The New Generation Dance Showcase--BETA 2011 I-Hsiang Wang X Kyson Teo
Batu Dance Theatre will release BETA 2011, a new generation dance showcase in this coming Dec!
BETA is a software development phase which generally begins when the software is presented to test the market response, also to serve as a preview of software for future improvement.
This coming December, two young dancers & choreographer,s I-Hsiang Wang (Taiwan) & Kyson Teo (Malaysia) are just like the BETA version, open for you to try, through their sincere body movements & creative ideas.
Shows: 23 Dec 2011(Fri) 8pm, 24 Dec 2011(Sat) 3pm/ 8pm
Venue: The Annexe Gallery (behind Central Market), 1st & 2nd Floor, Central Market Annexe, Jalan Hang Kasturi, 50470 Kuala Lumpur.
Tickets: RM30. 20% discount for student and early bird before 30 Nov 2011.
Super Deal! Stand a chance to attend a contemporary dance workshop with any purchase one of BETA2011's ticket.
3 available sessions:
23/12 Fri 1:30pm - 2:45pm
23/12 Fri 3:15pm - 4:30pm
24/12 Sat 11:00am-12:15pm
Limit to 20 people per session, first come first serve based.
Ticketing/Enquiries
Ms Wong 017 237 8233
Ms Chloe 012 378 9756
Batu Dance Theatre (Tel)03 3324 7568, (Fax)03 3324 7569
Dancebox in Penang
As part of the launching program of the new Performing Arts Centre of Penang (penangpac) MyDance Alliance is proud to present a special Dancebox season:
8.30pm, Saturday 17 Dec
3pm, Sunday 18 Dec
Stage 1, penangpac, 3H-3A-1, Straits Quay, Jalan Seri Tanjung Pinang, Tanjung Tokong, 10470 Penang.
Entry is free, but tickets are limited! To secure your tickets, please contact +604 899 1722. See http://www.penangpac.org/ for more details and a map.
This season of Dancebox features works choreographed or adapted by emerging Malaysian female choreographers:
- Two works, choreographed by Foong Siew Ching and Mak Foong Ming, from the recent Kua Bu program of emerging choreographers, produced by Kwang Tung Dance Company;
- A solo by award-winning young dancer Alisya Razman Adam;
- A new duet work by Suhaili Micheline Ahmad Kamil;
- A classic butoh solo interpreted by Yeow Lai Chee from Nyoba Kan (image, above left, by Wyman Wong).
Dancebox is a regular performance platform produced by MyDance Alliance, in partnership with The Actors Studio.
DANCE COMMUNITY NEWS
Updates from Sutra Dance Theatre
As the year gracefully comes to a close, Sutra Dance Theatre embarks on two final visits to India. It takes Odissi to its place of origin - Orissa - to Konark Festival on the 3rd December, as well as Angul on the 8th December. We will conclude the year performing on the 24th and 25th December at the much awaited International Odissi Festival, with exciting performances featuring Ramli Ibrahim and his Sutra dancers, both in solo and group compositions.
Sutra Dance Theatre artistic director Ramli Ibrahim also received the Ram Gopal Award for Best Male Dancer at the AttenDance Annual Awards 2011, presented on 10 December in Bangalore.
OPPORTUNITIES TO DANCE
Secondary School Level Zapin Competition
3-6pm
Friday, 23 December 2011
Dewan Gemilang, Kolej Kediaman ke-12, Universiti Malaya.
High school teams performing zapin (not creative contemporary versions) are invited to present 4-6 minute pieces, by teams of 8-10 people, male or female or both. Only 16 teams will be accepted. For more information, see https://www.facebook.com/events/276528042399518/ or contact Farish, farish_wow@yahoo.com.
Produced by Tariku Performing Arts with support by The Dance Department of the University of Malaya.
12 Hours Intensive Dance Workshop
The workshop will introduce the quintessential techniques of modern dance and taichii-daoyin. Students will explore and discover the wide possibilities of their dance vocabulary through the improvisation experiment of their body parts. At the end of the workshop, there will be an informal showing to the public for students to showcase the outcome of the 3 days' intensive workshop. Students will learn compositional technique, as well as acquire the basic knowledge of stage and space.
The workshop will be run by Jack Kek Siou Kee. Since his school age, Jack has been active in the performing arts. In 2002, Jack was awarded full scholarship to further study Chinese dance in Hong Kong. After he graduated from the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts with a bachelor degree, Jack was offered a full-time dance contract for Cloud Gate 2 in Taiwan. His solo work Dream’n Butterfly was awarded the BOH Cameronian Arts Award for the best choreographer (full-length) and the best dancer in 2006. After he performed in Wu Kuo Chu’s choreography Oculus in 2007, he was inspired to further explore the form of dance theatre which had a great impact on his latest full-length choreography It Ain’t flower in 2010.
Time table: 22 Dec 2011 (Thursday), 3pm to 7pm (4 hours)
23 Dec 2011 (Friday), 6pm to 9pm (3 hours)
25 Dec 2011 (Sunday), 11am to 1pm (2 hours), 2pm to 5pm (3 hours), 5pm to 6pm (Performance)
Venue: Dance Space, S06 &07 (2nd Floor), Empire Subang Shopping Gallery, Jalan SS16/1, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor.
Fees: RM300
Registration Deadline: 20 Dec 2011
For more enquiries, please contact
Dance Space Sdn Bhd
03-50222086 (SUBANG),
012-2842389 (WOON),
012-2955331 (HOH)
Advanced Acroyoga Workshops
In both workshops, strong juicy yoga will condition our bodies, minds and hearts.. to play with gravity as we refine the art of spotting to keep the safest fun. Each workshop will end with the refreshment of mutual healing massage.
