MOPDC's 7th Annual Winter Intensive:
ReMixed & ReImagined
January 14 – January 18, 2021
Dates & Times: all times EST
Thursday Jan. 14th: 7-8:45pm
Friday Jan. 15th: 7-8:15pm
Saturday Jan. 16th: 10am-5pm
Sunday Jan. 17th: 10am-5pm
Monday Jan. 18th: 11am-8:30pm*
*Informal virtual sharing 7-8:30pmLocation:
MOPDC's weekend Winter Intensive offers dancers the opportunity to explore and connect with various dances of the African Diaspora, tools for creating socially conscious choreography, and experiential insight as to ways in which Dances of the African Diaspora can be incorporated in Dance Theater.
Workshops - 5 days of rotating workshops in: Contemporary, Afro-Brazilian, Line Dance, Left Brain Somatic, Mobile Movement Filming: Directing Camera & Movement, CaribFunk + Hip-Hop. Workshops led by MOPDC's Collaborating Company Members and award winning Special Guest Artists: Gabri Christa, A'keitha Carey, Quilan "Cue" Arnold, along with MOPDC's Artistic Director, Bessie Award winning choreographer, Joya Powell! CLICK HERE FOR WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS AND BIOS
Lunchtime Discussion Series - Full Intensive + 7 Workshops Only participants will join renowned Choreographer Jason Samuels Smith for a Choreographic Discussion on his creative processes.
Choreography Lab - Creating Socially Conscious Dance Theater Choreography facilitated by MOPDC company members. Saturday - Monday will conclude with 3 hours of collaborative group choreography making/solo work or a company repertory class, where participants will be lead through MOPDC's best practices in creating Socially Conscious Choreography.
Company Rep - Participants will embody and contribute to one of MOPDC's current company repertory works. They will engage in a condensed process exploration of how the piece was crafted and will share a section of the work during the virtual sharing. Rehearsals are Saturday - Monday afternoons.
Virtual Sharing - The Intensive will culminate in a free informal virtual sharing of student work and excerpts of MOPDC company repertory. Participants will get the chance to discuss their process and receive audience feedback. Monday, Jan. 18th @ 7pm.
MOPDC's Winter Intensive is for dancers and choreographers who
are interested in embodying various dances of the African Diaspora as
well as envisioning and creating evocative Dance Theater choreography
that addresses sociocultural issues as a means to educate, inform and
ignite dialogue.
COST + REGISTRATION:
**All payments & deposits are non-refundable. No exceptions.
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