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ALTERNATIVE MOTION PROJECT
PRESENTS ​
MOVE TO THE MAX: VIRTUAL EDITION ‘22

November 17th - 25th |   7:00pm |  On Demand Streaming Link (sent to attendee directly)
Good evening and welcome - to  Alternative Motion Project presents Move to the MAX: Virtual Edition.  We are so excited to celebrate Give to the Max Day and the vibrant and eclectic movement within Minnesota.  Alternative Motion Project is thrilled to join forces with Analog Dance Works, Black Label Movement,  DanceBARN Collective, Jawaahir Dance Company, Off-Leash Area, Rhythmically Speaking, and Young Dance in this community event.
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Enjoy this compelling program from the comfort of your own home that includes a variety of distinct performances by each company. Don't forget to click on the links below to find out more about the work we do for our communities. Thank you for supporting these impactful organizations!

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PROGRAM
Alternative Motion Project
On The Verge
Excerpt
​2022

Choreography
Kristin Howe + Joanna Lees
in collaboration with the performers


Sound Composition + Design
Dameun Strange
Special Guest Artist


Movers
Stephanie Flanagan, Karin Jarvise, Laura K Johnson, Zoë Koenig, Brenna Mosser,
Jesse Schmitz-Boyd, Addie Smith, Bridgett Tegen, + Lauren Vanchina

Lighting Design
Tony Stoeri

 


DanceBARN Collective
Dance Hike
Glendalough State Park

A free dance performance celebrating nature and dance.


Co-Directors
Molly Johnston + Ayumi Shafer

Videography
Tom Kuder
Entente Marketing

Rhythmically Speaking
Whose Now?! (2021)
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Excerpt

Choreographer
Erinn Liebhard, with improvisations from the dancers

Music
Rendition of “Who’s Making Love,”
originally performed by Johnnie Taylor,
composed and performed by Christian McBride Trio


Performers
Doug Hooker, Amy Jones, Sara Karimi, Erinn Liebhard, Kelli Miles, Jake Nehrbass,
Kathleen Pender, Betsy Schaefer-Roob, + Crissy Seim

Costumes
Erinn Liebhard and Dancers

Lighting and Technical Direction
Mike Grogan



This piece is a lively romp through the Christian McBride Trio's jazzed-up 2011 rendition of Johnnie Taylor's 1968 funk track "Who's Making Love." This work is all about activating and sharing the vibrant, connected energy created by grooving to a good jazz tune. This work was created and premiered in 2021 through a commission from the Providence College dance program, and has since been performed by students at Winona State University and by the RS company at the Cowles Center as a part of their inaugural 
​Fall Forward Festival (which the performance you are viewing here!).



Off-Leash Area
Mulier Dierum
Excerpt
Choreography + Direction
Jennifer Isle

Choral Composition

Linda Kachelmeier

See Change Artistic Director
Allyss Haecker

Sound Design, Edit, Mix
Reid Kruger
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Live Animation Projection
Paul Herwig

Costume Design + Construction

Candy Kuehn

Lighting Design + Technician

Erin Belpedio

Dancers
Jennifer Isle (as Bertha), Gemma Isaacson, Christine Maginnis, Parisha Rajbhandari, Julie Warder

Young Dance
Organic Knitting
Performance from June 2022 at the Off-Kilter Cabaret
Choreographed and Performed by
Hazel Hill, Bani Lee, Heather Lee, Lainey Lee, Gretchen Pick, Gabriel Rodreick, Lilly Rossow, Neha Siddiqui, and Andrea Zimmerman.


Music
“Life” and “Patience” from Cedar Thoms’ Brighter Days Ahead
by Christopher Thomson, Anamika Music ASCAP


Special thanks to Hope Grathwol who contributed to the choreographic process.

Young Dance is a Twin Cities based dance school and company whose mission is to transform lives through movement.
Since 2010, Young Dance has offered programming that integrates dancers with and without disabilities as equal participants in the exploration, creation, and performance of dance.

