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Bill Evans’ 2005 - 2006 CALENDAR
of QUICKLINKS- Bill
Evans Dance Teachers’ Intensive, Brockport, NY Centrum’s
Bill Evans Dance Teachers' and Dancers’ Intensive, Port Townsend, WA,
August 6 – 13, 2006
Bill
Evans Dance Technique Teaching Certification Program, Port Townsend, WA,
July 31 - August 4, 2006 SUNY Brockport Mr. Evans performs in Dance
and the Human Spirit—an informal presentation of modern dance and
rhythm tap dance with his Don Halquist and with Charlene Curtiss and
Joanne Petroff, of Light Motion Dance/Seattle.
Contact dhalquis@brockport.edu
for more information. Annual Conference of
the National Dance Education Organization Mr. Evans participates
in a pre-conference workshop in Future
Paths in Tap and shares two choreographic works in a pre-conference Tap
Showcase. He then teaches a master class in Evans Modern Dance Technique; participates in a panel discussion on Future
Paths in Tap; co-presents a session on The
Restorative Powers of Art Making; and performs a solo in the annual
NDEO Concert. On Friday
evening, October 7, he will receive the NDEO Lifetime Achievement Award
and the annual awards banquet. Visit www.ndeo.org for
more information. Pasadena Dance
Theatre Mr. Evans supervises
rehearsals of his ballet The Legacy,
which he restaged on PDT in July, 2005, during a residency at the
California State Summer School of the Arts, California Institute of the
Arts, Valencia. Allegheny College Mr. Evans teaches
master classes in: Developmental
Movement Patterns (for Neuroscience and Dance Students), 9:30 – 11:00
a.m.; Shape-Based
Improvisation/Composition (for Principles of Movement and Modern Dance
Students), 11:30 – 1:00 p.m.; and
Rhythm Tap (for Tap and Modern students), 2;30 – 4:00 p.m. Contact eweisman@allegheny.edu
for more information. South Dakota Dance
Network Corn Palace Mr. Evans teaches
master classes in modern dance (Saturday) and rhythm tap dance (Sunday),
and speaks at the annual South Dakota Dance Network Banquet on Saturday
evening. Contact tarajlunde@hotmaill.com
for more information. University of
Wisconsin Dance Program Mr. Evans teaches
restages choreographic work for UW dance students, teaches master classes
and performs as a guest in UW Dance Faculty/Guest Artist Concerts,
November 17 – 19. Contact dadamany@education.wisc.edu
for more information. DANSCORE,
Faculty-Choreographed Dance Concert Ten SUNY Brockport
dance majors and Mr. Evans himself perform Mr. Evans’ rhythm tap piece, Yes,
Indeed!, and Don Halquist and Darwin Prioleau perform Evans’ Tango,
in a fully-produced concert featuring new works by Darwin Prioleau
(artistic director), JamesHansen, Anne Burnidge and Missy Pfohl Smith.
Visit www.brockport.edu/finearts
for more information. Dime-A-Dance Mr. Evans’ rhythm tap
students and Mr. Evans himself perform repertory works in this end of the
semester celebration produced by the Brockport Student Dance Organization. Professional Program
Winter Concert Fourth-year
professional students perform world premier of Mr. Evans’ Secrets, a contemporary dance work for five women to music by Pieter
Bourke and Lisa Gerrard. Contact info@schoolofcontemporarydancers.ca
for more information. Pioneer Dance Arts Mr. Evans choreographs
a new contemporary dance work for students of KLee Moore, to be performed
in the biannual Festival of Dance, Port Angeles, WA, June, 2006.
Contact mpirouette@olypen.com
for more information. Performing
Danscompany Mr. Evans restages his
choreographic work For Betty, to be performed in a spring dance concert in
honor of Elizabeth R. Hayes.
Repertory Dance
Theatre Mr. Evans creates a
work, In the Valley of the Moon and
Stars, for one of RDT’s 40th anniversary productions, Postcards from Utah, April 6 - 8, 2006. Tennessee Dance
Professionals Summit Mr. Evans teaches
master classes in Evans Modern Dance Technique, Bartenieff Fundamentals
and Rhythm Tap Dance. Contact tndance@mounet.com
for more information. Mid-Atlantic Region
American College Dance Festival Mr.
Evans will serve as an adjudicator, teach master classes and perform. Contact
park-reynolds@wvwc.edu for more information. Mid-States Region
Adjudication Tour Mr. Evans will travel
to Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin
to select works for the annual Mid-States Regional Dance America Festival.
Northwest Region
American College Dance Festival Mr.
Evans will serve as an adjudicator, teach master classes and perform.
Contact MFKnight@uwyo.edu for more information. Eighth Annual Bill
Evans’ New Mexico Tap Dance Jams Mr. Evans appears as
founding artistic director, choreographer and guest performer in shows
coordinated by Jackie Church Oliver and Wendy Leverenz Barker and
co-sponsored by NDI—New Mexico and the UNM Department of Theatre and
Dance. Master classes will
take place on the morning of May 18 at UNM.
