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LydiaHance, FrameDance artistic director. “We are then perform- ing at theBrazosContemporaryDance Festival.With composer CharlesHalka,we are taking to theRed Line on theMetro and for a traveling dance called Imaginary Spaces. InNovember,we return to the runway forDiverseWork’s Fashion Fete.” FrameDance’s next dance film, Shamed,with composerD.EdwardDavis,will premiere this Fall too.
Pictured:BruceWoodDance Project in Lovett. Photo:BrianGuilliaux.
Houston’s FrameDanceProductionsLaunches theLittle Framers FrameDance Productions has launched Little Framers, amodern dance ensemble for 7-9 year olds,which offers a cohesive education ofmodern dance technique, rehearsal and performance. The year will concludewith an opportunity to performwith FrameDance. FrameDance has also been named theResidentCompany at Vitacca Productions&Company. “We are traveling toAustin to per- format theBlantonMuseumwith composerRobertHonstein and a percussion ensemble fromBaylorUniversity this September,” says
BruceWoodDanceProjectContinues Dallas is not quite ready to say farewell toBruceWood’s compelling choreography that so dominated the contemporaryDallas dance scene for over a
decade.BruceWoodDance Project performed LOVETT+MOREwithDallasChamber Symphony atDallasCity PerformanceHall on Sept
13-14.KimiNikaidoh has assumed the role of acting artistic director ofBruceWoodDance Project. She dancedwithBruceWoodDanceCompany andComplexions, and will graduate fromColumbiaUniversitywith a degree in neuro- science. “Kimi is carrying onBruce’s aesthetic, teaching style, and of course, his high standards,” saysGayleHalperin,BWDPBoard President. “Hewas a brilliant choreographer and amaster of both formandmessage.Hisworks captured the ups and downs, highs and lows of human nature.”
Houston’s FLYDanceCompany isBack It stillmay be news to some that FLYDanceCompany, the troupe founded byKathy andMichaelWood, has started up again under the direction of JorgeCasco. The big news is thatRennieHarris recently came toHouston toworkwith the company for a perform- ance later this season. “I’ve been a fan of FLYDanceCompany for over 10 years,” saysHarris. “They understand the true essence of Hip-hopDance Theater. Theirwork bridgesworlds, promotes har- mony of
cultures.Committed to the preservation and dissemina- tion of StreetDance culture, The Sons of TexasmyAKAfor FLYDance Company hasmade an everlastingmark on theworld. “We’re excited aboutworkingwithRennie andwhat the futurewill bring,” saysCasco. “We have invitations to performacross the United Stateswith interest fromChina and other countries.”
Dance SourceHoustonOffersResidencies andMiniGrants In addition to theBarnstormDance Fest,DSHhas also launched a newartist-in-residence programgeared toward emerging dance artists,whichwill help guide themthrough the process of self-pro- duction, and newtechnical/productionmini-grants, designed to provide individual dance artists and dance organizationswith funds in small amounts to help offset the cost of self producing.Dance SourceHouston’s executive director StephanieWong continues to make nationalwaves as a leader in the dance service industry. She has been recently appointedCouncilChair for the Service OrganizationsCouncil forDance/USA,which also gives her a seat on the board. “We’re so excited, nowthat the dust has settled from our taking overmanagement of TheBarn, to be able to leverage the space and provide programming that our community so desperate- ly needs,” saysWong. “We can’twait to see howthe artists in our communitymake use of these newopportunities.”
SpareWorksDance FiresUp inSanAntonio AmberOrtega-Perez, artistic director of SpareWorksDance, has received a grant fromtheArtist Foundation in SanAntonio to cre- ate a performance event that incorporates video projection.Ortega- Perezwill be collaboratingwith filmmakerErikBosse to create a newwork called Taken InArms. “I amexperimentingwithwhat I callmodular choreography, a dance that ismade up of several parts that can be strung together,mixed around, eliminated, and repeat- ed.We have had the opportunity to showthiswork on five differ-
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