Year: 2014-2015
DanceForce Member: Cynthia Williams
Artist: Rebeca Tomas
Community Partners: Hobart & William Smith Colleges
Audience: 408
County: Ontario
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AAPI Dance Artists Residencies
Year: 2022-2023
DanceForce Member: Paz Tanjuaquio
Artists: Leonard Cruz, Chia-Ying Kao, Mina Nishimura, Marie Lloyd Paspe, Nikaio Thomashow, Huiwang Zhang
Audience: 600
County: Queens
Abby Zbikowski & The New Utility at The Emelin Theater/Dance Off The Grid
Year: 2018-2019
DanceForce Member: Ivan Sygoda
Artist: Abby Zbikowski
Community Partner: Emelin Theater, Mamaroneck NY
Audience: 124
County: Westchester
The project supported the participation of 2017 juried Bessie artist Abby Zbikowski and her New Utility dance company in the spring 2019 edition of The Emelin Theater’s annual Dance Off The Grid series in Mamaroneck, NY. Specifically, Abby and three other company members occupied the middle third of the April program. DOTG Curator Andrea Snyder summarizes and provides a mini-review: “Abby Z and the New Utility performed a 20-minute work in progress – Radioactive Practice – to resounding applause and appreciation for the dancers’ extraordinary physical abilities and the stimulating choreography. The audience was ‘wowed’ by the work. Unintentionally and serendipitously, Abby’s choreography and the company’s performance aligned with the other two artists on the program – Caleb Teicher and Malini Srinivasan – through the association of rhythm, which turned out to be the noted ‘theme’ of the evening.”
The endeavor sustains the commitment the DanceForce made several years ago to support touring beyond New York City by each year’s juried Bessie artist, selected by a rotating panel of distinguished dance-makers convened by Bessie Director Lucy Sexton. Bessie artists who have toured with Dance Force support include Pam Tanowitz, Pavel Zustiak (Palissimo), Beth Gill, Gerard & Kelly and Darrell Jones. This project continued in particular the Dance Force’s fruitful collaboration with The Emelin Theater in Westchester and with Andrea Snyder, who curates their Dance Off The Grid Series.
Each DOTG program presents three different dance artists/companies and culminates in an informal audience-performer dialogue moderated by Andrea. She has built a faithful audience for the series, one comprised mainly of adults, who have developed an appetite for the eclectic nature of the dance on display and a willingness to be surprised and even challenged by unexpected idioms. The houses (the theater seats 265) are usually gratifying—between 150-200 patrons. The participating artists appreciate the evident curiosity and attention of the public and the liveliness of the post-performance discussion. With the exception of Fall for Dance, an eclectic dance sampler of this sort is simply not to be found in New York City. It thus offers participating artists the experience of sharing their work with a truly “new” audience. They value this.
Adam Weinert
Year: 2017-2018
DanceForce Member: Nancy Long
Artist: Adam Weinert
Community Partners: Cooperstown Central School; Paul Nigra Center for the Arts, Gloversville, NY; Utica Dance Foundation
Audience: 90
Counties: Fulton, Oneida, Otsego
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Adam Weinert – Community Outreach
Year: 2018-2019
DanceForce Member: Elena Mosley
Artist: Adam Weinert
Community Partners: Hudson City Library; Hudson Hall
Audience: 736
County: Columbia
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African Masters Conference
Year: 2011-2012
DanceForce Member: Elena Mosley
Artists: Donna Barrett, Yousouf Koumbassa, Aszmara Sherry, Manque Sylla
Community Partners: Columbia County Department of Tourism; Hudson Opera House; Taconic Hills High School
Audience: 2,160
County: Columbia
African Masters Conference II
Year: 2012-2013
DanceForce Member: Elena Mosley
Artists: Donna Barrett, Zworkie Nelson, Aszmara Sherry, Manque Sylla
Audience: 803
Counties: Albany, Columbia
Alice Sheppard Kinetic Light HWS Residency 2022
Year: 2021-2022
DanceForce Member: Cynthia Williams
DanceForce Partnering Member: Ivan Sygoda
Artists: Alice Sheppard, Laurel Lawson
Community Partners: Hobart & William Smith Colleges Dance Department; Hobart & William Smith Colleges Education Department
Audience: 251
County: Ontario
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American Grain Reimagined
Year: 2012-2013
DanceForce Member: Margaret Kaiser
Artists: Brian Milbrand, Nimbus Dance, Road Less Traveled Productions, Torn Space Theatre
Audience: 600
Counties: Erie
Andros Zins-Browne Residency at Petronio Residency Center
Year: 2023-2024
DanceForce Member: Judy Hussie-Taylor
Artist: Andros Zins-Browne
Community Partner: Petronio Residency Center
Audience: 270
County: Greene
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