Posts Tagged ‘ Megan Mazarick ’

THIRDBIRD PRESENTS BLOOM! Dance Collective plus four all new dance and music collaborations in May

Apr 3rd, 2012 | By | Category: Artist News

Performances by: Matt Neenan, Meredith Rainey, Meg Foley, Megan Mazarick, Hannah de Keijzer, Michelle Stortz, Chris Colucci, Eugene Lew, Aaron Igler, Chris Powell, Michael Kiley, and Jorge Cousineau. Thirdbird is pleased to present the U.S. debut of Budapest based BLOOM! Dance Collective, May 3 and 4, at 8pm. This international ensemble with artists from Hungary, [...]



Philly PARD’s Mixed Grille offers four delectable works from a most formidable cast of Philadelphia dancers

Nov 13th, 2011 | By | Category: Reviews

Philly PARD offered up a most tasty Mixed Grille last evening with the continuation of their popular dance series and the presentation of four delectable new works from a most formidable cast of Philadelphia dancers. The evening started with the audience sitting in an intimate space with the arrival of trays of votive candles and [...]



The nEW Festival selects 2011-2012 Choreographers

Apr 6th, 2011 | By | Category: Artist News

The nEW Festival has announced the participants selected for the 2011-2012 Choreographers Program: Jung-Eun Kim, Daniele Strawmyre, Beau Hancock, and Jodi Obeid.  These artists were chosen from a pool of 29 applicants for their professionalism and creative potential within the field of dance.  Each choreographer will participate in nEW’s Artist Retreat at Silo Farms in [...]



Megan Mazarick Gets Dirty And Dark For “8″

Aug 4th, 2010 | By | Category: Partner Publication - FringeArts

by Nicholas Gilewicz Megan Mazarick missed the surprise Lucinda Childs performance at the last Susan Hess Modern Dance event in its old space this spring. She was cleaning up from her own dance. “Ben [Asriel] and I did this piece in dirt. We got stuck in the stairwell, spitting dirt into a bucket of water.” [...]



2010 Philadelphia Live Arts Festival Dance Line-up Announced

May 5th, 2010 | By | Category: Archived Articles

The 2010 Live Arts Festival brings world-class contemporary dance to Philadelphia while continuing to cultivate the work of the region’s top choreographers.  Visiting artists include the celebrated New York-based choreographer Lucinda Childs, who will present the Philadelphia premiere of her rarely performed signature work DANCE. This seminal collaboration is an exploration of human motion, musical [...]



THE nEW FESTIVAL’s 7TH Annual Summer Intensive

May 3rd, 2010 | By | Category: Dance Education

The dance-driven artist-fueled nEW Festival celebrates its 7th year with a series of community classes and an evening of fresh dance at the The University of the Arts (UArts) School of Dance, from June 1 – 18, 2010.  The nEW Festival supports choreographic research and professional development for resident artists though bi-annual residencies including daily [...]



At SCUBA, the backward-looking ‘Avatard’

Mar 22nd, 2010 | By | Category: Reviews

By Ellen Dunkel for the Inquirer Avatar has been a smash, breaking new technological ground (as well as box office records). Avatard, on the other hand, is more retro, revisiting a time of clunky video games. A modern dance created last year by Philadelphia-based dancer-choreographer Megan Mazarick and performed Friday night at Temple’s Conwell Dance [...]



SHMD In Performance: 2009-10 Choreographers Project

Jan 7th, 2010 | By | Category: Archived Articles

On Saturday, January 16 and Sunday, January 17 at 7:30 pm, Susan Hess Modern Dance (SHMD) will present “In Performance: 2009-10 Choreographers Project” . For this first “In Performance” showing of the season, SHMD will present innovative works in dance from new resident Megan Mazarick, as well as dynamic works from returning residents Meg Foley [...]



The nEW Festival sails into its 7th season!

Dec 18th, 2009 | By | Category: For Immediate Release

The dance-driven artist-fueled nEW Festival sails in to its 7th year with a series of community classes and an evening of fresh dance at the The University of the Arts (UArts) School of Dance, from January 4 – 10, 2010.  The nEW Festival supports choreographic research and professional development for resident artists though bi-annual residencies [...]



E Pluribus Unum or “Out of many one” with West Chester University Dance Company

Nov 18th, 2009 | By | Category: Archived Articles

West Chester University Dance Company, in cooperation with The College of Visual and Performing Arts, is proud to present E Pluribus Unum. The concert includes faculty works by Gretchen Studlien-Webb, Liz Staruch, Jerzy Golek and guest artists’ works by Philadelphia’s own Megan Mazarick and Reactionaries, and WCU alum Donald C. Shorter, Jr. Four select student [...]