M2DT Verbatim
Dana Lawton (CA), Mary Williford-Shade (TX), Kayla Hamilton (NY), John Stronks(CA),
Amy L. Sleigh & Lesley Snelson-Figueroa
Summer 2009 In Review
Volume I, Issue 4 October 22, 2009
i Dance: A modern dance performance in the first person narrative opened M2DT’s premier season at the Dallas Hub Theater on September 25th. Dance artists from the corners of the nation and Texas natives performed for the Dallas dance audience. The evening opened with dramatic shaking motifs and closed with sleek lines to a sold out house. The evening ended with a meet and greet artist reception. M2DT looks forward to the next i Dance performance.
Artistic Directors: Amy L. Sleigh & Lesley Snelson-Figueroa
Photo by: Mani Golzad
On the Move!
To Dublin or to Denmark? That is the question Artistic Directors Amy L. Sleigh & Lesley Snelson-Figueroa are asking for your vote! Send us an e-mail by December 1st and give us your 2 cents worth!
Muscle Memory Dance Theatre will be on stage with faculty & guest artist Saturday November 14th at Texas A&M. Amy L. Sleigh’s work Freedom and Lesley Snelson Figueroa’s works Change & Divide will take the stage at 8p.m.
Company member Meghan Cardwell-Wilson joined the dance faculty at Collin College in Fall 2009. Meghan also serves on the Board of Directors for the Ghost Town Arts Collective and will be co-hosting several shows with other Ghost Townies this fall and spring. This Halloween, Ghost Town will produce Undead at the Ghost Town to celebrate their second life in their old space on Highway 691 and 1417 in Denison, TX.
M2DT collective member Danielle Georgiou was recently asked to be a Special Contributor to the Dallas Morning News as a dance critic and commentator. She is also a guest blogger for dance and the arts for KERA's Art&Seek. On Wednesday, November 4, Danielle will be giving a Gallery Talk at the Dallas Museum of Art at 12:15pm. Her talk, "Discovering the Other Through Movement and the Visual Arts." During the fall semester at the University of Texas at Dallas, Danielle has been working with Israel-based choreographer Renana Raz. As her rehearsal assistant, Danielle has been training in Raz's aesthetic as well as traveling with her to assist in master classes and workshops, and will be performing her work, "Bach, Britney, BBQ, and Banjos," on Saturday, December 5 at 2pm at UTD. Danielle will also be presenting two new pieces of her own work at the UT Arlington Dance Ensemble's fall concert, Ideas in Motion, Friday, December 4 and Saturday, December 5 and 8pm.
M2DT successfully performed excerpts of "Breaking News: Dancing with the Media for audiences at the Austin Big Range Festival and the Dallas Arts Festival in June followed by a performance in September at the Lakewood Arts Faire in Dallas.
Modern technique classes were launched in July at their new home The Dallas Hub Theater.
September solo performances were abundant at the annual Lakewood Arts Faire in Dallas.
Fall 2009 Announcement & Classes
2010 PILOT: Emerging Choreographers’ Take Flight applications are available for the modern/post-modern festival held in February at the Dallas Hub Theater. Applications are due December 10th and can be downloaded at www.musclememorydancetheatre.org.
Advanced Modern Technique classes open to the public are held every Tuesday night 6-7:30 at the Dallas Hub Theatre.
Keep up-dated with M2DT’s calendar for the spring showcases. Figueroa will premier “The Rubber Room” this coming March followed by Sleigh’s premier “Abide” in April.
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