I come with ideas, some sketches of the how the movement might feel and sometimes some ideas about sound but not always. When you are creating a new work, do you come to rehearsal with your work already choreographed, or do you come with ideas that evolve with the dancers? I started to take it more seriously in high school. Just creating dances with my cousins and friends to perform for our families. I was a dance maker from an early age-not sure how old but in my childhood. I am inspired to find ways to bring attention to the challenges of oppressed people and the responsibility of all people to fight for liberation. I enjoy research both in a traditional sense and this new idea I have been exploring around excavating using embodied research. Moments in history, usually how they are connected to the African Diaspora-I read A LOT! I love excavating for TRUTH.What inspires you to make new work? When did that first happen for you? Sanders-Ward’s second work on the program is Harvester, a solo she is developing as a 2019 Chicago Dancemakers Forum Lab Artist, that breaks open the spirit of “womynhood” and reveals the fullness of her existence, unbound by the projections of others. She is a board member of Enrich Chicago and the African American Arts Alliance and was selected to attend the inaugural Obama Foundation Summit for Emerging Global Leaders.įor Red Clay Dance Company’s “Visions & Voices” program, Sanders-Ward has created FAKE NEWS! in response to the 2016 “election,” which re-examines ideals of capitalism, democracy, immigration and our dangerous obsession with power and media. Sanders-Ward has served as an adjunct faculty member and received choreographic commissions from Columbia College Chicago, Northwestern University, Knox College, City Colleges of Chicago, AS220 and the National Theatre in Uganda. In 20, Newcity magazine selected her as one of the “Fifty People Who Really Perform for Chicago.” Her work has been presented in Chicago, New York, San Francisco, The Yard at Martha’s Vineyard and internationally in Toronto, Dakar and Kampala. Sanders-Ward is a 2019 Chicago Dancemakers Forum awardee, a 2019 Harvard Business School Club of Chicago Scholar, a 2018 Dance/USA Leadership Fellow, a 2013 3Arts awardee and recipient of a 2009 Choreography Award from Harlem Stage NYC. She is the founding artistic director and CEO of Red Clay Dance Company and is currently a candidate for Dunham Technique Certification. Alex Skolnick Trio planning a US tour in September.A Chicago native, Vershawn Sanders-Ward holds an MFA in dance from New York University and is the first recipient of a BFA I dance from Columbia College Chicago (Gates Millennium Scholar). Spring-Summer 2016 Currently working with Brother Joscephus And The Love Revolution and Daisy Jopling throughout northeastern US. SeptemUS-WV-Charleston, The Empty Glass BROTHER JOSCEPHUS AND THE LOVE REVOLUTION: back at the bklyn bowl Aug 11 ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO Europe Unbound Tour 2017 Presented by Guitar Magazine England – Southampton, Talking heads England – Chesterfield, Realtime Music Scotland – Glasgow, Audio England – Birmingham, Flapper England – London, Pizza Express Germany Karlsruhe, Jubez France – Nancy, MAI France Germany – Fürth, Kofferfabrik Germany – Passau, Museum Café Germany – Habach, Village Austria – Frauental, Bluegarage Austria – Vienna, Reigen Hungary – Budapest, Dürer Kert – Room041 Czech – Prague, Agharta Germany – Reichenbach/Vogtland, Bergkeller Germany – Nordhausen, Cyriaci-Kapelle Nordhausen Italy - Rome, Venue TBD Denmark – Copenhagen, Stengade Norway – Larvik, Guitar Festival Sweden – Gävle, CC Pub Germany – Fehmarn, venue tba Germany – Hamburg, Hafenklang Germany – Bremen, KITO Germany – Dortmund, Piano Netherlands – Tilburg, Paradox Booking by MAXIMUM Booking: - DAISY JOPLING "AWAKENING" RECORD RELEASE!! The Cutting room Friday Feb 17th 2017 7:30 pm AST (ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO) Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" Click here!! OCT 7 PA – New Hope, Havana - Brother joscephus at the city winery sept 29th richmond VA aug 31st Front porch festival Stuart VA sept 1st - Daisy Jopling Live at Lincoln Center: Sunday August 27th 3:00 pm at Alice Tully Hall Lincoln Center - daisy JoplingĪwakening Album Westchester Release: Winery St George Mohegan Lake, NY - Brother Joscephus and the love revolution summer concerts for information about concerts of brojo performing completely original arrangements of the entire iconic Beatles record " Sgt. Conundrum European tour March 2019 07 March - London - Nell’s 09 March – Vilnius, LT – Vakarisġ4 March – Istanbul, TR – CRR Concert HallĢ2 March – Eindhoven, NL – Prognosis FestivalĢ9 March – Larvik, NO – Larvik Guitar Festival - Alex Skolnick Trio Conundrum record release US shows 2018
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