Footworks!
March 30, 2010
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Are you a current ADC member and have an announcement that you would like to share? Performances, masterclasses, special events, scholarship, educational, or audition opportunities - if it's going on, we want to know; and more importantly, we want to share it! ADC members are eligible to have information published weekly in Footworks! by posting news, performances and special events on the Alabama Dance Exchange. Click here for specific Footworks! entry submission information. Enjoy! The Alabama Dance Council |
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Help us Advocate for the Arts! We need your stories to give Senator Shelby! Alabama Ballet presents Christopher Bruce's Rooster with Balanchine's Serenade |
Eisenhower Dance Ensemble Auditions New Book Release by Author Diana F. Green Alabama Association of Nonprofits Training Sessions |
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Help us Advocate for the Arts! We need your stories!
 The 23rd annual Arts Advocacy Day is the only national event that
brings together a broad cross-section of America's cultural and civic
organizations, along with hundreds of grassroots advocates from across
the country, to underscore the importance of developing strong public
policies and appropriating increased public funding for the arts. The Alabama Dance Council is a Grassroots Partner! We will be meeting with Senator Shelby & House of Representative members on Tuesday, April 13th. If you have always wanted to share your story with your legislator now's your chance. Email us your story, and we will deliver it in person! Or register now to join us on Capitol Hill!
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As the pre-professional dance company of the University of Alabama, ARDT brings to life the spring production of the full-length ballet Cinderella, which will be performed in the Gallaway Theatre.
Tuesday 3/30 @ 7.30PM |
Rooster, the
smash hit by famed British Choreographer
Christopher Bruce, comes to Alabama for the first time.
Rounding out the evening will be George Balanchine's classic Serenade
set to the sweeping score by Tchaikovsky. |
April 10, 2010 This year's performance Features Huntsville Ballet's premier of The Firebird with a special pre-performance showcase by students from Huntsville Ballet Company's education and outreach programs as well as other community artists. |
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Devyani Dance Company, the world-renowned belly dance troupe that calls Irondale home, is bringing one of the most famed Middle Eastern music groups to Birmingham on April 17 for workshops and a gala. Helm, who was recently voted Favorite Musicians of the Year by Zaghareet! Magazine, will share their secrets for making music the Middle Eastern way – with drums and also with finger cymbals. |
Saturday, April 17th @ 3:30 CDF Studio Theatre Have you ever wondered how a dance is created or what kinds of questions the artists ask as they create? Join us at a rehearsal to view a work in progress and participate in a facilitated discussion with the artists about their process. more... |
Eisenhower Dance Ensemble is a contemporary repertory dance company based in the Detroit Metropolitan area. EDE boasts a diverse repertory by nationally-known choreographers.
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| New Book Release from Author Diana F. Green |
Alabama Association of Nonprofits Training Sessions | Call For Applications: 2010-2011 Kennedy Center Fellowship |
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Diana F.
Green, Arts in Education
Program Manager at the Alabama State Council on the Arts
announces the release of "Choreographing from Within." This
book is designed particularly for college students, but
includes language easy
enough to follow for any age level.
Instructors, who wish to begin offering a creative element
to their
classes, will find dialogue to guide their students into
moments of discovery,
which may be used with any technique. Nurture the creativity
in your students
early, and watch the excitement build in their dancing
onstage and off.
For more information about this text, excerpts and ordering information go to: http://www.humankinetics.com/products/all-products/Choreographing-From-Within |
Did you know that the Alabama Association of
Nonprofits has some great training sessions on advocacy, fundraising,
and board development around the state and online?
Check out their training calendar to learn more about the upcoming sessions in your area. |
The application deadline is April 21, 2010. The Kennedy Center Arts Management Institute Fellowship provides 10 mid-career arts managers with academic training and practical work experience at the nation's cultural center. The nine-month, full-time program begins in September 2010. A $20,000 stipend, coursework materials, and health insurance reimbursement are provided. For more information and application instructions please visit the Arts Management Institute Web pages. Or Contact Joel Hoard, Fellowship Coordinator, at artsmanagement@kennedy-center.org. |
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The Birmingham Asian Cultures and Food
Festival will be held on
Saturday, April 17, 2010, from 10:30am (opening ceremony) until 4:00pm at the Cedars Club in Birmingham, AL. Enjoy many varieties of Asian cuisine and shop the bazaar of vendors featuring Asian art and other fine merchandise from many Asian countries. Entertainment includes performers who will sing, play authentic musical instruments, demonstrate martial arts, and perform traditional dances from various Asian cultures (Chinese, Indian, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese). There will even be an Asian Elvis Impersonator! A highlight from last year's festival will return by popular demand; an Asian fashion show will present colorful and artful outfits illustrating distinctive sewing techniques from much of Asia. One of the highlights of the festival for adults and children alike will be an authentic "Tibetan sand mandala" which is a design picture made from many colored sands. For the kids there will be an Asian kite design workshop, and Verna, the Friendly Dragon "Moon-Walk" will also be available on-site. There is something for the whole family! This is the third celebration of the festival, presented by the Alabama Asian Cultures Foundation (formerly the Birmingham Chinese Garden & Asian Cultural Center Foundation). One of the goals of the Foundation is to build a classical Chinese garden in Birmingham. A model of the preliminary design will again be on display, along with an interpreter who will provide an update on progress made the past year for a permanent site. This year's Miss Birmingham (2010), Ms. Haley Arrington, will again serve as hostess for the festival, cut the ribbon to open the festivities, and be available for photographs with children during the event to support the Foundation with its fund raising efforts. The price of admission is $5.00 for adults and free for children 12 and under. Food service will be available from 11:30 am-3:00 pm. A small number of invited restaurants representing many Asian cuisines will have prepared plates available for $5.00 each. For the more adventurous, each restaurant will also offer "a la carte" portions of a few special dishes for $2.00 each, so you can wander among the tables and sample dishes from many different countries whose cuisine you may have never tried before. Soft drinks and bottled waters will be available for $1.00 each.
Festival Details: http://www.alabamaasiancultures.org/ 205-903-5569 Bob Davis at bdavis@asianculturesfoundation.org |
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