TAKES came into being during a residency at our Live Arts Brewery (LAB) and premiered at the 2010 Philadelphia Live Arts Festival. Next, Nichole Canuso Dance Company will present the piece in New York from January 5th – 8th at 3LD Art and Technology Center. Conceived by choreographer Nichole Canuso and multimedia director Lars Jan,… Read more »
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Cabaret for Nicole Canuso Dance Company
This year, spend your Friday the 13th at a mystical, funhouse-themed cabaret with some Philadelphia’s most delightful and ridiculous performers. Nichole Canuso Dance Company (NCDC) will hold its Third Annual Benefit Cabaret on Friday, May 13th, at Underground Arts at The Wolf Building in Center City. The evening will be hosted by Rainey Lacey (Wandering… Read more »
Musicians and dancers cross paths at this collaborative indie rock concert
For several years now Nichole Canuso Dance Company (TAKES, 2010 Philadelphia Live Arts Festival) has been creating short dances to coincide with the live concerts of Philadelphia-based band The Mural and The Mint. This year they are taking their work with the group a step further, creating an evening-length collaboration where movement and music truly… Read more »
Takes on “TAKES”
When Dito Van Reigersberg first entered the cube, as the set for the 2010 Live Arts Festival show TAKES has come to be called, he had just stepped off a plane to an early rehearsal in Los Angeles. “I come into this space, watching my image fly around, and I almost ralphed,” Dito says. “We… Read more »
PW Picks Your Shows, and SHAMELESS PLUG for “Boat Hole”
J. Cooper Robb is on Live Arts and Philly Fringe Festival beat for Philadelphia Weekly, picking 10 don’t-miss shows, including, among others, CHICKEN, TAKES, and Festival editor emeritus Josh McIlvain’s show Boat Hole. On Josh, Robb writes: “When Josh McIlvain isn’t editing the official Live Arts Festival/Philly Fringe guide (a Herculean task), he’s a frequently… Read more »
Live Arts Festival TV: “TAKES”
TAKES, the much-anticipated new dance from Nichole Canuso Dance Company, opens on Friday. The dance takes place in a four-walled space where the echoes of a room are set up. The the walls are 10-foot by 20-foot scrims projecting a live feed, variably delayed, of the characters danced by Dito Van Reigersberg and Nichole Canuso…. Read more »
Decadere dancer Bethany Formica on culture clash and why dancers are not normal human beings
“I’m more interested in performing than choreographing,” says Bethany Formica, who will be dancing in Marianela Boán’s new piece for the Live Arts Festival, Decadere. “I ended up choreographing because otherwise you have no ownership over your work. It’s a struggle of wanting to be known for that, but I have to force myself to…
“I think me and Nichole were at a bar or something, and she asked me if I would manage this event for her. I was like, ‘Yeah, sounds great! Let’s plan a party!’ Lo and behold, it’s a lot more work than getting hot dogs and buns.” Little did Sarah Chandler know, she would now…
Flashpoint Theatre Company‘s fundraiser is Saturday night. We thought we’d catch up with Brett Mapp, Flashpoint board member, to find out how people (like you!) can get involved in Philly arts. As the community relations manager at Whole Foods Market on South Street, Brett supported many organizations with donations, led Whole Foods to be one… Read more »How to Manage a Benefit or Someone Get Sarah Chandler an iPhone
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Tonight: Bodies Everywhere
Don’t forget! The Mural and The Mint play with music and
Save the Date(s)
What are you doing next week? Spending your days on this blog, and then what I tell you to do: >>>Monday: Double bill at The Piazza at Schmidts (N. 2nd St., across from Liberties Walk) – kate watson-wallace/anonymous bodies (STORE), and The Mural and The Mint accompanying a mob of Philly’s best dancers. Mike Kiley,… Read more »
