Iowa Dance Fest

2010-06-24T11:05:00.004-04:00

Auditions
ACE 12th Night
June 25th, 6 to 8 pm
Iowa City Public Library
Meeting Room A
123 Linn St
Iowa City, IA
52240

Mark McCusker here.
Director of ACE, 12th Night, Iowa Dance Fest.
MFA 2004, U of I , Art & Art History, Intermedia, Sculpture, Photography

I'm having auditions for my production of ACE 12th Night, an Alternative Casting Experiment with William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, or What you Will, being performed this December and throughout 2011.

June 21st 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ACE 12th Night seeks Actors for an Alternative Casting Experiment performing in December 2010 and throughout 2011.

ACE seeks up to 36 actors to play roles in William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, or What You Will. There will be stipends this Fall, payments in Winter, and pending funding, salaries in 2011.

Auditions are Friday June 25th, 6 til 8 pm AND Sunday June 27th, 2 til 4 pm. Both at the Iowa City Public Library, Meeting Room A, 123 Linn St, Iowa City, IA 52240.

Ages 18 to 180 are sought. ACTORS of any Race, Color, Creed, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Religion, National Origin, Dis/Ability, Familial Status, Body Type, Aesthetics & More are Desired.

You need bring Nothing. We have 12th Night scenes for you. HOWEVER, if you have a short monologue ready, we will hear it. DRESS FOR A LITTLE ROLLING AROUND! There will be some movement at the Audition: A wee bit of running, jumping and falling.

ACE 12th Night has performances scheduled for December 10, 11, and 12th in the evening. You can be cast whether or not you are available for all performances. This will be described at the Auditions.

Rehearsals will be scheduled with actors, one on one, two by two, etc., from July 12th til September 12th, 1 to 3 hours a week. From September 12th til October 10th there will be larger cast rehearsals, 3 or 4 hours a week with some run-throughs the week prior to October 10th.

IF you're available to perform during the day, you will be invited to join ACE 12th Night in area schools. If not, simply plan on the December performances. ACE 12th Night is subsequently partnering with Iowa Dance Fest in the schools during 2011. Actors will experiment with Songs and Dances from Shakespeare with K-12 students around Iowa.

Contact

Maggie O'Gorman or Mark McCusker at 319 853 8223, email ACE12thNight@gmail.com with questions and comments. Or on Facebook.

Here are a some Facebook links:

AUDITIONS
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=268691404502&ref=ts#!/event.php?eid=136851852994623

ACE 12th Night
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=268691404502

ACE
http://is.gd/3iUel

Mark McCusker
http://is.gd/3iNUm

CHEERs

Mark McCusker

319 853 8223
ace12thnight@gmail.com

2010-05-04T17:14:00.003-04:00

WELL DONE EVERYONE !! IDF4 was wonderful

Iowa Dance Fest FIVE is this Fall 2010.

Join the planning on FACEBOOK by clicking this sentence.

Or Email iowadancefest@gmail.com to perform, present or partner.

Caio Bella Gente!!

2010-04-12T10:17:00.013-04:00

IDF Spring CONCERT
is April 23rd
in Iowa City
at the Robert A. Lee Community Recreation Center
220 S. Gilbert St
from 7 to 10 pm
cost 5 dollars

Contact IOWA DANCE FEST
creator/director Mark McCusker
at
iowadancefest@gmail.com
or at
ACE experiment 319 853 8223

HERE are the IDF Spring Concert Dance Artists:

ACE experiment, Iowa
City Ballet of Iowa, Iowa City
Fellow Travelers Performance Group, from the Bay Area, just landed in Des Moines
FLIGHT SKOOL: United Action for Youth Hip Hop Ensemble, Iowa City
Firtha Coltrain, Near East Dance Soloist, Iowa City
Ghrá na Gaeilge, Irish Dance, Iowa City
IMANI DANCERS, African-Contemporary Dance, Davenport
Joan Gonwa, et alia, Albuquerque, New Mexico-Iowa City
Julie Eliot & Students, Iowa City
KAHRAMAN Near East Dance Ensemble, Iowa City
Katie Robbins & Aya Wilson, Iowa City
LIL DIVAS, Hip Hop, Coralville
Poetic Rebound Performance Company, Modern Dance, Iowa City
South East Jr. High Dance Club, Iowa City
UNDA, American Tribal Style Improvisational Bellydance, Rock Island, IL
UNI dance students choreographed by Jason Schadt, UI graduate, Cedar Falls
Wendy Stegall, Indian Dance, Bolywood & Kathak, Fairfield, IA

