Dance Complex - Performances

JULY & AUGUST

July & August

There are presently no performances schduled for July & August 2008 - theatre improvements will be in progress.

We need your help! Please contact Jayne if you would like to volunteer to help us improve our theatre - 617.547.9363 x14.

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For more information on renting performance or event space visit our studio rental page or call 617.547.9363 x12.

See our Workshop page for information on upcoming workshops, auditions, and jams.

Events

May was DanceMonth 2008 in Cambridge

15 Years of DanceMonth - The banners are down and the window installations, removed. The framed poster, with Fritz Klaetke's signature has taken its rightful place among the other framed posters from the past 15 years.

DanceMonth 2008 is over and many people and businesses are responsible for its' successes. Thank you to Mayor Simmons who, like each mayor in previous years, co-hosted the kickoff party and helped add credibility to the bestowing of the Dance Belt Award. And to Jerry Bussiere, often with Stan Strickland among the many talented musicians who joined him to play at that same party each year. Gus Rancatore and (for most of the years) John Clifford helped organize the International Restaurants who catered, and Central Square Florists who decorated, that event on the first Saturday each May.

CCTV was always part of the fun, featuring dance programming all month.

Classic GraphX (Classic Copy until recently), Forest City Enterprises and Pearl Art supported DanceMonth continuously and generously since it began in 1993.

That was the year Mayor Ken Reeves agreed to the concept of a month-long celebration of dance, and the year he gave a key to the City to Mark Morris.

Tuesdays@Noon began as a collaboration between the Chamber of Commerce and The Dance Complex and was catered by Carberry's. The concert and luncheon series has continued, this year sponsored by Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage (1730 Mass Ave), and catered by a different donor each week: Q'doba Mexican Grill; Petsi Pies; Jules Catering and Whole Foods. A performance followed by lunch with the artists for $10; not a bad deal.

Supported by the School Department, DanceMonth in the Schools was added as a way to integrate dance into the academic syllabus. Core teachers work with dance specialists to offer curriculum-based workshops for the students. For many years Judith Contrucci worked with Erica Sigal to coordinate the 40+ sessions provided to the students.

Lumen Eclipse and University Florists joined the Community Newspapers as sponsors, along with intermittent support from the Cambridge Arts Council.-Public Work Department always helped, sometimes tangling the red tape with the banners, but always coming through with flying colors; thank you Annette.

Fifteen years has been a goodly amount of time to surprise people with Dance Distractions. And a goodly length of time to post the final thank you. 2008: May was DanceMonth in Cambridge for the last time.

Thank you all for a great dance.

-Rozann Kraus

For more information on renting performance or event space visit our studio rental page or call 617.547.9363 x12.