Danceworks Performance Company Serendipity February 1-10, 2013 Danceworks Studio Theatre 1661 N. Water St. Milwaukee, WI 53202
"Collide. Complement. Juxtapose. Serendipity is an evening of dance that reflects the eclectic, dynamic bodies and minds of DPC. The choreographers of DPC will adhere to only the following rules: 1. Follow your instincts. 2. Create whatever inspires you. 3. Embrace accidental discoveries.
Come join us – and see what happens next!"
Friday, February 1, 2013 at 7:30 PM Saturday, February 2, 2013 at 7:30 PM Sunday, February 3, 2013 at 2:30 PM Thursday, February 7, 2013 at 8:30 PM Friday, February 8, 2013 at 7:30 PM Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 7:30 PM Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 2:30 PM
Tickets: $28 Premium Reserved Seats, $22 General Admission, $16 Students and Seniors Call 414.277.8480, ext. 6025 www.danceworksmke.org
Danceworks Performance Company: Façade –An Entertainment A collaboration with Milwaukee Opera Theatre & Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra April 25 – 27, 2013 Location & Times TBA
“Daisy and Lily, lazy and silly, walk by the shore of the wan grassy sea.” The trio that brought Maria de Buenos Aires to Milwaukee last season reunites for Sitwell and Walton’s frothy confection, Façade. Featuring DPC, Milwaukee Opera Theatre and Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra. Not to be missed!"
Tickets: $28 Premium Reserved Seats, $22 General Admission, $16 Students and Seniors Call 414.277.8480, ext. 6025 www.danceworksmke.org
Past Events
ART Milwaukee ART Jamboree Friday, January 25, 2013 7-11 PM Loyalty Building, a National Historic Landmark - Hilton Garden Inn 611 N. Broadway Milwaukee, WI 53202
"The ART Jamboree is a collaborative event put on by the Creative Arts Council, an ART Milwaukee initiative that brings together over 20 different community and art organizations as well as individual artists that are passionate about Milwaukee and its thriving art ecosystem." Includes performances by Danceworks, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Youngblood Theatre Company, Milwaukee Repertory Theater and more!
Danceworks Youth Performance Company Gingerbread Express Saturday, December 15, 2012 4:30 PM & 6:30 PM Danceworks Studio Theatre 1661 N. Water St. Milwaukee, WI 53202
"Celebrate the holiday season by allowing Danceworks Youth Performance Company and friends to whisk you away to a magical winter wonderland of dance and heart warming winter classics. Special guest appearances by Danceworks Performance Company and Danceworks on Tap. Join the cast after the show for holiday treats and festive photo opportunities."
Danceworks Performance Company What's So Funny? October 19-20 Waukesha Civic Theatre 264 West Main Street Waukesha, WI 53186
Friday, October 19 at 8 PM Saturday, October 20 at 4 PM Saturday, October 20 at 8 PM
"Being funny isn’t easy. DPC teams up with The Show – a Milwaukee based collective of comedic actors including Karen Estrada, Matthew Huebsch, Doug Jarecki, Andrea Moser and Jason Powell – for some serious fun. Dancers will dance and act. Actors will act and dance. We’ll all sing a bit. We’re taking the job seriously – and we are determined to find answers in What’s So Funny?"
Danceworks Performance Company What's So Funny? September 28-October 13, 2012 Danceworks Studio Theatre 1661 N. Water St. Milwaukee, WI 53202
Danceworks' DanceLAB Art to Art 2012 August 17-19, 2012 Danceworks Studio Theatre 1661 N. Water St. Milwaukee, WI
"Since 2005, Art to Art has provided some of the most exciting and experimental new works in Milwaukee dance. Local choreographers collaborate with film, music, theater and visual artists to create unique dance works in this concert series.
Works by: Choreographer Andrea Hill Johnson with Theatre Director Phylis Ravel and Playwright Orada Lelanuja; Choreographer Mauriah Kraker with Film and Fibers Artist Brittany Parker; Choreographer Jose A. Luis with Documentary Film Artist Kellie Bronikowski; Choreographer Molly Mingey with Composer Jas McHugh; Choreographer Catey Ott Thompson with Sculptor and Set Designer C. Kai Marquardt; Choreographer Kelly Radermacher with Visual Artist Leah Schreiber; Choreographer Petr Zahradnicek with Poet Chad Piechocki."
Danceworks Performance Company Want or Need April 27-May 6, 2012 Danceworks Studio Theatre 1661 N. Water St., Milwaukee, WI
"DPC celebrates and contemplates the last 15 years by looking inward to rediscover where we've been—in dance-making and in life. Joy. Doubt. Despair. Grace. Forgiveness. Aspiration. These are moments of humanity that are undeniably present and vivid in the human dancing body. They are the moments that help us to define—and redefine—what we want and what we need."
