MEN IN DANCE, now in its 25th year, announces its 2021 Virtual Festival line up. This collection of male-identifying performers in concert dance is titled: THEN/NOW. It will take place online over two weekends: October 1-3 and October 8-10. There will be NO CHARGE for online viewing though tax-deductable donations to the MEN IN DANCE non-profit organization are encouraged and appreciated!
This event will bring together the creative talents of eleven choreographers:
Weekend 1 (THEN) features four returning artists from previously produced MID Festivals. MID will run videos of the pieces first created for us by these choreographers immediately followed by new dance films created for this 2021 Festival. Our online audiences will have the opportunity to see the growth each choreographer has experienced over the years.
The returning Guest Artists are as follows: Cameron McKinney, director of Kizuna Dance in New York City (seen on the MID stage in 2015 and 2016); Mike Esperanza, director of Bare Dance Company (last seen in our 2016 Festival), who has made California and New York home bases, and is now doing a Residency in Oklahoma; Versa-Style, a Los Angeles-based urban/contemporary dance company (seen in our 2018 Festival); and Dance//Novella, brainchild of two Canadian Dance artists, Rachael Prince and Brandon Lee Alley, both in Vancouver (seen as part of our 2020 Virtual Festival) .
Weekend 2 (NOW) features seven dance makers chosen from submissions we received from around the country. They will be bringing new works to this Virtual Event, all committed to film. Their viewpoints are as varied as their backgrounds!
The second weekend features works by a group of choreographers who all have a strong connection to Seattle and the Pacific Northwest, even though several of them now live and work in other parts of the country. The current Seattle residents are Daniel Costa (solo); Maeve Barton (duet); Levi Ryan (solo); Jeremy Cline (trio), and Robbi Moore (solo). Joining them are Sean Rosado (solo), currently living and working in Astoria, NY; and Alfonso Cervera (a solo), who now works in Seattle but has had a long career and background in Southern California.
Make plans to see both weekends at festival.menindance.org
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Friday and Saturday streams are at 8 pm PT; and Sunday streams at 5pm PT
For all inquiries, contact Kince at kince@verumcreative.com or email MEN IN DANCE at menindancesea@gmail.com