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CALENDAR "One of 25 things we love about Los Angeles"- Dance Spirit Magazine August 2010 2nd Annual Summer Intensive: Follow-Up Hello everyone!! We had an amazing couple of weeks hosting LACDC's 2nd Annual Summer Dance Intensive!!! We hope this event was just as invigorating for you as it was for all of us. CLICK HERE to see a full list of our teachers along with their bios and class info and CLICK HERE to see a list of the faculty's music selections. As always, LACDC's main goal is to make sure our dance community's voice is heard, so we have put together a survey that will inevitably make next year's Dance Intensive better yet! We invite you to take some time to fill out any or all of the questions in this quick and anonymous survey, simply click on this link: LACDC Summer Intensive Survey Also, don't forget to check out our Summer Intensive video series filmed and edited by company member Jamila Glass. Watch here. Thank you again to all of you who have participated in LACDC's Summer Dance Intensive! We look forward to seeing you all again soon! Lauren Dragicevich
September 2010 Open Company Class Beginning September 15th, join us every Wednesday from 6:00 - 8:00pm at the Brockus Project Space for open classes. ( *PLENTY OF FREE PARKING! ) Open company class is an advanced level contemporary modern class that offers the opportunity to study with Kate Hutter, LACDC Artistic Director, and LACDC company members to learn more about the core technique and contemporary dance style of the company, as well as connect and create a greater sense of community with the artists working and creating dance in L.A. The class will include warm-up, progressions, floorwork, choreographed phrases and improvisation scores. Instructor: Kate Hutter, Artistic Director of LACDC
October 2010 LACDC's 5th Anniversary Party Congratulations to LACDC for 5 years of continued growth and consistent dance-making in L.A. Thank you to all of our generous donors and audience members who have made our existence possible and helped us provide L.A. with outstanding dance programs. Your support is greatly appreciated by the 75+ choreographers, dancers, musicians, designers and theatre artists who have worked with LACDC over the past 5 years. THANK YOU! And, a huge thank you to dancers Jamila Glass, Devin Fulton Gomez, and Kevin Williamson, Board member Casey Cowan Gale, and co-founders Kate Hutter and Michelle Mierz for 5 years of constant belief, dedication and tireless hard work to make LACDC what it is. Thank you! LACDC 5-YEAR ANNIVERSARY PARTY - LACDC will host a party open to the public that will include a food & cocktail reception, Q&A with the company and screening of excerpts from the last 5 years of shows (*including never before seen footage!). This is a FREE event to celebrate with our audiences and supporters who have made the past 5 years possible. Please RSVP to Lauren, our Operations Coordinator, at lauren@lacontemporarydance.org
PAST EVENTS (2010) July 2010 Open Technique Class Join us during the second week of our Summer Intensive by taking class from a variety of teachers well-versed in modern, contemporary, and jazz. Fee: $15 per class
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2nd Annual Summer Intensive - STUDIO PERFORMANCE You are invited to a FREE Studio Showing by the students of LACDC's second annual summer intensive performing works by Kate Hutter, Scott Hislop, Adam Parson and other guest faculty as well as student choreography and improvised compositions. Join us to celebrate the amazing work and artistic growth of this talented group of dancers from across the country.
2nd Annual Summer Intensive Last year's intensive welcomed students from across the USA, Australia, England, Japan, & Argentina. This year's pre-professional and professional program includes classes in contemporary modern and jazz technique, improvisation, composition, body conditioning and the opportunity to develop new work and learn LACDC repertory with Artistic Director, Kate Hutter, and LACDC company members. CLICK HERE to see a full list of our teachers along with their bios and class info. Check out the video from last year's intensive shot and edited by company member Jamila Glass.
LACDC Auditions LACDC will be holding auditions for our 2010/2011 season on Saturday, July 24 from 10am-2pm. We are looking for dancers who have a strong background in contemporary modern, jazz and/or ballet with experience in partnering and improvisation. Paid performances occur throughout the year, and LACDC is always looking for new talent to hire for performances and engage in new creative processes. This year in particular, we are looking for new male dancers to join the company. However, women who are interested in working with LACDC are encouraged to attend the audition, as well. There is an audition fee of $20. Pre-registration is not required. Registration and warm-up begins at 9:30am; Please bring a photo and resume. The audition will consist of 2 hours of warm-up, moving phrases, and a short piece of choreography. Following this, a cut will be made to allow for a more intimate interaction with those dancers if deemed necessary by the Artistic Director. The last 2 hours of the audition will consist of further investigation of choreography and improvisation scores. For the audition, we recommend wearing clothing that is flattering and body conscious, but that remains indicative of your personal style and emphasizes your unique movement qualities. Please be prepared to dance barefoot and bring kneepads for use during floorwork if needed. **LACDC does not hold auditions on a "need" basis or by project. Instead, we hold auditions because we have a genuine desire to open up the company to the L.A. community, to meet new people who are interested in LACDC, and develop long lasting relationships with artists to form a company of dancers and guest artists to work together when opportunities arise. We do not have any immediate contracts to fill, but in order to be considered for work with the company throughout the season, you must attend one of our annual auditions. **A typical contract with the company to develop a new production usually lasts 6 - 8 weeks with paid rehearsals and performances. Rehearsals take place on Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights from 6 - 10pm & Saturdays from 10am - 2pm at our rehearsal space - the Brockus Project Studios - located in downtown L.A. We offer this information to help you better plan for your audition experience with LACDC and we greatly look forward to meeting you soon!