2010-03-20T11:32:00.026-04:00

Join our Group Page on FaceBook here:
http://is.gd/3iUel

Or, if possible, our Money page:
http://is.gd/2szPX

FACE the Music & Dance
Every Tuesday
7 to 8:30 pm

April 9th
FLASH MOB
4 - 5 30 pm
in downtown Iowa City

April 11th
Don Quixote
CITY BALLET of IOWA Spring Concert
Sunday April 11, 2010
West High School, IA City, IA
LINK coming

April 12th
ACE 12th NIGHT
6-7 pm Dance
7-10pm Drink-a-long with Shakespeare's Twelfth Night
ACE @ Old Brick, 26 E Market St, Iowa City, Iowa

April 18th
Art Installtion Opening PARTY
Sunday, April 18, 2010
6:00pm - 11:00pm
PARTY & Installation & Performance at THE DEADWOOD TAVERN
6 South Dubuque Street
Iowa City, IA

April 18 to 25
art INSTALLATION
http://is.gd/aNKc6
Hours coming
Upstairs from the DeadWood Tavern
6 South Dubuque St
Iowa City, IA

April 23rd
CONCERT
PROGRAM coming
Friday, April 23, 2010
7:00pm - 10:00pm
Robert A. Lee Community Recreation Center
220 S. Gilbert St
Iowa City, IA

2010-03-17T18:15:00.000-04:00

The Facebook teams will be sending us info to post soon. Thanks teams!

2010-03-17T16:34:00.007-04:00

We're working on Iowa Dance Fests 4, 5 & 6

in April and October 2010, and April 2011.

DETAILS coming.

EMAIL

iowadancefest@gmail.com
or
a.c.experiment@gmail.com

HERE WE ARE on Facebook

Iowa Dance Fest
ACE experiments by Habeas Corpus
Mark McCusker
ACE 12th NIGHT

319 853 8223

2010-02-15T16:25:00.006-05:00

ace's Iowa Dance Fest is preparing for our Spring and Fall Festivals.

Here we are on Facebook:

ACE

Try our Fan Page

Here's where we Fund Raise.

Join us at our Queer Guerrilla Brunch

Or try our

ACE TWELFTH NIGHT

or
CROSS TALK
for GBTQI Men
or
Queer Iowa Artists

2009-03-12T17:33:00.000-04:00

IDF3
april 2009

2008-09-22T21:15:00.004-04:00

Check out Iowa City Barn Dance.

2008-04-20T16:45:00.006-04:00

Please thank our Sponsors & Supporters!
Link to sponsors and supporters.

2008-03-30T11:09:00.046-04:00

link to Friday Performance

April 25th, 2008 8PM

National Dance Academy

2100 Norcor Ave.

Coralville, IA

Reception following the performance

Directions to National Dance Academy from downtown Iowa City:

Head west on E Market St toward N Capitol St, 0.1 mi

Turn left at N Madison St, 0.2 mi

Turn right at W Iowa St, 0.2 mi

Turn right at US-6, 2.4 mi

Turn right at 12th Ave, 2.1 mi

Turn right at Ashlynd Dr, 308 ft

link to Saturday Performance

April 26th, 2008 8PM

Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center

28 S. Linn St

Iowa City, IA

Reception following the performance

link to Workshops and Classes

Iowa Arts Council - DCA

comes to Iowa Dance Fest 2

meet Riki Saltzman

from the Iowa Arts Council / Dept of Cultural Affairs

Saturday April 26th, 12:30 to 2:00 pm

Old Brick

26 E. Market St, Iowa City, IA

Come for a brainstorming session on

Making the Iowa Dance Network

Lunch provided to button holders

-catered by Robin Rossignol-

No button? Bring your own lunch or pay $5 to buy Robin's gourmet meal.

2008-03-28T07:47:00.004-04:00

http://www.uihealthcare.com/depts/projectart/performingarts.html

Mark McCusker and Nora Garda perform at UIHC during IDF '07

Performing Arts

Tango dancers performing in the John Colloton Pavilion Atrium

The performing arts component of Project Art was created to offer diversion and stimulation through music, dance, and theater. Project Art schedules over 60 performances each year. Audience size varies ranging from 50 to 200 people.

Each winter, Project Art coordinates performances for the Festival of World Cultures, a month-long program featuring cultures and religions from around the world. In addition, during the summer months, Project Art hosts a performance series called Fridays at the Café, which is sponsored by Volunteer Services. These weekly events are held on the Rooftop Terrace located outside the Patient and Visitor Activities Center on the 8th Floor of Carver Pavilion (weather permitting).

