Dear Friends,
My work reflects my experience as a Latina/European artist living in New York & comes from a deep examination of my motivations as a woman, mother, & immigrant.
I am writing to extend my immense gratitude for your support of Anabella Lenzu/DanceDrama over these last 11 years!
2017 was an AMAZING artistic year full of performances & classes.
2018 can be just as great only with your continued patronage!
So far, your assistance has helped me create outstanding performances & high caliber educational programs! So, I turn to you, my invaluable friends & supporters, to help bring dreams to fruition.
Here is a deeper look at what happened in 2017:
As a Choreographer/Dancer, I…
* presented seven work-in-progress & informal showings of “No more beautiful dances” at Gibney Dance Center, Marie-Christine Giordano Salon Series in Brooklyn, Jennifer Muller/The Works Studio, at Open Performance/Movement Research at Eden’s Expressway, Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers’ InHalePerformance Series in Philadelphia, IDACO Festival at Baruch Performing Arts Center, & during the 10th Anniversary Celebration of the Green Space Blooms Festival in LIC.
* re-staged & performed along with Lauren Ohmer, “In Pursuit of Happiness” presented by Goddard Riverside Community Arts at Bernie Wohl Hall in Manhattan.
* created temporary public art performance installations in downtown Chambersburg, PA, as part of my MFA in Choreography at Wilson College.
* was guest choreographer for the Mata Hari Opera Production (World Premiere) at HERE Arts Center, NYC as part of Prototype Festival. CLICK HERE to read the AMAZING REVIEWS.
As a Teacher, I…
* acted as a guest teacher at Gallatin (NYU) & Long Island High School for the Arts/ Nassau BOCES teaching both technique & DanceDrama repertory.
* taught three DanceDrama Labs Workshop Series: Choreography and Improvisation & Methodology of Teaching Dance (How to teach Dance) at Center for Performance Research in Brooklyn.
* guest taught two workshops Drawing the Dance at The Art Students League of New York and at SVA MFA in Fine Arts.
* taught Dance Anatomy, Dance History, & Barre a Terre for Peridance‘s two year Certificate Program.
As a Writer, I…
* wrote articles & reviews for Attitude: The Dancers Magazine & for my blog: I interviewed Dominique Mercy, rehearsal director of Pina Bausch’s Tanztheater Wuppertal, Article/ Interview to Gus Solomon, Article/ Interview to Rajika Puri.
* re-wrote my Artist Statement
As a Panelist/Speaker, I…
* was part of a Selection Panel for Emerging Choreographer Series at LaGuardia Performing Art Center (NY) & Board Member of IDACO 2017 (Italian Dance Connections Festival)
* was a Panelist for Dance is Resistance: Migration/A Movement as part of the American AF Festival, at New Ohio Theatre, NYC
Here are some articles that have been written about my work in 2017:
* (USA) Danza hoy En Español: “Mi vida es la danza” an interview about my 10 year anniversary as a director of ALDD.
* (Argentina) Balletin Dance: A great interview about the 10th Anniversary of the foundation of my dance company in NYC.
Global Tarantella, Reinventing Southern Italian Folk Music and Dances by Nadia Inserra: I had the honor of being interviewed for the book regarding my experience working & researching in Italy from 2002 to 2005.
As an independent choreographer with a dynamic company, it is a challenging & expensive venture to create work & perform in NYC, & even more difficult to do so abroad with travel expenses. In order to pursue a high quality experience for artists & audience alike, we have set a modest fundraising goal of $15,000.
We invite you to participate in this goal & to share in the satisfaction of realizing a significant & meaningful process of exploration & discovery.
Your tax deductible**contributions will help cover the cost of artist & collaborator fees, rehearsals space, costumes, videos, marketing & publicity. If your company has a Matching Gift program, your donation can go twice as far!
Anabella Lenzu/DanceDrama is made possible ONLY with your help!
Sincerely yours, Anabella Lenzu
Without your support: artists, family, friends, audience… we would not exist.
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or Please make checks payable to The Field. In the Memo line, write Anabella Lenzu. Please mail all checks to Anabella Lenzu /DanceDrama, 233 Devoe St, 1B, Brooklyn, NY 11211
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