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Jeanne Ruddy Dance 2008 Concert Season
Dates:
April 10 - 13, 2008
April 17 - 19, 2008featuring work by:
Jeanne Ruddy and guest choreographer, Susanne LinkePhoto Exhibition
by Philadelphia photographer, Bob Emmott on display during performances.
Susanne Linke, JRD guest choreographer, visited Philadelphia, October 1 - 15, 2007. During her visit this internationally renowned German choreographer :
• Conducted an exploratory workshop with the JRD dancers during the first two weeks of October 2007. This workshop will lead to a new work premiering during our 2008 season.
• Taught Int/Adv open classes.
• Lectured at the German Society of Pennsylvania (October 6, 2007) as part of their 325 year celebration. She shared her background, style and dance philosophy through a moderated discussion, dance video and demonstration by JRD dancers.
Read press rerleaseJRD thanks The.Lab Art & Media in Berlin, Germany for their help coordinating this wonderful exchange.
January 11, 2008
APAP Dress Rehearsal in Philadelphia!!! FREE
Refreshments served.Date and Time:
Friday evening, January 11, 2008
6:00 pmWe cordially invite you to a Dress Rehearsal for our APAP presentation. This is a FREE event! The dancers would love to have your response to what they've worked so hard to perfect for the National and International group of presenters who will watch and book us to tour.
Location:
The Performance Garage
1515 Brandywine Street
Philadelphia, PA
215 - 569-4060
January 13 and 14, 2008
Jeanne Ruddy Dance will "showcase" at the Association of Professional Arts Presenters (APAP) Annual Conference.
Date/Time:
Sunday, January 13, 2007 - 11:00 pm - Midnight
Monday, January 14, 2008 - from 2 -3 pmLocation:
Showcase:
City Center Studios
4th floor Studio Theatre, New York City
(enter on 56th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues at the City Center Stage Door)Conference held at the 6th Avenue Hilton Hotel
Repertory and Casting:
Short Term Memory by Jane Comfort -Dancers: Janet Pilla, Sun-Mi Cho, Rick Callendar, Ian Dodge, Thayne Dibble
Oceans 1: Wetlands by Jeanne Ruddy -Dancers: Meredith Riley Stewart, Rick Callendar, Ian Dodge, Katherine Savage, Christine Taylor, Thayne Dibble
Breathless Duet by Jeanne Ruddy -Dancers: Ian Dodge and Sun-Mi Cho
Woa Cholena by Jeanne Ruddy -Dancers: Rick Callendar, Katherine Savage, Thayne Dibble, Meredith Riley Stewart
2007 Archive - schedules and events
January
JANUARY 23, 2007 - Auditions
Open Auditions
For MALE dancersPhiladelphia, PA
TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2007
10am - 12pm
location:
The Performance Garage, 1515 Brandywine StreetNew York City
SUNDAY, JANUARY 21, 2007
11:30am - 1:30pm
location:
PERIDANCE Studios
2nd Floor Studio 4
132 4th Avenue
(below 13th Street near the Union Square subway stop)
Applicants should be mature and experienced contemporary dance performers with strong dance technique.
All dancers MUST be available for our April 2007 concert dates (opens April 12, closes April 21.) Rehearsals begin immediately.
Dancers, please bring headshot and CV or resume. Come warmed up and prepared to move.
January 20, 2007 - 8:30 - 8:55 pm
Jeanne Ruddy Dance will present at the APAP Showcase.Location: Hilton New York, 1335 Avenue of the Americas, New
York, NY - Room: Rendezvous Trianon, 3rd FloorRepertory and casting:
Woa Cholena – Christine Taylor, Gabrielle Revlock, Rick Callender
Songs Without Words Duet – Sun-Mi Cho and Rick Callender
Still – (excerpt) Janet Pilla, Gabrielle Revlock, Ben Wegman, Rick Callender
Is That All There Is? – Janet Pilla, Meredith Riley-Stewart, Christine TaylorJanuary 19, 2007
6:00 pm
You are invited to a Dress Rehearsal for our APAP presentation.
