I was invited to curate public dance practice at the Annenberg Community Beach House in Santa Monica for Beach Dances 2019. Here’s what I had to say about how I went about picking these particular artists.
Presented by Santa Monica Cultural Affairs and Rhizomatic Arts, Beach Dances: Shared Practice is a week of site-responsive works and shared practice by local choreographers, plus a community potluck hangout for artists and their allies. All are invited to FREE open rehearsals, performances and participatory movement workshops featuring:
Heyward Bracey, Nguyen Nguyen and Rosemary Candelario
Paola Escobar
Maya Gingery featuring Nick Duran, Maya Gurantz, and Felicia St. Cyr
Rebeca Hernandez
DaEun Jung & The Earthian Folk Dancers
Shaina Lynn & Isabel Ivey
Carol McDowell
alexx shilling
Christine Suarez
Encounter (organized by Mariel Carranza)
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Tues June 18 – Sun June 23
Annenberg Beach House
415 Pacific Coast Highway
Santa Monica
Learn more about the artists and their projects and workshops at santamonica.gov/beachdances.
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SCHEDULE & RSVP LINKS:
Tuesday, June 18
8:30-10:30am: Rehearsal of Rendición by Christine Suarez
10:30am-12:30pm: Rehearsal of sAND sKY wIND by Maya Gingery
12:30-1:30pm: Rehearsal of Zurciendo Souls by Paola Escobar
Wednesday, June 19
8:30-10:30am: Rehearsal of Rendición by Christine Suarez
10:30-11:30am: Parent-Child Yoga + Cumbia Workshop with Rebeca Hernandez
11:30am-1:30pm: Earthian Folk Dance Workshop with DaEun Jung
Thursday, June 20
8:30-9:30am: Rehearsal of Zurciendo Souls by Paola Escobar
9:30-11:30am: Rehearsal of CONFLUENCE by Heyward Bracey and Nguyễn Nguyên with Rosemary Candelario
11:30am-1:30pm: Rehearsal of sAND sKY wIND by Maya Gingery
Friday, June 21
8:30-10:30am: Contemplative Dance Practice at the Beach with Carol McDowell
10:30am-12:30pm: Freewalking / Ragewalking Workshop with alexx shilling
12:30-1:30pm: Rehearsal of CONFLUENCE by Heyward Bracey and Nguyen Nguyen with Rosemary Candelario
Saturday, June 22
8:30-10:30am: Contemplative Dance Practice at the Beach with Carol McDowell
10:30-11:30am: Surrendering to Improvisation Workshop with Christine Suarez
11:30am-1:30pm: Rehearsal of sAND sKY wIND by Maya Gingery
4:00-6:00pm: Rhizomatic Arts Beach Hangout
6:30-8:00pm: Performance featuring works rehearsed during Beach Dances by DaEun Jung, Christine Suarez, Paola Escobar, Maya Gingery, Heyward Bracey & Nguyen Nguyen & Rosemary Candelario
Sunday, June 23
8:30-10:30am: Contemplative Dance Practice at the Beach with Carol McDowell
10:30am-12:00pm: Borderline Flamenco, Flamenco for All Workshop with Paola Escobar
12:00-1:30pm: La Diáspora de Twerk Workshop with Shaina Lynn and Isabel Ivey
5:00-7:00pm: Encounter, an improvisatory event organized by Mariel Carranza featuring performance artists Michael Barrett, Rochelle Fabb, Marcela Fuentes, Douglas Green, Rebeca Hernandez, Carol McDowell, Elaine Thap, and Allison Wyper