Stanford Dance

"Jump Start" Dance Concert

Reprising Repertory to Begin the Year!
October 18, 2009 at 8pm; Roble Gym, Studio 38; Free & Open to the Public

The Dance Division hosts a Dance Concert, reprising successful work from last year. Featuring dances by Guest Artists: Parijat Desai, Margaret Jenkins, Jane Comfort; Faculty: Robert Moses, Diane Frank, Ronnie Reddick; Students: Dana Sittler, Ali McKeon, Maria Fernandez. Concert followed immediately by reception for artists & audience.

SiCa Presents: "Cleave"

Performance & Discussion with Professor Bryan Wolf and Dance Lecturer Diank Frank
October 20, 2009 at 12-1:15pm; Roble 52; Free and Open to the Public

Featuring "Cleave," a site specific duet by Diane Frank, performed by Sebastian Calderon Bentin and Katharine Hawthorne. Discussion to follow with Diane Frank and Bryan Wolf. Please Note: Entrance will not be permitted during the performance, so please be prompt!

Holly Johnston Clayman Institute Salon

Artist Salon
October 27, 2009 at 4:15-6pm; Clayman Institute Serra House; Free & Open to the Public

Acclaimed LA choreographer Holly Johnston, one of Dance Magazine's "Top 25 to Watch", comes to Stanford campus as a guest artist of both the Dance Division and the Committee on Black Performing Arts. As featured guest speaker at the Clayman Institute's Salon, Johnston will share her artistic vision, her work processes, and the evolution of her choreographic work. Johnston is a featured choreographic collaborator for the "New Families/Constructed Identities" Project which will culminate in performances Spring quarter. Click here for more information.

Pedagogy for the Impressed

Panel Discussion & Screening
October 28, 2009 at 7-8:30pm; Annenberg Auditorium; Free & Open to the Public

A panel discussion featuring four distinguished international visual and performing artists currently teaching at Stanford. The painter Xiazoe Xie is in Art and Art History, ballerina Muriel Maffre in Dance, the performer and director team of Matthew Goulish and Lin Hixson from Drama, and the choreographer Ralph Lemon was the featured artist for Stanford's first Arts Intensive and is now teaching in Dance and IDA. These artists will share the stage with students from their classes to reflect on the opportunities and tensions when celebrated artists teach in the university.
This evening is organized by the Dance Division as a tribute to (SiCa). Reception immediately following the event sponsored by the Art and Art History Department.

"THE CINDERELLA PROJECT: NEW FAMILIES / CONSTRUCTED IDENTITIES"

A Multi-faceted Research and Performance Project
Project conceived and directed by Robert Moses, Artist in Residence, Director, CBPA
November 3, 2009 at 4:15pm-6pm in Studio 38

Come learn about this project by doing and viewing in an open workshop. Then plan to become involved....

FORMAT:
-- WORK SESSION (student dancers/actors strongly encouraged to participate), followed by...
-- SHOWING of work-in-progress, danced by company members of Moses' KIN, Stanford dancers....
-- DISCUSSION OF RESEARCH, CREATIVE WRITING, FILM components and collaborating artists...

To learn about the project, interested student dancers/ actors are strongly encouraged to join Adv. Modern III dancers in this studio work session. Students trained in all styles welcome. Come dressed to move. Bare feet or soft shoes. Movement session begins promptly, 4:15 pm.. Latecomers welcome to join observers only. Observers warmly encouraged to attend in balcony or studio benches.

The Cinderella Theory project explores new constructions of family through complex and changing intersections of race, gender, sexual identity and politics. The project is multi-faceted, reaching across research, academic disciplines, and art forms. There will be many iterations of the topic, across quarters this year. Winter quarter rehearsals will culminate in Nitery performances, early Spring quarter.
Audition details tba.

Questions? Email Robert Moses <rmoses@stanford.edu or Diane Frank <dfrank1@stanford.edu>

Ragtime Ball

November 6, 2009 at 9pm-1am; Roble Dance Studio 38
More Information TBA

The Ragtime Ball is an annual fall quarter semi-formal/formal dance organized by the Gang of Thirteen at Stanford. Dances are from the Ragtime era (tango, waltz, foxtrot, castle-walk, swing), and feature live bands. Past live performances include music from the bands Royal Society Jazz Orchestra, Paul Price Society Orchestra, Steve Lucky and the Rhumba Bums, Lee Press-On and the Nails, the Swing Solutions Bid Band, and the Stanford Jazz Orchestra. Return soon for more information!


