SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2016
ST.LUKE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH - 73 S. FULLERTON AVE, MONTCLAIR, NJ
Highlights from “Dance on the Lawn” 2016 - video: Julie Winokur @ Talking Eyes
Highlights from “Dance on the Lawn” 2016 - Photos: TonyTurnerPhotos
Host: Nasha Thomas
THE 2016 LINEUP - (CLICK ON PHOTOS TO GO DIRECTLY TO COMPANY WEBSITES):
ROW 1 - NEW JERSEY SCHOOLS: GROOVES UNLIMITED DANCE STUDIO (Livingston); KATHY COSTA’S DANCEWORKS & COMPANY (Montclair); SHARRON MILLER'S ACADEMY FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS' PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP ENSEMBLE (Montclair) & NANCY TURANO’S NEW JERSEY DANCE THEATRE ENSEMBLE (Summit)
ROW 2 - KYLE MARSHALL - "DANCE ON THE LAWN'S 2016 "EMERGING NEW JERSEY COMMISSIONED CHOREOGRAPHER" (Jersey City)
ROW 3 - NEW JERSEY COMPANIES: FREESPACE DANCE (Donna Scro - Artistic Director/Montclair); "DANCE THERAPY" (Maurice Chestnut - Artistic Director/Newark); 10 HAIRY LEGS (Randy James - Artistic Director/Highland Park) & CAROLYN DORFMAN DANCE (Carolyn Dorfman - Artistic Director/Union)
ROW 4 - NEW YORK COMPANIES: New Work by TROY POWELL (Artistic Director - Ailey II); ZEST Collective (Gentry George - Artistic Director); & Keigwin + Company (Larry Keigwin - Artistic Director)
ROW 1 - NEW JERSEY SCHOOLS: GROOVES UNLIMITED DANCE STUDIO (Livingston); KATHY COSTA’S DANCEWORKS & COMPANY (Montclair); SHARRON MILLER'S ACADEMY FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS' PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP ENSEMBLE (Montclair) & NANCY TURANO’S NEW JERSEY DANCE THEATRE ENSEMBLE (Summit)
ROW 2 - KYLE MARSHALL - "DANCE ON THE LAWN'S 2016 "EMERGING NEW JERSEY COMMISSIONED CHOREOGRAPHER" (Jersey City)
ROW 3 - NEW JERSEY COMPANIES: FREESPACE DANCE (Donna Scro - Artistic Director/Montclair); "DANCE THERAPY" (Maurice Chestnut - Artistic Director/Newark); 10 HAIRY LEGS (Randy James - Artistic Director/Highland Park) & CAROLYN DORFMAN DANCE (Carolyn Dorfman - Artistic Director/Union)
ROW 4 - NEW YORK COMPANIES: New Work by TROY POWELL (Artistic Director - Ailey II); ZEST Collective (Gentry George - Artistic Director); & Keigwin + Company (Larry Keigwin - Artistic Director)
Kyle Marshall Company
Photo: David Gonsier
Kyle Marshall currently dances with Doug Elkins Choreography Etc, Tiffany Mills Company and 10 Hairy Legs. Kyle created Kyle Marshall Choreography in 2014 to help support his dance-making process. He is curious how histories, cultural movements and personal experiences dictate how people create social groups and interact with their environments. Kyle's dances have been performed at the Dumbo Dance Festival, Movement Research at Judson Church, Dixon Place, Triskelion Arts, Greenspace, Upstart Festival at BAX, STUFFED, AUNTS, Rutgers University and the Dance+ Festival in Portland, OR. He has also received residencies from the Jamaica Performing Arts Center and CoLab Arts. He excited to be the 2016 “Dance on the Lawn” emerging commissioned choreographer and will present a new work September, 10th in the Montclair Dance Festival in New Jersey. Kyle graduated Magna Cum Laude from Rutgers University with a BFA in Dance.
Since presenting a “work-in-progress” of the final work on Saturday, May 14, 2016 @ St. Luke’s Episcopal Church’s Assembly Hall, Kyle also presented teasers at SummerStage (NYC), Freespace Dance "Emerging Choreographer's Showcase" (Montclair), Newark Riverfront Revival (Newark). The final version will be presented during “Dance on the Lawn” 2016, Saturday, September 10, 2016 @ on the lawn of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church.
Since presenting a “work-in-progress” of the final work on Saturday, May 14, 2016 @ St. Luke’s Episcopal Church’s Assembly Hall, Kyle also presented teasers at SummerStage (NYC), Freespace Dance "Emerging Choreographer's Showcase" (Montclair), Newark Riverfront Revival (Newark). The final version will be presented during “Dance on the Lawn” 2016, Saturday, September 10, 2016 @ on the lawn of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church.
