January 2010
New Year and Blue Moon Eclipse Blessings! Get your tickets now for shows in Santa Fe Jan 31 and Albq Feb 6-7 ! SAVE THE DATE !!!
World premiere of:
DANCING EARTH in “OF BODIES
OF ELEMENTS”
Directed and Choreographed by Rulan Tangen“Riveting Indigenous contemporary dance !”www.dancingearth.orgPrices $15, or $10 for children, students with ID, and seniors, Santa Fe -- SPECIAL PREVIEW on Sunday January 31 , 7 pm,at the National Dance Institute , 1140 Alto St in Santa Fe NM( buy tickets at door , or in advance at KICKS on 801 Cerrillos Rd , 505 982 9277) Albuquerque -- PREMIERE: on Saturday Feb 6 @ 8 pm and Sunday Feb 7 @ 2 pm,at the VSA North Fourth Art Center, 4904 4th NW in Albuquerque(tickets call Box Office at 505-344-4542 or visit www.vsartsnm.org)A "GREEN" PERFORMANCE INITIATIVE:OF BODIES OF ELEMENTS is envisioned as an hourlong performance ritual that interprets Indigenous ecology and sustainability from mythic, historical, metaphoric, futuristic perspectives to revitalize our understanding of current challenges. Worldview is expressed through Indigenous collaborators as dancers, composers, set designer, costume designer, who adapt eco-sustainable practices by incorporating recycled and reclaimed materials, organic materials, bio diesel and solar power into their construction of a new performance ritual, rooted in ancient philosophies. Even our publicity is being done largely through the internet, with some printing with vegetable inks on certified forest sustainable paper productsPlease join us in this unique artistic/cultural offering!Credits :“OF BODIES OF ELEMENTS “ is made possible by the Doris Duke Fund for Dance of the National Dance Project, a program administered by the New England Foundation for the Arts with funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, the Ford Foundation, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and the Community Connections Fund of the MetLife Foundation.It is presented by DANCING EARTH CREATIONS and Santa Fe Art Institute, with additional support from College of Santa Fe, National Dance Institute of NM, VSA North Fourth Art Center, Global Center for Cultural Entrepreneurship, National Hispanic Cultural Center, Southwestern Association for Indian Art, Santa Fe Opera’s Pueblo Opera Program, Espanola Public Schools Arts in Schools Program, Moving People/Santa Fe Dance Festival, Go Native Arts!, Institute of American Indian Art's College and Museum of Native Contemporary ArtRulan highlighted on KSFR Radio: Gotta Dance on Sunday Night Jan 3 at 7 pm. Host Randy says , " I really do love your choreography and dancing. You're one of the best choreographers and dancers in New Mexico !"On Rulan's birthday Tuesday Jan 5th, catch DANCING EARTH on Native America Callings current events profile, 11- noon mountain time on 89.9 !We will also be on Mary Charlotte's program on KSFR this month, and on KIVA radio at 1550 AM on Sunday morning Jan 17 at 9 am !