Artistic Excellence; Social Relevance
A special evening of cross-currents:
Battery Dance Company’s Emad Salem, Carmen Nicole and Jonathan Hollander met with colleague Alison Friedman, Director/Founder of Ping Pong Productions, a China-based organization that fosters international cultural exchange and presents dance and theater productions. Alison facilitated Battery Dance Company’s Dancing to Connect Teacher Training program led by Carmen and Tadej Brdnik in Beijing and Liuzhou in November, 2010.
Final Day of Dancing to Connect Institute Pilot Program at Washington Irving High School Battery Dance Company Teaching Artist Carmen Nicole mentored Hind Benali and Roman Baca in leading a DtC workshops for students from Gramercy Arts and Washington Irving High Schools. In only 12.5 hours, the students did a remarkable job. Bravo to all!
DANCING TO CONNECT INSTITUTE, WEEK TWO
Our fantastic teacher trainees Hind Benali and Roman Baca started their practical training on Monday with New York City public school students from Gramercy Arts and Washington Irving High Schools. Battery Dance Company teaching artist Carmen Nicole is serving as DtC mentor. Special thanks to Principals Denise DiCarlo and Bernardo Ascona, and arts teachers Karen Eubanks and Rosemarie Bray and Etary Wagman for facilitating and supporting the program! Special thanks to Con Edison, corporate sponsor of Battery Dance Company’s arts education programs; and to the U.S. Embassy Rabat and The Mission Continues for support of Hind and Roman’s participation in the Dancing to Connect Institute’s pilot program.
Dancing to Connect Day 2
Emad Salem, Deputy Director for International Programs, leads a talk on project planning and implementation for Hind Benali and Roman Baca.
A great memory from 2011: Dancing to Connect at The Republic Cultural Center, Singapore, October 6
Dancing to Connect Institute - Pilot Program
(clockwise from left) - Sean Scantlebury, Hind Benali, Roman Baca and Carmen Nicole getting oriented in the first day of training at Battery Dance Company’s studio. Hind arrived last night from Casablanca and Roman commuted from Queens. They will work all week in the studio and next week, at Washington Irving and Gramercy Arts High Schools, transferring skills and strategies in running Dancing to Connect workshops. Special thanks to the U.S. Embassy Rabat for funding Hind’s participation and to The Mission Continues for the fellowship that is underwriting Roman’s work with Battery Dance Company over the next 6 months.
Jonathan and Emad congratulate Battery Dance Company’s Florida State University intern Hannah Barnard after her site-specific performance at Fraunces Tavern.
While Battery Dance Company was in Malaysia in September, Caroline Oh of BFM Radio interviewed Jonathan Hollander. The interview was broadcast on November 23 under the title of In Conversation with Jonathan Hollander, “Home Is Where the Art Is”.
Playhouse, Lusaka, Zambia - Dancing to Connect Finale
Great memories!
Robin’s Dancing to Connect students in Conakry, Guinea. She’s going to miss them (and, I suspect, vice versa!)
Source: rroobbiinn
