The Correspondents Program - Glimpse - Your Stories From Abroad
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Sunday, April 18, 2010
Monday, April 12, 2010
Upcoming dates!
April 30th - Photography Gallery Opening at Houston Street Center, 273 Bowery (Whole Foods bldg). Featuring photography by Rob Oandasan, Lauryn Ishak, Wazha Dube, Albert Gumilang, and more! 6-8 pm, Free. Music performance by Molly Does not Approve. Preview performances by A.H. Dance Company, Shayna Padovano, and preview screening of "I am a TCK".
Purchase your tickets for CHAMELEON today!
The Performance Project @ University Settlement presents A.H. Dance Company in Chameleon
Thursday, May 13, Friday, May 14 & Saturday, May 15 @ 7:30pm
Ticket prices:
$15 adults/$10 for students and seniors
Tickets are $5 for youth 18 and under
Advance tickets for indicated shows are available at Brown Paper Tickets
Your ticket purchases help subsidize tickets for families in-need and help make the arts accessible for all.
Location: The Performance Project @ University Settlement is located at the corner of Eldridge Street and Rivington Street. F/V to Second Avenue, B/D to Grand Street, J/M/Z to Essex Street.
For more information and to make a reservation for any event, please call 212-453-4532 or e-mail project.audience@gmail.com.
Chameleon combines dance, film, spoken word and visual art to investigate multi-cultural identity and cross-cultural relationships. Rooted in the notion of home, this show draws on the insight and experience of Third Culture Kids: those who have spent a significant period of time in a culture other than their own, creating a new third culture. Suitable for all ages and citizens from around the globe.
Choreography by Alaine Handa & dancers
A.H. Dance Company performers: Yoonjung Choi, Ivilisse Esguerra, Alaine Handa, Anna-Louise Herzog, Emily Mercer
Jewelry/Prop design by Natalia Krasnodebska
"The Maid" written and performed by Shayna Padovano
"I am a TCK" film Directed & Produced by Alaine Handa
Photography by Lauryn Ishak, Robert Oandasan, Wazha Dube, Albert Gumilang and more!
With additional performances by Guest choreographer/performer Kirsten Ho, "Inside out and reversible"
"Over Land and Water" film by Choreographer, Katherine Lung and Filmmaker, Alexander Brown
The Performance Project @ University Settlement seeks to provide innovative artists and diverse audiences with a range of opportunities to connect and enrich their lives. The Project presents innovative music, dance, film/video, theater, and performance art for all generations. The Performance Project is a continuation of University Settlement's longtime commitment to creatively address the needs of the Lower East Side community.
This project is supported in part by Singapore International Foundation's Singapore Internationale grant scheme.
Sponsors:
Everyday Crochet
i hate this place
Projet F
Aqualia Spa
YOR Health
The Solo Foundation
Go Smile
Holistic Health Fusion
The Skinny
By Natalia
Dance of My Hands Photography
The Luxury Spot
Denizen Magazine
TCKid
Families in Global Transitions
The Field
Purchase your tickets for CHAMELEON today!
The Performance Project @ University Settlement presents A.H. Dance Company in Chameleon
Thursday, May 13, Friday, May 14 & Saturday, May 15 @ 7:30pm
Ticket prices:
$15 adults/$10 for students and seniors
Tickets are $5 for youth 18 and under
Advance tickets for indicated shows are available at Brown Paper Tickets
Your ticket purchases help subsidize tickets for families in-need and help make the arts accessible for all.
Location: The Performance Project @ University Settlement is located at the corner of Eldridge Street and Rivington Street. F/V to Second Avenue, B/D to Grand Street, J/M/Z to Essex Street.
For more information and to make a reservation for any event, please call 212-453-4532 or e-mail project.audience@gmail.com.
Chameleon combines dance, film, spoken word and visual art to investigate multi-cultural identity and cross-cultural relationships. Rooted in the notion of home, this show draws on the insight and experience of Third Culture Kids: those who have spent a significant period of time in a culture other than their own, creating a new third culture. Suitable for all ages and citizens from around the globe.
Choreography by Alaine Handa & dancers
A.H. Dance Company performers: Yoonjung Choi, Ivilisse Esguerra, Alaine Handa, Anna-Louise Herzog, Emily Mercer
Jewelry/Prop design by Natalia Krasnodebska
"The Maid" written and performed by Shayna Padovano
"I am a TCK" film Directed & Produced by Alaine Handa
Photography by Lauryn Ishak, Robert Oandasan, Wazha Dube, Albert Gumilang and more!
