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Agnieszka Laska Dancers
LAMENTATIO
Nov. 11-15, 2009 
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THE FALL '01 screened July 30 at the
ALD Resident Composer and Technical Director
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THE FALL '01 |
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glimps THE FALL '01 here Flash trailer - (1 min.) - QuickTime trailer |
THE FALL '01 |
INSIGHT AWARD from |
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February 13, 2009 Mama's SongfEARnoMUSIC - Home Grown
DISJECTA
The choreographic premiere of Mama's Song danced by Michelle Rogers with violinist Inés Voglar of fEARnoMUSIC before an overflow crowd.
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July 11 - 12 - 13
Along with other guest artists, such as Dream Science Circus (pictured) ALD brought new commissions Star and Clouds Pass By from Cherry Blossom to the W.C. Fields performance stage.
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JUNE 19, 20, 21
THE TERROR THAT IS NAMED THE FLIGHT OF TIME
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June 20, 2009
Imago Theatre;
Portland |
Dance Coallition of Oregon presented in the Imago Theatre space, with Agnieszka Laska as executive and technical producer, a heaping helping of Portland Dance - details below: |
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(ALD - modern) Founding Artistic Director of Agnieszka Laska Dancers, Portland, OR The Agnieszka Laska Dancers have come together gradually over the last four years, originating with Laska's initial choreography of three movements from Dreams of a Dancer to the music of Portland-based composer Tomas Svoboda. In April of 2003, for composer Jack Gabel's Dog Star CD release event, the ensemble marked a solid presence on the artistic stage in Portland as the most musical dance company in town. The company's performances with live music include the (2003) Dreams of a Dancer production with Trio Spektrum, the (2004) Songs of Eva with fEARnoMUSIC, PSU Percussion Ensemble, chamber choir and guest soloist Diane Syrcle; Tessa Brinckman's (2005) Glass Sky CD release event at Portland's First Presbyterian Church, (2005) Peace is Every Step with Phil Hansen - cello, Janet Jones - piano, Erin Furbee - violin and (2006) Mozart Now and Then with Oregon Symphony String Quartet: Chien Tan - violin, treble violin, Amy Schwartz-Moretti - violin, Joel Belgique - viola, Nancy Ives - cello and guest cellist: Justin Kagan . Agnieszka Laska is now developing new talent through a Repertory Group and performing regularly throughout the region at diverse venues. After the company's successful April-2005 festival tour to Baja California, Mexico, a fall '07 festival tour is now being planned. |
 choreography: Agnieszka Laska |
 Choreographer: Aszure Barton - photo by Blaine Covert |
(modern) Choreography by Aszure Barton - free-lance choreography from Alberta - recent New York debut performance of Come In danced by Mikhail Baryshnikov Founded in 2004, the Northwest Dance Project is dedicated to the creation and performance of innovative, contemporary new dance works from established and emerging dance makers. In order to produce the next wave of significant dance works, we are also committed to advancing the training and mentoring the next generation of professional dancers though our various projects, intensives, workshops and classes. Because dance cannot survive without new audiences and a deepened appreciation of the art form, we strive to engage individuals and communities with dance through accessible performances by our Project Company, open studio sessions and special events, as well as bringing the experience of dance to youth in-need through our interactive Dance Moves community outreach program. more info. |
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(Water in the Desert - Butoh) Founding director of the Headwaters: Kinesthetic Laboratory and Center for International Exchanges in the Arts - in Portland, Oregon. the dances of mizu desierto lean often towards an invocation of memory, absurdity, place, cultural reality, and the feminine. We are American Butoh, dancing our personal ancestry, our plasma, and our particular North American identity. Our home is at the Headwaters: Kinesthetic Laboratory and Center for International Exchanges in the Arts-- in Portland, Oregon. One of our annual projects is the Water in the Desert Festival: a participatory festival honoring art, ritual, performance and ecology.... more info. |
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(NW Fusion - modern/fusion) Currently the associate director and resident choreographer of NW Fusion, a pre-professional dance company based in Portland, Oregon. She recently won NWPDP's choreography competition, "Pretty Creatives" and will be choreographing for it's summer intensive. In December, her work will be presented in Seattle at On the Boards, as part of the A.W.A.R.D. Show. She has received grants from the Regional Arts and Culture Council to perform her choreography and her work has been featured at the American Dance Guild Festival in New York, Conduit: Charged, AWOL, Bluesky Choreography Series, Regional Dance America, Ten Tiny Dances, Portland State University, Idaho Dance Theatre, Balance Dance Company, Portland Gay Symphonic Band and DROP Dance Collective, to name a few. Mia Michaels has described Edson's choreography as "classic modern, well-crafted with excellent staging." more info. |
