Friday the 14 - Dancing on the Edge: Debate

Dear All,
Next friday the 14 we are hosting a debate inside the frame of the festival "Dancing on The Edge: Confronting Dance from the Middle East".

At 13:30 in Studio 602

Choreography and Artist Engagement: A Debate
Middle Eastern choreographers from the festival and ducth-based choreographers will discuss and show how they bring important social and political issues into their work. Film clips of the choreographers work will be shown and issues such as freedom of artistic expression and the effect of working and living conditions on artist's work will be discussed.

Participating middle eastern choreographers will include Muhanad Rasheed (Iraq), Mohamed Shafik (Egypt), Omar Rajeh (Lebanon), Mey Sefan/Ingo Schweiger (Syria/Germany) and Ayman Abdel Fattah (Egypt).
Ducth-based choreographers Andre Gingras and Feri de Geus will be also taking part of the discussion.
Moderator: Gabriel Smeets

Please fell free to pass this information to anyboy who might be interested in such a great theme!

See you there,
SF

Friday the 7 - Workshop Presentations

Dear all,
Tomorrow we are having two showing:
In 609 SNDO 1 + Guests
From 1:15 untill 2:30
Co- Existence
An installation performance that students of SNDO 1 and guest constructed along the workshop dedicated to research the co-existence of the media: Body, Image and Sound.
Directed by:
Ivo Bol, Ibrahim Quraishi, Roberta Marques and Maria Ines Villasmil

In 809 at 2:30 SNDO 2 + Guests
The Extreme Body
A final presentation from Renee Copraij choreography workshop. SNDO 2 and guest are presenting ther vision about extreme bodies.
Alma / Hysteria
Aloun/ Erotical Body
Melkorka/ Action Woman
Rodrigo/ Superman
Roger/ Body of God
Steph/ Ecstasy
Guest Student/Focus
Teilo/ Faith and Devotion
Tommi/ Metereophatia

See you there!
SF

Friday the 30 of November

Dear all,
Fernando Belfiore (SNDO1) wanted to invite you to a showing of a little exercise tomorrow at 1:30.
He invite everybody to meet in the foyer ( with jackets on!) since the performance will take place outside in the square in front of our building.
He will be performing himself and with collaborators: Esra Colastica, Florentina Holzinger, Pier Giorgio Milano, Magdalena Ptasznik and Michele Rizzo all students from SNDO 1.
Percussionist Andre Mello is joining the team.

Brings friends and who ever might be curious!

Stay warm!

Friday 23 of November : Vivianne Rodrigues de Brito

Dear All,
This Friday we will have as our guest Vivianne Rodrigues de Brito... come to meet us and find out about her performing experience, her fascination about video making, her vision about dance today and her ideas over teaching improvisation skills.
MTD students from 3 year are aslo hosted by us today!

Don't miss it and meet us in 609 at 1:30!

See ya...

Friday the 16 at 1:30 in 609

Go "SOLO"... Today

Dear All,
This friday, we will have an informal showing of two solos made by Teilo Troncy (SNDO2) and Roger Salas (SNDO2) during the choreography workshop directed by Renee Copraij.
Bring your lunch, friends and curiosity and meet us in 609 at 1:30 pm.

Cheers!

Friday the 9 -The Frontis Piece: Work in Progress

Angela Linsen our guest today!

Angela Linsen artistic leader of the MTD (Modern Theater Dance Department) will be performing today an excerpt of the choreography "The Frontis Piece" a solo directed by Jan Ritsema and a part of a trilogy she is preparing for next year together with 2 others solos from Angels Margarit and Paul Selwyn Norton.
After we will have an informal conversation with Angela and Gabriel Smeets.

Don't miss it.. we don't get so often this opportunity of having Angela back on stage,

Time 1:30 in Studio 609

Cheers,

NO LUNCH LECTURE TODAY...

then see you next friday!
Enjoy the beauty of the Amsterdam's Autumn and week end...
best
SF