CHOREOGRAPHERS' CONTINUUM POSTPONED IN PITTSBURGH.The Pittsburgh Dance Council's Choreographers' Continuum XVII, originally slated for May 19-20 at Chatham College, has been canceled for the 1999-2000 season. "Apparently the dates we had were pulled," owing to owing to prep. Because of; on account of: I couldn't attend, owing to illness. owing to prep → debido a, por causa de a scheduling conflict with the college's convocation CONVOCATION, eccles. law. This word literally signifies called together. The assembly of the representatives of the clergy. As to the powers of convocations, see Shelf. on M. & D. 23., See Court of Convocation. , said PDC (1) (Primary Domain Controller) A Windows NT/2000 service that manages security for its local domain. Every domain has one PDC, which contains a database of usernames, passwords and permissions. executive director Gray Montague, who decided to postpone the event until next season. Those new dates have not yet been set. "Left without a venue, I looked over the figures for the last few years and realized that the Continuum has not been effectively marketed or well attended. Just seventy tickets were sold last year, he said. In the mid-1980s, the performances drew standing-room-only crowds. The number of applicants has also dwindled. An outgrowth of the PDC's Umbrella Dance Series launched in 1978, Choreographers' Continuum I premiered in 1984 as a vehicle for Pittsburgh-based dancemakers to showcase new work in a professional venue. In its various incarnations, the grant program has served as a choreography choreography Art of creating and arranging dances. The word is derived from the Greek for “dance” and “write,” reflecting its early meaning as a written record of dances. competition, a commissioning and presenting program, and a curator-assembled event. Montague plans to meet with members of the local dance community to discuss how the Continuum can be repositioned. He is studying marketing strategies to boost attendance as well. Mindful mind·ful adj. Attentive; heedful: always mindful of family responsibilities. See Synonyms at careful. mind of the Pennsylvania-based Carlisle Project, which fostered emerging choreographers This is a list of choreographers A
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