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Fall COREography
Keeping Up With Core Dance
September, 2018
Keeping Up With Core Dance
September, 2018
Every work of art points somewhere beyond itself; transcends itself and its author; it creates a special force field around itself that moves the human mind and the human nervous system in a way that its author could scarcely have planned ahead of time. It is impossible to number the rays that emanate from it, and no one can see where they end.-Vaclav Havel from Disturbing the Peace
Most of the summer and into September found the artists and staff of Core Dance traveling from coast to coast and across the Atlantic. Dreaming our future into being alongside our community partners and collaborators; our minds, hearts and inspirations grew ever wider. We welcome you within our circle in the days and months to come to experience dance as an essential element of the fabric of our human experience, connecting us to each other.
- Sue Schroeder, Artistic Director
Most of the summer and into September found the artists and staff of Core Dance traveling from coast to coast and across the Atlantic. Dreaming our future into being alongside our community partners and collaborators; our minds, hearts and inspirations grew ever wider. We welcome you within our circle in the days and months to come to experience dance as an essential element of the fabric of our human experience, connecting us to each other.
- Sue Schroeder, Artistic Director
Resonating
Summer Travels
Summer Travels
June and July ushered in ground-breaking work in Iceland and Berlin on “if…a memoir”, a new collaborative work joining Christian Meyer (Sound Design), Simon Gentry (Visual Design) and myself. "if... a memoir" is slated for our 40th Anniversary Season in 2019-20. This performance installation and love song for humanity heightens our awareness of and connection to the earth and to each other.
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In mid-August, all the Artists of Core Dance convened in Sѐte, France with Germana Civera to deepen the artistic practices as part of Human Landscapes (2.0).
In Creation
Water About Us Residency
Water About Us Residency
Returning stateside, we are taking a deep dive (literally) into the essence of water. In preparation for our University of Central Arkansas October residency, Water About Us, the artists of Core Dance are working alongside Hearding Cats Collective to create a performance meditation. The Dance Artists, musicians as well as audience members will experience this immersive work from within the UCA HPER pool.
Approaching
Human Landscapes in Houston
Human Landscapes in Houston
Human Landscapes (2.0) will be unveiled in late October at Houston’s Harrisburg Art Museum. Taking place within a landscape of newly commissioned murals created by Daniel Anguilu, Carlos Severeno and the refugee youth of PAIR – Partnership for the Advancement and Immersion of Refugees – the Dance Artists of Core Dance, including Patton White and myself, will actualize this performance - a migration of beings, gestures and stories – as an entry point into the immigration crisis.
Photos by Simon Gentry
Photos by Simon Gentry
Spring COREography
Keeping Up With Core Dance
April, 2018
Keeping Up With Core Dance
April, 2018
RESONATING
July 13, 2016: 4:10PM
A New Work by D. Patton White
In Collaboration with Core Dance
A New Work by D. Patton White
In Collaboration with Core Dance
Photo by Simon Gentry
"I saw an earlier version of this piece last year and it was by far and away the most impactful dance work I have ever experienced. Tearing up and goosebumping now just thinking about it. It has no doubt evolved into an even deeper, even more incredible work of art than it already was - I cannot wait to have my heart broken/awoken by it all over again.”
"The work was deeply moving and followed such a nice narrative/emotional arc. The intention and execution aligned; the dancers were fully present, engaged and engaging. And I loved that the evening culminated in such a beautiful, reverent yet celebratory procession... Thank you for what you created."
"The whole experience felt so thoughtful... considered with deep care for the audience... infused with loving intention. I found the projections especially evocative. The movement motifs developed with real clarity. You harnessed the power and capacity of that ensemble, their unique gifts and personalities. I keep thinking about the structured games, the moments where duos challenge each other playfully, and give each other instructions and suggestions to try again, to get it right. There was something so true and aching about watching the youthful dancers in that material. Exploring and enjoying the body's ability to figure it out. They held confidence and joy and curiosity in their bodies -- all next to the image of the clock, a reminder that every moment continues to pass and slip from us."
"I saw an earlier version of this piece last year and it was by far and away the most impactful dance work I have ever experienced. Tearing up and goosebumping now just thinking about it. It has no doubt evolved into an even deeper, even more incredible work of art than it already was - I cannot wait to have my heart broken/awoken by it all over again.”
