ALTOGETHER DIFFERENT SELECTS FIVE FOR FESTIVAL.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of CITY--For choreographer-dancer Kevin Wynn, the stage door to the Joyce Theater The Joyce Theater is a 472-seat dance performance venue located in the Chelsea area of the borough of Manhattan in New York City. The Joyce Theater Foundation, the organization founded in 1982 that operates the theater, also owns the Joyce SoHo dance center located in a has just swung open. Wynn isn't the only choreographer cho·re·o·graph v. cho·re·o·graphed, cho·re·o·graph·ing, cho·re·o·graphs v.tr. 1. To create the choreography of: choreograph a ballet. 2. slipping through in January, however. Sean Curran [See pages 92-95], Lisa Giobbi, Sally Silvers, H.T. Chen, and Wynn have been chosen by the Joyce to perform in this year's Altogether Different Festival, January 5 to 17. Now in its ninth season, the 1999 festival presents the five companies over two weeks, a slight cutback cut·back n. 1. A decrease; a curtailment: "The political effects of food cutbacks could be devastating" New York Times. 2. from its usual seven companies over three weeks. Linda Shelton, executive director at the Joyce, says the cutback is a result of increased bookings. Of the five troupes performing, two will be on return visits. Sally Silvers and Dancers makes its third appearance, and The Kevin Wynn Collection its second. Wynn--who premieres two works, Skeletal Arrangements and To Repel the Demons--was surprised by the return invitation. "1 feel lucky to be part of it again," he says. "It's helped me solidify that this is the path I want to go down." The festival offers companies used to performing in smaller venues the opportunity to be seen in a high-profile, 472-seat theater. Choreographers and dancers view the festival as a chance to propel companies to the next level of visibility. In addition to performances, the Joyce also offers management seminars for Altogether Different choreographers, in which they learn other aspects of the field, such as working with the press, obtaining music rights, planning a marketing campaign, finding a booking agent Noun 1. booking agent - someone who engages a person or company for performances booker agent - a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations impresario, promoter, showman - a sponsor who books and stages public entertainments , and planning a budget. "They nurture you through a production," Wynn says. "You get lots of information for your future and are commissioned to do a new work." The selection of companies for Altogether Different is based on creating a diverse festival, but it's also about finding up-and-coming performers who are ready to take that next step. "We're looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. companies that are ready to play to a larger audience," Shelton says. "It's sort of a bridge. Sometimes companies come out of the series and we present them [during the Joyce's regular season], or they present themselves." Altogether Different festival veterans include David Dorfman, Doug Elkins, Ronald K. Brown, Donald Byrd Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II (born December 9, 1932) is an American jazz and rhythm and blues trumpeter, born in Detroit, Michigan. He attended Cass Technical High School. He performed with Lionel Hampton before finishing high school. , and Jane Comfort, among many others. |
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