Watch "Our Day at Jacob's Pillow" Video Become a fan of Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre on FACEBOOK Spring 2010 Newsletter TABLE OF CONTENTS Passage - Tenth Anniversary Performance Season Outreach Dance Theatre Updates Other Upcoming Performances.. Get to Know the Artists and Board "Choreographer Amanda Selwyn uses gesture, narrative, and character to move her dances beyond pure bodies in motion and into social commentary and critique." - Flavorpill "Choreographically, Amanda's point of departure is not an image or a gesture, but a theatrical imperative felt in her insistence on expression." - Jacob's Pillow's Pillow Pages "At the heart of Selwyn's work is the interaction between dance-making and community." - NYFA Current Chalkboard Passage - Tenth Anniversary Performance Season Click Image to Purchase Tickets for Passage! Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre presents Passage June 10-13, 2010 The Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts Long Island University Brooklyn Campus Flatbush Avenue @ DeKalb Passage is an evening-length work that explores overcoming obstacles, discovering resilience, and being open to life’s possibilities. Thursday-Saturday at 8 p.m.; Sunday at 3 p.m. Friday-Sunday Tickets $25 Adults; $15 Students/Seniors Buy Tickets Today! Gala Performance and Reception Thursday, June 10, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. - Tickets $100 The Gala includes the premiere of Passage and is followed by an exclusive reception with the artists, live music, silent auction, and video installation. Interested in joining our Gala Committee? Contact us today at (212) 995-9446 or amanda@notesinmotion.org Choreography by Amanda Selwyn and dancers Dancers: Brent Carter, Christopher Coates, Michelle DuVall, Jenny Gillan, Robert Graham, Ashleigh Gurtler, Joori Jung, Natalie Mackessy, Jessica Dixon Majka, Louie Marin, Ally Sacks, Samantha Silvers   Outreach Dance Theatre Updates Fourth Grade "Dance and Poetry" Residency at PS 78 in the Bronx. Do you know a school looking to build an arts partnership? Contact us at (212) 995-9446 or amanda@notesinmotion.org Notes in Motion is excited to be bringing a community workshop program in April 2010 for the fourth consecutive year to McGraw Hill Publishing Company for their "Bring your Sons and Daughters to Work Day." PS 78 Anne Hutchinson School, Bronx Now in our third year of partnership with PS 78, we are excited by the tremendous growth of the students and the energy towards our program. We just received our second grant from the Bronx Council on the Arts in support of this arts partnership! Click here to watch a moving interview with PS 78 Arts Liaison, Geraldine Tomlinson Click here to watch a residency project profile documentary of Dance and Poetry PS 63 Manhattan We are now in our second year of partnership with PS 63. In March, we presented a community workshop and performance program for parents and children at PS 63 in partnership with University Settlement. This past fall, Teaching Artist Jules Skloot taught her second 10-session residency for third graders entitled Thinking Like a Dancer. By the end of the year, we plan to reach out to all of the students in this small East Village School. Click here to watch a residency project profile from Thinking Like a Dancer Academy for Young Writers, Brooklyn Last year, Teaching Artist Carlita V. Ector taught dance technique and choreography skills all-year-long to the after-school dance team. This was our second year working with this new high school in Williamsburg. Click here to watch a profile from this high school after-school dance program Bronx Charter School for the Arts Last Spring, Teaching Artist Shira Pelleg taught a ten session dance residency for the fourth grade entitled Declare your Dance. Working in collaboration with Social Studies teachers, the residency curriculum used the themes of The Declaration of Independence as a springboard for creating original dances. This residency marked our third year of partnership with Bronx Arts. Click here to watch a project profile from Declare Your Dance Click to watch documentary overview of Outreach Dance Theatre Other Upcoming Performances.. From our reent performance in the COOL NY Dance Festival Movement Research Open Performance Series at Dance Theater Workshop Wednesday, April 14, 2010 8 p.m. DTW’s David R. White Studio 219 W. 19th Street, 3rd Floor, between 7th and 8th Avenues Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre is thrilled to be a part of Movement Research Open Performance Series at DTW. We will be presenting an excerpt of the developing work Passage. NO RESERVATIONS and ADMISSION IS FREE -- A suggested donation of $3 or more is asked of those able to contribute Open Rehearsal Monday, May 10 at 6:30-8:00 p.m. 83 Leonard Street Studio, 4th Floor between Broadway and Church Please join the artists and board of Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre for a sneak peak of the work in development: Passage, meet the dancers, learn about our creative process, and then join us all for wine and cheese. NO RESERVATIONS and ADMISSION IS FREE Earth Celebrations Performance Pier 40, Hudson River Saturday, May 22, 2010 (raindate: Sunday, May 23) Earth Celebrations, a non-profit ecological arts organization, launches 2nd annual Earth Celebrations' Hudson River Pageant: to restore the Hudson River and address climate change in New York City. Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatrre will perform at Pier 40 on the Hudson River using the pier, ramp, and floating dock. The performance will begin at 2:45 p.m. Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre will preview the performance at ACA Galleries in Chelsea at Earth Celebrations' Benefit Party on Friday, April 23rd at 8:30 p.m. Get to Know the Artists and Board A shot from Interiors in our mid-season performance Transition February, 27, 2010 at University Settlement To read biographies of Company Members, click here: http://amandaselwyn.notesinmotion.org/?page_code=46 To read biographies of our Education Ensemble, click here: http://outreachdancetheatre.notesinmotion.org/?page_code=6 To read biographies of the Board of Directors, click here: http://amandaselwyn.notesinmotion.org/?page_code=8 Company Members Dancers: Brent Carter, Grace DiLorenzo, Michelle DuVall, Jenny Gillan, Ashleigh Gurtler, Jessica Dixon Majka, Louie Marin, Samantha Silvers Anna-Alisa Belous, costume designer; Jeremy Kumin, lighting designer; Zachary Ludescher, videographer; Dan Ozminkowski, lighting designer; Tiffany Tabatchnick, stage manager; Alicia Wargo, scenic designer; Joel Wilhelmi, sound designer Education Ensemble Jessica Danser, Sherece Donalds, Caron Eule, Alden LaPaglia, Amir Levi, Fatima Logan, Tami Mansfield, Pearl Marasigan, Katie Mather, Darnetha M'Baye, Anastasia Niemann, Eva Perrotta, Shira Pelleg, Renée Peña, Joya Powell, Jules Skloot Company Dancers Christopher Coates, Robert Graham, Joori Jung, Natalie Mackessey, Ally Sacks Board of Directors Tresa Chambers, Jieun Whang Choe, Jonathan Fields, Deborah Jackson, Monessah Lawson, Chandru Murthi, Lauren O'Neil, Mary Pino Bodon, Amanda Selwyn, Judith Selwyn, Lauren Valacer Board of Advisors Rebecca Kelly, Deb Margolin, Billy Siegenfeld Visit http://www.notesinmotion.org to learn more!