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This newsletter is designed to keep you informed about where we are in the community, how you can get involved, and how you can support us. Feel free to pass this on to others--we love it when our friends help us spread the "Word"!
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| WORD/DANCE/THEATER AT WORK |
We Will Dance At: (mark your calendars):
The Dances of Isadora Duncan
May 1, 2008 at 7:00 PM
The Dennis and Phillip Ratner Museum
10001 Old Georgetown Rd.
Bethesda, Md.20814
For more information call 301 951 8333 or email cynthia@worddance.org.
Tickets:
- $20 general public
- $10 children and seniors
Reserve your tickets NOW at cynthia@worddance.org.
Wild Hearts: Sappho and Isadora
The Capital Fringe Festival
July 10 thru 27, 2008 in Downtown Washington D.C.
Locations, dates, and times of performances posted at www.worddance.org in May.
Word Dance Theater at Historic Dumbarton Church
3133 Dumbarton Street NW
Washington D.C. 20007
October 25, 2008 at 8PM
Tickets go on sale September 1
$25 general admission
$15 children and seniors
For more information call 301 951 8333 or email cynthia@worddance.org
Classes You Can Dance At:
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Mark you calendars for our Spring offering of "Modern Dance in the Style of Isadora Duncan". This is a dance class for all levels of movers. Students are introduced to moving from breath and the solar plexus with floor exercises to strengthen and align the body, a standing section to energize the entire body, and then dancing across the studio with set choreography and structured improvisations. Beautiful music, wonderful people, and great movement make for a joyous experience. What a great opportunity to spring forward!!!
8 sessions: Starting Tuesday April 8, 2008
6:30 to 8:00PM
Leland Community Center, 4301 Willow Lane, Chevy Chase, MD. 20815.
Cost: $99.00
The class is listed in Montgomery Co. Recreation and Park Programs Spring 2008 Guide on p.47 course number 207730. You can register in one of four ways:
1) On-line at www.montgomerycountymd.gov/rec.
2) Fax your registrations to 240/777-6818
3) mail a registration form from the Guide to:
Montgomery County Rec. Dep't
Attn: Registrar
4010 Randolph Rd.
Silver Spring, MD.
20902-1099
4) Call 240-777-6840
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| NEWS AT WORD/DANCE/THEATER |
Company News
NATIONAL MUSEUM FOR WOMEN IN THE ARTS: WDT was invited to present two short concerts on Sunday March 2, as part of the NMWA's festival entitled "Women Who Wow!". Valerie Durham and Cynthia Word presented interactive and educational performances introducing the art of Isadora Duncan to many people. It was wonderful to see the adults and children join us at the end for the concluding dance. Many audience members stayed to ask questions and express their delight with the dances.
BUSINESS VOLUNTEER FOR THE ARTS: WDT applied in November 2007 to the Business Volunteer for the Arts for assistance in creating a strategic plan and in building a strong foundation for our board of directors. We were very pleased when Eileen Rappaport of the BVA informed us that we had been accepted and assigned a volunteer, Kelly Bowling. Kelly specializes in strategic planning, metrics creation, and organizational development at Kaiser Permanente. On March 3, Kelly facilitated a retreat with the WDT Board of Directors in which we began creating our strategic plan for 2009-10 including metrics with which to evaluate the accomplishment of our goals and objectives. We are extremely pleased to have Kelly’s valuable assistance in creating our strategic plan and Board building. Thank you Business Volunteers for the Arts and welcome Kelly Bowling!
Community News
NATIONAL CATHEDRAL SCHOOL: Since late Fall 2007 Cynthia has been teaching Modern Dance classes at the National Cathedral School. She teaches classes for the Middle School girls twice a week and the Upper School girls twice a week. In addition, Cynthia is setting one solo of Isadora Duncan’s choreography entitled “Ballspiel” and one quartet named “Valse Brilliante” on the NCS High School students. The Middle School classes created a short dance for their Spring play as well. Cynthia has tremendously enjoyed working with the young women of NCS.
JOIN WORD DANCE THEATER AND OTHER DANCE COMPANIES AND STUDIOS IN “DANCE IS THE ANSWER 2008”! This is a day-long dance fair held at the luxurious Hotel Palomar on Saturday April 26. WDT will be stationed at a table inside the hotel where representatives will hand out flyers, performance brochures, show videos and answer questions about what we offer to the Washington D.C. community. Dance Is the Answer is part of National Dance Week. There will be free performance, classes and much more. Come out to support your local dance community!
HOW CAN YOU HELP WORD/DANCE/THEATER CONTINUE ITS MISSION IN OUR COMMUNITY?
- We are always grateful for gifts of time, talent or money.
- To be added to our list of volunteers for projects or to donate your talents as a board member please email Cynthia at cynthia@worddance.org. We are always in need of people with a passion for Dance and Word/Dance/Theater and we particularly need people with expertise in graphic design, marketing, business development, legal counsel, and administrative skills.
- To donate to WDT you may write a check or make a donation at www.worddance.org on the "giving" page. Checks may be sent to:
Word/Dance/Theater
7311 University Avenue
Glen Echo, MD 20812.
All gifts are deductible to the full extent of the law.
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| Word/Dance/Theater Mission |
Word Dance Theater is YOUR grassroots dance organization.
Our mission is to provide dance education outreach programs and professional Modern Dance concerts to our community. We believe that we influence, change, and inspire lives through the Art of Modern Dance.
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WORD UP/2008
Thanks to these
generous donors |
Banner Associates
Kelly Bowling
Rick and Barbara Fisher
Risa Guber
Leon Levinson
Lifestyle Solutions
The Meltzer Group
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