Tag: Wealthy Theatre Annex

DITA, Int/Adv Contemporary w/guest artist Thom Dancy

July 5, 2015

Join us in welcoming Thom Dancy to Dance In The Annex!11282019_583740528797_1592672896_n

Monday July 6th & 13th
Wealthy Theatre Annex
7-8:45pm
1110 Wealthy St SE
Grand Rapids, MI
All Levels
$15/$12 (students w/ID)
For dancers ages 16+
Contact [email protected] for more information

Using improvisational technique and a ballet base, class works from the ground up. Focus is turned to allowing specific points in the body to be the causality of movement as we progress through increasingly complex combinations. Class finishes with center-work designed to propel the body off its natural axis, using concepts worked on in class to test the body’s potential and create expansiveness. Be prepared to sweat.

Thom Dancy studied ballet at the University of Oklahoma and has danced with Milwaukee Ballet, Grand Rapids Ballet, and The Big Muddy Dance Company (currently under the direction of Brian Enos). Thom is also a member of Actors’ Equity and has performed at The MUNY in Hello, Dolly! and My Fair Lady (2015), as well as in State Fair with the Ohio Outdoor Historical Drama Society. He has originated principal roles in works by Kate Skarpetowska, Victor Alexander, Brian Enos, and Harrison McEldowney.

As a choreographer, Thom has created work on The Big Muddy, Milwaukee Ballet II, Grand Rapids Ballet, COCA, and Danceworks Chicago. His work has been presented at Spring To Dance and the Palm Desert Dance Under The Stars Choreography Festival, and he has won “outstanding choreographer” at YAGP and the World Ballet Competition. Thom is one of The Big Muddy’s in-house choreographers.

DITA, Adaptive/Responsive Movement Exploration with Megan Pitcher

July 4, 2015

8749652675_1589a3f4a1_zJoin us in welcoming Megan Pitcher to the Annex!

Thursday July 16th &
Friday July 17th
Wealthy Theatre Annex
*Times Listed Below
1110 Wealthy St SE
Grand Rapids, MI
All Levels
$15/$12 (students w/ID)
For dancers ages 16+
Contact [email protected] for more information

Thursday
People Moving, 6:00 – 7:30pm (All levels, Directed Movement)
Int/Adv Contemporary, 7:30 – 9:00pm

Friday
Int/Adv Ensemble Scores, 6:00 – 7:30pm
(Suitable for nondancers who did People Moving/Serve as AUDITION for SiteLab)
Capoeira 7:30 – 9:00pm – ASCAB Capoeira class with Monitor Dentista, founder – Grupo Unidade Capoeira

Pitcher’s current research and practice approaches movement as system design. She considers patters, relationships, responsivity, changeability, and radical openness through interdisciplinary, audience inclusive performance projects. She is a recipient of a 2015 ArtPrize Seed Grant and will be presenting a new iteration of her work, Breakwall, in the fall. Workshops present a radical approach to technique that affirms availability, recovery, range, and discovery.

Pitcher’s work has been presented in Moscow, Canada, and throughout the USA, including notable venues Philly Fringe Festival, Ingenuity Festival, Chicago Cultural Center, Hyde Park Arts Center, Columbus Movement Movement, and Cleveland Playhouse. She is an adjunct faculty in the Dance Division of Kent State University and has presented through ACDA, Ohio Dance Festival, College Art Association, and other organizations.

Capoeira is a clever and deceptive Brazilian martial art. Classes are all levels with every participant challenged past their expectations. Find empowerment, build strength, and test endurance while learning the basic history and traditions.
ASCAB Capoeira class with Monitor Dentista, founder – Grupo Unidade Capoeira – See more at: https://vimeo.com/43307712

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