NEW YORK, May 19, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- "Many Voices Of Dance Today" kicks off on May 30th with an improvisational event by festival dancers, directed by Gloria McLean, and highlighted by performances of Maida Withers (guest artist), Jorge Tovar (guest artist), SI Reasoning and Deborah Mauldin, Kevin T. Frey. Live media by Phyllis Bulkin Lehrer and installation by Dance Entropy. Dance personalities Betty Jones, Carmen de Lavallade, Elizabeth Zimmer, Don McDonagh, Ann Hutchinson Guest, Renata Celichowska and Maida Withers will speak. A reception follows.
Thirty-four dance companies from across the United States will be presented on the four evenings, along with special guest artist, Jorge Tovar, from Colombia. Together they provide a window to the remarkable diversity of contemporary dance styles. The festival will close with a dance film festival on June 4th featuring the works of Mimi Garrard, Lori Belilove, Troika Ranch, Philip Szporer and Aspassia Yaga.
Also, there are 4 master classes planned, Wed-Sat at 10-11:30 AM, onstage at the Hudson Guild. The classes will be taught by Maida Withers (Wednesday), Jorge Tovar (Thursday), Laurie Cameron (Friday), and Li Chiao Ping (Saturday) and are open to all interested dancers.
Admission at the door: $20; $15/ADG Members, students, seniors; Online (http://americandanceguild.org): $16, $12/ADG members; Festival pass (all 6 events): $85, $70/ADG members; Master classes: $15, $10/ADG members; Advance Sale: 205-672-2500
The American Dance Guild has served the dance field in many capacities over the past 50 years. Come celebrate our accomplishments, join the dancers of the present, and look into the future!
FESTIVAL SCHEDULE:
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
7 pm Opening Celebration, Awards Ceremony, and Reception
Performances by Dance Entropy, Gloria McLean, Kevin Frey, Deborah
Mauldin & SI Reasoning, and Guest Artist Maida Withers
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
10-11:30 am Master Class with Maida Withers
8 pm Performance
Donna Scro Gentile/Freespace Dance, Jorge Tovar special guest artist,
Valerie Green/Dance Entropy, Melody Ruffin Ward, James Hansen, Lela
Jones, Aparna Ramaswamy/Ragamala
Thursday, June 1, 2006
10-11:30 am Master Class with Jorge Tovar
8 pm Performance
Pamela Geber, Joan Gavaler, Eloy Barragan, Burnidge Clark Dance
Project, James Yarborough/ Nommo, Diane Vivona/DV Dance, Leda
Meredith, Nejla Yatkin, Patricia Nicholson & William Parker
Friday, June 2, 2006
10-11:30 am Master Class with Laurie Cameron
8 pm Performance
Eric Handman, Mare Hierominus, Susan Cherniak Dance, Robin Prichard,
Sonia Portugal, Catherine Tharin, Rebecca Rice Dance
Saturday, June 3, 2006
10-11:30 am Master Class with Li Chiao Ping
8 pm Performance
Johannes Wieland, Li Chiao Ping Dance, Gloria McLean, Jo Anna Norris,
Laurie Cameron & Company, Satoshi Haga/Binbin, Mark Haim, Marilynn
Danitz/High Frequency Wavelengths, Jorge Tovar, special guest artist
Sunday, June 4, 2006
3 pm ADG FilmFest
Lori Belilove, Selinunte; Mimi Garrard, Forging A New Career Creating
Dance For Video; Troika Ranch, Surfacing; Philip Szporer, Moments In
Motion; Aspassia Yaga, Knife Dance.
The ADG acknowledges the generous support of The Harkness Foundation for Dance and Capezio Ballet Makers Dance Foundation, Inc.
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Marilynn Danitz Longman, Immediate Past President
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SI Reasoning, Treasurer
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