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(ex OBT and Washington State Ballet) Russell Capps began his ballet training with Eric Hyrst of London's Royal Ballet, in Longview, Washington. Early experience includes dancing with the Jefferson Dancers and Oregon Festival Ballet before launching his professional career with Eugene Ballet Company. His dancing success continued with Pacific Ballet Theatre, Ballet Oregon, Los Angeles Classical Ballet, Nevada Dance Theatre and Oregon Ballet Theatre. He has performed principal roles in numerous ballets. His choreographic credits include The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, One Second, Eye to Eye, Glass House, The Velveteen Rabbit, and Tijustme. His creative vision also produced works for the Jefferson Dancers and Dance West of Beaverton Arts and Communication School. He further collaborated with Bravo! Vancouver to choreograph a commissioned work called, St. Paul- An Oratorio by Felix Mendelssohn, and excerpts from George Gershwin's An American In Paris. The works featured a live chorus, orchestra, and a broadcast on local public television. In Vancouver, Washington, he directed Vancouver Dance Theatre for nine years before starting Washington State Ballet in 2001. Currently he is head of the ballet department at Schell Dance Studio. more info. |
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(OBT principal soloist) in Jilted to music of Robert McBride Though Gavin Larsen grew up in New York, she seems to be a Westerner at heart. From the moment she arrived in Portland it has felt like home, perhaps because she danced with Pacific Northwest Ballet in Seattle for several years. Now shešs busy exploring Oregonšs natural wonders and enchanting OBT audiences with her artistry. more info. |
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Richard Sokpor |
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Based in Portland, Oregon, Impetus Arts produces performances and teaches dance and theater classes. We will add more visual art and writing events this fall. Our goal is to remove physical and social barriers so that communities can create art together on the same stage or in the same room. We reach out to communities and individuals who have limited access to training because of discrimination and other barriers. We also include experienced performers and strive to bridge gaps between mainstream and other art worlds. At Impetus Arts, we work to ensure that people are welcome, not in spite of their disabilities, race, culture, gender, class, age, sexuality or other identity, but because their perspectives will add to the power of our work. more info. |
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Agnieszka Laska Dancers
BROTHER CAN YOU SPARE A DIME
An evening of dining and dance in the classic American Depression Era
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Heidi Nelson of ALD - Pastures of Plenty by Connie DeNault |
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Agnieszka Laska Dancers Dance for a Reason is an annual dance performance and benefit that showcases the variety of talented dancers, choreographers and movement specialists in our area. It also provides a financial boost to one of the many nonprofit groups working in our community. This show sells out! Get your tickets now! Reserved Seating | All seats $15.00 This Year's Performers: History |
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February 13, 2009 fEARnoMUSIC - Home GrownDISJECTA - Portland TICKETS online at www.ArtixPdx.com Guest Artists: Nancy Ives, Evan Kuhlman, Tomas Svoboda, Agnieszka Laska Dancers, and Gavin Larsen, Oregon Ballet Theatre principal dancer, joining Fear No Music: Inés Voglar, Joël Belgique, Mika Sunago, and Joel Bluestone. To honor Oregon's 150th anniversary of statehood, "fear no music" participated in this historic event in its "fear no music" way by adding a fresh, musical twist to the excitement, festivities and pride associated with the anniversary. fEARnoMUSIC gave the world premieres of four new works, written especially for this grand occasion. Welcome emerging composer Ryan Francis, one of the promising graduates of fNM's Young Composers Project; hear supernatural sounds created by composer Bonnie Miksch, Professor of Composition at Portland State University; experience acoustical journeys by the daring Robert Kyr; explore new sounds by Robert Priest, Artistic Director of Marzena; and revel in the ballet version of Jilted by Robert McBride and Mama's Song by ALD Resident Composer Jack Gabel. fEARnoMUSIC collaborated with the Agnieszka Laska Dancers and Gavin Larsen, a lead dancer for the Oregon Ballet Theater, moving to the music of Tomas Svoboda, Jack Gabel, and Robert McBride. Also, featuring works by John Peel and David Schiff. This project is supported in part by a grant from the Oregon Cultural Trust, investing in Oregon's arts, humanities and heritage. Repeat performances
EUGENE: Beall Concert Hall, University of Oregon map $8 general admission; $5 students. SALEM: Thursday, February 19, 2009 Presented by New Music at Willamette Hudson Concert Hall, Mary Stuart Rogers Music Center, Willamette University map Admission to this concert is free. |
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January 10, 2009 at 9:00 PM Scratch PDX
Hipbone Studio TICKETS $8 at the door
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 Agnieszka Laska Dancers with Impetus Arts at IFCC |
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November 28-30 What's war? What's plague? We know they'll pass Judgement is passed, we see an end to them. But which of us can cope with this fear, this - The terror that is named the flight of time? Anna Akhmatova Music of Dimitri Shostakovich, his String Quartet No. 8 and music of Tomas Svoboda, 3 of his Nine Etudes in Fugue Style for piano solo |
Photo by Chris Leck |
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November 21, 22, 23, 2008
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November 15th
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November 7th
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October 3rd & 4th
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August 12 - 13
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JUNE 19, 20, 21
What's war? What's plague? We know they'll pass |
Joining ALD for this performance is Dancing People Company from Ashland, Oregon. Their program includes:
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guest artists - DANCING PEOPLE COMPANY |
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