Dance Month 2013 Preview

Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center of Houston

5601 S. Braeswood  |  Houston, TX  77096

Contact Michelle Groogan  |  713.595.8173

mgroogan@erjcchouston.org  |  erjcchouston.org

 

For Immediate Release

November 12, 2013

Dance Month Preview

Houston, TX – The Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center of Houston presents Dance Month at the Kaplan Theatre January 10 – February 9, 2014. Dance Month continues to spotlight prominent choreographers, master teachers, companies and dancers. The month-long event includes performances by:

TIRKEDU HOUSTON!
Friday, January 10 – Sunday, January 12
Featuring Yaron Carmel, a gifted Israeli folk dance teacher from Israel, marathon-runner, producer of the largest folk dances and organizer for annual trips for dancers.
Fees:  $70 ERJCC m/$100 p/$50 students with valid student ID

 

HOUSTON CHOREOGRAPHERS X6
MOTION CAPTURED, DANCE ON FILM Pre-show
Saturday, January 25  8:00 p.m. ● Concert/Pre-show film 7:15 p.m.
Sunday, January 26  3:00 p.m.  ● Concert/Pre-show film 2:15 p.m.
Fees:  $18 ERJCC m/$24 p/$12 seniors and students
Houston Choreographers X6, an evening of intriguing local professional up and coming artists will present exciting new works.  As a pre-show to Houston Choreographers X6, experience the visual feast of Motion Captured, Dance on Film that features site-specific, innovative choreography that combines dance and technology. Choreographers commissioned this season are Rebekah Chappell, Randall Flinn, Ashley Horn, Kristina Koutsoudas, Cori Miller, and Heather Nabors.

 

FOUR IN THE MIX
Saturday, February 1  8:00 p.m. ● Concert
Fees:  $18 ERJCC m/$24 p/$12 seniors and students
Four pre-professional dance companies are brought together for an evening of dance, presenting works ranging in style from hip hop to contemporary.  They are Dance of Asian America, HBLV 8, USDC2 and Inertia.

 

WOMAN TO WOMAN: A conversation with Carolyn Dorfman
Wednesday, February 5, 2014 – 9:30 – 11:00 a.m.
Free and Open to the Public. Carolyn Dorfman, founder and artistic director of her nationally recognized modern dance company, discusses the arts and “dance with a capital D.” Dorfman is the recipient of numerous artistic and civic awards including the Jewish Women in the Arts Award from the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit, the Janice Charach Epstein Gallery and a choreography award from the Foundation for Jewish Culture, among many others.

 

BACKSTAGE PASS with Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company
Saturday, February 8  7:00 p.m. ● Family Program
Fees: $8 ERJCCm/$12 p

CAROLYN DORFMAN DANCE COMPANY
Sunday, Febrary 9  3:00 p.m. ● Concert
Fees:  $18 ERJCC m/$24p/$12 seniors and students
The Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company has been hailed for its “elegance and power” and “technical abililty, versatility, and inner fire.”  CDDC presents an extraordinary program that merges the art of dance with Ms. Dorfman’s creative drive to communicate about the commonality of the human experience.

 

SPA AT THE J Dance Master Classes
Pilobolus – Modern Dance Master Class, Thursday, January 9 at 7:30 – 9:00 p.m.
The ERJCC Arts & Culture Season is generously supported by ERJCC Patrons of the Arts, The Maurice Amado Foundation and JPMorgan Chase & Co. For tickets and additional information call the Kaplan Box Office at 713-551-7255. Visit www.erjcchouston.org or find us Facebook for more information.

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The Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center (ERJCC) of Houston is a non-profit organization that provides quality programs for all members of the family. The ERJCC provides more than $350,000 in scholarship aid to area families in need thanks to the generous support received, in part, from the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston and the United Way. Funding from JPMorgan Chase & Co. provides generous support for Arts & Culture programs. United Airlines is the official airline of the ERJCC.

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