Sunday, March 27, 2022

VIRTUAL DELVING INTO DANCE HISTORY MINI WORKSHOP: VOICES OF WOMEN

Blondell Cummings dancing

VIRTUAL DELVING INTO DANCE HISTORY MINI WORKSHOP: VOICES OF WOMEN 

Sunday, March 27 | 2-5pm Eastern | Online via Zoom | Facilitated by Ann Biddle and Felice Santorelli | Open to all levels | $20; financial assistance available. 

Join Ann Biddle (Director of DEL at Jacob’s Pillow) and Felice Santorelli (DEL Facilitator) to celebrate Women’s History month and delve into several female dance artists featured in the Pillow’s Dance Interactive playlists.  In this embodied and interactive workshop, participants will immerse themselves in the DELving into Dance History model and explore the unique artistic vision and choreographic processes of past and present women choreographers.

In particular, we will explore the life and work of Blondell Cummings, “a dancer/choreographer who crossed over from modern to postmodern, from the black dance community to the avant-garde community” (Wendy Perron, Dance Magazine, Sept 1, 2015). We will delve into Cummings’ iconic work, Chicken Soup (1981), which was performed at Jacob’s Pillow in 1989.

Come prepared to engage in movement exploration and invention, collaborative dance making, and embodied dance history practice. For more information or questions, please email community@jacobspillow.org.

Learn more and register here! https://www.jacobspillow.org/events/delving-into-dance-history-mar-2022/

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A dancer in a black tutu and leotard and pointe shoes stands on one leg, with the other leg extended behind the body in a straight line. One arm is raised above the head and the other extended to the back parallel to the extended leg. The school director is opposite the dancer and wears a red DTH logo t-shirt and black pants and ballet slippers. She holds the hand of the arm raised above the dancer’s head with one arm and her back arm is extended and she is smiling at the student.

 

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A dancer in a black tutu and leotard and pointe shoes stands on one leg, with the other leg extended behind the body in a straight line. One arm is raised above the head and the other extended to the back parallel to the extended leg. The school director is opposite the dancer and wears a red DTH logo t-shirt and black pants and ballet slippers. She holds the hand of the arm raised above the dancer’s head with one arm and her back arm is extended and she is smiling at the student.

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