NEW YORK CITY DANCE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD!...dance (Bharatanatyam) creating new provocative contemporary works in the Indian tradition. Original works performed by her company, Thresh,

WHAT IS VICTORY DANCE? The New Victory Theater is thrilled to present VICTORY DANCE, a series specially curated to introduce younger audiences to the incredible artistry and diversity of dance in New York City. This four-week dance series will showcase a cross-section of New York-based choreographers and companies.

DIRECTOR OF ARTISTIC PROGRAMMING

"New York is home to so many

extraordinary dancers, choreographers and companies who are

thrilled to perform for young people from

within their community."

NEW YORK CITY: DANCE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD!

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DOUG VARONE AND DANCERSDoug Varone and Dancers has commanded attention for its expansive vision, versatility and technical prowess. On the concert stage, in opera, theater and on the screen, Varone's kinetically thrilling dances make essential connections and mine the complexity of the human spirit using both the smallest gesture or full-throttle bursts of movement. Doug Varone and Dancers are among the most sought after ambassadors and educators in the field. For the past 17 years, the company’s annual summer intensive workshops at leading universities attract students and professionals from around the globe. Varone, his dancers and designers have been honored with 11 Bessie Awards. In celebration of their 30th anniversary season, the company is touring and reconstructing major dances from past repertory, as well as recent new works and company premieres.

BUGLISI DANCE THEATREFounded in 1993 by artistic director Jacqulyn Buglisi, Terese Capucilli, Christine Dakin and Donlin Foreman, who performed together as principal dancers of the Martha Graham Dance Company (Victory Dance, 2015) the award-winning Buglisi Dance Theatre (BDT) is acclaimed for poignant, theatrical dances and imaginative multi-disciplinary collaborations that promote awareness of social issues and embolden audiences to recognize within themselves their own humanity. In her four-decade career as a choreographer, artistic director, dancer and master teacher, Jacqulyn Buglisi has made an indelible impact on the field of dance. Using literature, history, and heroic archetypes as primary source material, Buglisi crafts dances that promote awareness of global issues and of the human condition.

BILL SHANNONBill Shannon is a street performer, renowned dancer and conceptual, interdisciplinary artist who creates site-specific work in galleries, theaters and on the street. Shannon is widely recognized in the dance and performance art world, the underground hip hop and club dance scene, the urban arts movement and the disabled artist community. The recent major focus of Shannon's work has been on bringing dance and movement to audiences as site-specific video installations, and developing wearable video art for performance and entertainment.

DECADANCETHEATRENew York Dance and Performance Award (Bessie) nominee for Outstanding Emerging Choreographer, Decadancetheatre has been redefining theatrical hip hop since 2004. Based in Brooklyn, Decadancetheatre has become a key ambassador of authentic hip hop culture around the world through performances, workshops and creative commissions. Led by artistic director Jennifer Weber, the company represents a global vision of hip hop with an international roster of dancers from the U.S., France, Germany, Norway, Nigeria and Japan.

PROGRAM AMEET THE COMPANIES



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Photo: Yi-Chun

PREETI VASUDEVAN’S THRESH (WITH AMAR RAMASAR)Preeti Vasudevan is an award-winning choreographer, educator and movement analyst. She is an exponent of classical Indian dance (Bharatanatyam) creating new provocative contemporary works in the Indian tradition. Original works performed by her company, Thresh, have earned international acclaim for their fresh juxtaposition of traditional and contemporary voices.

RONALD K. BROWN/EVIDENCEFounded by Ronald K. Brown in 1985 and based in Brooklyn, EVIDENCE, focuses on the fusion of African dance with contemporary choreography and spoken word. This work provides a unique view of human struggles, tragedies and triumphs. Brown uses movement as a way to reinforce the importance of community in African American culture and to acquaint audiences with the beauty of African forms and rhythms.

HEIDI LATSKY DANCEHeidi Latsky Dance (HLD), a New York-based contemporary dance company, dedicates its work to redefining beauty and virtuosity through provocative performance and discourse. It uses performers with unique attributes to bring rigorous, passionate and innovative dance works to diverse audiences. Since its inception in 2001, the company has received numerous awards, commissions and residencies. In 2006, it began the dynamic ongoing project of integrated works featuring people with disabilities.

MEET THE COMPANIES

PROGRAM B



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AFRO-CUBAN DANCE: A collection of ritual

Cuban dances, which are best described as free, electric and

tribal, that reflects the four main groups of Africans—the Arará,

Kongo-Angola, Yoruba and Carabali—who were transported

to Cuba.

BALLET: Dance form using precise and highly

formalized set steps and gestures. Classical ballet,

which originated in Renaissance Italy and established its

present form during the 19th century, is characterized

by light, graceful movements and the use of pointe

shoes with reinforced toes.

CONTEMPORARY: A free and expressive style of

dance that came about in response

to more structured dance forms,

like ballet and tap. It is not bound

by rhythms and the movement is a

release from tension.

