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IN/BEtween
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The production will feature both collaborators as well as Shana Simmons Dance company collaborators and Kathak dancers in a non-stop journey. Their creative vision will take the audience through experiences of rhythm, story, live music, and dance. Focusing on the in-between moments in Kathak traditional rhythmic patterns, the duo will expand this focus making connections to how dance is getting passed down generationally and how this might be changing into the future. What does it feel like to be in-between two art forms, two moments in time, the future and the past?
Audiences can expect to see driving live music, both traditional modern and Kathak dance works as well as a fusion of styles. IN/BEtween hopes to tap into the emotion of where we are in the dance timeline, hovering between the old traditions which are being lost to technology and the new generations of dancers’ creative ideas. This hour long journey is sure to be an ebb and flow of emotion, passion, technique, and artistry.
This production is supported by the Heinz Small Arts Initiative.
Tickets:
Gen Admission, $35 | Student/Artist/Senior Discount, $20 | Live Streamed Friday Night Performance: $10
Where: Attack Theatre
212 45th St, Pittsburgh, PA 15201
When:
Friday, December 2, 8pm | Saturday, December 3, 8pm
Audiences can expect to see driving live music, both traditional modern and Kathak dance works as well as a fusion of styles. IN/BEtween hopes to tap into the emotion of where we are in the dance timeline, hovering between the old traditions which are being lost to technology and the new generations of dancers’ creative ideas. This hour long journey is sure to be an ebb and flow of emotion, passion, technique, and artistry.
This production is supported by the Heinz Small Arts Initiative.
Tickets:
Gen Admission, $35 | Student/Artist/Senior Discount, $20 | Live Streamed Friday Night Performance: $10
Where: Attack Theatre
212 45th St, Pittsburgh, PA 15201
When:
Friday, December 2, 8pm | Saturday, December 3, 8pm
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Constructed Sight Dance Film Festival
March 2023
The Constructed Sight Dance Film Festival is coming into its second year of presenting International dance film artists from around the world. The ten day event will kick off with an in-person Opening Night Screening featuring works from Shana Simmons Dance company members blending Pittsburgh
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public works of art and dance film and "Panelist Picks" international guest artists creating an hour and a half long show. This Opening Night Event will be live streamed and feature a few selected artists for a brief talk back.
The Constructed Sight talk back in 2022 featured artists from New York City, Canada, and Boston. Over fifty films were presented online from over twenty countries in varying categories. This is the first ever dance film festival in Pittsburgh and will continue to build momentum annually. Applications for the 2023 festival will be released towards the end of November 2022.
Originally created as a direct response to Covid-19, Constructed Sight has featured new dance films through a series of entertaining online "shows" featuring guest artists and hosted by mystery guest personalities since Fall 2020. Created by Shana Simmons, Jamie Erin Murphy, and Brady Sanders, three seasoned choreographers collaborated on generating new films through site specific choreography inspired by public works of art around Pittsburgh. The trio has individually created 15 separate films to date. Constructed Sight was presented over the course of 2-3 weeks, with different online shows each weekend. The natural progression of this event was to progress to feature international films through an application process and host main events in Pittsburgh.
The Constructed Sight talk back in 2022 featured artists from New York City, Canada, and Boston. Over fifty films were presented online from over twenty countries in varying categories. This is the first ever dance film festival in Pittsburgh and will continue to build momentum annually. Applications for the 2023 festival will be released towards the end of November 2022.
Originally created as a direct response to Covid-19, Constructed Sight has featured new dance films through a series of entertaining online "shows" featuring guest artists and hosted by mystery guest personalities since Fall 2020. Created by Shana Simmons, Jamie Erin Murphy, and Brady Sanders, three seasoned choreographers collaborated on generating new films through site specific choreography inspired by public works of art around Pittsburgh. The trio has individually created 15 separate films to date. Constructed Sight was presented over the course of 2-3 weeks, with different online shows each weekend. The natural progression of this event was to progress to feature international films through an application process and host main events in Pittsburgh.
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LIVING LANDSCAPESApril 2023
LIVING LANDSCAPES is Shana Simmons Dance's two-year project working with environmental themes. Audiences will partake (if desired) in a river-front nature walk experiencing live dance along the trail and eventually congregate in the Southside Amphitheatre to watch the final iteration of the Living Landscapes dance film. Audiences will be brought into the natural Pittsburgh environment, being able to touch, smell, and sense nature.
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Local interviews from nonprofit organizations Grounded and Allegheny Cleanways help dictate and guide you through the film, expressing the needs of the local environment. The film connects specific issues that exist in Western Pa to what we can do to help protect our environment through voice, movement, and nature images. The amount of excess production we humans consume and discard is seriously affecting our lives. This film encourages action in audience, addressing the question, "what can I do?"
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Choreographer/Director: Shana Simmons
Composer: Andrew Griffin Editor: Julie Rooney Filmographer/Collaborator: Arvid Tomayko Filmographer: Cassie Dietrich Dancers: Adrienne Elion Auset Fullard Lexi Jordan Allegra Golembiewski Brady Sanders Shana Simmons This project is supported by The Heinz Endowments, The Pittsburgh Foundation, and donors of Shana Simmons Dance. |
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Recent Past Events...
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CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF ART
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Join us on Saturday, July 30, throughout the afternoon in the Sculpture Court for performances by Shana Simmons Dance. In between performances, DJ Thermos and Sister Sludge will soundtrack an afternoon full of eating, drinking, art-making, and summer fun.
Hermes Food Truck will be on-site at the museum bringing both fantastic gyros and platters and the classic carnival flavors of funnel cakes, corn dogs, and chicken tenders.
Trace Brewing, the official brewery partner of Inside Out, will have beer for sale. A selection of non-alcoholic beverages will also be available.
Inside Out events are FREE and most events are open to audiences of all ages. Make a day of it and reserve your timed tickets to visit the museum before or after you enjoy Inside Out!
Hermes Food Truck will be on-site at the museum bringing both fantastic gyros and platters and the classic carnival flavors of funnel cakes, corn dogs, and chicken tenders.
Trace Brewing, the official brewery partner of Inside Out, will have beer for sale. A selection of non-alcoholic beverages will also be available.
Inside Out events are FREE and most events are open to audiences of all ages. Make a day of it and reserve your timed tickets to visit the museum before or after you enjoy Inside Out!