RDA Choreograpy Intensive
July 26 through August 6, 2010
The RDA Choreography Intensive (CI) is a multi-faceted program, providing dancers, emerging choreographers and seasoned choreographers the unparalleled opportunity to work, study and create under the guidance of nationally recognized professionals in the fields of music and dance. The CI provides a vital training ground/working environment for choreographers and a one-of-a-kind experience for dancers to work within a variety of styles and train with some of the best teachers in the world. Tracing its roots back to 1961, it has been guided by luminaries from the professional dance world. CCC 2010 is a culmination of this history plus so much more.
Director of Choreography
Janis Brenner
The Juilliard School
Artistic mentor for Choreographers and Composers
Artistic director of Janis Brenner & Dancers in New York. Her work has been commissioned and restaged by more than 45 companies and colleges in Germany, Sweden, France, Taiwan, Indonesia, Singapore, Russia, and the United States. Has been performing with Meredith Monk and the Vocal Ensemble since 1990; has worked with Theo Bleckmann and Michael Moschen, and was a soloist with Annabelle Gamson’s company and with he Murray Louis Dance Company, where she worked with Rudolf Nureyev, Plácido Domingo, Dave Brubeck Quartet, Joseph Papp, Batsheva Dance Company, and Alwin Nikolais.
Director of Music
Rob Wood
Rob Wood has been Adjunct Associate Professor, Director of Music and Principal Pianist for the University of Utah, Department of Ballet for the last ten years. Rob’s professional music-for-dance career spans 30 years having worked closely with many professional dancers, teachers, and directors. This includes recording ballet CD’s with international master teacher David Howard, which are marketed worldwide by Roper Records. It also includes performing on stage with ABT Principal, Ethan Stiefel at the Vail international Dance Festival.
Dance Faculty
Ballet
Warren Conover, UNCSA faculty, ABT Summer Faculty
Mel A. Tomlinson, Boston Ballet, UNCSA faculty
Chris Martin, Miami City Ballet, ABT, Washington Ballet
Modern
Brenda Daniels, UNCSA faculty, American Dance Festival
Sean Sullivan, Limon Dance Company
Jazz
Greg Sample, Hubbard Street, Las Vegas, TV
Kassandra Taylor, Pt. Park, LINES, Broadway Theater Project
For More Information
Gretchen Vogelzang
RDA Executive Director
703-956-6429
info@regionaldanceamerica.org
RDA Choreography Intensive
c/o PO Box 3327
Reston, VA 20195
For the Dancers
- Two classes daily in Ballet, Modern Jazz, Pointe or Men’s classes
- Bi-weekly evening seminars
- The dancer becomes part of a collaborative team, expanding their technique and increasing their confidence by working with the choreographers every afternoon and then performing the works in progress each evening.
Dancers must be studying dance at an intermediate to advanced level and be at least 13 years of age.
For the Choreographer
- Daily choreography session (after warm-up with the Directors of Choreography & Music
- May participate in morning class each day - Ballet, Modern, or Jazz
- Afternoons spent creating new works/assignments that will be shown that evening.
- Nightly critique sessions, discussing and dissecting that evenings works.
Choreographers must be studying dance at an intermediate to advanced level and be at least 16 years of age. A letter of recommendation from their Artistic Director must accompany their application. Choreographers are chosen by the Director of Choreography via a video audition of their work. Choreographers are accepted for the two week program only. Videos must be received no later than May 28, 2010.
Facilities
Simply the best! These words represent the high standard of excellence of students at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and the quality of the performances they offer at home and on tour. Whether it is playing a symphony, performing Shakespeare, dancing in “The Nutcracker,” building a set, or filming on location, being an artist demands a lifetime of dedication.
Chosen for their potential as artists, these talented students study with master teachers and guest artists of international renown. Self-discipline must be balanced with the freedom to grow and create. Along with rigorous training and a commitment to their art, students study science and math, languages and literature, humanities and philosophy, to develop the artist as a whole.
Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina the school boasts seven spacious studios and a state of the art 1300 seat theatre. The University of North Carolina School of the Arts is just two miles from the Brookstown Inn where conference attendees will be residing for the two week program.
The Brookstown Inn was built in 1837 as a textile mill and is on the National Register of Historic Places. The Inn has the charm and ambiance of old-world architecture with all theconveniences of a modern conference facility.
The cozy inn is within a short walk of the restored 1766 Moravian village of “Old Salem” and it exudes the essence of southern hospitality. Each evening enjoy a complimentary wine and cheese reception in the Parlor amidst high ceilings, unique Early American pieces, and countless antique furnishings.
Conference Costs
Tuition and Food (Two weeks)
RDA Members: $900
Non-Member: $1100
Airport Transportation: $60
Tuition and Food (One Week)
RDA Members: $650
Non-Member: $750
Observer/Weekly: $400
Observer/Daily: $100
Airport Transportation: $60
Room (Two Weeks)
Quad: $750
Double: $1050
Single: $1800
Room (One Week)
Quad: $400 (6 days)
Double: $650 (6 days)
Single: $1000 (6 days)
RDA Artistic Directors
There is no tuition charge for RDA Directors. Directors are only expected to pay for room and board costs, $150 per day.
Please Note: A $250 cancellation fee will apply. There are no refunds within 14 days of the beginning of the conference.
A Typical Day
8:45-10:15
1st Class
9:15-10:15
Student/dancer Choreography Session
10:30-12:00
2nd Class/Choreography Session
12:00-12:30
Lunch
12:30-2:00
Emerging Choreographers
2:15-3:45
Guest Choreographers
4:00-5:30
Project Tier Choreographers
5:30-6:15
Dinner
6:30-7:00
Spacing
7:00-8:00
Showings
8:00-???
Critiques/Dancer lecture Tuesday & Thursday
(Schedule will vary slightly depending upon which group the dancer or choreographer is participating in.)
Arrival and Placement Day
* July 26
Departure Day
* August 6
Please arrange to fly into the Greensboro - Piedmont Triad airport.