June 2010 MADE IN L.A. Choreographer: Kate Hutter Tickets: (Open seating)
LACDC returns to the Ford Amphitheatre for their 2010 Summer Partnership Program. Join us for a night of dance under the stars in a double bill with BODYTRAFFIC. LACDC will perform an excerpt of the new work Gods and Marionettes, developed and created collaboratively with theatre director, David Bridel, internationally-known a cappella music group Sonos and choreographer Kate Hutter.
May 2010 School Night with SONOS & MIIKE SNOW Longtime KCRW DJ and Eclectic24 programming curator Chris Douridas hosts/curates a FREE weekly club night at Bardot in Hollywood called “School Night.” On Monday, May 31st, see SONOS, LACDC, Madi Diaz, and an exclusive afterparty and DJ set with Miike Snow!! Resident DJs Chris Douridas and Valida will host along with Matt Goldman.21+ only. The club is upstairs from the Avalon, across from Capitol Records. Doors at 9. Party starts at 10pm.
J.A.M. Sessions: Dance in the Making The FREE interactive J.A.M. Sessions, guided by 2010 Ford season artists, offer 11 Monday nights between May 24 and September 13 centered around movement and drumming. The “Move to the Beat” series, includes Israeli and Mexican folk, swing, contemporary and Korean traditional dance as well as hula and samba.On May 24th, create movement, develop character and explore the creation of dances from professional dancers' perspective with the talented members of LA Contemporary Dance Company.
February - April 2010 OPEN BAR / OPEN REHEARSAL Tickets: Suggested donation is $15. LACDC is once again holding our notorious OPEN BAR / OPEN REHEARSAL! As always, the event will give you an opportunity to meet LACDC and SONOS in an informal setting, rap one-on-one with the artists and learn songs and dance steps that will be utilized in the performance…all while sipping your favorite cocktails! What could be better?!? All donations will count for double thanks to the Langworthy match grant, including the suggested donation of $15 for the event and any tips you leave for our lovely bartenders. Watch an exciting video from our last OPEN BAR / OPEN REHEARSAL. Do not fear...If you can’t join us for this event, then there are many other ways to give and participate in our SPRING FUND DRIVE!
LACDC Company Class & Choreography Workshop Series In preparation for "MADE IN L.A.", our June 18th production at the Ford Amphitheatre, LACDC is excited to offer 8 Open Company Classes! The Contemporary Modern class led by Artistic Director Kate Hutter includes floorwork, moving phrases and improvisation scores to get the body moving! The class will also be used as a time to workshop choreography for LACDC’s collaborative new work Gods and Marionettes to be premiered at “MADE IN L.A” in June. Don't miss a rare opportunity to workshop this new choreography with Kate and the company members of LACDC! All classes are WEDNESDAY from 6 - 8pm with the option to continue working from 8 - 10pm on choreography with the company. Class Fees: Pay Options: Cash, Check or Credit Card (*NO Mastercards accepted)
February 2010 ART + SCIENCE = Animal Attractions Choreographer: Kate Hutter Dancers: Erik Speth & Andrea Sobke Actors:Michael Kass & Julie Lockhart Tickets: FREE with Paid museum admission Explore the multi-sensory world of love when we pair up with playwright, Aaron Henne and composer, Eric Mason for a new dance theatre piece titled “I am Arachnid”, to be performed as part of the ART + SCIENCE days at the Natural History Museum. Don’t miss this fascinating piece based on the mating rituals of arachnids as it is performed with live music inside the African Mammal Hall at the museum.
January 2010 LMU Annual Children's Concerts Choreographer: Kate Hutter Dancers: Genevieve Carson, Deven Fulton, Andrea Sobke, & Melissa Schade Tickets: FREE! Members of the Loyola Marymount University Music Department perform music suitable for all ages. Families are welcome and encouraged to attend this performance of music, dance, and visual excitement. LACDC will be accompanied by a live performance of George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" in a piece based on the story of a mad scientist and his dancing robots.
PAST EVENTS 50th Annual L.A. County Holiday Celebration Fight or Flight Open Bar / Open Rehearsal Reflections of Lino Summer Studio Performance Open Contemporary Modern Technique Class Company Auditions LACDC Summer Intensive Body Mecanique WeHo Art & Design Walk Open Bar/Open Rehearsal The Montreal Symphony Value System LMU Children's Music Concert Need Theater's 1st Annual Holiday ArtBash Peephole | People CalArts Commuter Festival Open Rehearsal/ Open Bar Pop Rocks Company auditions Modern Myths and Monsters NexGen Family Sundays Evenings for Educators Brewery Art Walk Open Rehearsal/Open Bar Evenings for Educators The Opening of the Broad Contemporary Art Museum (BCAM) L.A. County Holiday Celebration pinky swear L.A Dance Invitational Unearthing Sleeping Beasts Uninhibited Space LACMA NexGen Family Sundays SOLA Contemporary Dance Festival New Works Reverb Festival The Reveal |
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