Thank you all!

Thank you, all of you who came to 'Some expandance evening...' at Dance Theatre of Ireland last week. It was the first time all four of us were on the same stage, in the same country, for nearly 4 years, and we were delighted with your feedback and positive responses. The Q&A after the show was great, and we were most grateful for your thoughtful questions. Pictures and video will be up soon. Huge thanks also to Robert Connor and Loretta Yurick for their generosity and enthusiasm in the work.

Some expandance evening... tomorrow

Update: 'Some expandance evening...'

is booked out. There is a waiting list, so if you'd like to come please call Dance Theatre of Ireland on 01-2803455 and ask to be put on it. We're going to do our best not to turn anyone away. See you tomorrow!

Chi'il Bel Sogno - some rehearsal footage

Christina Noel Reaves is not just a great dancer. Here she is rehearsing (yes, and singing) Chi'il Bel Sogno (Puccini - 'La Rondine') in Bushwick, NYC this week.

- Rachel

Some expandance evening...

It's a homecoming!

Rachel & Christina fly NYC - DUBLIN this July, bringing with them three works never before seen in Ireland: Tributaries, Making Change and Chi'il Bel Sogno.

Combine these with a new piece - little Time / little Space by Alicia & Laurie and you have an enchanting evening of expandance work, and a rare opportunity to see all four expandance members in one country at the same time, sharing a stage.

Saturday 17th July 2010 at 8pm

Dance Theatre of Ireland
Bloomfields, Lower Georges St., Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
Free / Donations welcome

Please RSVP to Dance Theatre of Ireland, 01-280 3455, info@dancetheatreireland.com

'Some expandance evening...' is graciously hosted by Dance Theatre of Ireland. Thank you!

Tributaries

Tributaries premiered in New York this spring as part of Emerging Artist's Theatre's 'One Woman Standing' Festival. Choreographed and performed by Rachel Wynne, this piece of dance theatre is accompanied by a sound scape of company members and supporters voices in Ireland and the United States, from interviews conducted throughout the rehearsal process. A show about the making of a show, Tributaries is a sweet, rambunctious and vulnerable foray into the lives of a choreographer, a dancer and a clown, who just happen to share the same body, and pays tribute to those who have influenced and supported work of expandance over the last few years.

Chi'il Bel Sogno

Choreographed and performed by expandance's newest company member Christina Noel Reaves, Chi'il Bel Sogno is a new look at the classic Puccini aria from La Rondine through movement and voice. A New York-based dancer, composer and classically trained singer, Christina has previously performed for Meredith Monk, Doug Elkins, David Dorfman, and Ellis Wood among others.

little Time / little Space

Two friends - both mothers, one currently pregnant - try to make the best of a less-than-ideal situation. little Time / little Space is an entire dance theatre piece performed in a 5ft x 5ft square within 5 minutes, and is choreographed and performed by Ireland-based company members Laurie Schneider and Alicia Christofi-Walshe.

Making Change

Premiered at Brooklyn Arts Exchange 'Upstart Festival' and later at Dance New Amsterdam's 'Visa Voices' Festival, Making Change became a favourite among our US audiences. Choreographed by Rachel Wynne and performed by Christina Noel Reaves, Making Change is about facing an uncertain future with little more in our pockets than trust.

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Tributaries in Ireland - save the date!

We are delighted to bring Tributaries to Dublin this July.
More details on the evening to come, but for now - save the date!
Saturday July 17th at 8pm

Dance Theatre of Ireland, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin

Upcoming NYC workshop - Relax into Wrong

Our next expandance workshop is all about Getting it Wrong!

How often in your daily life do you give yourself permission to make mistakes? To grow from them without judging yourself for making them in the first place? To like yourself in spite of not attaining 'perfection' in all you do?
As a recently outed perfectionist myself, I realized I never allowed myself to Get Stuff Wrong. That's a lot of pressure! So I thought 'Let's do a workshop where we can dance, move, play and above all else - Get our Wrong ON - and have fun with it!'

For three Thursdays this June & July, we'll give ourselves 1 1/2 hours to do just that. Take a long lunch and join me in Midtown!

* Thursdays June 24th, July 1st & July 8th
* 12.15pm - 1.45pm
* Keystone Studio, 252 West 30th Street (at 8th Ave), suite 4B
* $65 for entire workshop, (paid on June 24th) or $25 for each class drop-in

This class is open to all adults whether you're a professional dancer or have never danced before and just want to move. A basic level of fitness is preferable.

Space is limited. Please RSVP by Sunday June 20th: expandanceinfo@gmail.com

- Rachel

expandance Ireland workshop for teenagers - July 2010

In July, Alicia is teaching an expandance workshop for teenagers at The Riverbank Theatre. Rachel will be in Ireland to guest teach sections of her newest piece Tributaries as part of the workshop.

Each morning will feature a fun, engaging technique-based contemporary dance class.
After lunch, each afternoon you will have the chance to:

* Experience the expandance technique: an expansive and centered approach to improvisation, choreography & performance
* Learn practical tools for utilizing pre-performance nerves that you can use for the rest of your performing career
* Create your own choreography
* Learn expandance company repertoire from members of the company


This workshop is for ages 13 - 17 and is at The Riverbank Theatre, Newbridge, Co Kildare
July 19th through 23rd 2010
10am - 3pm
€75 incl. lunch
To register please contact The Riverbank Arts Centre
Phone: (045) 448330
Email: info@riverbank.ie

New YouTube channel

We just created a new YouTube channel dedicated to showing only expandance company work - performances, rehearsal clips, blog videos etc. Visit, subscribe, and rate us some stars! More videos coming soon :)

Tributaries - the pics

Thanks to those of you who came and supported Tributaries, and for your overwhelmingly positive feedback. Here are a few of the pictures Kate Hess took on the night. Thank you again to everyone at Emerging Artists Theatre, especially Alison, Julie, Jess, Stacy and Paul.

Much of the feedback we received centered around developing Tributaries into a full length piece. Keep checking back for updates, as we may well develop it in the near future.