LYRICAL: A dance style created by

merging ballet, jazz and contemporary

dance techniques.

BHARATANATYAM: One of eight classical dance forms in

India, this style of traditional dance

is the intersection of dance, music,

literature, philosophy, sculpture

and spirituality. Each gesture and

movement contains meaning and

serves to tell a specific story.

JAZZ: Before the 1950s, jazz dance referred to dance styles that originated from African American vernacular dance. In the 1950s, a new genre of jazz dance — modern jazz dance — emerged, with roots in Caribbean traditional dance. Moves used In Jazz Dance include Jazz Hands, Sideways Shuffling and Rolled Shoulders.

HIP HOP: A contemporary style of dance that includes a variety of urban dance styles, like b-boying/b-girling, popping and locking.

HANDOUT / INSIDE THE DANCE

Photo: Erin Baiano

Photo: Jim Carmody

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WHAT DO YOUR KIDS KNOW?BEFOREPrior to attending VICTORY DANCE with your kids, find out what their previous experience is with dance and how much they already know about it. Use the Prior Knowledge questions below as a guide for your reflection. In the process of exploring these areas, you’ll spark their curiosity about the show and enhance their anticipation for the trip.

How do you define dance?

Have you seen dancers live on stage before? What style of dance were they performing?

What style of dance do you enjoy most, either as a dancer or audience member?

What qualities make a dance piece interesting for you to watch?

If you had to put together a program of your favorite dancers (famous or not) who would be on your list?

Based on the descriptions in the VICTORY DANCE program that you are going to see, which are you most excited about and why?

AFTERReflect with your kids after the show.

What was the experience like of seeing live dance on stage?

Has your understanding of dance changed in any way? If so, how?

Did any of the dances surprise you? If so, how?

Did you have a favorite dance piece? Which was it and why?

Do you have a new understanding for the term “dance fusion?” What do you think it means?

BODY ENERGY SPACE TIME (B.E.S.T.)

Throughout this resource guide, you and your kids will be introduced to activities around dance. Have them refer to the B.E.S.T. chart (Body, Energy, Space and Time) to help them make interesting choices about

their dance movement pieces.

The Elements of Dance sets were created through a partnership between Walker Art Center and Perpich Center for Arts Education using frameworks and tools developed by Diane Aldis for Perpich professional

development and outreach programs.



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SPACE PLACE

GENERALSELF

SIZEBIG

SMALLNEAR REACHFAR REACH

LEVELHIGH

MEDIUM LOW

DIRECTION FORWARD

BACKWARD SIDEWAYS DIAGONAL

UP OR DOWN

PATHWAY STRAIGHT CURVED

CIRCULAR ZIGZAG

FOCUS SINGLE MULTI

ENERGY FLOW

FREEBOUND

WEIGHT STRONG

LIGHT

FORCESMOOTH

(SUSTAINED) SHARP

(SUDDEN)

STILLNESS ACTIVE PASSIVE

TIME SPEED

SLOW FAST

ACCELERATION DECELERATION

RHYTHM BREATH PULSE

BODY PARTS

HEAD ARMS

HANDS PELVIS LEGS

ELBOWS ETC.

SHAPES CURVED

STRAIGHT ANGULAR TWISTED

SYMMETRIC ASYMMETRIC

RELATIONSHIPS

NEAR APART ALONE

AROUND BELOW BESIDE

ETC. BALANCE

ON OFF

HANDOUTBEING YOUR B.E.S.T.

THE ELEMENTS OF DANCE*

*The Elements of Dance sets were created through a partnership between Walker Art Center and Perpich Center for Arts Education using frameworks and tools developed by Diane Aldis for Perpich professional development and outreach programs.

Photo: Nikki Carrara

Photo: Erin Baiano

CREATIVITY PAGE

What will you see at VICTORY DANCE this summer? Take a guess! Before seeing the show, answer the questions below for each of the images shown. After you see the show, fill out the back

to reflect on your experience of seeing the show.

PREPARE AND REFLECT

PROGRAM A

What is the dance style of each piece? What music do you think each of the performers are moving to? What question do you have for each of the performers?

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What words would you use to describe each piece? How did the music contribute to each performance? What is a new question you have for one or more of the

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PREPARE AND REFLECT Compare and contrast what you thought you would see on stage to the dance pieces presented!

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CREATIVITY PAGE PROGRAM B

What will you see at VICTORY DANCE this summer? Take a guess! Before seeing the show, answer the questions below for each of the images shown. After you see the show, fill out the back

to reflect on your experience of seeing the show.

PREPARE AND REFLECT

TEACHER'S NOTE: PLEASE PRINT DOUBLE-SIDED.

What is the dance style of each piece? What music do you think each of the performers are moving to? What question do you have for each of the performers?

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PREPARE AND REFLECT Compare and contrast what you thought you would see on stage to the dance pieces presented!

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performers in each piece?

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NEW YORK CITY DANCE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD!...dance (Bharatanatyam) creating new provocative contemporary works in the Indian tradition. Original works performed by her company, Thresh,