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Misnomer @ DancenOw/NYC

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at October 28, 2008 in Being Together, General and events. Closed

We’re getting out of the rain…

Tonight Misnomer joins dancers from all over New York City at the DancenOw festival (Oct 27-Nov 1). Misnomer previews our upcoming season Being Together with the performance of an excerpt from Zipper. The festival features performances from veterans and emerging artists alike. It began yesterday and continues all week long at Dance Theater Workshop!

We hope you’ll join us tonight at 8 PM for this special presentation. You’ll also have the opportunity to see a solo from Misnomer’s own Dorian Nuskind-Oder. Other performers tonight include:

Jen Abrams - “Quintessentially New York” – The Village Voice

ad hoc Ballet – “powerful atmosphere and images of madness” – The New York Times

Faye Driscoll Group

Cherlyn Lavagnino Dance

skybetter and associates

and

Young Dance Makers Company

Find out more at www.dancenownyc.org and purchase tickets to tonight’s show! Want to find out more about Misnomer’s upcoming season? Click here.

Misnomer at Fortune BrainStorm

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at July 20, 2008 in Fortune, Technology and events. Closed

This week, I have the honor of joining some of the brightest minds in the world at Fortune’s BrainStorm Conference. I will be performing Breakfast with You at Fortune’s BrainStorm Conference. The performance will take place on Tuesday, July 22nd at 4:10pm.

From the site:
“Chaired by technology editor David Kirkpatrick FORTUNE Brainstorm: TECH is an invitation-only event for business executives who recognize that their company’s future depends on understanding the trends at the core of technology.”

In addition to performing, I will also be on a panel entitled, Flexing the (Social) Network: Programming for the Web. Sitting on the panel with me will be:

Adam Elend

Dina Kaplan
Co-founder and COO
blip.tv

Steve Mitgang
Chief Executive Officer
Veoh Networks, Inc.

I will be blogging throughout the event, so make sure to check our flickr page for photos of the show and conference, or simply check back here for updates.

For a more in-depth look, you can also take a look at the other bloggers participating in live-blogging:

Joi Ito
Chief Executive Officer, Creative Commons

Rebecca MacKinnon
Co-founder, Global Voices
Assistant Professor
University of Hong Kong

Amy Messenger
Managing Director, U.S. Technology Practice Head
Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide

Rodrigo Sepulveda Schulz
Chief Executive Officer, vpod.tv

Aaron Houghton
Co-founder and Chairman, iContact

Frank Shaw
President, Microsoft Accounts, Worldwide
Waggener Edstrom Worldwide

Richard Edelman
President and CEO, Edelman

Ryan Allis
Co-founder and CEO, iContact

Ross Mayfield
Chairman, President, and Co-founder
Socialtext

Thomas Crampton
Director, New Business Development
Next Media

Per Mosseby
Chief Executive Officer, Islanders

Steve Jurvetson
Managing Director
Draper Fisher Jurvetson

Bart Becks
President International and Director
Netlog

Julia Boorstin
CNBC

The Young Dance Collective performance

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at June 5, 2008 in events. 1 Comment

We’ve seen some of the past work by the Young Dance Collective, and thought it would be nice to bring them to your attention in case you don’t know about them already. This group of young choreographers and dancers are remarkably advanced for their age, and they defy expectations. We haven’t seen this program yet, but from what we’ve seen of their past work we thought they stood out in ways that would be worth your consideration.

via PS122

Thursday, June 5th – Sunday, June 8th

Come experience a dance-exploration into the art of becoming one’s self as interpreted by seven inspired and inspiring teen artists. The Young Dance Collective hurtles against and through expectations of where they are in the scheme of life. Alert, ardent, open and decisive, this sophisticated company offers a formative investigation that reveals the intelligence and intensity of our youth.

“I thought I would be mentoring these kids, and they ended up mentoring me.”
-Brian Brooks

PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE

or call 212-352-3101

General Admission: $20
Students/seniors: $15
PS122 members: $10

Showtimes
Thursday, June 5th, 7:30pm
Friday, June 6th, 7:30pm (reception to follow)
Saturday, June 7th, 4:00pm & 7:30pm
Sunday, June 8th, 4:00pm

Young Dance Collective is: Hannah Cullen, Sophia Orlow, Lev Ratnofsky, Isa Reisner, Cosmo Scharf, Kassandra Thatcher, Kalei Tooman

Artistic Director: Kim Cullen

Misnomer is Looking for Performers

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at May 13, 2008 in events. Closed

Misnomer Dance Theater is offering paid rehearsals, performances, and touring for mature men and women dancers with a strong work ethic and desire for an ongoing relationship as a member of the company. In the past, we’ve worked in France, Ukraine, Denmark, and the USA, and we have worked with collaborators ranging from Bjork to the Sundance Channel. Misnomer creates challenging, process-based work, which is highly physical, includes partnering, and calls upon the dancers improvisational, creative and performance skills.

Auditions are by appointment for one of the six following hour and a half slots.

May 28th, 2pm-3:30pm and 3:30pm – 5pm
May 29th, 6pm-7:30pm and 7:30pm – 9pm
May 30th, 1pm-2:30pm and 2:30pm – 4pm

To make an appointment or ask questions, please email Kristen at kristen@misnomer.org with subject line “Misnomer Audition” with your name, phone number and email address, and availability for the audition times. You will receive a confirmation email with your time slot.

If you are interested but not able to make these days please let Kristen know as we may add additional audition dates and will keep you informed.

Thanks! We look forward to working with you in the studio! Please browse www.misnomer.org to see our past work.

Auditions are held at: Trisha Brown Studio, 625 W. 55th Street, 2nd Floor (between 11th and 12th Ave).

