Click here to purchase tickets for the season. Consider being a part of our Opening Night benefit or purchasing a Backstage Pass to become more intimate with the dancers!

Until next time,
Your Friends at MDT

Note: If you’re not in New York this December, we’ll be livestreaming a couple of the shows. Be sure to keep your eyes peeled for more details.

This summer at Misnomer has been an exciting one!  In addition to an influx of amazing interns, we have embraced a few new stellar staff members in the past month.  Sarah Benvenuti joined us as our General Manager, and Larry Henry as the Director of Partnerships and Development.  Larry and Sarah have been helping us prepare for an exciting fall (more on that soon- look for a notice in August!), and have quickly become a part of the Misnomer family.

Artistically we’ve been fast at work, having some great rehearsals and enjoying our Tenant Company Residency at The Joyce Theater’s Dance Art New York studios. We had a fun evening of performance and play at our Summer Soiree, hosted by one of our Board members, Betsy Poirier.  One of our superstar interns, Sebastian Kliment, created this time-lapse video of the event so that you could have a sneak peek!

We’ve got many more events coming up this fall for you to see our work in progress and to meet our growing family. We’re also excited to have you join us in a dialogue around AEP and to join us on our adventures here at Misnomer! We’ll see you soon!

Last week for the first time Misnomer`s Artistic Director Chris Elam and company dancer Jennifer C. Harmer invited a small group of people for a special event series called “Through Our Eyes”. I was one of the few to join Chris and Jennifer to go out and see a performance at the Dance Theatre Workshop. Afterwards we went to a nice place to have a drink and talk about the show.

What made it so special was – besides having a fun evening enjoying a performance and meeting fellow dance fans – that I got to see the performance also “through the eyes” of the artists Chris and Jennifer.

It was inspiring to get to know the artist´s perspective and opinion on the performance and to hear some stories of their own dance experiences (Ever heard about the one in France when the music stopped? Ask Jennifer!). And of course, everybody was invited to share their experience and exchange thoughts with some like minded people in a relaxed and comfortable atmosphere.

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.

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
Executive Producer
CBS Interactive       

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: 

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

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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 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

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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.

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

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