These workshops are for people with previous experience of acroyoga, yoga or partner acrobatics / gymnastics.
Saturday 7 January 2012, 3 - 6 pm
Young Jedi! Let the Force be with you...
After proper conditioning and fun power drills, we’ll be ready to revisit new and known poses in dynamic transitions, really you will fly!
Sunday 8 January 2012, 3 - 6pm
Rolling Clouds
In this workshop we will take transition to a new level, step by step building infinite loops that will make your head spin and fill your heart with joy,..!
Marc Bauchet is a certified AcroYoga teacher. He began his yoga and contact yoga journey 10 years ago, along the way met with Thai massage and a passion to share the love, fun and healing of these ancient practices
Prices: RM120 for one workshop, RM220 for both.
Info & reservation: Teresa Chian tchian@gmail.com 012 735 7244
OPPORTUNITIES OVERSEAS
Scholarships for Choreographers to American Dance Festival (ADF) Henan, China, 6-24 August 2012
Presented by: ADF, The Association of Dancers, Henan Province, Henan Normal University
Organizer: School of Music, Henan Normal University
Date: 6-24 August, 2012
Henan Normal University is offering 8 scholarships to members of the World Dance Alliance Asia-Pacific (WDA AP). MyDance Alliance is the WDA AP chapter in Malaysia. All members and future members of MyDance Alliance are eligible for this scholarship.
Scholarship winners will learn from ADF instructors, and have an opportunity to share their choreography with Chinese audiences, and to understand what is latest in modern dance development in China.
The “International Choreographer” scholarship:
Total 8 scholarships to cover tuition fee for the entire ADF Henan. Value of each scholarship is around RMB4500 or USD 700.
What it covers: free access to all master classes (3 classes per day, 1.5 hours per class for 13 calendar days) all performances, all lectures and forums, during ADF Henan
What it does NOT cover: travel expenses from your country to China, China visa application (if applicable), accommodation (Henan University will arrange for scholarship winners to stay in a nearby hotel at RMB150/USD23 per night), meals, insurance
Selection Criteria:
Applicants should be independent choreographers or dancers graduated from recognized professional institutes, or master level graduates or students in modern dance. Scholarship awardees should present a 5 to 7-min piece by the closing of ADF Henan. The piece can be a new or existing work. It needs not be a solo piece but the scholarship awardee will be responsible for other dancers’ travel and accommodation expenses. The performance will fall on the final week of ADF Henan as part of the Young Artists Showcase programme.
How to apply:
Interested parties in Malaysia should send a full resume detailing academic and professionalexperiences, a 300-word document explaining why they want to apply for this scholarship and what they expect to get out of it, plus a Youtube link to a video showing their dance (need not be a public performance, can be a studio endeavour showing technique and style) to MyDance Alliance, contact@mydancealliance.org. The MyDance Alliance committee will make recommendations to the panel in Hong Kong for selection to the scholarships.
Deadline for application: 31 Jan 2012
Winner announcement: Through email by 15 March 2012.
Venue: School of Music, Henan Normal University, 46 Jianse Dong Lu, Xinxiang, Henan
Province, China PRC
Enquiries: please contact Joanna Lee, Administrator, Hong Kong Dance Alliance athkdancealliance@gmail.com
Send applications from Malaysia to contact@mydancealliance.org.
2011 Henan ADF website: http://site.htu.edu.cn/s/253/t/1125/main.jspy
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Call for Applications for Arts Network Asia (ANA) Project Grants 2012
Arts Network Asia (ANA) would like to invite artists, cultural workers, arts activists, and arts communities in Asia to apply for the ANA 2012 Grants scheme.
ANA supports projects that are carried out by Asian artists, residing in Asia; projects that are to be initiated and implemented in Asia, engaging with Asian artists and arts communities; and projects that maintain a focus on Southeast Asia. ANA will consider projects that encourage provocative exchanges and collaborations between and among various cultures and communities within Asia. ANA is interested in the contemporary experience of Asia including its relationship with traditions. Hence, this includes urban expressions, contemporary arts, contemporary arts and its relationship to traditional arts as well as the encounters between traditional arts. ANA promotes collaborations and exchanges with diverse cultures across borders in Asia and would look into the potential of local-regional-global complementation.
ANA grants range from US$1,500 – 7,500 for each project, and is open to supporting existing or new projects. Follow-up proposals on past projects supported by ANA can also be accommodated.
Deadline for applications: 31 December 2011.
For more information, see www.artsnetworkasia.org or communicate with Manuporn Luengaram, ANA Manager at airmanuporn@artsnetworkasia.org or Tay Tong, ANA Director at taytong@theatreworks.org.sg or at fax number+65-6737-7013.
ANA is supported by The Ford Foundation.
INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
The 10th Australian Performing Arts Market
The 10th Australian Performing Arts Market (www.performingartsmarket.com.au) will be held at the Adelaide Festival Centre, South Australia, from February 26 – March 1 2012. APAM presents Australia and New Zealand's best new performing arts and presents a valuable international networking opportunity for artists and producers. Connect with the 600 national and international artists and programmers from around the globe who come together for 5 days of APAM. Find new collaborators and meet with fellow professionals during Adelaide’s festival time.
Visit the APAM website www.performingartsmarket.com.au for the full program which includes a diverse dance program. Early Bird rates ($AUD 650 for the first individual and $AUD 590 for second and subsequent individuals) are available until 12 December when you and your colleagues book in the same transaction. Full registration price as of 13 December is $AUD 770. Get organised now and save up to $AUD 180 per registration. To keep up to date with everything APAM related, sign-up here to receive the APAM e-news: www.performingartsmarket.com.au/newsletter
