Free to Rep | February 5 – 19, 2006
PHILADANCO
While in residence, PHILADANCO focused on movement and choreographic exploration with four choreographers who had not been previously commissioned by the company. The primary goal of the two-week program was to encourage artistic exploration in a supportive environment void of the usual time and financial constraints surrounding many commissioning structures.
"I think my dancers may have gotten the most out of it...being immersed in dance all day long with four different artists. They rarely get to do that because company life is a lot of rehearsing and performing. When we resumed our tour, the were actually better equipped from the experience." -Joan Myers Brown, Founder/Executive Artistic Director, PHILADANCO
During their residency, PHILADANCO also offered a lecture demonstration at Florida A&M University discussing the company's history and offering a sampling of their repertory to nearly 700 school school children, prior to performing at FSU's performing arts festival
Seven Days of Opening Nights.
PHILADANCO Company Members in Residence: Joan Myers Brown [Founder/Executive Artistic Director], Ahmad N. Lenons, Bellamy F. Eure, Corey Baker, Devin Roberts, Elisabeth H. Bell, Erin Barnett, Erin Moore, Gary W. Jeter II, Jay Staten, Miguell Edson, Mora-Amina Parker, Mykal D. Lowry II, Neda Y. Ebrahimi, Odara N. Jabali-Nash, Richard Weet, Tommie Evans, Tracey Vogt [dancers]
Choreographers: Anouk van Dijk, Bridget Moore,
Uri Sands, and Takèhiro Ueyama
Choreographic Mentor: Urban Bush Women
Maggie Allesee