"The work was deeply moving and followed such a nice narrative/emotional arc. The intention and execution aligned; the dancers were fully present, engaged and engaging. And I loved that the evening culminated in such a beautiful, reverent yet celebratory procession... Thank you for what you created."
"The whole experience felt so thoughtful... considered with deep care for the audience... infused with loving intention. I found the projections especially evocative. The movement motifs developed with real clarity. You harnessed the power and capacity of that ensemble, their unique gifts and personalities. I keep thinking about the structured games, the moments where duos challenge each other playfully, and give each other instructions and suggestions to try again, to get it right. There was something so true and aching about watching the youthful dancers in that material. Exploring and enjoying the body's ability to figure it out. They held confidence and joy and curiosity in their bodies -- all next to the image of the clock, a reminder that every moment continues to pass and slip from us."
And a Side Of...
Bayou City Arts Festival March 2018
Dedicated to Bart Truxillo, long-time Core Dance champion
Bayou City Arts Festival March 2018
Dedicated to Bart Truxillo, long-time Core Dance champion
Photo by Sue Schroeder
IN CREATION
National Water Dance
Beyond the political, these dances can serve as a bridge to public awareness and and a call to action, uniting people through the common need for clean water.
April 14, 2018
4PM EST
April 14, 2018
4PM EST
APPROACHING
Photo by Jarid A. Barringer
Contemplating the changing nature of the individual within our briskly changing world.
Saturday, April 28, 2018 in Decatur, GA
Support our community by donating canned goods to create this Decatur Labyrinth
Saturday, April 28, 2018 in Decatur, GA
Support our community by donating canned goods to create this Decatur Labyrinth
Of course, none of this could happen without your support!
COREography: A Holiday Gift from Core Dance
December, 2017
December, 2017
During this season of gratitude and generosity, we offer our heartfelt appreciation for you and your support. May the New Year greet you with inspiration.
-the Artists, Staff, Board Leadership & Volunteers
-the Artists, Staff, Board Leadership & Volunteers
Please enjoy our latest video release:
Give the Gift of Core Dance
COREography: Art As Change
October, 2017
Through the Lens of Dance
Sue Schroeder, Artistic Director
October, 2017
Through the Lens of Dance
Sue Schroeder, Artistic Director
Resonating
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Core Dance fully embraces the world through the elements of Dance – Body, Energy, Space and Time. When we speak about our work both within our organization and without, the frame of our communication is so readily tied to movement. One aspect of working with the moving body we are keenly aware of is its resonance. When we speak of our work in the public context, we speak of its resonance that continues beyond time or the actual performance. Our recent work with American Playground in Tel Aviv and Civil Twilight in Little Rock, Arkansas continue to resonate for all of us at Core Dance as well as new and long –time collaborators and audiences in both places. We have deep gratitude that our work has us traveling the globe, creating & participating in rich dialogue ignited by dance.
In Creation
While resonance is felt, the present moment reveals itself. As I write this, we are in our 3rd week in the studio with Germana Civera, creating Human Landscapes, taking the resonance of stories, memories and images of the human experience into our bodies, discovering what is inherently human in all of us. Simultaneously, we are putting the finishing touches on our emerging Architecture of the Future: Core Dance 2017-2020, a collaboratively developed plan formed with resonance and wisdom from our past, calling forth continued meaning and impact in our future.
Approaching
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Our movement leads us to the close of what for many of us has been a turbulent 2017 and the approach of hope in the new year. Our efforts will be spent to support artists in the act of creation as a “finish” to 2017. Fieldwork will continue to inspire dialogue and community around the creative act while strengthening the intentionality of newly created art in a myriad of genres. In addition, Core Dance will initiate the Dance Laboratory, an opportunity for professional artists of all genres to work with Core Dance resources, including the Dance Artists of Core Dance, to investigate, explore and create without the limitations and pressures of producing a finished work. We will close 2017 with our first Dance Lab artist in residence, mover/singer Polly Motley.
With a grateful heart.
Sue Schroeder, Artistic Director of Core Dance
With a grateful heart.
Sue Schroeder, Artistic Director of Core Dance
Of course, none of this could happen without your support!
