Happy Birthday, DanceUP!

A very merry birthday to you, DanceUP!

DanceUP - Dance USA Philadelphia. A wonderful organization that has provided many opportunities for the dance community to grow and develop. An incredible resource center for dance and dance related information.

Get down and party!

And if you're in the area, check out the Showcase at the Performance Garage. It's amazing and a bit crazy to have so much dance and so many companies in one place!

http://www.danceusaphiladelphia.org/

The intersection of art and entertainment. Muse-ing #1.

My students performed at the Reading Phillies on Monday. I'm so proud of them and their reflections, which I will be posting, with their permission.

One of my students reflected, "It wasn't like we were 'performing' like we were showing them 'oh look, we're dancing!' It was like a sharing." Building community through dance.

Here's the video. Yes, I did choreograph a tap dance. (I know that's quite surprising for those of you who have known me for many years, but Deana DeHart did trust me enough to give me a pair of tap shoes at Busch Gardens Williamsburg quite a few summers ago... that's worth a lot in my book. :-)  Thanks for the boost of confidence, Deana.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cl4Lkuooc7w

Here's a picture of them at the performance:

And here's the design Justin (my wonderful husband) created for them for their T-Shirts:

For those of you who are unfamiliar, Terpsichore is one of Apollo's nine muses of the Arts in Greek mythology. (Balanchine created a ballet based on a few of them.) What I love about Terpsichore is that she's a part of a larger whole, just like Alvernia Dance is part of the larger Performing Arts Department. Together, using an integrated approach, the arts have the power to transform. It's been a fun journey working with the students at Alvernia and sharing Alvernia's mission of service, life-long learning, and community building through the arts and through dance for the past two years.

And a special "thank you" to Rachel B. for spear-heading the T-shirts.

Beyond the Bones reviews

Included are some of the reviews for Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers' Beyond the Bones Revisited.

By Chip Schwartz for KnightArts
http://www.knightarts.org/community/philadelphia/kun-yang-lin-beyond-the-bones
Thanks, Chip!

By Kirsten Kaschok for thINKingDANCE
http://www.thinkingdance.net/articles/2012/04/04/3/What-Have-We-DoneBeyond-the-Bones-Revisited-200212/
Thanks, Kirsten!


By Steven Weiss of PhiladelphiaDance.org Thanks, Steven!
http://philadelphiadance.org/blog/2012/04/01/review-kun-yang-lindancers-beyond-the-bones-revisited/
Thanks, Steven!

Beyond the Bones photos

All photos are by Bill H.
From Beyond the Bones (revisited) by Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers
Lighting by Stephen Patrilli
Costumes by Heidi Barr
Instillation by Allison Stigora
Community singers led by Janis Brenner
At the Painted Bride Art Center March 29-31.
http://www.paintedbride.org/dance-with-the-bride/kun-yang-lindancers-2/
www.kunyanglin.org

"Trenches" Performance March 3

I've been re-working "Trenches." Monday, we showed it at Hybridge Art Collective's Last Mondays to a full crowd. We're showing it again, March 3 at the Performance Garage.

More information:


ALCHEMY DANCE COMPANY Fundraiser Performance
Saturday, March 3, 2012 at 7:30pm
The Performance Garage, 1515 Brandywine Street Philadelphia

Artists to present...

Alchemy Dance Company
InMotion Dance Company
MM2 Dance Company
Kristin Narcowich
Putty Dance Project
Jessica C. Warchal-King

Dance, Raffle, Prizes and more!

Tickets:
$10 in advance through danceboxoffice.com - click here
or $15 cash only at the door

More info:
www.alchemydance.org
info@alchemydance.org

InHale Performance Series, March 2

I curate the InHale Performance Series, presented by Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers.

Here's more information:

InHale Performance Series: Diversity. Opportunity. Community. 
The InHale Performance Series is a community initiative, presented by Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers, to help established and emerging movement artists perform their work. Selected artists receive free performance space, technical assistance, and audience feedback. Our previous performances have sold out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IadT0qy-KM&feature=youtu.be 

Featured Artists:

Infatuation Dance Company 
Jennifer Yackel
KC Chun-Manning
SomaticMovers
Sophie Maguire
Sophia Rabinovitz
StringDance+Media/ Christy Walsh

Friday, March 2
7:30pm
1316 South Ninth Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147

Between Wharton and Reed, one block South of Pat's and Geno's cheese steak giants

Tickets, $10. Call 267-687-3739 to reserve yours! 








It's gonna be a really strong performance! I'm quite excited!

This is your brain. This is your brain on dance.

Interesting beginning research... something to keep following!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17120495

Since we're talking about the dancing brain... let's keep going!
Check out BrainDance by Anne Green Gilbert
http://creativedance.org/about/braindance/

I took a workshop with Anne Green Gilbert at the National Dance Educator's Organization's National Conference. She's developed some really interesting research!