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Dear Steven,

Arts & Culture under fire again!

Pennsylvania's FY2010 state budget is only three months old. However, on the normal budget calendar, this is considered to be halfway through the year. According to Governor Rendell, revenues are far less than projected. In December, he announced the budget would be "frozen", or trimmed by $162 million.  Last week, the details of the cuts were made available. Despite all that has been fought for during the past year - arts and culture in Pennsylvania is again on the chopping block.

Making matters even worse, budgets at the federal level are also being cut. The Obama Administration released its proposed budget for FY2011with news that the president is calling for a discretionary spending freeze at current levels for the next three years as part of his budget. The National Endowment of the Arts saw their budget reduced to $161.3 million - $6 million less than in 2010.  In addition to the decrease in NEA funding, the Arts in Education (AIE) program was consolidated with the Department of Education's new "Effective Teaching and Learning for Well-Rounded Education" program, which some fear might diminish the focus on arts in education across the country, as it is the only identified arts specific education program in the Department. 

More than ever, the arts and dance need your support! Besides making your voices heard at all levels of government, both state and federal, the private sector will also need to step up in these difficult economic times to ensure the continuation of valuable cultural programs.

As individuals, these issues seem insurmountable at times, but your help is invaluable. Get involved with your representatives and let them know that the Arts is a critical part of both our society and economy. But also, get out and support dance companies in the region - attend a performance, make a donation, volunteer your time. 

Steven Weisz
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***Descriptions will only appear for the first listing of a performance to conserve space. As always please check with the venue or artist to confirm dates, times and ticket availability.

Thursday, 04 February, 2010

07:30 PM STREB
Custom-made trapezes, trusses, trampolines, and a flying machine provides Streb a way to discover new ways for the body to move in space while being subjected to gravity and other indistinguishable forces. Zellerbach Theatre, 3680 Walnut Street, Philadelphia. Tickets: 215-898-3900

Friday, 05 February, 2010

07:00 PM Rachel Harris: One Woman Over the Line
West Chester Dance Works in collaboration with the Chester County Historical Society will present excerpts from the multimedia production "Rachel Harris - One Woman Over the Line". The performance presents the true story of Rachel Harris, a runaway slave and her search for freedom and dignity. Chester County Historical Society, 225 North High Street, West Chester. FREE

07:30 PM Danse4Nia Meets Forces of Nature: The Move Meant
Join Danse4Nia and our apprentice company, Nia-Next as we explore themes of deep ecology, spirituality and social responsibility through dance! The concert features a unique blend of contemporary dance vocabularies while promoting the history, legacy and lineage of African-American concert dance. Conwell Dance Theater, 1801 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia. $25 Gen Adm, $15 students & Seniors

08:00 PM Bryn Mawr College Faculty Dance Concert
Performances by Myra Bazell, Janet Pilla, Naomi Pressman, Gabrielle Revlock and Michelle Stortz. Bryn Mawr College - Pem Dance Studio, 101 N. Merion Avenue, Bryn Mawr. FREE

08:00 PM STREB
Custom-made trapezes, trusses, trampolines, and a flying machine provides Streb a way to discover new ways for the body to move in space while being subjected to gravity and other indistinguishable forces. Zellerbach Theatre, 3680 Walnut Street, Philadelphia. Tickets: 215-898-3900

Saturday, 06 February, 2010

02:00 PM STREB
Custom-made trapezes, trusses, trampolines, and a flying machine provides Streb a way to discover new ways for the body to move in space while being subjected to gravity and other indistinguishable forces. Zellerbach Theatre, 3680 Walnut Street, Philadelphia. Tickets: 215-898-3900

03:00 PM Metropolitan Ballet and Settlement Music School
Metropolitan Ballet Company (MBC) and students from the Jenkintown Branch of the Settlement Music School will present their 9th annual collaborative performance.  The program will include the company premiere of Take Me, a new contemporary work by NY choreographer Katarzyna Skarpetowska, in which MBC dancers-for the first time ever-will be accompanied by The Fairmount Chamber Ensemble, a professional string quartet. A company revival of Andrew Pap's neo-classical ballet, Marcello; and original works for dancers and musicians choreographed by Vidnovic and MBC faculty member Denise D'Angelo complete the program. Josephine Muller Auditorium at Abington Friends School,575 Washington Lane, Jenkintown.  $12 in advance; $15 at door. Phone: 215-663-1665

Join Danse4Nia and our apprentice company, Nia-Next as we explore themes of deep ecology, spirituality and social responsibility through dance! The concert features a unique blend of contemporary dance vocabularies while promoting the history, legacy and lineage of African-American concert dance. Conwell Dance Theater, 1801 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia. $25 Gen Adm, $15 students & Seniors

