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American Dance Guild
Performance Festival 2011
February 24-27, 2011
Manhattan Movement & Arts Center
248 West 60th Street (near 10th Ave), NYC
Subways: A,C,E F,B and 1,2,3
Thursday, February 24 @ 8:00pm – GALA EVENT:
From the Horse’s Mouth celebrates ADG: Past to Present
Friday, February 25 @ 7:30pm (Opening performance followed by reception)
Saturday, February 26 @ 3:00pm & @ 8:00pm
Sunday, February 27 @ 3:00pm & @ 8:00pm
THURSDAY — From the Horse’s Mouth celebrates the American Dance Guild: Past to Present! (our surprise Honoree will be announced in January) The star studded cast will include a wide range of dancers who in various ways have been connected to this pioneering organization, including Mary Anthony, Janis Brenner, Jacqulyn Buglisi, Diana Byer, Christine Dakin, Carmen deLavallade, Douglas Dunn, Deborah Jowitt, Don Redlich, Gus Solomons jr, Martine van Hamel. This is a celebration of one of the oldest dance organizations in America and a tribute to its members.
FRIDAY — offers a special tribute to dance legend JANE DUDLEY, and celebrated choreographer PAUL SANASARDO, mentor and teacher to Pina Bausch, among many others. Two of Jane Dudley’s inimitable solos will be shown as well as a new work by Paul Sanasardo. Mr. Sanasardo will be interviewed by author, Mark Franko, in a post performance discussion following the performance. Their work will also be shown on other programs (see Schedule below.)
FRIDAY- SUNDAY — The festival will offer 5 programs with work by 32 choreographers from around the globe ranging from modern to post-modern to performance art to cultural hybrids, revealing the remarkable diversity of contemporary dance styles. The festival features two other renowned artists with performances of rarely seen works. On Saturday evening Verb Ballets will perform SOPHIE MASLOW’s Dust Bowl Ballads and on Sunday evening Betsy Fisher will perform MARY WIGMAN’s Hexentanz.