Backstage at last night’s Fort Worth Premiere of ’Slump’
We are preparing for our tour to GERMANY June 19-23
‘Cosmic Sword’
Theater am Aegi, Hannover
‘SLUMP’ TONIGHT 7PM
Dancers Against Cancer
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Photo by Sergio Garcia for Dark Circles Contemporary Dance
SLUMP Sunday, June 1 Fort Worth Community Arts Center 7PM
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Photo by Sergio Garcia
Rounding out our Fall Series at the Sanders is a company premiere of emerging choreographer Chadi El-Khoury’s ‘Words in Motion’
A moment from Joshua L. Peugh’s new creation premiering September 2014
Photo by dancer Hailey Harding
Alex Karigan Farrior was born in Toronto, Ontario and raised in Dallas, Texas. She received a BFA from Southern Methodist University. Alex has danced professionally with Amy Marshall Dance Company, BODYART, ModArts Dance Collective, and Bruce Wood Dance Project. In addition to performing, Alex has also collaborated with renowned dance photographer, Lois Greenfield, and has been featured in Ms. Greenfield’s 2011, 2012, and 2013 Breaking Bounds calendars. Alex is currently pursing an MFA in Classical & Contemporary Dance at Texas Christian University. Alex will make her DCCD premiere Sunday, June 1 in ’Slump’.
Dark Circles Contemporary Dance USA joins Avant Chamber Ballet, Dallas Neo-Classical Ballet, and other local companies one week from today at DANCERS AGAINST CANCER benefit performance
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Photo by Ok Sang Hoon
’SLUMP’ June 1 7PM
W.E. Scott Theatre
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Photo by Ok Sang Hoon
Get to know the Dancer // Salvatore Bonilla
Get to know some of the dancers at DCCD, their inspiration, and where their training began! We would like to introduce Salvatore Bonilla!
1. How long have you been dancing?
I have been dancing for four years now.
2. Why did you start dancing?
I saw a performance at my high school, and I was completely blown away by the amazing work that was out on stage; I fell in love with it the moment I saw it. I wanted to do that and so I went for it.
3. Who or what is your biggest dance inspiration?
I’d have to say my mom. She has pushed me further than anyone in my life ever has. She quit when she was younger and she’s regretted it ever since. I dance to make my mom proud, and so that she can see her, and my, dreams come true on stage.
4. What is your proudest dance achievement so far?
I have been blessed with many achievements in my career so far. I’d have to say that the biggest one is having Josh ask me to join DCCD for this up-coming season. I cannot thank Josh enough for this amazing opportunity to kick-start my professional career.
5. Tell us about your hobbies outside of dance.
Well, I don’t really do much besides dance. I love the fact that dance consumes a good part of my life because I love every minute of it. I like to read a good book every once in a while though!
6. Chose one word to describe your dancing techniques.
Free. I like to think of being some place where there is no judgment of what movement is suppose to look like. I move in a way that I feel unrestricted by anything and feel free to do what I want.
7. What is your favorite dance quote?
“Dance, dance, otherwise we are lost.” Pina Bausch
Photo by Tania Lopez
Our upcoming tour to GERMANY is around the corner. We are excited to represent the North Texas dance community in Europe. You can play an important roll in presenting LOCALLY CREATED & PRODUCED dance to an international audience by making a contribution in any amount through our website: http://darkcirclescontemporarydance.com/
Photo by Stephanie Crousillat
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North Texas has been experiencing a boom in the growth of small dance companies over the last five years, what are the benefits of this movement, and what obstacles are presenting themselves?
Join DCCD Artistic Director Joshua L. Peugh,TheaterJones’s Mark Lowry, DGDG (Danielle Georgiou Dance Group)’s Danielle Georgiou, and Dallas Black Dance Theatre’s Jamie Thompson as they consider this and other questions about the growing DFW dance community.
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Get to know the Dancer // Emily Bernet
Get to know some of the dancers at DCCD, their inspiration, and where their training began! We would like to introduce Emily Bernet!
1. How long have you been dancing? 17 years. I started dancing when I was three.
2. Why did you start dancing? I have videos of my sister and I performing for my parents as soon as we could walk. When my mom put me in my first ballet class there was more skipping around the room pretending to be a butterfly than technique, and I immediately fell in love with it.
3. Who or what is your biggest dancing inspiration? All of the great choreographers who created the languages we study today, particularly Martha Graham and Ohad Naharin.
4. What is your proudest dance achievement so far? Dance has brought me so many proud moments. In high school, my best friend and I put together a dance performance benefitting one of our teachers who suffered from a stroke. Watching and performing alongside so many of my friends was definitely a proud moment. I also had the opportunity to perform in Joost Vrouenraet’s ’Rite of Spring’ at the Winspear Opera House last May, which was an incredible experience. And, of course, I am extremely proud to be moving into my second season with DCCD.
5. Tell us about your hobbies outside of dance. To be honest I’m pretty obsessed with dance, but I do love going to yoga and reading good books.
6. Choose one word to describe your dancing techniques. Honest. I love simplicity and try to be straightforward with my movement. I love how Josh’s choreography focuses on natural momentum and strives to make each movement happen as a result of the movement before it.
7. What is your favorite dance quote? “Art is an investigation.” Twyla Tharp
Our 2014/15 Season boasts World Premieres by internationally award-winning choreographers Mike Esperanza and James Gregg. Read about our upcoming season: http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/mixmaster/2014/05/from_south_korea_to_dallas_dar.php
Dancers rehearsing ’Slump’ at an open rehearsal Sunday, May 4, 2014
Photo by Tania Lopez
Dark Circles Contemporary Dance USA has been invited to perform ’Cosmic Sword’ at 28th International Competition for Choreographers in Hannover!
Join us for an interactive in-studio showing & preview our 2nd Season SUNDAY 3PM Preston Center Dance
Photo by Sarah Carpenter
Join us THIS SUNDAY at Preston Center Dance @ 3PM for an in-studio sneak-peek at our 2014/2015 SEASON and ’SLUMP’
Photo by Ok Sang Hoon
‘SLUMP’ SUN JUN 1 7PM W.E. SCOTT THEATRE
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Photo by Ok Sang Hoon