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Announcements Get Involved...DANCE Fall Young Dancers - ages 8 - 13 Saturdays Sept 29 - Nov 10 11:00 am - 12:00 noon Culminating Performance Nov 11 at 3:00 pm. Information and to enroll. THANK YOU Thank you to the Piedmont Arts Association and Heidi Pinkston, The Virginia Commission for the Arts Touring Program, and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Paul Mellon Arts in Education Program and Jeffrey Allison for making our trip to the Carlisle school possible. We led a workshop in choreography for Candace Owens dedicated students and then performed a sample of repertory excerpts for grades 4 - 12 the following day. Thanks to Caroline Calouche and the Charlotte Dance Festival for hosting our performance at the beautiful Booth Playhouse in downtown Charlotte. Thanks to Kaye Weinstein Gary and "Yes, Virginia Dance" for including us in a varied showcase featuring eight choreographers at Grace Street Theater in Richmond. Get Involved....NURTURE We're looking for talented volunteer board members to strengthen our programs for dance education, community engagement and public performance. If you can contribute your time, thoughfulness, and leadership one evening every six weeks for a Board Meeting, and for a few hours in between, and are interested in exploring this opportunity, call Jane at 703-298-3235. We're especially looking for those with donor cultivation experience, with background in accounting or bookeeping, from the Asian or African-American communities or on the younger side of the community. Or young at heart! If you would like to get involved with Jane Franklin Dance as a volunteer, or bring Jane Franklin Dance to your school or community, please let us know. Call 703-298-3235.
Young Dancers Project photo by Ray Gniewek
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Harrisonburg VA September 22
Join us in downtown Harrisonburg at a unique theater. Intimate dances for this intimate environment include new works that address the temporal and bodily perception of space, and insistent physical sensation. Made possible in part by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Paul Mellon Arts in Education Program and the Virginia Commission for the Arts Touring Program. Court Square Theatre Harrisonburg, Virginia Information and Tickets: 540-433-9189 ___________________________________ DC XIII Internation Improvisation Festival September 29 at 7 pm and 7:30 Free The 13th Annual DC Improvisation Festival presents four days of site specific dance, music and performance art in public spaces in downtown Washington, DC. Festival performances will take place on G Street NW between 7th and 12th Streets, on September 27 -30. All events are free and fully accessible to the public. The festival is held in association with the DC Commission on Arts and Humanities' Dance DC Festival, also occurring that weekend. Jane Franklin Dance performs Boundary on the sidewalk in front of the Smithsonian American Art Museum on September 29 at 7 pm and 7:30 pm. Performed by nine dancers: Sandra C. Atkinson, Colleen Bergeron, Rob Bettman, Nicole Duda, Jane Franklin, Lisa Christensen Gee, Carrie Monger, Mike Nadolski, Roxann Morgan Rowley, Peg Schaefer; Boundary is an exploration of lines of division and the imposition of barriers. Boundary takes up, contains, describes, and creates space by activating social space and by drawing the viewer into the environment. DC XIII Improvisation Festival Steps in front of the Smithsonian American Art Museum 8th & G Street Washington DC FREE ___________________________ Art on the Avenue October 6 at 3 pm Alexandria's 12th Annual Multi-Cultural, Crafts and Music Festival takes place on Saturday October 6. With over 20,000 people and 200 craft vendors attending, it's an active and exciting day for people of all ages. Spend the day at the festival and join us at 3 pm for a FREE outdoor presentation. Mt Vernon Avenue Alexandria VA _____________________________________
Concert for Community November 8 at 11 am Concert for Community performances are held on Thursday mornings. The 45 minute program includes brief movement demonstrations and descriptions before each dance, all aimed at bringing the audience into the dance making process. This year, community participants from Arlington Senior Adult Centers join us onstage! The November 8 presentation is free to Senior Adult community groups with advance reservations. Write to reserve space for your group. Gunston Theater One 2700 S Lang Street Arlington VA Info: 703-298-3235 ___________________________________ More Announcements Get Involved...DANCE Adult Dance Technique, Beginning on September 29. Classes are ongoing. You may join at any time. Saturdays from 9:15 am - 10:45 am. $15. Classes held at 3700 S Four Mile Run Drive, Arlington.
AT THE STUDIO Jane Franklin Dance is instructing 17 students from Ft. Henry Gardens AHC in after-school dance classes held weekly. Classes began on September 19 and continue through the fall. Elizabeth Fogarty, Nellie Rainwater and Jane Franklin are the participating instructors.
Jane Franklin Dance is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization under section 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code
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DC XIII International Improvisation Festival 8th & G St NW Washington DC September 29 at 7 pm and 7:30 pm FREE |
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Mt Vernon Avenue Alexandria VA Oct 6 at 3 pm FREE |
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Artful Afternoons 15 Crescent Road Greenbelt MD Nov 4 at 3 pm
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Jane Franklin
photo by Enoch Chan
News
Jane Franklin Dance is pleased to welcome Fiona Green as Coordinator of Marketing and Development. Fiona's experience in business combined with arts administration and dance makes her a welcome addition to the company. Look forward to meeting Fiona at coming JFD events.
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Special Thanks We wish to extend sincere thanks to recent contributors Kay Arndorfer, Peg Schaefer, Patricia Betty, Charlotte Hollister, Carla Perlo, Rachel Heavers, Jeffrey Hill, Ann Norris, Elaine Topodas, Belford Lawson, Mary Jane Deweerd, Elizabeth Sielen, Martha Larson, Anna Garwood, Colleen Bergeron, Amy Bartlow, Kim Roberts, Ms Hedi Pope, Stair Calhoun, Jean Rainwater, Rob Esposito, Scott Little, Sarah Haim, Robert Parrish, Jim Cornelius, and the Fogarty Family.
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