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Jacqueline Davis, 2015-2016

BROCKPORTSUMMERDANCE

July 19, 2015 Curt

Year: 2015-2016
DanceForce Member: Jacquie Davis
Artists: TBD
Community Partner: The College at Brockport
Audience: 1,900
County: Monroe
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Toni Smith, 2015-2016

Capital Region Dance Season Calendar

July 19, 2015 Curt

Pages from Engel, Kim - Dance Calendar-2
Year: 2015-2016
DanceForce Member: Toni Smith
Community Partner: Dance Alliance, Ballston Spa; Kim Engel; Proctor’s Theatre, Schenectady; The Egg, Albany
Audience: 2,500
Counties: Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Washington
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Elena Mosley, 2015-2016

Dancing Green

July 19, 2015 Curt
Paz Tanjuaquio in MIND FIELD at Dance at Socrates 2014 Photo by Todd Richmond
Paz Tanjuaquio in MIND FIELD at Dance at Socrates 2014
Photo by Todd Richmond

Year: 2015-2016
DanceForce Member: Elena Mosley
Artists: Paz Tanjuaquio, Todd Richmond
Community Partners: City of Hudson
Audience: 210
County: Columbia
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Lois Welk, 2015-2016

Duet Program 2nd Edition: 9 dancers, 4 duets, 1 musician and a very funny lady

July 19, 2015 Curt
Nicolette Depass and Norwood Pennewell of Garth Fagan Dance Sponsored by DF member Lois Welk
Nicolette Depass and Norwood Pennewell of Garth Fagan Dance

Year: 2015-2016
DanceForce Member: Lois Welk
Artists: Almanac Circus Dance Theatre, Garth Fagan Dance, Claire Porter
Community Partners: 171 Cedar Arts Center, Addison Youth Center
Audience: 197
County: Steuben
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Elaine Gardner, Margaret Kaiser, 2015-2016

Ferry Street Corridor Wall Project

July 19, 2015 Curt

Year: 2015-2016
DanceForce Members: Margaret Kaiser, Elaine Gardner
Artists: Elaine Gardner, Nancy Hughes, Leanne Rinelli
Community Partners: Buffalo Academy of the Visual & Performing Arts; Buffalo City Ballet; Friends of the Buffalo Story; Hilda Ramos
Audience: 1,120
County: Erie
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Jim Self, 2015-2016

Figures in the Field

July 19, 2015 Curt
TINY REBELLIONS by Lindsay Gilmour
TINY REBELLIONS by Lindsay Gilmour

Year: 2015-2016
DanceForce Member: Jim Self
Artists: Rik Daniels, Gerard & Kelly, Lindsay Gilmour
Community Partners: Cornell University, Ithaca College, Circus Culture
County: Tompkins
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Juried Bessies Artists Initiative, 2015-2016

Gerard & Kelly at Pocantico

April 20, 2016 Curt

Year: 2015-2016
DANCEFORCE/BESSIES RESIDENCY FUND
Artists: Gerrard & Kelly
Community Partner: Pocantico Center
County: Westchester

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Juried Bessies Artists Initiative, Kim Engel, 2015-2016

Gerard & Kelly at UAlbany

September 14, 2015 Curt

audience members watch the first performer as she begins to move-50%Year: 2015-2016
DanceForce Member: Kim Engel
Artists: Gerard & Kelly
Community Partners: University Art Museum, UAlbany; UAlbany Office of Diversity & Inclusion; UAlbany Office of Intercultural Student Engagement; UAlbany Counseling Center  & Dance Alliance
Audience: 5,590
County: UAlbany Continue reading Gerard & Kelly at UAlbany →

Juried Bessies Artists Initiative, 2015-2016

Gerard & Kelly in Rochester

March 16, 2016 Curt
Gerard & Kelly Photo by Kate Warble
Gerard & Kelly
Photo by Kate Warble

Year: 2015-2016
DANCEFORCE/BESSIES RESIDENCY FUND
Artists: Gerard & Kelly
Community Partners: University of Rochester, The College at Brockport
Audience: 164
Counties: Monroe Continue reading Gerard & Kelly in Rochester →

Robin Collen, 2015-2016

JoAnna Mendl Shaw Residency

July 18, 2015 Curt
THIS IS A DANCE by JoAnna Mendl Shaw. Photo by Jason Hunter
THIS IS A DANCE by JoAnna Mendl Shaw.
Photo by Jason Hunter

Year: 2015-2016
DanceForce Member: Robin Collen
JoAnna Mendl Shaw Residency
Artist: JoAnna Mendl Shaw
Community Partner: St. Lawrence University, SUNY Potsdam
County: St. Lawrence
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The NYS DanceForce, in partnership with the New York State Council on the Arts NYSCA announces the 2027 NY State Choreographers Initiative (NYSCI). NYSCI - now in its 10th year - is designed to support dance artists in the development of their choreographic skills by providing them with resources that are often unavailable or unaffordable. These

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In addition to the CURTAIN UP! event at Torn Space Theater, A Rebel Revisited, we are also offering a master class in the Graham technique at the Lisa Taylor Academy of Ballet & Dance Arts. This is part of a NYSDanceForce collaboration with TST.

