A rare collection of modern dance works, ranging from the groundbreaking pioneers of modern dance to contemporary artists whose artistic lineage is a direct continuation of modern dance tradition. May 29 & 30 at The Tank in New York City.
The Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble is honored that Christine Dakin will join us on May 28 & 29 in Modern Rebels. In a recent interview, Ms. Dakin shared her thoughts about the power of dance and the gift of art.
“Moods and Dreams” ranged from the meditatively personal “Poem” to the haunting Holocaust-inspired “Dreams.” The dancers’ grounded strength, unexaggerated power, and fierce theatrical determination made the works seen timeless.
“Truth in Motion,” a one-act play about Anna Sokolow by Cynthia Chapman, premiered as part of the festival “Untold Stories of Jewish Women” sponsored by the Museum of Jewish Heritage. Associate Artistic Director Eleanor Bunker portrayed Anna.
March 8–11, 2018 at the Mark O’Donnell Theater at the Actors Fund Arts Center. Work by Anna Sokolow that had not been seen for several decades. The program included Poem, Moods, Preludes, Dreams, and Leni Wylliams’ Sweet in the Morning.
March 12-23 (Humphrey/Limon Dance Intensive) and May 2-June 30 (Anna Sokolow Workshop and Showcase). Jim May will teach at the Gwendolyn Bye Dance Center in Philadelphia.
April 20-23, Rome. Jim May will teach a Sokolow repertory workshop, culminating in a performance.
May 29 thru June 15, 2018. Mon-Fri, 10-12 pm. Internationally renowned master teachers Betty Jones and Fritz Ludin will teach at Ballet Hispanico in New York City. The current of life energy that runs through the body and gives dance its ultimate beauty and vitality will be an important topic of the workshop.
Press release: The SOKOLOW THEATRE/DANCE ENSEMBLE with guests JENNIFER CONLEY and CLARENCE BROOKS. Program includes Sokolow’s Moods, not performed since the late 1970’s.
The Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble, the only New York modern dance company dedicated to the work of the late Anna Sokolow, has undergone a change in artistic directorship to a new generation of dancers with deep experience in the work of the iconoclastic choreographer.
