The performers of DANCE Lansing: A Community Dance Project perform monthly at MICA Gallery. This month, the dancers will react to Hal Gould’s “Seeing Rectangular” exhibit and explore the artists work through movement. After the performance there will be an open discussion with the dancers and choreographers.
The goal of DANCE Lansing Community Dance Project is to build a diverse community of dancers to enrich the creative performance and development opportunities for area choreographers and dancers, and to increase audience appreciation and understanding of modern and contemporary dance. The partners this program are Happendance and Lansing Community College Performing Arts with Associates Everett High School Dance Program, Greater Lansing Academy of Dance, Greater Lansing Ballet Company, MICA Gallery, MSU Department of Theatre, and MSU Orchesis Dance.
Provided with funding support from Downtown Lansing, Inc., City of Lansing, Michigan Council for Arts & Cultural Affairs, and National Endowment for the Arts.
The Lansing Poetry Club is partnering with Happendance Velocity. All participants will be moving, writing, practicing spoken word exercises, or simply observing and reflecting on the partnership between movement and word.
Light refreshments will follow.
After the movement porttion and refreshments, the Lansing Poetry Club will have an open mic session and workshop specifically for writers.
The performers of DANCE Lansing: A Community Dance Project perform monthly at MICA Gallery. After the performance there will be an open discussion with the dancers and choreographers.
Dance Lansing is a collaboration with goals of building a diverse community of dancers to enrich the creative performance and development opportunities for area choreographers and dancers, and to increase audience appreciation and understanding of modern and contemporary dance. The foundation of this collaboration is a partnership of Happendance, Lansing Community College Performing Arts, Fusion Dance Center, Greater Lansing Ballet Company, MSU Orchesis Dance and MICA.
This family friendly event is free & open to the public. Join the Facebook event here.