07:30 PM Winged Woman Dance: Residue
Join Winged Woman Dance for a provocative experience in which intimate and emotionally wrought segments of movement investigate the complexity of the human condition that compels us to do everything without the help or need of a loving God. Winged Woman Dance is a Philadelphia based ensemble founded by Tina Heuges that is dedicated to in-depth collaborations between visual artists, musicians and dancers. This performance is part of the Annenberg Center's By Local Series. $25. Annemberg Center For The Performing Arts, 3680 Walnut St, Phila. Phone: 215.898.3900

08:00 PM Alwin Nikolais Centennial with Ririe-Woodbury Co.
Celebrating 100 years of Nikolais (1910-2010), under the artistic direction of Alberto del Saz and performed by Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company with dance students from Muhlenberg College and DeSales University The award-winning company from Utah presents an all-Alwin Nikolais evening of theatrical magic, fusing contemporary movement with multimedia theatre of light, sound and costumes. Tickets $21-25. Zoellner Arts Center at Lehigh University, 420 East Packer Ave., Bethlehem. Phone: 610-758-2787

08:00 PM An evening with Leah Stein and Asimina Chremos
We are excited to offer an intimate evening of performances by two phenomenal dance improvisers: Chicago's Asimina Chremos and Philadelphia's Leah Stein, and feature three world class sound improvisers: Saxophonist Jack Wright and Baltimore based electronic musician Bonnie Jones will join Asimina, and Leah will be joined by her long time collaborator, percussionist Toshi Makihara.
$12. The Arts Parlor, 1170 S. Broad Street, Phila. Email: dustin@bowerbird.org

ETC Performace Series

08:00 PM
ETC. Performance Series
ETC. Performance Series - "Philly's FAVORITE hi-drama, lo-key performance series". Featured this month: Melange Contemporary Dance Company, Contempra Dance Theater, Chisena Danza, Rachel Feldman, Pamela Hetherington(feat. soloist Robert F. Burden, Jr.), Music and Motion Dance, JT Lotus Dance Company, Underground DanceWorks (UDW)...and more!!! $7 general admission, $5 stud./sen., Community Education Center, 3500 Lancaster Avenue, Phila. Tickets on Dance Box Office.


08:00 PM STREB
Custom-made trapezes, trusses, trampolines, and a flying machine provides Streb a way to discover new ways for the body to move in space while being subjected to gravity and other indistinguishable forces. Zellerbach Theatre, 3680 Walnut Street, Philadelphia. Tickets: 215-898-3900

Sunday, 07 February, 2010

08:00 PM ETC. Performance Series - February Festival
ETC. Performance Series - "Philly's FAVORITE hi-drama, lo-key performance series". Featured this month: Melange Contemporary Dance Company, Contempra Dance Theater, Chisena Danza, Rachel Feldman, Pamela Hetherington(feat. soloist Robert F. Burden, Jr.), Music and Motion Dance, JT Lotus Dance Company, Underground DanceWorks (UDW)...and more!!! $7 general admission, $5 stud./sen., Community Education Center, 3500 Lancaster Avenue, Phila. Tickets on Dance Box Office.


Thursday, 11 February, 2010

08:00 PM Master Choreographers
A spectacular evening of ballet, contemporary dance, tap and jazz choreographed by nationally and internationally acclaimed guest artists and faculty. Muhlenberg dancers will perform Alwin Nikolais' magical masterpiece 'Crucible' as part of the international Centennial Celebration of Nikolais' birth. $15. Muhlenberg College, Empire Theatre, 2400 Chew St., Allentown. boxoffice@muhlenberg.edu


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Friday, 12 February, 2010

07:30 PM Rachel Harris: One Woman Over The Line
West Chester Dance Works in collaboration with West Chester University's Gospel Choir will present the full multimedia production "Rachel Harris - One Woman Over the Line". The performance presents the true story of Rachel Harris, a runaway slave and her search for freedom and dignity. $12 general admission/$5 students. Emilie K. Asplundh Hall, West Chester University, University Ave & High St, West Chester. Phone: 610-692-3398

08:00 PM Master Choreographers
A spectacular evening of ballet, contemporary dance, tap and jazz choreographed by nationally and internationally acclaimed guest artists and faculty. Muhlenberg dancers will perform Alwin Nikolais' magical masterpiece 'Crucible' as part of the international Centennial Celebration of Nikolais' birth. $15. Muhlenberg College, Empire Theatre, 2400 Chew St., Allentown. boxoffice@muhlenberg.edu

