Misnomer 2007 Season

Brown University Entrepreneurship Forum, Invited Speaker
March 2007
Chris Elam gives a presentation on Social Entrepreneurship in the Performing Arts.
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Fuel4Arts, Case-Study on Misnomer Dance Theater
April 2007
Misnomer Dance Theater is one of three companies world-wide selected as a case-study in this two week online forum for 10,000 readers.

TOUR in UKRAINE
April 23, 2007
Dnipropetrovsk
Misnomer gives a company performance of "Fill in the Blank" & "Tin Man"
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April 24 - 28, 2007
Kiev
Misnomer teaches open workshops.
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April 28, 2007
Kiev
Misnomer gives a company performance of "Fill in the Blank" & "Tin Man"
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TOUR in FRANCE
May 11, 2007
Toulouse
Misnomer gives a company performance of "Throw People"
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May 12-20, 2007
Toulouse
Misnomer teaches open workshops.
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TOUR in TURKEY
May 21-29, 2007
Istanbul
Chris Elam visits in Istanbul - available to meet and speak with artists, presenters, fans.
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Weston Awards, Keynote Speaker
May 2007
Chris Elam gives the Keynote Address for the Annual Weston Creative Arts Awards Ceremony at Brown University.
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Summer Stages Dance at The Concord Academy
July 9 - 13 with performance on July 12, 2007
Concord, Massachusetts
Misnomer Dance Theater teaches at for five days and presents the company's smash success production of "Throw People" on July 12 to open the SSD Meet-The-Artist Performance Series.
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The Yard on Martha's Vineyard
July 2 - 28 with performances on 26, 27, & 28, 2007
Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
Misnomer spends a month on a choreographic residency on Martha's Vineyard, leading up to these work-in-progress showings.
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Summer Stages Dance at The Concord Academy
July 29 - August 10, 2007
Concord, Massachusetts
Misnomer Dance Theater is in residence at Summer Stages Dance as the first time winner of the Summer Stages Dance/Baryshnikov Arts Center Artist Residency Project.
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FusionWorks
August 20-25, 2007
Providence, Rhode Island
Misnomer sets a work on the FusionWorks Repertory Company.
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Misnomer choreographs BJORK's new music video!
August 2007
New York, New York
Misnomer choreographs and perform in Bjork's new music video for her song "Wanderlust". Much more info to come when the video is released later this fall........! Sign up on our BLOG to be the first to know when the video is released.

Fusionworks Dance Company
August 22 - 31, 2007
Providence, RIMisnomer sets a work on this repertory company.
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DanceNow Festival @ DTW
September 5, 2007
New York, New York
Misnomer presents a hot work in this festival of excellent NY choreographers.
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Towson University
September 9 - 15, 2007
Baltimore, Maryland
Misnomer teaches masterclasses and sets a work on the students at Towson University.
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Baryshnikov Arts Center
September 17 - October 7, 2007
New York, New York
Misnomer is in residence for three weeks at the Baryshnikov Arts Center for the second part of their SSD/BAC Artist Residency.
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Danish Dance Theatre commission
DANCE TALKS
Conversations between Artists and Audiences and Open Rehearsals illustrated with dance videos and movement demonstrations Ever wonder how dances are created? Join us for these works in progress open rehearsals with our Joyce SoHo Artists-In-Residence and find out.
DANISH DANCE THEATRE
Labyrinth – a movable, moving art installation Labyrinth is not a traditional dance performance; it is a gigantic art installation created in close collaboration with artists within contemporary dance, music and video art.
Friday, October 19, 2007, 2:00-4:00 pm
Join us anytime between 2:00-4:00 pm as New York choreographer Chris Elam rehearses members of Danish Dance Theatre in a section he is creating for Tim Rushton’s larger work.
Thursday, October 25, 2007, 4:00-6:00 pm
Choreographer Tim Rushton and members of Danish Dance Theatre show their work in progress and take questions from the audience.
Joyce SoHo
155 Mercer Street
Free Admission
RSVP Required: (646) 792-8377
Limited seats available
Program subject to change
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New York University, Tisch dept. of Dance
Oct 24th, 2007 5pm
Elam speaks with the NYU Tisch dance majors about careers in dance.

Misnomer leads Worshops at The Field
October 15, 22, 29, 2007
New York, New York
Misnomer will be leading a workshop series at The Field called "Strategies for Internet Outreach." We will use participants' goals and needs to brainstorm strategies for creating an engaging web presence. Tools and methods will be taught for developing interactive components of a website and how to engage with online social networks. This is a great workshop for artists, media-makers, and anyone interested in bringing the same creativity exhibited on the stage to the ways that audiences and artists interact.
Read more about the workshop or register

NYU Tisch - Dance Department
October 31, 5pm
New York, New York
Chris Elam gives a talk to students as part of the guest speaker
series at NYU Tisch Dance Department.

NYU Tisch - Speaker Series
November 7th, 5pm - 7pm
NYU Wasserman Center for Career Development
Elam serves on a panel for the "Get Your Career in Gear Speaker Series: Careers in Cultural & Performing Arts.", for Graduate Students and Alumni