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Reflecting back - Visioning forward
A note from Sue Schroeder,
Artistic Director
A note from Sue Schroeder,
Artistic Director
"The artist seeks to find freedom within a given frame that will reveal something inherent to us. That freedom is always a waking call for the unmeasurable."
– Idan Schein, Architect & participant in The Poland Project 2019 by Core Dance
– Idan Schein, Architect & participant in The Poland Project 2019 by Core Dance
"The use of body, repetition, intimate gestures in Core Dance’s performance was both a dance and a study in struggle, ecology, and existing."
–Ceci Norman, Event Coordinator, Fincas Tres Robles
–Ceci Norman, Event Coordinator, Fincas Tres Robles
"The physicality, tenderness, tension, ebb and flow, the song of poetry, the visuals and the landscape of the performance space made for a thought provoking and emotionally charged experience."
–Jerilynn Bedingfield, Core Dance Artist circa 1986
–Jerilynn Bedingfield, Core Dance Artist circa 1986
2019 found Core Dance in Arkansas, California, Georgia, Texas, New York, Poland, France, Britain, Israel, Czech Republic, Iceland and many points in between.
2020, our 40th year of Dance Making and Community Partnerships will find us returning and deepening our experiences in each of these locales while we extend our reach, our touch to new points around the globe.
We welcome you in our home, at our table, in our audience as we vision what is next to unfold.
It takes a Village to do the work we do and we couldn’t do it without you.
2020, our 40th year of Dance Making and Community Partnerships will find us returning and deepening our experiences in each of these locales while we extend our reach, our touch to new points around the globe.
We welcome you in our home, at our table, in our audience as we vision what is next to unfold.
It takes a Village to do the work we do and we couldn’t do it without you.
With gratitude,
Sue Schroeder, Co-Founder & Artistic Director
Sue Schroeder, Co-Founder & Artistic Director
A heartfelt thank you to all of our supporters. Past, present and future.
As the year 2019 comes to a close, we ask you to consider Core Dance in your giving plans. It’s our 40th year so we are especially looking for gifts that remind us of our milestones. Will you give us $40? How about $400? Will you become a recurring donor, giving us $40 a month for 40 months? Could you find us 40 friends to join you in supporting our work? Our 40 for 40 campaign is well under way.
Jump in and be part of our future.
As the year 2019 comes to a close, we ask you to consider Core Dance in your giving plans. It’s our 40th year so we are especially looking for gifts that remind us of our milestones. Will you give us $40? How about $400? Will you become a recurring donor, giving us $40 a month for 40 months? Could you find us 40 friends to join you in supporting our work? Our 40 for 40 campaign is well under way.
Jump in and be part of our future.
Warm Regards,
Elizabeth Labbe-Webb, Executive Director
Elizabeth Labbe-Webb, Executive Director
Photos by Simon Gentry, Sue Schroeder and Felipe Barral/IGNI Productions
Summer COREography
Celebrating our 40th - A Note from Sue Schroeder, Artistic Director
August, 2019
40 : highly practical, down to earth, associated with pragmatism, hard work, honesty, and personal integrity
Anniversary: from Latin anniversārius “returning every year”
Nasturtium: the flower of the 40th anniversary symbolizes victory
Ruby: the stone of the 40th anniversary symbolizes Divine creativity, vigor and promotes high self-esteem, intuition, and spiritual wisdom, good fortune, pure love, and loyalty
Join us as we celebrate our 40th returning founded on creativity, passion, integrity and the privilege and responsibility inherent in our work
Click on the image above for a photographic reflection on our 2018-2019 season!
Photos by Simon Gentry, Christian Meyer, and Michèle Cramont
Music by Christian Meyer
Music by Christian Meyer
Spring COREography
Keeping Up With Core Dance - A Note from Sue Schroeder, Artistic Director
March, 2019
Keeping Up With Core Dance - A Note from Sue Schroeder, Artistic Director
March, 2019
Core Dance: Process as Practice
Resonating
"Some experiences in the theater resonate so deeply that it’s best to leave writing about them to the poets."
-Cynthia Bond Perry, ARTSATL on the U.S. premiere of The Third Dance alongside Core Dance in American Playground
Read the review here
-Cynthia Bond Perry, ARTSATL on the U.S. premiere of The Third Dance alongside Core Dance in American Playground
Read the review here
In Creation
The Poland Project: Core Dance in partnership with the Sichow Educational Foundation convenes a group of 20 artists from Poland, Israel, Britain and the United States. We will reside at the Sichow Educational Foundation (www.sichow.pl) from April 1-20, 2019. Our intent is to allow a creative dialogue and process to unfold. Each participating artist will contribute a creative voice as well as act as an outlet for the creativity of others in the group. Foundational to the way we will work and create, is to convene, connect, converse, listen and share alongside one another as well as the community.
If…a memoir, an immersive performance developed out of artistic questioning. It reveals what binds each of us, one to the other and the earth, in beauty, flaws, foibles, vulnerability.
Approaching
if…a memoir (France) · Planetary Dance (France & Houston) · Global Water Dances (Iceland) · DIG: Vital Physical Research · Teens Activate: Giving Voice
Photos by Simon Gentry
Photos by Simon Gentry
Winter COREography
Keeping Up With Core Dance - A Note from Sue Schroeder, Artistic Director
December, 2018
Keeping Up With Core Dance - A Note from Sue Schroeder, Artistic Director
December, 2018
As 2018 draws to an end, I reflect on Core Dance with gratitude and look with anticipation for what is to come in the new year.
Resonating
American Playground & Two Room Apartment with Niv Sheinfeld & Oren Laor ● July 13, 2016:4:10pm with D. Patton White ● National Water Dance with Frank Van de Ven, John Stronks & Lydia Hance ● Art/Life Metaphor with Daria Halprin ● walk with Sue Schroeder ● Heart of the Matter with Sue Schroeder and Priscilla Smith ● EnCore: Dance on Film with Decatur Arts Festival and Dance Source Houston’s Barnstorm ● Aqurld with Sue Schroeder with Herding Cats Collective ● Be the Peace, be the Hope with Karine Parker-Lemoyne ● Human Landscapes with Germana Civera ● Lunchtime in the Studio ● Fieldwork/Field Day ● Salon: The Art of Conversation ● Dynamic X-Change with East Atlanta Kids Club, Houston Area Women’s Center, Breakthru House, Decatur Housing Authority, PAIR Houston.
In Creation
Core Dance will present Israeli artists Niv Sheinfeld and Oren Laor in their U.S. premiere of The Third Dance alongside the reprise of American Playground, choreographed by Niv and Oren and performed by Core Dance Artists. For more information please see our website.
Throughout February, Niv and Oren will also join us in our studios for our CoreoLab taking creative risks that redefine artistic boundaries while reshaping the conversation about art and experience.
Throughout February, Niv and Oren will also join us in our studios for our CoreoLab taking creative risks that redefine artistic boundaries while reshaping the conversation about art and experience.
Approaching
In March, we will return to MATCH for the Houston premiere of D. Patton White’s latest work. As the Shadows Grow Longer explores the themes of memorial, memory, and relationship. D. Patton White first created this piece under the title July 13, 2016:4:10pm, signifying the moment in time that his younger brother passed away. This spring, White will reimagine the piece with the Core Dance Artists, integrating their experiences with loss, as well as the loss we are experiencing on the nation level as a whole.
Photos by Simon Gentry
Photos by Simon Gentry
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!
