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Friday, 12 November 2004 ~ starts 5:30
Saturday, 13 November 2004 ~ starts at 12:00 noon @ the South Dallas Cultural Center.
Master Classes, Workshop, Roundtable, Performances by:
SDDF Scholarship 2004 recipient, Second Generation Dance Company from Houston / KUMAASI African Ensemble . and others including independent companies, individual artists, companies affiliated with dance studios and public schools!
SCHEDULE(subject to change)
Friday 12 November: 5:30 with a Master Class by Lori Wright-Amare - Modern / Jazz - Houston, Texas, USA. Ms. Amare is the Founder and Artistic Director of Second Generation Dance Company.
8:00 - Performance
Saturday 13 November:
12:00 - Workshop: Uriah Elion, Jr., composer and Manager of the Virtual Sound Lab at the SDCC; and Loris Anthony Beckles, choreographer and Artistic Director of Beckles Dancing Company - collaborators on the original music and dance work, TRUCE: Walking the Leg. TOPIC: The TRUCE Workshop I / Common languages in arts and life.
2:00 - Master Class: Nem Brito - Afro-Brazilian traditional dance - Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Mr. Brito is a former choreographer, principal dancer and Associate Artistic Director of Dance Brazil in New York. Director of the Diaspora Art Center in Brazil.
* Break for lunch
* 5:00 - Roundtable: an inter-generational exchange, including audience comments, questions, experience. Facilitator: Vicki Meek, acclaimed artist and Manager of the South Dallas Cultural Center.TOPIC: Black Dance in Dallas
8:00 - Performance
Followed by a Reception on Saturday.
Master Classes cost $15, $10 members of DC or AND, $5 for SDDF participants. Please call 214-559-3993 for info on special Group Rates for seven and over. Lunch: TBA
Workshop: FREE
Roundtable: FREE
Performances: $10.00
Performances include Tribute to Kelvin Rotardier, a former dancer with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and director of the Ailey School Student Performance Ensemble (both nights), and appearances by: Ayubu Kamau Sacred African Drum and Dance Society / Beckles Dancing Company (both nights) / DBDT II / Ella Lois Hudson Ensemble, a division of the Mary Lois School of Dance / Anthony Giddines / Lonnie J. Hightower III, featuring: Amanda's Express Dance Company / KUMAASI African Ensemble / LaHunter In-Flight Dance Theatre / Muscle Memory Dance Theatre / Rashundra Patterson, SDDF Scholarship 2004 Recipient / Pearl C. Anderson Dance Ensemble / Piper Jamison Dance Company / Ruwach En Jasmine Dance Company / Second Generation Dance Company / The "New" Lisbon Elementary School "Character Counts" Dance Company / The Rhythm Junkies
Supported by South Dallas Cultural Center, City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs, The Halperin Foundation, individual contributions to the Star System of ARGA NOVA DANCE. (List of supporters in formation)
Space is limited. Reservations suggested for all events.For more information, please e-mail: Loris South Dallas Dance Festival or call 214-559-3993

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