Barnard Dance Department and Williamsburg Art neXus Join Forces to Stir Up Male-Dominated Modern Dance World

Barnard Dance Department and Williamsburg Art neXus Join Forces to Stir Up Male-Dominated Modern Dance World

Announce April 10 Launch of SUGAR SALON - The Only NYC Modern Dance Series Dedicated to Mentoring, Commissioning, and Showcasing the Work of Women Choreographers

NEW YORK, March 23 /PRNewswire/ --
SUGAR SALON LAUNCH (Panel Discussion)
MONDAY, APRIL 10, 2006 -- 7:30 P.M.
WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FOR WOMEN IN MODERN DANCE?

202 Altschul Hall, Barnard Campus (Broadway & 117th St., NYC; 1 train to 116th St., Columbia University).

FREE, Open to Public, No Reservations Required. Info: 212-854-2995, http://www.barnard.edu/dance.

When you think of Isadora Duncan, Ruth St. Denis, and Martha Graham, the role of women as the founders of modern dance is clear, but what of their place in the future? Despite increasing numbers of women creating, performing, and contributing to the field, a Gender Project study (http://www.dancenyc.org/) confirmed that presenting and promotional opportunities for women are steadily diminishing. Barnard College and the Williamsburg Art neXus (WAX) have created SUGAR SALON to stir things up and help address the issue, launching the series with a conversation among five pioneering women in the field:

* Marisa Beatty, Barnard Class of '97 (Moderator) -- Co-Founder/Executive
Director, WAX
bio: http://www.wax205.com/contact.php

* Janis Brenner -- Artistic Director, Janis Brenner & Dancers; Gender
Project Director
bio: http://www.janisbrenner.com/

* Susan Marshall -- Artistic Director, Susan Marshall & Co.; SUGAR SALON
Featured Choreographer
bio: http://www.susanmarshallandcompany.org/

* Wendy Perron -- Editor-in-Chief, Dance Magazine; Gender Project
Advisory Board
more: http://www.dancemagazine.com/

* Kate Weare -- Choreographer, SUGAR SALON Co-Curator
bio: http://www.kateweare.com/

SUGAR SALON SERIES

* SPRING 2006 (April 10) / LAUNCH -- PANEL OF PIONEERING WOMEN IN THE
FIELD (details above)

* SUMMER 2006 / MENTORED RESIDENCY AT BARNARD: First featured
choreographer of the series, Susan Marshall, mentors three
up-and-coming women choreographers as they work independently on campus
to create new pieces for their companies.

* FALL 2006 (October 10) / PREMIERES AT SYMPHONY SPACE: Marshall joins
choreographers and their companies in professional performances of new
pieces created at Barnard.

* SPRING 2007 (April 19-21) / STUDENT PERFORMANCES AT MILLER THEATRE:
Choreographers become visiting faculty for semester, teaching an
undergraduate process-into-performance course that culminates in live
student performances at Columbia's Miller Theatre.

SUGAR SALON PARTNERS

The Barnard College Department of Dance (chaired by Mary Cochran) offers the world's only Ivy League dance degree, enhanced by partnerships with NYC cultural institutions like City Center, Dance Theater Workshop, and Symphony Space. (http://www.barnard.edu/dance)

Williamsburg Art neXus, Inc. [WAX] (co-founded and directed by Barnard graduate Marisa Beatty) is a grassroots nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a supportive environment for the next generation of performing artists. Current programs include Sugar Salon, WAXworks and The Bridge. (http://www.wax205.com/)

Source: Barnard College

CONTACT: Ruth Patkin of Barnard College, +1-212-854-7907,
rpatkin@barnard.edu

Web site: http://www.barnard.edu/dance
http://www.dancenyc.org/
http://www.wax205.com/
http://www.wax205.com/contact.php
http://www.janisbrenner.com/
http://www.susanmarshallandcompany.org/
http://www.dancemagazine.com/
http://www.kateweare.com/

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