Febuary
February 28, 2007 - Jane Comfort - Public Rehearsal
Wednesday, 6 – 7:00 pm - (please note change of date)February 24, 2007 - Jane Comfort - Master class
Saturday, 12:30 - 2:00More info and images on Jane Comfort's visit.
April
April 6, 2007 - Art After Five - Philadelphia Museum of Art
Friday, 7:15
JRD dancers will perform Ann Reinking's Duet from
Songs Without Words, and Mark Dendy's No Fear Of Flying.
For more info on Art after Five
April 12 - 21, 2007 - 2007 JRD Concert Season
Thurs, April 12, 2007 - 7:30
Friday April 13, 2007 - 8:00 pm
Saturday April 14, 2007 - 8:00 pm
Thurs, April 19, 2007 - 8:00 pm
Friday April 20, 2007 - 8:0pm - - Post-Performance Conversation with Brenda Dixon Gottschild
Saturday April 21, 2007 - 2:00 pm
Saturday April 21, 2007 - 8:00 pmVisit our 2007 Season Page
April 29, 2007- Water/Dancing - 2:00 - 5:00
Photography Exhibit of recent work by Bob Emmott
Public closing Reception
Part of Fairmont Arts Crawl
June 20, 2007 - Special Master Class in Modern Jazz - Teen/Adult
Choreographer/instructor JIM BUNTING
Wednesday, June 20 at 4 pm
at the Performance Garage,
1515 Brandywine Street.
Call Nan Gilbert at 215-569-4060 for more information.
October - Guest Choreographer, Susanne Linke Visits
October 1 - 14, 2007 - Susanne Linke - Workshop with JRD Dancers
Open Classes with Susanne Linke: - more info
October 6, 2007 - Susanne Linke lecture at German Society of PAWednesday, October 3, 2007
- 10:00 - 11:30
Thursday, October 4, 2007
- 10:00 - 12:00
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
- 10:00 - 12:00
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
- 10:00 - 12:00
Thursday, October 11, 2007
- 10:00 - 12:00
Friday, October 12, 2007
- 1:30 - 3:30
JRD dancers will performTimes:
Lecture - 5:00 pm
Post Champagne Reception - 6:15 pmLocation:
The German Society of Pennsylvania
611 Spring Garden street
Philadelphia, PA
Nov. 6, 2007
JEANNE RUDDY DANCE selected to showcase
at national performing arts conference, ArtsMarket in
High Point, NC.
Date/Time:
Nov 6, 2007 - 8:00pm
Location:
Showcase D
High Point Theatre
220 E. Commerce Ave
High Point, NC.
Artistic Director, Jeanne Ruddy and 6 company dancers will be traveling to North Carolina on Nov. 6th to perform as part of this biennial booking conference co-produced by the NC Presenters Consortium and the NC Arts Council.
The company will be performing excerpts from three favorite works, Mark Dendy’s No Fear of Flying, Ann Reinking’s Songs Without Words and Jeanne Ruddy’s Woa Cholena, in the juried showcase on the evening of November 6th.
More than 500 participants will attend, including many presenting organizations and theatres from the Carolina region. JRD will also be part of over 150 exhibitors at the conference showplace giving us unparalleled opportunities to network with theatres, artists, and agents from the area.
Our new 2007 Season Video's are
up! View them at:
Ocean's One:Wetlands
Short Term Memory
Songs Without Words
2006 ARCHIVE - schedules and events
Company Workshop
Monday, Oct. 2, 2006
Fall Choreographic Company Workshop.
Over the month of October JRD Company members will work with both Jeanne
Ruddy and Jane Comfort, our guest choreographer
for our upcoming seventh season in April'07, to explore movement vocabularies
for the two pending premieres, one by Ruddy and one by Comfort.
JRD to perform at the Waterworks
Sunday, September 10, 2006 - 6:00 - 9:00
Jeanne Ruddy Dance has been invited to join the Women for the Waterworks in celebrating this restored Victorian treasure located behind the Philadelphia art museum on the banks of the Schuylkill.
