Shtuff. Noos. UpDates.

* We rocked Webster Hall in New York on Sunday. Thank you, fabulous dancers, and thanks to those who came to support us.

* Alicia is teaching a day of dance for teens in the Riverbank Theatre, Kildare, this Sunday Nov 21st - sign up now! The last day was a great success. Details here.

* Here's a photo of the view from our Wicklow studio. Sometimes when I'm in New York and it's all getting a bit crazy, I imagine myself in this studio instead :) This is where we developed 'Making Change' from a solo into a trio.

-- Rachel

Tonight, tonight, the world is full of light...

What do Woody Guthrie, Elvis Presley, Julie Andrews, Frank Sinatra, Eric Clapton, Metallica, Guns N Roses and expandance have in common? 

Webster Hall baby! See ye tonight :)

We're on with ROCK OM at 9.30pm but doors for The Q.A.S. open at noon, so come whenever and see unpretentious art, music, and theatre.   

This is a fundraiser for The Bowery Mission - if you can bring something that will help someone in need regain their dignity (underwear still in packaging, a toothbrush, razors, other toiletries etc) please do - and receive an extra $5 off the cost of your ticket at the door.

A bit more info re THIS SUNDAY!

ROCK OM at Webster Hall as part of Quarterly Arts Soiree: An update.

From 12pm - 2pm the Kids Jymboree is on, where your children can do arty things, and from 2pm - late every inch of Webster Hall and it's myriad crevices will be filled with art, music, poetry, and from 7.30pm...dance! 

WE ARE ONSTAGE WITH ROCK OM BETWEEN 9PM & 10PM.

Tickets are $15 in advance / $20 at the door from:

http://www.theqas.com/

This is a fundraiser for The Bowery Mission, and if you can bring something that will help someone in need regain their dignity (underwear still in packaging, a toothbrush, razors, other toiletries etc) please do - and receive an extra $5 off the cost of your ticket at the door.

Next New York City Performance SUN NOV 14th

Stage dive / Swan dive
Air guitar fingers / Mudra fingers
Passing out at after-party / Savasan-a-fter-party-in-my

-body Ah yes, Rock and Yoga. Made for each other. We're performing part of our new piece 'Rock Om' for The Q.A.S. at Webster Hall in the East Village, and we'd love you to come see us. There are loads of incredible artists, musicians, writers, and dance companies showing their work that day, and we're honored to be a part of this wonderful get-together. Choreography: Rachel Wynne / expandance The Incredible Performers: Carlos A. Cruz-Velázquez, ChristinaNoel Reaves, Clare Cook, Hunt Parr, and Krista Racho-Jansen. And yes, we did - Music by: Led Zeppelin We most likely won't be showing bits of 'Rock Om' again much until Spring 2011, so now is a good time to see what we're working on. ***Please note: Performance time is subject to change. Please check this blog before you come!***

12 Steps at GBS Theatre on 24th November

"The average person takes 5,000 steps in a day. 

That's twice around the world in a lifetime. 

So I decided to make a dance...and take 12 of those 5,000 steps."

This month expandance will perform their newest work, 12 Steps, at the George Bernard Shaw Theatre in Carlow on 24 November at 12.30pm. 12 Steps is a solo choreographed and performed by company member Alicia Christofi-Walshe.

expandance Over 60's dance workshop

The first expandance dance workshop for the Over 60's today was a great success, with nearly 40 people in attendance! Alicia is delighted, and looking forward to working with you all over the next couple of months. Thanks to the George Bernard Shaw Theatre in Carlow and to Dance Ireland for their support.

Block T performance photos!

Thanks to Katie Reynolds for the pics! The performance went wonderfully, and Laurie's waters did not break :)

little Time / little Space this Sat!

Laurie and Alicia have been happily rehearsing in the studio in Wicklow, and are excited about the next performance of little Time / little Space this Saturday in Smithfield, Dublin. See the post below for details. Hope to see you there! 

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.

This is the last time you'll see this piece in this incarnation, as Laurie won't be pregnant the next time :) Go go go!

UPDATE! This piece will be shown around 7.15pm on Saturday. 

little Time / little Space 2nd Dublin Performance Oct 2

After enthusiastically-received performances at Dance Theatre of Ireland and Riverbank Arts Centre in July, our newest work, little Time / little Space is coming to Smithfield as part of an Interdisciplinary Performance evening developed by Deirdre Murphy and Fergus O'Conchuir at Block T.

Choreographed and performed by Laurie Schneider and Alicia Christofi-Walshe, two friends - both working mothers, one currently pregnant - try to make the best of a less-than-ideal situation. This is an entire dance theatre piece performed in a 5ft x 5ft square within 5 minutes.

Date: Saturday October 2nd, 2010 5pm - 11pm

Venue: Block T (Above Chinatown) 1-6 Haymarket, Smithfield Square, Dublin 7

Tickets: 11 euro