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DSYD Goes International: Gala Performance & Reception
Diverse Space Youth Dance Theatre
would love to invite you to
A Gala Performance and Reception
Including a Silent Auction
At Ballet Austin Studios
On May 28th at 5:30 pm
To be invited, go to
http://kck.st/KbByFJ
then click “BACK THIS PROJECT” and pledge $5 or more.
The performance will include the pieces to be performed at the
12th Irish Youth Dance Festival in DUBLIN this Summer!
DSYD goes international – with your help!
Diverse Space Youth Dance has been invited to perform at the 12th Annual Irish Youth Dance Festival in Dublin on June 30th and July 1st, 2012. Check out our Kickstarter project to help us get there!
Upcoming Performance! April 21 & 22
HUNGER & Hurt
(the Gifts of Earth)
An outdoor choreographic and video collaboration exploring the effects of our actions on Nature and on each other. As long as we are willing to hurt each other, the World will be Hungry!
Some of the pieces were previewed in celebration of UN’s World Water Day on March 22. This year’s theme is “The World Is Thirsty Because We Are Hungry.”
Mariam Ribón
Diverse Space Youth Dance Theatre has been invited to perform at The Irish Youth Dance Festival in Dublin this July. We would love to have the support of all of Austin! Mariam Ribón, Director of the Dublin Youth Dance Company, came to Austin in early April to set a piece on our dancers, which will be featured in this show. Her choreography is wonderful!!
WHEN
Sat, Apr 21 & Sun, Apr 22 at 6:00 PM
WHERE
The Vortex Theater [outdoor stage]
2307 Manor Road
Austin, TX 78722
(512) 478-5282
ADMISSION
Donations suggested, $5 to $25
Choreography by Mariam Ribón and Toni Bravo
Original music by Chris Gebhard and Mike Soliz
Photography by Phillip Paterson
Videography by Patrick Taylor
Sponsored by The Waller Creek Conservancy and Violet Crown Players
MASTER CLASS NOTICE
“HUNGER” Thu, March 22
Violet Crown Players and Diverse Space Dance Theatre are proud to present “HUNGER (the Gifts of Earth),” an outdoor modern dance performance in celebration of UN World Water Day, whose 2012 theme is “The World is Thirsty Because We are Hungry.”
When: Thursday, March 22 at 6:00 PM
Admission: FREE (donations welcome)
Where: Behind the Doyle House on Waller Creek Trail, 10th & Red River
Choreography by Toni Bravo
Original music by Chris Gebhard and Mike Soliz
Photography by Phillip Paterson
Videography by Patrick Taylor
Sponsored by The Waller Creek Conservancy & Violet Crown Players
A New Future, <350 NOW! Nov. 19 & 20
Diverse Space Youth Dance Theatre in "A New Future, <350 NOW!"
On November 19 and 20, Bellas Artes Alliance and the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center Present “A New Future, <350 NOW!” performed by three Modern Dance groups: Ballet Afrique, Diverse Space Youth Dance Theatre, and Diverse Space Dance Theatre. Choreography by Toni Bravo with contributions from local video artists, inspired by and in support of 350.org and ChangeAustin.org.
WHEN
Saturday, Nov. 19th at 8:00 PM (indoors)
Sunday, Nov. 20 at 5:00 PM (outdoors*)
WHERE
Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center (map)
TICKETS
Free (donations welcome)
*On November 20th, you can be a part of history by participating in a choreographic and video collaboration in support of 350.org and ChangeAustin.org. For this outdoor event we will enlist the audience to help create human installations to be filmed from above and projected in real time onto the stage backdrop. Both the choreography and the images will represent the five elements that are affected by CO2 emissions: air, water, solar energy, earth and human life.
We believe this performance will present our audience with a unique opportunity to both celebrate life on Earth and appreciate the significance of 350.org and ChangeAustin.org as advocates for a cleaner environment, which can only happen through fair representation.
Thirst, Now! Final Performances
Thirst, Now! Join us for an evening of dance this weekend at the GW Boyd Vance Theater, Austin, TX.
Thirst, Now! June 4th 8pm, June 5th, 6:30 pm
THIRST, NOW!
Could scarcity of water turn humans into despicable creatures, or is it the other way around?
CHOREOGRAPHY BY TONI BRAVO, with contributions from ORLANDO CANOVA and SHARON MARROQUÍN
WHEN: June 4 at 8:00 PM and June 5 at 6:30 PM
WHERE: Boyd Vance Theatre at George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center, 1165 Angelina Street
TICKETS: $7 TO $18
Donations will also be collected for our partner charities: H2OForLife.com and CharityWater.org
RESERVATIONS: diversespace@gmail.com
Originally conceived in October 2009, this is the final chapter of our project in memory of Lucia Rodriguez.
A choreographic and video collaboration, THIRST is an exploration of the significance of water as sustenance and as an agent of growth and inspiration. It examines the possible consequences of neglecting this vital resource.
After the concert, Ms. Bravo will travel to Essen, Germany, and Dublin, Ireland, where she will teach and choreograph a portion of the program for future performances.A portion of this program was performed as part of A Global Initiative in support of UN World Water Day in March. Coordinated by Diverse Space Dance Theatre, this project will recur each March with simultaneous performances in over 20 locations around the world, through 2014. Join us! |
March 19-20, 2011: “THIRST, a Global Response”
Water is endangered. Will you be part of the solution?
Photo by Russ Smith
First Annual Dance Theatre Performance in Support of World Water Day
Performances around the world will call attention to the present and future of clean water access.
In Austin, Diverse Space Dance Theatre will perform at The Umlauf Sculpture Garden (2:00 PM both days) and the Mexican American Cultural Center (6:30 PM Saturday).
This performance is part of a global initiative in support of UN World Water Day, and in promotion of awareness about water conservation and clean water access. The project includes simultaneous performances in over 20 locations around the world and will continue annually in March of 2012, 2013 and 2014; coordinated by Diverse Space Dance Theatre.
JOIN US! LIST YOUR EVENT!
You can register your event at www.unwater.org/worldwaterday. If you want to let us know about it, leave a comment below. You may also contact charitywater.com, who will provide you with information you can pass along to your audience (including video and written material).
