

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Mahaney Center for the Arts, Dance Theatre Since the resurgence of breaking, locking, and popping in the Hip-Hop mainstream, Anna Rokafella Garcia has been featured for her unique ability as a B girl in Fabolous’ “Holla back Youngin” and KRS One’s “Step into a World” rap and the Fox films “Brown Sugar.” In 1996, she and her husband Kwikstep founded Full Circle Productions, a Bronx based Hip-Hop Dance Theater company, to preserve and evolve the cultural value of urban art forms.
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Dance Master Class with Ellen Smith Ahern '05

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Middlebury College alumna Ellen Smith Ahern ‘05 has worked professionally with a diverse array of artists — including Jane Comfort, Tiffany Rhynard, Polly Motley, Paul Besaw, and Lida Winfield — all of whom have shaped her understanding of dance as a means of communication and connection.  She has taught and performed throughout the world, and brings this experience to her master classes, cultivating human relationships through movement and stillness.

Mahaney Arts Center Dance Theatre

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Dance Company of Middlebury: From Somewhere

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Drawing on images, sound, and energy derived from Dance Company of Middlebury (DCM)’s residency in Detroit, Michigan, From Somewhere offers a simultaneously beautiful and haunting portrait of human geography. This performance will culminate the two-semester creative process guided by DCM director Tzveta Kassabova in collaboration with Joshua Bisset and Laura Quattrocchi of Shua Group challenging the dancers to respond creatively to outside environments. The work will tour to Dance Place in Washington, DC. Sponsored by the Dance Program. Tickets: $12/10/6; on sale January 11

Mahaney Arts Center Dance Theatre

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Dance Company of Middlebury: Border / Zones

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Border / Zones culminates the two-semester creative process of the Dance Company of Middlebury (DCM), guided by artistic director Scotty Hardwig, with additional choreography by Omar Carrum, Guggenheim fellow, and director of the Mazatlan Professional School of Dance and Delfos Danza, their professional company in residence. Carrum creates an original work for the students during a residency in Middlebury during fall 2016, and the exchange continues on DCM’s tour to Mazatlan, Mexico, in January 2017.

Mahaney Arts Center Dance Theatre

$12/10/6
Open to the Public

Dance Company of Middlebury: Border / Zones

Sponsored by:
Dance
Border / Zones culminates the two-semester creative process of the Dance Company of Middlebury (DCM), guided by artistic director Scotty Hardwig, with additional choreography by Omar Carrum, Guggenheim fellow, and director of the Mazatlan Professional School of Dance and Delfos Danza, their professional company in residence. Carrum creates an original work for the students during a residency in Middlebury during fall 2016, and the exchange continues on DCM’s tour to Mazatlan, Mexico, in January 2017.

Mahaney Arts Center Dance Theatre

$12/10/6
Open to the Public

Dance Auditions

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Advanced student choreographers audition dancers for the annual Fall Dance Concert (December 2-3), which includes the 2016 Newcomers’ Piece, directed by Gabriel Forestieri. Dancers chosen for performance must attend a minimum of two approved technique classes consistently each week in order to be eligible to perform in program-sponsored events. Taking class supports the development of artistry, technical range, and performance skill. The Newcomers’ Piece is open to anyone who has not yet performed in a Dance Program sponsored concert.

Mahaney Arts Center Dance Theatre

Contemplative Practice (20/20/20) with Andrea Olsen

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Start your day mindfully. Everyone is welcome to join in this morning contemplative session inviting 20 minutes of seated meditation, 20 minutes of personal movement practice, and 20 minutes of authentic movement, hosted by dance faculty member Andrea Olsen. Continues every Thursday morning through December 10 (no class on Thanksgiving). Props provided; come dressed to move. No registration necessary. Free

Mahaney Arts Center Dance Studio

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