Saturday, 13 February, 2010

08:00 PM Master Choreographers
A spectacular evening of ballet, contemporary dance, tap and jazz choreographed by nationally and internationally acclaimed guest artists and faculty. Muhlenberg dancers will perform Alwin Nikolais' magical masterpiece 'Crucible' as part of the international Centennial Celebration of Nikolais' birth. $15. Muhlenberg College, Empire Theatre, 2400 Chew St., Allentown. boxoffice@muhlenberg.edu

08:00 PM Urban Bush Women with Germaine Acogny and Kaolack
Brooklyn-based Urban Bush Women collaborated with Senegalese dance doyenne Germaine Acogny and her company Jant-Bi on 'The Scales of Memory.' Bryn Mawr is proud to present the 'Resistance' section from 'Scales' along with solos by Acogny and her star dance Kaolack, and 'Walking with Pearl: Africa Diaries' by UBW Director Jawole Willa Jo Zollar. $18 general & online/$15 seniors/$10 students. Bryn Mawr College - Goodhart Hall, corner Yarrow St. and No. Merion Ave., Bryn Mawr. Phone: 610-526-5210

Friday, 19 February, 2010

07:30 PM Dancing for Haiti Relief
This is an event to raise funds for CONVOY OF HOPE (www.convoyofhope.org) as they provide aid to the people of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The event will feature performances by the Xhale Dance Company, The Rebecca Davis Dance Company, The Smoke Lilies and Jade Arts Initiative (SLJ), Peter Sabasino (Top 20), and Teddy Tedholm of So You Think You Can Dance Season 6, Vocal performance by Michael Linden (UArts Musical Theatre), and more!
Free - $10 Donation suggested. Gershman Y, 401 S. Broad Street, Phila. Email: xhaledance@aol.com

08:00 PM Indigenous Pitch Dance Collective presents Zata
In the African dialect of Hausa the word "*Zata*" means "Imagine"- an appropriate title for an evening of scintillating new choreography by Indigenous Pitch Dance Collective. Guest choreographer Curt Haworth premieres Human Candles, a whimsical story set somewhere between the loneliness of the city and the crush of bodies in underground dance clubs.  Choreographer/dance artist Vince Johnson offers a theatrical rendering of childhood fantasy, nighttime escapades and sex with poetry, prose and an original score by composer John Bulack.  Stephen Welsh/SWERVE presents his latest group tour-de-force, Gray Matters.  This controversial parody explores a world where data-filled memory chips are routinely implanted into the human body.  Principal IPDC dancer, Rachel Condello makes her choreographic debut with a new work illustrating the emotions elicited by the warmest colors of the visual spectrum. $20 general admission; $10 students.  Painted Bride Art Center,  230 Vine St., Philadelphia. Tickets on Dance Box Office.

08:00 PM
New Edge Mix Performances Series
A bevy of talented local dance artists Mix it up in the second installment of the New Edge Mix.  Dance by Anna Drozdowski, The Late Bloomers, Jen McGinn, Shandra Staley, and Here[begin] Dance Co. $12, $10 students and seniors, Community Education Center, 3500 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia. Phone: 215-387-1911

Saturday, 20 February, 2010

02:00 PM & 08:00 PM
Indigenous Pitch Dance Collective presents Zata
In the African dialect of Hausa the word "*Zata*" means "Imagine"- an appropriate title for an evening of scintillating new choreography by Indigenous Pitch Dance Collective. Guest choreographer Curt Haworth premieres Human Candles, a whimsical story set somewhere between the loneliness of the city and the crush of bodies in underground dance clubs.  Choreographer/dance artist Vince Johnson offers a theatrical rendering of childhood fantasy, nighttime escapades and sex with poetry, prose and an original score by composer John Bulack.  Stephen Welsh/SWERVE presents his latest group tour-de-force, Gray Matters.  This controversial parody explores a world where data-filled memory chips are routinely implanted into the human body.  Principal IPDC dancer, Rachel Condello makes her choreographic debut with a new work illustrating the emotions elicited by the warmest colors of the visual spectrum. $20 general admission; $10 students.  Painted Bride Art Center,  230 Vine St., Philadelphia. Tickets on Dance Box Office.