Danceworks Performance Company The Sequel! January 20-29, 2012 Danceworks Studio Theatre 1661 N. Water St., Milwaukee, WI
"The choreographers of DPC went to the movies for inspiration once before—and now we're back for more! In this fast-paced feature, historic battles ensue, dramas entrance, lovers swoon, hostages are taken and superheroes save the day! We need another round of dancing with the movies to get "footloose" and tangled up with the many genres of the silver screen. Don't miss the twists and turns of The Sequel!"
"DPC joins forces with Milwaukee Opera Theatre and UWM Dance Professor Simone Ferro to bring you Maria de Buenos Aires, an intoxicating brew of tango and opera, conducted by Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra's Richard Hynson. With the words, 'Now the time has come,' our goblin narrator sweeps us into Maria's world as she wanders, plummets and soars in the shadows of the city, singing and dancing until she is nothing but 'the remains of tangoed ashes.'"
The Pritzlaff Building 143 West Saint Paul Street, Milwaukee, WI
"A site-specific dance event where audiences can invent their own experience among the passages and chambers of the century-old Pritzlaff Building and the thought-provoking video of acclaimed photographer Tom Bamberger."
The Museum of Narrow Places: Limitation Breeds Possibility MFA Thesis performances from Carey Foster and Amii LeGendre July 8-9, 2011, 8 PM Inova/Arts Center, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 2400 East Kenwood Boulevard, Milwaukee, WI
"This is an interdisciplinary work that tampers with structure in order to offer watching and participating options for its spectators. There are hip hop artists, modern dancers, musicians, golfers, tree climbers, composers, visual artists, and massage therapists in the cast. There are voices from interviews with an ex-incarcerated man, a Rabbi, an Episcopalian-pagan, a Palestinian activist, and a transgendered activist. The work asks, how do we create limitation in our lives, how do we set limits, make restrictions? What structures do we make (in the face of structures made for us) that enable spaciousness, consciousness, real or perceived depth or ease of passage?"
Joel Valentín-Martínez's Cositas Solo To Art & Profit Festival Curated by Artistic Associates Abra Johnson and Meida McNealMay 20-21, 2011, 8 PM Links Hall 3435 N. Sheffield Avenue, Suite 207 Chicago, IL 60657
"Come As You Are: Re-Imagining Art with a Conscience The final weekend explores how we can create work that is socially relevant, appealing, and entertaining while sustaining our livelihoods as artists. Can we create new systems of value and new models of socially accountable and affordable art production?
Collaborating Artists: Silvita Diaz Brown, Nicole Garneau & Lani Montreal; Nicole LeGette; The Ladies Ring Shout, Ayako Kato & David Boykin; and with Special Guests Joel Valentin-Martinez & Liz Zastrow"
Joel Valentín-Martínez's SOMBRAS Concert April 14-16, 2011, 8 PM Marjorie Ward Marshall Ballroom Theater Northwestern University, 10 Arts Circle Drive Evanston, IL 60208
"Untold histories emerge as Valentín-Martínez juxtaposes Hollywood glamour and xenophobia toward surrounding Mexican-American communities: Voices past and present collide in "Cositas" (Little Things). A Chicago premiere, "Who cares, just another..." navigates the experience of a contemporary middle class Mexican-American returning home as a tourist. The third piece will be a new multimedia work, "Embracing Shadows: Hambre, Polvo y Sudor" (Hunger, Dust & Sweat), based on the history of the Bracero Program. A talk-back with the choreographer and dancers follows the Friday, April 15 performance."
For more information, click here. About Joel Valentín-Martínez
Li Chiao-Ping World Premiere The Knotcracker Dec 3, 2010: 7:30 PM; Dec 4, 2010: 2 PM & 7:30 PM; Dec 5, 2010: 2 PM Overture Center for the Arts, Promenade Hall 201 State St., Madison, WI
"(K)not your ordinary show! This seriously fun dance adventure and tangled tale for all ages follows the story of Little Miss Steps, a young girl trying to solve a puzzle without falling to pieces. In typical Li Chiao-Ping Dance style, The Knotcracker blends dance and theater. It features adventurous choreography, humorous vignettes, and insightful works to entertain and inspire audience members of all ages."
Liz Lerman Dance Exchange World Premiere The Matter of Origins September 10, 2010, 8 PM & September 12, 2010, 3 PM Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center 7309 Baltimore Avenue, University of Maryland, Suite 3800 College Park, MD 20742
"A performance, a conversation, a floor show, a game show and a chance to meet big minds. Co-commissioned by the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center and Peak Performances at Montclair State University, The Matter of Origins probes the physics of beginnings and the poetry of the mind. Act One takes place on stage and travels from Marie Curie’s lab to the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, then through the Hubble telescope to the reaches of an accelerating universe. For Act Two the audience moves to a nearby party room for a 360-degree experience of dance, media, cake, tea, and provocative conversation – courtesy of some surprise guests!"
