Margaret Jenkins Dance Company

February 9 - 11, 2012 * 8:00 p.m.          

"From being a mere cultural odyssey, or superficial pasting together of disparate items, Jenkins’ work…seeks something larger and more profound." – The New York Times

Margaret Jenkins is known for creating works that are at once physically rigorous, intellectually and philosophically demanding and always imbued with observations about the human character. In Light Moves, Jenkins collaborates with her dancers, along with internationally recognized composer Paul Dresher, Wallace Stevens Award-winning poet Michael Palmer, and critically acclaimed multimedia artist Naomie Kremer. Kremer is known for her innovative process of animation, which digitally deconstructs her paintings into hundreds of individual elements of color, brush stroke, texture and shapes moving through space. Inspired by the natural cycles of light, Light Moves takes the audience on a journey of shifting emotional character, physical velocity and the stories that lie within these cycles.

Read reviews about In Light Moves premiere in San Francisco:

examiner.com         San Francisco Chronicle       

eventseekr blog        Dance Commentary by Heather Desaulniers

 

 

 

Other Events:

 

Outside Eyes: One-day Dance Mentor Workshop with Margaret Jenkins

Monday, February 6, 2012 * 6:00 - 8:00 pm

The Dance Center Theater, 1306 S. Michigan Ave.

FREE with advance registration.

The mentoring process among choreographers has been becoming increasingly important process in recent years. The Margaret Jenkins Dance Company (San Francisco, CA) spearheaded the CHIME (Choreographers in Mentorship Exchange) program in 2004 to provide choreographers opportunities for substantial and sustained feedback. In this workshop, Margaret Jenkins will work with Chicago-area choreographers of different generations to discuss and practice effective mentoring techniques, communication, and tools to strengthen mentorship relationships.

Open to Chicago choreographers. RSVP early. Space is limited to 14 participants.
To RSVP: please send an email to sgrant@colum.edu and include a short bio.

 

DanceMasters class taught by Senior Company Member Heidi Schweicker

Tuesday, February 7, 2012 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.    

Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, 220 East Chicago Avenue (Theater Entrance)

Margaret Jenkins’ master class focuses on the clarity and articulation necessary to move the body fully, freely, with both wisdom and abandon. The class begins with a warm-up synthesized from Jenkins' years with Cunningham and Limon techniques. Engaging the dancers’ mind and body, she will teach the class a variety of movement phrases and then guide students through the manipulation of that material toward a deeper understanding of choreographic alternatives.

 

Post-Performance Conversation

Thursday, February 9, 2012

 

Pre-Performance Talk with Margaret Jenkins

Friday, February 10, 2012 * 7:00 p.m.

Limited seating. Open to ticket holders.

 

Woman-made Performance: Differing experiences on art making from the female perspective

Panel Discussion

Saturday, February 11, 2012 * 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.

The Dance Center Theater, 1306 S. Michigan Ave.

Panelists: Margaret Jenkins, Naomie Kremer, Rachel Damon (Synapse Arts), Erica Mott (Erica Mott Productions), and representatives from The Space/Movement Projec; Moderator: Onye Ozuzu (Chair, Dance Department of Columbia College Chicago).

This spring the Dance Center will present works from five companies with women at the helm. From varying generations and backgrounds, this discussion will explore the experiences of female creators in the performance world.

FREE and open to the public.

 

Friends of The Dance Center Post-Performance Party

Saturday, February 11, 2012

Open to Friends of The Dance Center.

 

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The Dance Center’s presentation of Margaret Jenkins Dance Company is funded, in part, by the Sara Lee Foundation.