Five of our company will perform "costumed site specific tableaus and movement surprises." as guests attend a Reception for South Gardens Opening with a VIP reception or stroll the gardens and Piazza. Guests are asked to dress in Victorian attire. The proceeds from ticket sales will benefit the restoration of the Gardens and Cliffside. To learn more, visit www.fairmountparkconservancy.org or call 215-988-9334.
The water works were built in 1815 and haled as a marvel of technology at the time. After years of neglect and the determined struggles of numerous civic groups the restoration is finally in the home stretch. The Fairmount Park Conservancy's Women for the Water Works has undertaken the development of the gardens beginning with Phase I , Cliff Paths linking the Restaurant to the Art Museum which is completed. Phase II is underway with the restoration of the South gardens and north/south trails. Phase III will provide links between the Water Works, The Philadelphia Art Museum and the Schuylkill Trail from center City to Valley Forge.
Second Tag Sale/Fundraiser
Saturday, September 9, 2006
8 a.m. to Noon
No food, no entertainment
just great buys and support of the arts!
Proceeds will support Jeanne Ruddy Dance artist fees .
Tag Sale / Block Party Fundraiser
Sunday, August 27, 2006
Tag Sale opens at 8:00 a.m.
Block Party to be held from 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Proceeds will support Jeanne Ruddy Dance artist fees.
2006 Concert Season:
Dates/Time
Tuesday April 18th - 7:30
Opening Night - followed by Gala Reception
Reception sponsored by Rembrandt's RestaurantWednesday April 19th - 8:00pm
Thursday April 20th - 8:00pm
Post-performance discussion with Jeanne RuddyFriday April 21st - 8:00pm
Saturday April 22nd - 2:00pm matinee
Saturday April 22nd - 8:00pm evening
Location:
The Performance Garage
1515 Brandywine St.
Philadelphia, PA.19130
Directions
Tickets:
April 18, 2006 - Opening Night - $75.00
April 19 - 22, 2006 - $25.00;
Discount for students/seniors and members of the
professional dance community - $22.00Online tickets
Group Sales:
25% discount off the $25 ticket for groups of 10-15 people.
30% discount off the $25 ticket for groups of 16 or more.
Limited Availability.
CALL Jenna Simone or Natalie Myers at:
215-569-4060 to reserve your space today!
Repertory Includes:
Woa Cholena, (Native American for Great White Bird)
World Premiere
choreographer: artistic director Jeanne Ruddy
Set on three women and one man to Stravinsky's Concertino this dance explores movement for movement's sake.
Lighting: Peter J. Jakubowski
Costumes: Jeffrey WirsingStill
World Premiere
choreographer: Robert Battle"A stillness, a place in time, transformational
moments intersecting, circling, reincarnated."This performance is set on two men and two women and explores the fragmented aspects of love through abstract gestures and the sometimes subtle, sometimes explosive interaction that expresses the complexities and elusive journey of the heart.
Music: Arvo Part; Lamentate (2003) for piano and orchestra
(Lamentate, commissioned by Tate and Egg Live, was premiered at Tate Modern, London on 7th and 8th February, 2003.)
Alexei Lubimov, piano
SWR Struttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra
Andrey Boreyko, conductor
Costumes: Jeffrey WirsingThe System
premiere in Philadelphia 2003,
choreographers: Peter Sparling and Janet Lilly
In this season's restaging, Sparling focuses on bringing out the still moments and silences - what happens between the lines - to look closely at the subtle impulses that drive a couple towards and away from each other.
No Fear of Flying
premiere 2000
choreographer:Mark Dendy
With this season's restaging, Dendy has added a new segment to the work inspired by middle American housewives allowing the dancers to move from Diva to Really Desperate Housewives using that most humble of tools - the ironing board. Originally including pop tunes such as Nancy Sinatra's These Boots are made for Walking and Peggy Lee's Fever this version adds Loretta Lynn's One's On the Way.Enfold
premiere 2001
choreographer: Zvi Gotheiner
Enfold illuminates the world of a couple entwined with a modern romantic duet featuring music of legendary 40's German cabaret singer, Zarah Leander, that captures the symbolism of love and romance, and the pull and tug between a couple.