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2026 NY State Choreographers Initiative (NYSCI) recipient Liv Butowsky (black shirt) with Mentor Hadar Ahuvia (red shirt) at PS21 in Chatham, NY. ✨ Learn more about the 2026 NYSCI awardees at www.danceforce.org 📆 Applications for the 2027 NY State Choreographers Initiative open soon! NYSCI is a program of the NYS DanceForce

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NYS DanceForce is at Torn Space Theater.

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Presented by Torn Space Theater and NYS DanceForce, a Curtain Up! presentation: a one-night celebration of dance legend Martha Graham, featuring a rare screening of her landmark 1934 film Lamentation — followed by three original variations commissioned especially for this evening. TICKETS: www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/a-rebel-revisited-movement-variations-inspired-by-martha-graham Choreographers Sukanya Burman, Elaine Gardner, and Paz

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NYS DanceForce is in New York.

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2026 NY State Choreographers Initiative (NYSCI) recipient Teresa Fellion (L) with Mentor Seàn Curran (R) in NYC. ✨ Learn more about the 2026 NYSCI awardees at www.danceforce.com 📆 Applications for the 2027 NY State Choreographers Initiative open soon! NYSCI is a program of the NYS DanceForce in partnership with the New York

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NYS DanceForce is at Union College.

2 weeks 1 day ago

This year, DanceForce Members, 2026 NYS Choreographers Initiative awardees, and guests gathered at Union College in Schenectady hosted by DanceForce Member Kim Engel. Some highlights: “Putting Out the Welcome Mat” by Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company. Performance and discussion of 2024 NYSCI recipient, Sondra Loring’s “Witness” at the Henle Dance Pavilion.

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NYS DanceForce members and the local Capital Region community at a post-performance discussion after "Witness" directed by Sondra Loring in the Henle Dance Pavilion at Union College

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NYS DanceForce members with NYS Choregraphers Initiative awardees and guests at the annual summer meeting held this year at Union College in Schenectady.

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NYS DanceForce members, NYS Choreographers Initiative awardees and guests take in a performance at Jacob's Pillow on July 30

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Mentor Kelly Bartnik (L) with 2026 NYSCI recipient, Maya June Dwyer (R), @lemoyne_college in Syracuse, NY.

Learn more about the 2026 NYSCI awardees at www.danceforce.com ✨

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In the Albany, Schenectady, Union College area July 28, 29?
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NYS DanceForce is at University of Rochester.

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2026 NYS Choreographers Initiative (NYSCI) recipient, George Mechalke (R) with mentors, Bridgman Packer Dance (Art Bridgman and Myrna Packer on the L) in process at the University of Rochester. With collaborators Grace Myers Rachel Best Laura D’Amico NYSCI is a program of the NYS DanceForce in partnership with @nyscouncilonthearts 📣

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NYS DanceForce is at NYC.

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2026 NYS Choreographers Initiative (NYSCI) recipient, Kaley Pruitt (R) with mentor, Monica Bill Barnes (L) in process in NYC. With collaborators Jenna Purcell Shiloh Hodges Laura Coe NYSCI is a program of the NYS DanceForce in partnership with @nyscouncilonthearts 📣 Established in 2018, the NYS Choreographers Initiative (NYSCI) is designed

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A network of dance activists working to increase the quality and quantity of dance throughout upstate New York.

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NYS DanceForce programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

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PROJECTS BY YEAR

  • 2026-2027
  • 2025-2026
  • 2024-2025
  • 2023-2024
  • 2022-2023
  • 2021-2022
  • 2020-2021
  • 2019-2020
  • 2018-2019
  • 2017-2018
  • 2016-2017
  • 2015-2016
  • 2014-2015
  • 2013-2014
  • 2012-2013
  • 2011-2012
  • 2010-2011

PROJECTS BY MEMBER

  • D. Chase Angier
  • Jenise Akilah Anthony
  • Hanaah Bates
  • Sukanya Burman
  • Gregory Cary
  • Robin Collen
  • Jacqueline Davis
  • Kim Engel
  • Margarita Espada
  • Elaine Gardner
  • Judy Hussie-Taylor
  • Margaret Kaiser
  • James Lemons
  • Nancy Long
  • Elena Mosley
  • Carlota Santana
  • Jim Self
  • Missy Pfohl Smith
  • Toni Smith
  • Ivan Sygoda
  • Paz Tanjuaquio
  • Lois Welk
  • Cynthia Williams
  • Glenna Yu

SPECIAL INITIATIVES

  • Juried Bessies Artists Initiative
  • NYSCI 2026 Awardees
  • NYSCI 2025 Awardees
  • NYSCI 2024 Awardees
  • NYSCI 2023 Awardees
  • NYSCI 2022 Awardees
  • WNYCI 2021 Awardees
  • WNYCI 2020 Awardees
  • WNYCI 2019 Awardees
  • WNYCI 2018 Awardees

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