performance

This last week has been torture on the body. At the Academy, we are on fast forward mode in order to pull together the choreographies for this year's stage performance.

We practiced for two hours on Tuesday and again on Thursday at the local community center - our normal routine. We met on Friday as well to practice with the musicians whom will play and sing for us during the coming Christmas concert.Friday's practice was light. I did work up a sweat of course. We ended at 9 p.m. and agreed we'd be meeting for another Saturday session (we've done this the last 4 weeks).

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The Movement Collective presents
From the Ground

The Movement Collective is back and proud to present From the Ground dance showcase, a look into the eccentric minds of some of NYC hottest up and coming choreographers. From the Ground hits the catwalk with an explosion of energy bound to have audiences on the edge of their seats. The Movement Collectives very own, Alaine Handa,

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For immediate release
May 14, 2007

Contact: Alaine Handa

The Movement Collective presents…
From the Ground

The Movement Collective is back and proud to present From the Ground dance showcase, a look into the eccentric minds of some of NYC’s hottest up and coming choreographers. From the Ground hits the catwalk with an explosion of energy bound to have audiences on the edge of their seats. The Movement Collective’s very own, Alaine Handa, Sarah Milosevich, Molly Campbell, Briana Fails, Anne Lukaska, and Roger Dunson, bring you through a tour of virtual reality, political and social satire, tornados, wildly hot and bawdy burlesque, disturbing recollections of sexual abuse, and censorship. Along with The Movement Collective’s choreographers, From the Ground will also showcase four guest choreographers to celebrate the diversity of dance in New York City. Among them are Shelley Hardin, Ariel Grossman (York Danceworks), Amy Secada (Kinetic Junglist Movement), and Graham dancers/choreographers (Laura Beneitez, Carolina Marquez, Esther Eiras).

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Scientists have discovered the colour red can affect how people function, keeping them from performing at their best on tests.University of Rochester and University of Munich researchers looking at the effect of red on intellectual performance found that if test-takers are aware of even a hint of red, their performance will be affected to a significant degree.University of Rochester's Andrew Elliot,author of the research , said they found that when people see even a flash or red before being tested, they associate the colour with mistakes and faiulures.

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Well it's that time of the year again, when the roadies roll out the amps, set up the sound systems, build the stage and let the masses of punk rockers have a field day. This year the Tour is said to be as good if not better than the others, flaunting numerous chart topping bands.
Normally I would be happy for all of those fans finally seeing their favorite bands up close and personal, even though the music isn't what I would call my favorite. But this year, I'm too busy losing sleep over the fact that my band is playing when the Tour stops in Detroit this year to even realize that the world will exist after Saturday, June 29th.

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Audition Notice for dancers who want to perform & choreograph!

Do you like to choreograph dances?

Do you want to perform? Do you like to dance?

Then The Movement Collective wants YOU!!! (we are looking for 5-7 dancers Male and/or Female)

When: Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Time: 8-9 pm
Place: Mark Morris Dance Studios
3 Lafayette Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11217

Must be available for rehearsal Wed evenings 8-9 pm & Tues mornings from 10-1

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Open Floor Dance & The Movement Collective presented GO! This weekend at Dance Forum. Due to my extreme involvement to the show this review will have a bias. My choreography debuted in New York at this show as well.
"Everyday" is a piece in which I blended video and dance together. The piece explored the non-relationship between strangers on the street. We pass by so many people everyday without or very little contact whether physically or with our eyes. What you are going through in your life is probably going to overlap or in parallel with that person sitting across you in the subway/bus/etc. I shot scenes of people standing, crossing the street, walking, etc. as well as some dance/choreographed sequences combining dance and pedestrian movement for the video. While the dance is going on the video is projected onto a screen behind the dancers. I had fun choreographing the piece and shooting the video sequences.

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!!!Upcoming performance!!!

In collaboration with The Movement Collective,

Open Floor Dance presents:
GO!
Including the world premier of
LIVE ACTION SPACE BALLS

An evening of fresh, all original
choreography from some of
New York City’s talented
choreographers & performers.

Leslie Bowen
Molly Campbell*
Suzanne Chi
Sadie Gilbertson
Renee Inez Gonzales*
Alaine Handa*
Molly Holm*

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