08:00 PM
New Edge Mix Performances Series
A bevy of talented local dance artists Mix it up in the second installment of the New Edge Mix.  Dance by Anna Drozdowski, The Late Bloomers, Jen McGinn, Shandra Staley, and Here[begin] Dance Co. $12, $10 students and seniors, Community Education Center, 3500 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia. Phone: 215-387-1911

Sunday, 21 February, 2010

03:00 PM New Edge Mix Performances Series
A bevy of talented local dance artists Mix it up in the second installment of the New Edge Mix.  Dance by Anna Drozdowski, The Late Bloomers, Jen McGinn, Shandra Staley, and Here[begin] Dance Co. $12, $10 students and seniors, Community Education Center, 3500 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia. Phone: 215-387-1911

Friday, 26 February, 2010

02:30 PM & 07:30 PM Black Grace
A New Zealand expression for daring and bravery, Black Grace truly is unique in the world of dance. Founded in 1995 by choreographer Neil Ieremia, this all-male dance troupe fuses Pacific traditional cultures with the athleticism of contemporary dance. Program will include Minoi, showcasing Samoan slap dancing and singing; Surface, which traces the masculine traditions of the Samoan culture; and a new work for this tour, Gathering Clouds.$34-$44. The Perelman Theater at the Kimmel Center,  260 South Broad Street, Phila. Phone: 215-893-1999

07:30 PM MOVING BEYOND FORM
Explorations in Rhythm & Storytelling in Classical & Contemporary Indian Dance. MOVING BEYOND FORM brings together three distinctly different choreographers and ensembles -- ANNELIZE MACHADO, THE POST NATYAM COLLECTIVE, and Philadelphia's very own URMIKA DEVI DANCE COLLECTIVE -- exploring the boundaries of contemporary culture through works inspired by modern dance, ballet, yoga, martial arts, and the classical Indian dance forms of Bharata Natyam, Kuchipudi, and Kathak. $20 General; $15 Youth 18 & Under. Asian Arts Initiative, 1219 Vine Street, Phila.Phone: (215) 557-0455

Philadelphia Dance Projects

07:30 PM PDP Presents 2010 Local Dance History and Next Up
Philadelphia Dance Projects Presents 2010, featuring Local Dance History Project reconstructed works of local artists Ishmael Houston Jones, Michael Biello and Dan Martin  along with Next Up, contemporary emerging artist Otto Ramstad from Minneapolis. $20
The Performance Garage, 515 Brandywine Street, Philadelphia. Tickets on Dance Box Office.


Saturday, 27 February, 2010

02:30 PM Black Grace
A New Zealand expression for daring and bravery, Black Grace truly is unique in the world of dance. Founded in 1995 by choreographer Neil Ieremia, this all-male dance troupe fuses Pacific traditional cultures with the athleticism of contemporary dance. Program will include Minoi, showcasing Samoan slap dancing and singing; Surface, which traces the masculine traditions of the Samoan culture; and a new work for this tour, Gathering Clouds.$34-$44. The Perelman Theater at the Kimmel Center,  260 South Broad Street, Phila. Phone: 215-893-1999

04:30 PM MOVING BEYOND FORM
Explorations in Rhythm & Storytelling in Classical & Contemporary Indian Dance. MOVING BEYOND FORM brings together three distinctly different choreographers and ensembles -- ANNELIZE MACHADO, THE POST NATYAM COLLECTIVE, and Philadelphia's very own URMIKA DEVI DANCE COLLECTIVE -- exploring the boundaries of contemporary culture through works inspired by modern dance, ballet, yoga, martial arts, and the classical Indian dance forms of Bharata Natyam, Kuchipudi, and Kathak. $20 General; $15 Youth 18 & Under. Asian Arts Initiative, 1219 Vine Street, Phila.Phone: (215) 557-0455

07:30 PM Black Grace
A New Zealand expression for daring and bravery, Black Grace truly is unique in the world of dance. Founded in 1995 by choreographer Neil Ieremia, this all-male dance troupe fuses Pacific traditional cultures with the athleticism of contemporary dance. Program will include Minoi, showcasing Samoan slap dancing and singing; Surface, which traces the masculine traditions of the Samoan culture; and a new work for this tour, Gathering Clouds.$34-$44. The Perelman Theater at the Kimmel Center,  260 South Broad Street, Phila. Phone: 215-893-1999

07:30 PM PDP Presents 2010 Local Dance History and Next Up
Philadelphia Dance Projects Presents 2010, featuring Local Dance History Project reconstructed works of local artists Ishmael Houston Jones, Michael Biello and Dan Martin  along with Next Up, contemporary emerging artist Otto Ramstad from Minneapolis. $20
The Performance Garage, 515 Brandywine Street, Philadelphia. Tickets on Dance Box Office.


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  February 6-7, 2010 - ETC Performance Series
  February 19-20, 2020 - Indigenous Pitch Dance Collective - Zata
  February 26-27, 2010 - PDP Local Dance History Series 1

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  February 26-27, 2010 - PDP Local Dance History Series 1
  March 4, 2010 - Motion Pictures '10
  March 5-6, 2010 - PDP Local Dance History Series 2
  March 12-13, 2010 - Premiere of Red Thread
  March 19-20, 2010 - SCUBA '10 National Touring Network

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