With additional performances by Guest choreographer/performer Kirsten Ho, "Inside out and reversible"
"Over Land and Water" film by Choreographer, Katherine Lung and Filmmaker, Alexander Brown
The Performance Project @ University Settlement seeks to provide innovative artists and diverse audiences with a range of opportunities to connect and enrich their lives. The Project presents innovative music, dance, film/video, theater, and performance art for all generations. The Performance Project is a continuation of University Settlement's longtime commitment to creatively address the needs of the Lower East Side community.
This project is supported in part by Singapore International Foundation's Singapore Internationale grant scheme.
Sponsors:
Everyday Crochet
i hate this place
Projet F
Aqualia Spa
YOR Health
The Solo Foundation
Go Smile
Holistic Health Fusion
The Skinny
By Natalia
Dance of My Hands Photography
The Luxury Spot
Denizen Magazine
TCKid
Families in Global Transitions
The Field
Monday, April 5, 2010
Sunday, April 4, 2010
soulofbass, a talented TCK musician
Stop the Clock music video.
Some very TCK-themes covered in the song. Check it out!
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Here it is... MY ARTIST STATEMENT
Artist Statement
I am attracted to dances that engage people from a sociological context. What do I mean by sociological context? The type of work I actively pursue are pieces that create a sense of community among people from the subject matter which is usually about a very specific group of people. I like to create movement from themes, images, poetry, prose, free writing, and drawing in my rehearsal based on individuals’ experiences. Through these individual stories, I collaborate with the performer to create a movement phrase that is unique to that person. I like to bring in a human element to my choreography. Dancers are human beings and have the tactile sense of touch, smell, hear, taste, and sight. By heightening the senses, the performer is invested in the work and can fully commit to their performance. As an artist, I strive to make my dances accessible to a full range of communities that might otherwise lack the exposure to dance. My hope is that my work can bridge cross-cultural ties between different countries, races, religion, and social standing. I am interested in blending recognizable everyday mundane gestures to more abstract imagery, athletic movement, and dance vocabulary. I like blurring the lines between the improvisational and the choreographed. Breaking cultural stereotyping by bringing light to subjects and themes that engages audiences to think about a social group in a different way, an example from my current work: The Korean dancer performing traditional Korean dance to French accordion music, a Swedish poem, and wearing Indonesian batik inspired sarong.
I am very excited about cross-pollination within the arts and collaborative projects with photographers, jewelry designers, musicians, actors/actresses, playwrights, filmmakers, and visual artists. Art inspires art and I find a lot of creativity and inspiration from other artists because we all speak the language that can transcend cultural misunderstandings, languages, and politics (even if the work has a political undertone). I am currently working with a jewelry designer, several photographers, a musician, an actress, two other choreographers, and I am also dabbling in documentary film to create this Chameleon project. This project is bigger than me, it is about my community, our community, and the International community we live in.
- Alaine Handa
I am attracted to dances that engage people from a sociological context. What do I mean by sociological context? The type of work I actively pursue are pieces that create a sense of community among people from the subject matter which is usually about a very specific group of people. I like to create movement from themes, images, poetry, prose, free writing, and drawing in my rehearsal based on individuals’ experiences. Through these individual stories, I collaborate with the performer to create a movement phrase that is unique to that person. I like to bring in a human element to my choreography. Dancers are human beings and have the tactile sense of touch, smell, hear, taste, and sight. By heightening the senses, the performer is invested in the work and can fully commit to their performance. As an artist, I strive to make my dances accessible to a full range of communities that might otherwise lack the exposure to dance. My hope is that my work can bridge cross-cultural ties between different countries, races, religion, and social standing. I am interested in blending recognizable everyday mundane gestures to more abstract imagery, athletic movement, and dance vocabulary. I like blurring the lines between the improvisational and the choreographed. Breaking cultural stereotyping by bringing light to subjects and themes that engages audiences to think about a social group in a different way, an example from my current work: The Korean dancer performing traditional Korean dance to French accordion music, a Swedish poem, and wearing Indonesian batik inspired sarong.
I am very excited about cross-pollination within the arts and collaborative projects with photographers, jewelry designers, musicians, actors/actresses, playwrights, filmmakers, and visual artists. Art inspires art and I find a lot of creativity and inspiration from other artists because we all speak the language that can transcend cultural misunderstandings, languages, and politics (even if the work has a political undertone). I am currently working with a jewelry designer, several photographers, a musician, an actress, two other choreographers, and I am also dabbling in documentary film to create this Chameleon project. This project is bigger than me, it is about my community, our community, and the International community we live in.
- Alaine Handa
Friday, March 26, 2010
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