Analog Dance Works
Serve Id
Choreography | Costumes | Set Design
Brenna Mosser

Dancers
Karen Christ Aalgaard, Zoë Koenig, Sophia 'Sophie' Pimsler, Ruby Josephine Smith

Lighting Design

Claudia Errickson

Music

National Parks Service, Canadian Brass, Daniel Herksedel, Noam Pikelney, The Westerlies, Conrad Tao


Jawaahir Dance Company​
Saidi Medley
2021

​A playful and theatrical Raqs Assaya interpretation of a medley of traditional tunes made famous
​by the Kenawi family band of Upper Egypt.


Choreography
Renee Szudy

Performed at
Elision Playhouse

Film + Editing
MinneappleDV

Wahda Wahda
2021

Inspired by vintage Raqs Sharqi, this is a sparkly, energetic piece with splashes of contemporary flair.

Choreography
Renee Szudy

Performed at
Elision Playhouse

Film + Editing
MinneappleDV

Music provided by
Raqia Hassan


Black Label Movement
WRECK

Choreographer & Director
Carl Flink


Original Sound Score
Mary Ellen Childs

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Performers
Black Label Movement
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Thank you for your presence this evening and for your continued support of movement and dance in minnesota.

Continue your support for these Organizations

MORE ABOUT THE PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS...

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Alternative Motion Project
Website: www.alternativemotionproject.org

Alternative Motion Project serves as a catalyst to empower and connect individuals and communities through the art of contemporary dance. By engaging artists and audiences alike, AMP promotes the infinite possibilities of movement to present accessible, compelling and collaborative dance experiences through performance and education. AMP has produced over 13 full-length shows and over 45 original works and films, commissioned 24 works from local choreographers, toured nationally and partnered with public schools with dance education initiatives.
 
Photo Credit: Bill Cameron

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Analog Dance Works
Website: https://www.analogdanceworks.org/​

Analog Dance Works is committed to exploring the intersection between dance and science. Our goal is to initiate dialogue about the facts of our present and the visions of our future through high-quality dance works and roundtable discussions.

Photo Credit: Bill Cameron
 

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Black Label Movement
Website: https://www.blacklabelmovement.com/

Black Label Movement is a Minnesota dance company that makes wildly physical, naturally virtuosic, intellectually and emotionally engaging movement driven art and embodied activities that examine and engage the human condition to inspire vivid lives.
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DanceBARN Collective
Website: www.dancebarncollective.org

DanceBARN Collective is a nonprofit organization committed to building community by connecting dancers, educators, choreographers, and community members through rural-based programming, events, festivals, camps, residencies, and classes.
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Jawaahir Dance Company
Website: www.jawaahir.org​
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Jawaahir Dance Company is dedicated to presenting Middle Eastern dance as a living art form at its highest artistic level, to bringing the rich folkloric heritage of the Middle East to the theater stage, and to providing education about the dance in its authentic form for dance students and the general public. In carrying out our mission, we strive to make our work culturally, financially, and physically accessible to the public.
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Photo Credit: Gabi Rosenthal 

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Off-Leash Area
Website: http://www.offleasharea.org/​

Off-Leash Area’s mission is to create and present original cross-disciplinary and risk-taking productions and programming,  throughout the Twin Cities metro area, through which we enrich our local community and nurture independent voices within the performing arts.
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Photo Credit: Bill Cameron



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Rhythmically Speaking
Website: www.rhythmicallyspeakingdance.org​

Rhythmically Speaking is a Twin Cities-based 501(c)3 nonprofit dance organization with a mission to spark vibrancy and connectedness through performance and education work inspired by jazz and American social dance ideas. Using the rhythm that is at our shared human core to groove together, our work cultivates vibrant, embodied human connection. Founded in 2008 and touted by Dance Magazine as ‘revitalizing jazz dance in the Twin Cities area,’ RS is the only organization in Minnesota and one of few in the nation dedicated to creating, presenting and conducting outreach work inspired by jazz and American social dance ideas including tap, hip-hop styles and many others. 

Photo Credit: Bill Cameron

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Young Dance
Website: https://youngdance.org/

The mission of Young Dance is to transform lives through movement. The vision of Young Dance is to engage youth in life-long learning through creative expression. The dance company and school collaborates with professional artists, forges meaningful community partnerships and pushes the boundaries of the art and practice of dance.

Photo Credit: V. Paul Virtucio 



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