If you are interested in performing at UI Hospitals and Clinics, please contact Project Art at uihc-projectart@uiowa.edu or call the Arts Coordinator at 319-353-6417.

2008-03-23T20:42:00.014-04:00

Iowa Arts Council - DCA

comes to Iowa Dance Fest '08

meet Riki Saltzman

from the Iowa Arts Council / Dept of Cultural Affairs

Saturday April 26th, 12:30 to 2:00 pm

Old Brick

26 E. Market St, Iowa City, IA

Come for a brainstorming session on

Making the Iowa Dance Network

Lunch provided to button holders

-catered by Robin Rossignol-

No button? Bring your own lunch or pay $5 to buy Robin's gourmet meal.

2008-03-23T20:39:00.003-04:00

Questions?
Call Nora at 319-400-4695
iowadancefest@gmail.com

2008-03-23T20:30:00.002-04:00

IOWA DANCE FEST '08
April 25th and 26th
Iowa City/Coralville

Public is invited to attend performances, classes, workshops,
lectures, and much more at different Iowa City locations.

Participating groups will be doing outreach to the community from April 21 - 25,
with workshops and performances in area schools,
hospitals, and community centers.
Talk to us if you are available to go places during the day.

$25.00 buttons will be sold at many Iowa City/Coralville locations.
The button provides free access to all workshops and performances.
Without the button, workshops will be $5 each and performances $10 each.

Net income pays for cost of Iowa Dance Fest.

All profits go to ACE K-12 Dance Labs.

Contact Nora Garda or Mark McCusker at 319 621 8530 or iowadancefest@gmail.com

2008-03-23T20:27:00.003-04:00

CALL FOR DANCERS

ACExperiment, et alia, invite dancers, actors, movers, and performers to participate of Iowa Dance Fest ’08, April 25^th and 26^th 2008 in Iowa City, IA.

Participants may choose to teach, perform or do both.

Performances, classes, workshops, lectures, and much more will take place at different Iowa City locations.

Participating groups will be doing outreach to the community from April 21 - 25, with workshops and performances in area schools, hospitals, and senior centers.

Contact Nora Garda or Mark McCusker at 319 621 8530 or iowadancefest@gmail.com

2008-02-12T02:09:00.011-05:00

ACE
experiments
with Art & Culture
Tuesday evenings at Old Brick.

2008
Tuesdays
Inclusive Ballroom
7-8:30PM

An equal opportunity Social Dance workshop/rehearsal for LGBTs, Qs, Ss and allies.
All skill levels welcome.
Come alone, in a couple, or in a group.
Wear anything comfortable, as simple or fancy as you care.

Contact Nora Garda at 319 400 4695 or email Mark McCusker at iowadancefest@gmail.com.

8:30-10 PM
ACE Dance Lab for Actors

ACE artists collaborate with local theatres to make choreography for their productions:
City Circle's The Full Monty. Catalyst's Godspell, ICCT's She Loves Me and SEJH's Xanadu Studies - thus far.

Join us we work on Tommy for its Englert run: March 14, 15 & 16th '08.

Produced/Sponsored by
The Swansons, Chris and Rick Okiishi/ ,
Old Brick, Connections, Garage Mahaul, Iowa Dance Fest and ACE.
oldbrick.org
queerconnections.org
garagemahaul.com
iowadancefest.blogspot.com

Have some arts/culture project (2D, 3D, 4D) that needs space?
Email iowadancefest@gmail.com, ask for Mark or Nora - thanks.

2007-12-27T12:50:00.002-05:00

Thanks for a great 2007 everyone!
ACE* is our new name.
We'll be up at at new website in March 08.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Nora, Mark, Darrell and the kids!

*art culture experiment

2007-11-29T14:21:00.000-05:00

A Fundraiser for OLD BRICK

A Christmas Dinner & Dance

Saturday, December 8^th ‘07

Hors d'oeuvres

5:00 – 6:00 pm
Lemonade, Iced Tea, Coffee and Water provided

Or you may bring your own drinks
Also enjoy Walter Pecile’s Patagonia Wines

from Argentina with a donation to Walter’s non-profit

All you can eat buffet

6:00 – 7:00 pm

Boneless Pork Loin, Vegetarian Entrée, Vegetables,

Potatoes, Salad, Dessert, Lemonade, Iced Tea, Water

Details updated here at iowadancefest.blogspot.com

D Anthony Band

7:00-10:00 pm

This fund raiser for Old Brick is $30.00 a person
($10 if after 7)
10-Midnight FREE

for Tickets

Contact Ron Hanson at Old Brick 351-2626
or rshanson@mchsi.com

 Old Brick, 26 East Market St, corner of Clinton & Market, Iowa City, IA

Sponsored by

The Gazzette, Hills Bank, ISBT,

UofI Community Credit Union & Walmart

Old Brick is a non-profit community center.