Contact Jackie@ndi-nm.org
for more information. History of Jazz III
Concert Mr. Evans will
choreograph and perform for this event, part of the R.I.T. 2005 – 2006
Performing Artists Concert Series “COLLABORATIONS” Mr. Evans will be
artistic director of this program of new collaborative work by SUNY
Brockport dance faculty and guest artists.
Mr. Evans will give the first performance of a new suite of rhythm
tap dances in collaboration with pianist Mark Olivieri.
Visit www.brockport.edu/finearts
for more information. Dance Alumni Concert Mr. Evans has been
invited to appear in this event, which will bring distinguished alumni and
former dance faculty to UNM to celebrate Professor Judith
Chazin-Bennahum’s retirement from the Department of Modern Dance. Annual May Intensive Mr. Evans teaches this
annual workshop, including courses in Evans Modern Dance Technique and
applied kinesiology, and choreographs a new modern dance work for advanced
professional program students. The
residency will culminate with a solo performance by Bill Evans on the
evening of June 3.
Contact info@schoolofcontemporarydancers.ca
for more information. Harkness Dance
Center—92nd Street Y, New York, New York Mr. Evans has been
invited to teach in a tentative workshop involving at least one other
modern dance artist educator. More
information will follow.
Bill
Evans Dance Teachers’ Intensive
Participants will be asked to arrive on the afternoon of Sunday, July 2. An orientation session will take place on Sunday evening. The workshop will conclude on Saturday, July 8, at 5:00 p.m. Faculty:
Bill
Evans, Afternoons Moderately-priced
housing will be available. The SUNY Brockport Department of Dance
facilities are world-class. Brockport is a charming and friendly village
about half an hour west of Rochester and the Rochester International
Airport. Registration Fees: Non-refundable registration deposit--$50. Tuition--$350. Qualified students may also register for undergraduate or graduate credit for an additional fee. Contact bevans@brockport.edu, 585-964-9196, for more information. Bill
Evans Dance Technique Teaching Certification Program We
are anticipating up to five openings for experienced professional modern
dance teachers in 2006. To
become certified, participants must participate in five-day intensive
certification workshops (plus six-day Bill Evans Teachers’ Intensives)
for four consecutive summers, and complete individual interim projects
under Mr. Evans’ guidance. Faculty
include Bill Evans, Don Halquist and Debra Knapp.
Contact
billevansdance@hotmail.com for more information.
Centrum’s Bill Evans Dance Intensive The
Centrum/Bill Evans Dance Intensive is a leading international training
program for contemporary dance teachers.
Teaching methods and materials encourage students to become
well-rounded and healthier dancers and human beings.
The learning environment generates trust, self-esteem, peer support
and physical, mental and spiritual regeneration.
In 2006, Centrum will once again provide more spacious studios, and
Mr. Evans and his collaborators will present a six-day workshop with
special tracks for: · Established Dance Teachers · Younger Teachers and Emerging Professionals · Advanced Younger Dancers TheStudents make quantum leaps of understanding and embodiment and develop relationships with peers that provide networks of support throughout the year. The extraordinary physical setting of For Worden State Park on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, the cultural richness of nearby Port Townsend, and the genuine hospitality of the Centrum staff all contribute to a transformative experience for participants. Faculty and Curriculum includes: ·
Bill Evans/Modern Technique and Laban Movement Analysis ·
Kitty Daniels/Ballet and Anatomy ·
Don Halquist/Modern Technique and
Repertory ·
Eric Chappelle (accompaniment for
Evans’ and Daniels’ courses)
·
Rip Parker/Jazz and Jazz Repertory ·
Suzie Lundgren/Careers in Dance
and Feldenkrais Awareness through Movement ·
Linda Lack/Yoga and Thinking
Body-Feeling Mind ·
Debra Knapp/Modern Technique and
Pedagogy · Tina
Kambour/Bartenieff Fundamentals, Comp/Improv ·
Kerry Kreiman/Pilates-Based Dance
Conditioning ·
Kristing Torok/Gyrokinesis
·
Jolene Bailie/Beginning Ballet ·
Wendy Barker and Jackie
Oliver/Rhythm Tap Special Workshops (for participants in the Evans Intensive workshop—at an additional fee –and for non-intensive-participants from the Olympic Peninsula community) include: · Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement, Suzie Lundgren (August 13) · Thinking Body –
Feeling Mind, Linda Lack (August 13 and 14) · Rhythm Tap, Bill Evans, Wendy Barker, Jackie Oliver (August 13) Performances include: · Improvisational Performance by some Workshop Participants · Informal Studio Performance by some Workshop Participants · Professional, Fully-Produced Concert by Bill Evans and Friends, Saturday, August 12, McCurdy Pavilion, Fort Worden State Park For Complete Information visit www.centrum.org, and to register, contact: Sally Rodgers, Dance Program Coordinator Sally@centrum.org 360-385-3102 (ph)360-385-2470 (fax) Centrum P. O. Box 1158 Port Townsend, WA 98368 www.centrum.or
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