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ent occasions this year and each performance is drastically differ- ent.” Taken InArms is slated for a Sept. 27 performance at the {254} Dance-Fest inWaco. Spareworkswill also be performingwith kinetic artistHeatherHansen in her first ever group performance drawing,Harmonic, at the LouisianaArts and SciencesMuseum PlanetariumonNov. 6. SpareWorks has been commissioned by the McNayArtMuseumto create a piece thatwill illustrate howartistic movements like cubism, surrealism, expressionismcan be brought to life through dance. The company is also developing an informa- tive, interactive happening to go alongwith the current exhibit Artists Take the Stage: TheatreDesign fromPicasso toNevelson onNov. 23.


ofWestUniversityDanceCenter.Ajoint projectwith The Jose LimonDanceCompany is underway formidMay.


UrbanSoulsDanceCompanyCelebrates 10 years and aNew Center There’s somuch going on at planetUrban Souls, it’s hard to know where to begin.CongratulatingUrban SoulsDanceCompany direc- torsHarrisonGuy andWalterHull on ten years of creating dance in Houston is a good place to start. They have recently set up shop in a newspace on the oldDiverseWorks docks atUrbanCenter for the CreativeArts,where they have been able to expand their class offer- ings and unique educational programs, such asUrbanKids. They have been developing their board, increasing their operating budget andworking on a fundraising campaign for the newcenter and several newprojects.Guy is also one of the collaborating choreogra- phers forHAA’s Transported+Renewed project,Afoot!,AMarchingBand Extravaganza onOct. 26.


Pictured:AdDeumDance Company. Photo:Visagephotostudio.com.


Houston’sAdDeumDanceCompanyCelebrates 15Years andWelcomesNewMembers AdDeumDanceCompany begins their 15th seasonwith 12 new members.AdDeumwill also be the featured company forBailando Dance Festival inCorpusChristi inOctober. InNovember,AdDeum will performMozart’sMasswithBrazilian composerDr. Paulo Gomes, director and founder ofHoustonCamerata.AdDeumwill also host ProjectDanceHouston atDiscoveryGreen in the Spring, aswell as their international Spring dance intensive at their home


BlueLapisLightBreaksGround onaNewAustinStudio Blue Lapis Light broke ground on a new3,040 sq. foot space studio in July, thanks to $50k grant fromtheBrown Foundation and other funds. “We hope to complete the build out by early 2015, just in time forBLL’s 10-year anniversary,” says Lauren Peterson,manag- ing director. “While construction is underway,we are continuing to fundraise for our overallCapitalCampaign goal of $507K.We can’t wait to get the newspace up and running sowe can expand our aerial silks class offerings, aswell as begin teaching aerial harness technique.” NancyWozny is a contributing editor forDanceMagazine. She covers the arts for Culturemap, PointeMagazine,Dance Spirit,Dance Teacher and other publications. She is a 2011 Scholar inResidence at Jacob’s PillowDance Festival and is theEditor forArts+Culture Texas.Reprinted courtesyArts +Culture TX


DANCE!NORTHTEXAS


a publication of the dance council of north texas


vol 17 • no 4


www.thedancecouncil.org


Nov-Jan 2015


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