Visit oldbrick.org

Program and menu subject to change,

details updated here at iowadancefest.blogspot.com

2007-06-21T14:49:00.001-04:00

ACE has accepted an invitation to collaborate on dance and movement for Catalyst Acting Company's production of Godspell directed by Jeff Shields with choreographers coordinated by Arts a la Carte.

Godspell runs Nov 15 - 19 at Old Brick.

ACE is also producing part of the rehearsal space with Old Brick.

This is ACE's 1st collaboration with Catalyst and a continuation of our 5 year collaboration with AAC.

Nonprofits and others may book ACE through the Iowa Artist Directory at iowaartscouncil.org.

Comments and questions are welcome at iowadancefest@gmail.com or call Nora Garda at 319 400 4695.

2007-06-05T16:09:00.001-04:00

To be in the
Pride Talent Show 2008
EMAIL iowadancefest@gmail.com

John Harper say he be doing some Rocky Horror for us next year.

MORE INFO AT:
http://pridetalentshow.blogspot.com/

2007-04-20T17:36:00.000-04:00

After seeing dancers at Iowa Dance Fest 2007 in Iowa City

WITH HIPS by Dorian Byrd 4/20/27

To move like that again

Like that…with hips

So smooth!

Get down…low

Caress the floor

That modern dancer’s floor

With hips rolling over

Under imaginary hills that

Curve, dip, over

Under a dancing other

Hips that swoop

Hips that slide

Blending extremities

Stretching

Reaching into lines,

Paths in space that

Strike! Define!

Then return so lovingly,

So smoothly

To that floor

That modern dancer’s floor

With oozing muscles

Like pouring silk

Sensuously smooth

Sensuously rich

That is a groove to

Indulge in

Get upside down

Low in

Make silent music

Lipsincing space with

Magical, modern

Dancers hips.

Contact Dorian Byrd at
DD4DAYS@aol.com

iowadancefest@gmail.com

2007-04-10T14:12:00.000-04:00

Please thank our Sponsors:

Robert A Lee Rec Center

Old Brick

Kate Carol & Company Dance

Nolte Academy of Dance

Garage Mahaul

phone 319 358 1864
email info@garagemahaul.com

Darrell Taylor
The Wicklunds
Bebe Ballantyne
Arts a la Carte

Other Sponsors-Donors-Funders-Volunteers include*

The Gazette

The Press Citizen

The Iowa Arts Council

The Optimist Club of Iowa City

The Iowa City/Johnson City Senior Center
Prairie Lights Bookstore

UIHC Project Art

Chait Galleries Downtown

Shimek Elementary

Horace Mann Elementary.

CVB

Cultural Corridor
and

Joe Jennison

Robin Rossignol

Louise Rauh

Shari Stevens

Kameron Spears

Deanne & Jack Wortman

Luan Heywood

Cindy Elmer

Pat McKay

Alan and Liz Swanson

Pat and Scott Fisher

*please send more names to Mark McCusker, IDF Creator/Director, at iowadancefest@gmail.com
p.s. more urls coming...

2007-03-31T11:59:00.000-04:00

Saskya, Tania, Leandro, Ana, Eduardo y Eduardito dicen Hola!!!

Saludos a todo IOWA!!!!
Es un gusto estar aqui con ustedes
Hace solo unos dias que estamos aqui y podemos decir que nos encanta IOWA!!!
estamos eternamente agradecidos a NORA y MARK por invitarnos al super festival de danza de IOWA.
Esperamos verlos en estos dias !!!

Cheers!!!!!!!!

Hola de nuevo!!!
Al principio estabamos encantados con este lugar y con su gente, pero lo que pasa ahora es que, NO NOS QUEREMOS IR!!!!!!
Muchisimas gracias por todo lo recibido hasta el momento.
Los esperamos en las actividades programadas, porque aun queda mucho festival. OK?
Besitos!!!! -Saskya (Princess)

Programs in Progress - Thursday, Friday, Saturday IDF Srping '07

2007-01-12T16:34:00.001-05:00

moving things to

iowadancefestspring07.blogspot.com

thanks
mark mc