Tucson Arts Brigade- EARTH DAY DANCE WORKSHOP SERIES + PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITY

EARTH DAY DANCE WORKSHOP SERIES +
PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITY

Dance to celebrate Earth Day. Connect with Earth Energy and our human relationship to nature through a combination of authentic creative movement, Butoh “Zen Dancing”, physical theater, and more. Drop in to take classes or do the series to perform at the Earth Day Festival. Beginners and advanced all welcome.

Sundays, April 8 + 15, 2012 @ 3-5pm

Rhythm Industry Performance Factory
1013 South Tyndall Avenue
Performance: Saturday, April 21 @ Noon
Additional Rehearsal TBA.
Reid Park

Classes: $10-$15 (Pay what you can)
Series (incl. performance + additional rehearsal): $45

REGISTER: call 520-791-9359

TUCSON ARTS BRIGADE- LAST BUTOH DANCE WORKSHOP

Enjoy the LAST BUTOH DANCE WORKSHOP IN 2010 on Sunday, Dec. 26 @ 3-4:30pm! Starting Sunday, January 16, classes will be part workshop and part rehearsal for the Water Festival Performance on March 27!!! Please RSVP if interested and I’ll send more info.

Workshop attendees have said…
“These workshops feed me, makes me a better person.”
“Here I experience the interconnectivity of all things.”
“I’ve learned something new about myself in these exercises.”
“I feel transformed- this is amazing!”
“Thank you- thanks for bringing this to Tucson!”

+++ THE THEME FOR THIS SUNDAY’S WORKSHOP WILL BE…… Cycles- Endings & Beginnings…
Cycles, endings & beginnings… infinite past and future… resolutions of body and spirit…

Combining Butoh (“Zen Dancing”), imagery, and many other fun and creative “tools in the toolbox”, you will have the opportunity at each class to:

• Explore and liberate your internal voice & personal rhythm
• Practice awareness and presence through improvisation
• Connect with energy, nature & a joyous dancing community
• Experience a timeless space and a juicy appreciation of life!

DEC. 26, THIS SUNDAY
3 – 4:30pm
Rhythm Industry Performance Factory
1013 S. Tyndall Avenue, Tucson
(1 block W. of Park Ave, 2nd warehouse S. of 20th St….. From N.- take Speedway and go S. onto Euclid, which turns into Park Ave., go 3 blocks after going under bridges and turn right onto 20th St., turn 1st left onto Tyndall, 2nd warehouse on the left)
$10-$15 (Pay what you can)

See ya on the dance floor to explore your cycles, from complete endings and new beginnings to infinite bliss, discovered and exercised through a powerful movement experience!

A gift for you, Happy Holidays!
Jodi

TUCSON ARTS BRIGADE
Community Arts • Education • Civic Engagement
520.791.9359
PO Box 545, Tucson AZ 85702

http://www.TucsonArtsBrigade.org

http://www.facebook.com/TucsonArtsBrigade

NEW ARTiculations Dance Theatre- LIKE MODERN DANCE?

      Like modern dance? Support civic engagement through the arts?   NEW ARTiculations Dance Theatre is currently seeking volunteer members for its Board of Directors.   Interested individuals should have experience in *at least one* of the following areas: fundraising, financial/bookkeeping, board governance, marketing/PR, high-level of enthusiasm for NEW ART’s work. Email

 

newarticulations@gmail.com or call 520.270.4352. newarticulations@gmail.com or call 520.270.4352.

Barbea Williams Performing Company- Presents JOURNEYS

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Help us continue to Rock the Southwest!! Please contact 520.284.0185 or email info@batucaxe.org.  (1)

“Why The Arts”- an “encore” presentation on KTTU-TV 18

      We are happy to announce that the “Why The Arts” one-hour special which aired on KMSB-TV April 25 has been scheduled for an “encore” presentation on our sister station, KTTU-TV18, Sunday, May 31, 5-6 PM.    Good opportunity for those who may have missed it to catch it this time.   Here’s the scoop.   Join Fox 11 KMSB as we salute Southern Arizona’s arts community with a one-hour prime time special entitled Why The Arts.   Created in partnership with a number of local arts organizations, Why The Arts celebrates the many ways in which museums, theater, art, dance and music play a key role in making Tucson a special and unique place in which to live as well as to visit.   Additionally, the show includes interviews with a number of community leaders who emphasize that arts and culture are a prominent component in the economic development and growth of the Old Pueblo.   FOX 11 and its Why The Arts partners believe our community offers an abundance of arts and cultural opportunities making it a community brimming with creativity and innovation.    Why the Arts?   Because the arts are critical to our quality of life, to the education of our youth and to the growth of our local economy.

EmcArts Innovation Lab-received $1.5 million grant, new program to address major challenges

      EmcArts Innovation Lab for the Performing Arts Round 2 Grantees Announced and Round 3 RFPs.  The applications deadline is May 7. EMcArts issued a new program supported by a $1.5 million grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation: Children’s Theatre Company (CTC), HERE Arts Center , Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF), and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.   The Lab, created and managed by EmcArts, is structured to help producing and presenting organizations in theatre, dance, and jazz design and test innovative strategies to address major challenges.   Contact information: EmcArts Inc., 127 West 122nd Street , New York , NY 10027 , v. 212.362.8541, f. 212.362.7941, www.EmcArts.org (2)