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"Jump Start" Dance Concert Reprising Repertory to Begin the Year! October 18, 2009 at 8pm; Roble Gym, Studio 38; Free & Open to the Public The Dance Division hosts a Dance Concert, reprising successful work from last year. Featuring dances by Guest Artists: Parijat Desai, Margaret Jenkins, Jane Comfort; Faculty: Robert Moses, Diane Frank, Ronnie Reddick; Students: Dana Sittler, Ali McKeon, Maria Fernandez. Concert followed immediately by reception for artists & audience. SiCa Presents: "Cleave" Performance & Discussion with Professor Bryan Wolf and Dance Lecturer Diank Frank October 20, 2009 at 12-1:15pm; Roble 52; Free and Open to the Public Featuring "Cleave," a site specific duet by Diane Frank, performed by Sebastian Calderon Bentin and Katharine Hawthorne. Discussion to follow with Diane Frank and Bryan Wolf. Please Note: Entrance will not be permitted during the performance, so please be prompt! Holly Johnston Clayman Institute Salon Artist Salon October 27, 2009 at 4:15-6pm; Clayman Institute Serra House; Free & Open to the Public Acclaimed LA choreographer Holly Johnston, one of Dance Magazine's "Top 25 to Watch", comes to Stanford campus as a guest artist of both the Dance Division and the Committee on Black Performing Arts. As featured guest speaker at the Clayman Institute's Salon, Johnston will share her artistic vision, her work processes, and the evolution of her choreographic work. Johnston is a featured choreographic collaborator for the "New Families/Constructed Identities" Project which will culminate in performances Spring quarter. Click here for more information. Pedagogy for the Impressed Panel Discussion & Screening October 28, 2009 at 7-8:30pm; Annenberg Auditorium; Free & Open to the Public A panel discussion featuring four distinguished international visual and performing artists currently teaching at Stanford. The painter Xiazoe Xie is in Art and Art History, ballerina Muriel Maffre in Dance, the performer and director team of Matthew Goulish and Lin Hixson from Drama, and the choreographer Ralph Lemon was the featured artist for Stanford's first Arts Intensive and is now teaching in Dance and IDA. These artists will share the stage with students from their classes to reflect on the opportunities and tensions when celebrated artists teach in the university. This evening is organized by the Dance Division as a tribute to (SiCa). Reception immediately following the event sponsored by the Art and Art History Department. "THE CINDERELLA PROJECT: NEW FAMILIES / CONSTRUCTED IDENTITIES" A Multi-faceted Research and Performance Project Project conceived and directed by Robert Moses, Artist in Residence, Director, CBPA November 3, 2009 at 4:15pm-6pm in Studio 38 Come learn about this project by doing and viewing in an open workshop. Then plan to become involved.... FORMAT: -- WORK SESSION (student dancers/actors strongly encouraged to participate), followed by... -- SHOWING of work-in-progress, danced by company members of Moses' KIN, Stanford dancers.... -- DISCUSSION OF RESEARCH, CREATIVE WRITING, FILM components and collaborating artists... To learn about the project, interested student dancers/ actors are strongly encouraged to join Adv. Modern III dancers in this studio work session. Students trained in all styles welcome. Come dressed to move. Bare feet or soft shoes. Movement session begins promptly, 4:15 pm.. Latecomers welcome to join observers only. Observers warmly encouraged to attend in balcony or studio benches. The Cinderella Theory project explores new constructions of family through complex and changing intersections of race, gender, sexual identity and politics. The project is multi-faceted, reaching across research, academic disciplines, and art forms. There will be many iterations of the topic, across quarters this year. Winter quarter rehearsals will culminate in Nitery performances, early Spring quarter. Audition details tba. Questions? Email Robert Moses <rmoses@stanford.edu or Diane Frank <dfrank1@stanford.edu> Ragtime Ball November 6, 2009 at 9pm-1am; Roble Dance Studio 38 More Information TBA The Ragtime Ball is an annual fall quarter semi-formal/formal dance organized by the Gang of Thirteen at Stanford. Dances are from the Ragtime era (tango, waltz, foxtrot, castle-walk, swing), and feature live bands. Past live performances include music from the bands Royal Society Jazz Orchestra, Paul Price Society Orchestra, Steve Lucky and the Rhumba Bums, Lee Press-On and the Nails, the Swing Solutions Bid Band, and the Stanford Jazz Orchestra. Return soon for more information!
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