Dance Gallery Festival/ Texas Experience To Return for 10th Year
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DANCE GALLERY FESTIVAL/ Texas Experience
TO RETURN FOR 10TH YEAR
Sam Houston State University Performing Arts Center October 4-5, 2019
The Dance Gallery Festival Mentors New Choreographic Talent Pushing the Boundaries of Modern and Contemporary Dance
Houston, TX, August 22, 2019 – The Dance Gallery Festival will return to Sam Houston State University for the 10th year of their annual performance showcase on Friday, October 4th and Saturday, October 5th at SHSU James and Nancy Gaertner Performing Arts Center, 815 17th Street, Huntsville TX. Nine modern and contemporary choreographers will present a weekend of groundbreaking dance performance. All tickets $15 for purchase at the door. See full lineup below.
The Dance Gallery Festival was established in 2007 to mentor upcoming national and international choreographic talent with performance opportunities and residencies. Under the guidance of Astrid von Ussar, Festival Artistic Director and co-founder, The Dance Gallery Festival has mentored hundreds of artists seeking to establish a foothold in a business with few resources and much competition.
In 2009, The Dance Gallery partnered with Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, offering paid guest artist residencies to select participating companies. This year’s Residency Artist is Gabrielle Lamb. The one-week residencies, selected by a juried panel of Sam Houston University faculty and area artists, allow recipients to choreograph new work on Sam Houston’s upper-level students, as well as teach classes in technique and choreography. Twelve master classes will be given between October 3 and October 5.
THE DANCE GALLERY FESTIVAL, TEXAS – OCTOBER 4 and OCTOBER 5
All tickets $15, for purchase at the door.
Sam Houston State University
SHSU James and Nancy Gaertner Performing Arts Center
Full Lineup:
Friday, October 4 and October 5 at 8pm:
Rosie DeAngelo/The Nash Conspiracy
Brandon Whited/Santa Barbara Dance Theater
Trebien Pollard
MORE ABOUT THE DANCE GALLERY FESTIVAL:
The Dance Gallery Festival was created in 2007 by Astrid von Ussar and Mojca Ussar and has since become a well-known festival with annual showcases in New York City and Texas. Since its inception, the festival has featured more
than 650 dancers and has grown from a single showcase to a festival with performances in NYC and Texas, residency programs for choreographers and free master classes for both NYC and Texas communities. The Festival has been running for the past 12 years and has created opportunities and a community for emerging dance artists.
Under the guidance of Astrid von Ussar, Festival Artistic Director, The Dance Gallery Festival has mentored hundreds of artists seeking to establish a foothold in a business with few resources and much competition.
Over 170 emerging and established choreographers have participated in The Dance Gallery Festival since its founding, with more than twenty-five works commissioned. Many Festival alumni have gone on to perform at Jacob’s Pillow, the Joyce Theater, international venues and national television. Video.
According to Ms. von Ussar, “the production of modern concert dance is often challenged by the scarcity of suitable and affordable performance venues. The Dance Gallery Festival addresses this problem by providing a state-of-the-art theater, complete with production staff, marketing, and public relations support to showcase each choreographer’s work. ‘Level Up’ artists are now receiving fees in support of the creation of new work, and a residency program has been established with workshops and performances in partnership with the Catskills Arts Society in Livingston Manor NY. We have also expanded our university partnerships,” she said.
Banner photo: Brandon Whited / Santa Barbara Dance Theater Photo credit: Fritz Olenberger
great festival, this year will be even better I hope