Costumes: Jeffrey Wirsing
Master Classes
Master classes taught by three choreographers, Robert Battle, Mark Dendy, and Peter Sparling, working with Jeanne Ruddy Dance for our 2006 season.
Dates: March 3, 4, 11, 18, 2006
Noah Farber Presents An Evening of His Chamber Music
Saturday, March 11, 2006
Sonata #1 for Violin and Piano in C Major
Lisa Sebastiani, violin
Noah Farber, pianoString Quartet #1 in C Minor
Gloria Justen, violin
David Ehrlich, violin
David Yang, viola
Carrie Stinson, celloThe Performance Garage
1515 Brandywine Street, Philadelphia, PA
Admission: $15
Doors open at 7:30pm, Concert at 8:00pm
Workshops
2006 saw our summer workshop geared to children.
2005 ARCHIVE - schedules and events
Fringe Festival
September 8 - 11, 2005
8:30 p
In coordination with the Philadelphia
Fringe Festival
Jeanne Ruddy Dance Presents
Dance Off Broad
Jeanne Ruddy Dance Company Members’ Original Choreography
With 6 World Premiers and 16 Performers!
Location:
The Performance Garage
1515 Brandywine Street
Philadelphia, PA 19130
Tickets:
$10 - Sept. 9 - 11, 2005
$25 Sept. 8, 2005 - Opening Night
(includes a post-performance catered reception
with drinks and music)
Philly Fringe discounts are honored
Choreography by:
Sun-Mi Cho, Kimberly Braton Lantz, Gabrielle Revlock, Renee Robinson-Buzby, Meredith Riley Stewart, Paul Struck, and Stephen Welsh.
Open Auditions
Saturday, November 5th, 2005
10am - 1 pm
Jeanne Ruddy Dance is holding
auditions for MALE and FEMALE dancers.
Location: The Performance Garage, 1515 Brandywine Street in Philadelphia
Women Auditions: 10am to 11:30am
Men Auditions: 11:30am to 1pm
Studio opens at 9am
Applicants should be mature and experienced contemporary dance performers with strong dance technique.
PAID REHEARSALS and PERFORMANCES.
All dancers MUST be available for our Spring 2006 concert week, TBA.
Rehearsals begin in November 2005.
Dancers, please bring headshot and CV or resume.
Come warmed up and prepared to move.
June 16, 17, and 18, 2005
Jeanne Ruddy Dance's 5th Anniversary Concert Season was presented at The Mandell Theater on Drexel University’s campus, 34th & Chestnut Streets, June 16 – 18, 2005. Featured were the world premiere of BREATHLESS -- a powerful new work by Jeanne Ruddy, and a restaging of two popular favorites from previous seasons – OUT OF THE MIST…ABOVE THE REAL, and SUITE REEL.
Powerful, haunting and disturbing, BREATHLESS was born out of Ruddy’s meditative exploration of the ominous, fearful qualities of water, and influenced by Theodore Dreiser’s classic masterwork, An American Tragedy. BREATHLESS explores the dark side of the American Dream that has become a harsh reality of contemporary life, and lays bare their doomed pursuit of love and success...
Ruddy’s collaboration with composer Jorge Cousineau, who created the original sound score, provided a new and challenging experience, as she choreographed in silence for the first time, prior to Cousineau shaping the sound to the dancers’ movement.
In a unique multi-media twist, the choreography placed the dancers in front of projections of ../images of water by noted photographer, Bob Emmott.
The production also heralded the introduction of new dancer Rick Callender, formerly with the Fort Worth Ballet.
In conjunction with the season opening, Jeanne Ruddy Dance partnered with Women’s Way, making the Friday, June 17 performance a benefit for their Domestic Abuse Agency.
2005 Season Benefit
March 11th, 6:00 - 10:00
The Quinquennial Celebration
of Jeanne Ruddy Dance:
A Fabulous Frolic for Our 5th Season.
Our Benefit was a wonderful event.
Good food - good time - fun auction and
a preview of Jeanne's new dance.
If you missed it, we're sorry but hope we will
see you during our 5th Anniversary Concert Season!
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