“A true original, Mr. Elam is one of the most individualistic of modern dance voices today.” Jennifer Dunning, The New York Times

“Chris Elam has fashioned a distinctive, engagingly bizarre choreographic style. His skill and clarity of vision delight the soul.” Deborah Jowitt, The Village Voice

Bjork’s Wanderlust Screening @ Deitch

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at March 10, 2008 in General, Technology, Video, bjork, events and rehearsals. 4 Comments

UPDATE: If you cannot make it on Thursday, there will be a screening on Friday.

This March 13th, Wanderlust (directed by Encyclopedia Pictura), will be screened in 3D at Deitch Studios!

Misnomer choreographed the video and two of our dancers (Coco and Brynne) perform in it alongside with Bjork!

We’re excited to officially announce the release date for Bjork’s music video Wanderlust. Attendance for the viewing is first-come, first-serve, so arrive early.

The choreographic and artistic process on this project was very rewarding, and we’re excited to be sharing this work with you. Once the video is released, check our flickr page for a behind the scenes look.

Nearest metro stops are Court Square. Take a look at the Map below for reference :

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Danish Dance Theater and Elam at Joyce Soho and in Coppenhaggen

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at October 11, 2007 in Danish Dance Theater, Video, events and rehearsals. 1 Comment

Chris Elam has been commissioned to create choreography for the ten dancers of the Danish Dance Theater for their new production entitled “Labyrinth” which premieres in Coppenhaggen in May 2008.

“Labyrinth” is a movable, moving art installation. It 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. The piece will be performed on four stages located within a life-sized labyrinth through which the audience will actively walk during the performance.

The Danish Dance Theater is on a residency at the Joyce SoHo for October during which Chris will begin the choreography. You are invited to see the process during two free events: an open rehearsal and a work-in-progress showing, both described below.

Friday, October 19, 2007, 2:00-4:00 pm
Join us anytime between 2:00-4:00 pm as Chris Elam rehearses members of Danish Dance Theater in a section he is creating for DDT’s artistic director, Tim Rushton’s, larger work.

Thursday, October 25, 2007, 4:00-6:00 pm
Choreographers Tim Rushton, Chris Elam and members of Danish Dance Theater show their work in progress and take questions from the audience.

In addition, this Friday, Oct 12th, Chris Elam will be hosting After-Hours: a post-performance discussion with the Danish Dance Theater following a performance of their repertory at the Joyce Soho Theater in NYC.

Joyce SoHo, 155 Mercer Street. RSVP Required: (646) 792-8377

:: For a closer look into the Danish Dance Theater, you can visit their MySpace Page and watch this video ::
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Misnomer at Dance Theater Workshop

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at September 4, 2007 in Video, Video Clips, events and rehearsals. 1 Comment

This Wednesday, September 5th, Misnomer performs an excerpt of its celebrated work “Throw People” (named one of the Top Ten Dances of 2006 by the NY Times).

The night is a shared concert of excellent New York choreographers and part of the annual festival at DTW.

:: Watch a preview of the work ::

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Misnomer’s Work on Google Maps!

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at July 18, 2007 in General, Technology, The Yard, Video, events, maps and rehearsals. Closed

Some places in Martha’s Vineyard simply don’t have addresses. Like in Japan, people tend to focus more on landmarks than on actual street addresses. It’s a friendly place and people tend to just walk into your house. Today, we had a dancer walk into our house asking about classes.

If you haven’t yet seen this, we’ve added the location of our next show to our Personal Google Map

Let us know if you’ll be able to make it. Otherwise, check back on the blog for our work in progress!

Misnomer participates in ThinkTank

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Chris Elam

at April 1, 2007 in News, Video, events and rehearsals. Closed

There has been lots of change and momentum in the past week. We have been preparing for our show. Outside the theater, however, there is even bigger news…

On April 2nd, fuel4Arts is hosting a think tank with Misnomer as participants. The think tank will explore different approaches to audience collaboration, focusing in particular on how new web technologies [blogs, etc] can be used to engage customers as partners in the production and/or marketing of art. The main focus will be on methods which allow artists to bypass traditional gatekeepers and connect directly with audiences/participants [that's you].

Methods canvassed will include customised production, blogs, customer reviews, wikis, social networking, viral marketing, word of mouth and DIY media. Participants will share their experience of such methods to date and pose their own questions and challenges as to the best way forward. Jerry Yoshitomi will act as a mentor for the think tank participants (thank you Jerry!).

Dates

The think tank will run from Monday 2 – Friday 13 April 2007.

BIO: Jerry Yoshitomi

Jerry Yoshitomi is a leading international cultural facilitator. He is engaged by public arts agencies and foundations in North America, Australia and New Zealand to read, research, provoke, and speak on increasing participation in the arts, creativity, knowledge management, contemporary leadership practices, and recognising the public value of the arts. Jerry serves as the consultant on Information and Network Strategies for LINC (Leveraging Investments in Creativity, a national initiative to improve the living/working conditions of artists) and facilitator for a collaborative of performing arts presenters at major research universities.

FuturePerfect

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at March 31, 2007 in Video and events. Closed

This is Misnomer’s NYC Season Premiere
April 12 & 14, 8pm, Skirball Center, NYC
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future perfect is a fifty-minute quest for the curious, with music ranging from Little Jimmy Scott to Arabic folk ballads. A playful but delicate piece, this ensemble explores the individual paths that lead to a more desirable place.

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Misnomer is sharing the program with another company, Keigwin & Co, which will present work for 80 dancers! The evening ends with a DANCE PARTY and a live DJ on the stage of the 860-seat Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. Misnomer’s most recent production was named by the NY Times as one of the 10 Top NYC Dance Performances for 2006. Come see what’s new for 2007!