Friday & Saturday, June 25-26, 8:00 PM

Program A is a mixed showcase of new contemporary dance, multi-media and movement based-performance art from established and emerging choreographers from Austin and across the country. Dances include live music, elaborate costuming, collaborative choreography and timely subject matter. Push the limits as to what dance is in the conventional sense, and be introduced to vibrant and diverse ways of seeing movement.

Choreographers:

Leah Smiley Tubbs, Ann Berman, Sheep Army (Lisa Del Rosario), Mary Chase, Rosalyn Nasky, Ariel Dance Theatre, Toni Bravo

Program B: Composer Challenge

Thursday & Friday, July 1-2, 8:00 PM

Open your eyes and ears to a half-dozen choreographers who have created dance to the same pieces of music. Experience the extreme differences in each while sharing a common song as three Austin composers hand over their music to six choreographers. This showcase will bring to life elaborate storytelling through movement and imagery. Cost includes Program C.

Composer 1: Adam Sultan- Choreographers: Meredith Cook, Shawn Nasralla

Composer 2: Graham Reynolds- Choreographers: Kendra Slack, Cristina Jesurun (NYC)

Composer 3: Amalia Litsa/Aaron Dugan- Choreographers: Amanda Jackson, Katherine Hodges

Program C: Music and Movement Improvisation

Thursday & Friday, July 1-2, 9:15 PM

See how genres can complement each other in new and unexpected ways through music and movement improvisation. This is no jam, ladies and gents. The performers developed the score together, setting boundaries and bridging new ideas. Cost included in Program B.

Musical Director: Owen Weaver

Movement Director: Pat Stone

Dancers/Creators: Whitney Boomer, Matthew Cumbie, Karen Carlson, Emily Babb, Lily Sloan, Amanda Jackson, Meredith Cook

Program D: Mix Showcase

Saturday, July 3, 8:00 PM & Sunday, July 4, 2:00 PM

Program D is a mixed showcase of new contemporary dance, multi-media and movement based-performance art from established and emerging choreographers from Austin and across the country. Dances include live music, elaborate costuming, collaborative choreography and timely subject matter. Push the limits as to what dance is in the conventional sense, and be introduced to vibrant and diverse ways of seeing movement.

Choreographers: Lily Sloan, Bethany Nelson, Spank Dance, Elizabeth Rose (Seattle), NobleMotion Dance (Houston), FootNotes, Anuradha Naimpally

About Big Range

Producer of Big Range Austin: Ellen Bartel/Spank Dance

Technical Director: Natalie George

Dates: June 25-July 4 2010

Location: Salvage Vanguard Theater, 2803 Manor Road, Austin, Texas 78722

Telephone: (512) 474-SVT-6 (474-7886)

Cost Per Performance: $15 General Admission $10 student/senior/under 12. Online at www.bigrangeaustin.org, cash or check accepted at the door, 10% discount for groups of 4 or more.

Big Range Full Package: Receive tickets to all 4 shows for $45

Big Range Mission: Big Range Austin is a dance festival which strives to present quality contemporary dance that explores diverse concepts within the movement arts. We encourage experimentation from choreographers to stretch their own ideas of dance, collaboration, and performance excellence. We seek to engage the audience through fresh new ideas that are challenging and fun, with a strong emphasis on community building through each individual voice.

This project is funded and supported in part by the Austin Community Foundation, the City of Austin through the Cultural Arts Division and by a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts and an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.

Simple Steps to Make the Business Less Stressful

Kim Konikow, Founder, artservices & company

Monday, June 8, 2009

7pm - 9pm at the

Ballet Austin Community Board Room

501 W. 3rd Street

A suggested donation of $10 will help with our costs.

No matter where you are in your career—if you’ve just begun to
perform, you’re running the show, or find yourself somewhere in
between —you need smart advice on how to begin, maintain, grow, fund,
publicize, support, sustain and/or survive a career in the arts.

During this workshop we will examine the practical aspects of the arts, including career options, growing audiences, dealing with press, financial administration, raising funds creatively, and many other topics.

By the end of this whirlwind, you will be better prepared to perform the business tasks expected of arts professionals, and have a more holistic understanding of the field and your own community.

d a n a h b e l l a DanceWorks

5 day intensive

a contemporary dance workshop

June 2, 2009 – June 7, 2009

contact:
dbella@danahbelladanceworks.org

Culminating in a showcase performance, workshop participants will participate in a daily technique class and repertory class with members of d a n a h b e l l a DanceWorks.

Technique class:

Daily technique class is an investigation of movement from the inside out, encouraging efficient use of strength and technique while exploring full-bodied movement with an emphasis on breath and dynamics.

Repertory:

Participants will explore excerpts from d a n a h b e l l a DanceWorks repertoire, presenting their findings in the showcase performance.

Workshop Schedule:

6/2: 5-615 pm technique class

6/3: 5-615 pm technique class

630-830 pm repertory

6/4: 330-430 pm technique class

430-530 pm repertory

6/5: 330-430 pm technique class

430-5 pm repertory

6/6: 10-1115 am technique class

1130-230 am repertory

6/7: 10-1115 am technique class

1130-2 repertory

BREAK

3-5 repertory

BREAK

6 call

7 performance

Fees:

Full workshop: $150

Daily technique class only (all 6 days): $60

Drop in: $12

danah bella danceworks (Radford, VA)
Verge Dance Company
Mysti Jace Pride
Lorn MacDougal & Alain Le Razer
ChinaCat Productions (San Antonio, TX)
Leah Smiley Tubbs
ABDC ( Bryan, TX)

Program B- Composer Challenge: June 11-12 @ 8:00p.m.

Composer, Austin Schell:
Jayne King (San Antonio, TX)
Rhianon Renae Kjar/Surface Tension Dance Group
Shawn Nasralla

Composer, Laura Phelan:
Deidre Russell Robinson/Jazz Ballet Co.
Schave & Reilly
Ashley Parker Overton/ Undertow Dance Theatre

Program C- Music/Movement Improvisation: June 11-12 @ 9:30p.m.

Director, Adam Sultan
performers:
Jennifer Micallef
Chell Garcia Trias
Rashana Smith (Henderson, TX)
Christina Houle
Emily Babb
Kirsche Dickson

Program D-Mix Showcase: June 13 @ 8:00p.m. June 14 @ 6:00p.m.

Chaddick Dance Theater
Ariel Dance Theatre
Sharon Marroquin
Spank Dance
Jamal Jackson Dance Company (Brooklyn, NY)
M2DT (Dallas, TX)

Suggested minimum donation: $25

Thanks for supporting the festival!

Please note the following deadlines and dates:

APPLICATION DEADLINE: JANUARY 31, 2009
NOTIFICATION: FEBRUARY 13, 2009
ACCEPTANCE DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 28, 2009

FESTIVAL DATES: JUNE 5-14, 2009

AUSTIN VENTURES STUDIO THEATER @ BALLET AUSTIN

We hope you consider applying for ‘09. Questions about the application can be directed to Ellen at spankdance@hotmail.com.