Upcoming Tanzspiel performances and workshops
with Karen Montanaro


2009

January 5 - 7Workshops and assembly program. Festival of the Arts. Washington Academy. East Machias, ME.

January 12Workshops and assembly program. Fisher Mitchell School, Bath, ME.

January 13Workshops and assembly program. Prescott Memorial School, Washington, ME.

January 14Workshops and assembly program. Medomak Middle School, Waldoboro, ME.

January 15Workshops and assembly program. Friendship Village School, Friendship, ME.

January 16Workshops and assembly program. Appleton Villlage School, Appleton, ME.

January 19 - 20IMPROV SESSIONS IN CASCO AND BUCKFIELD, ME. By invitation only.

January 27Assembly program. Hamilton Avenue Magnet and New Lebanon Schools, Greenwich, CT.
Presentation for Seniors at Greenwich Arts location., Greenwich, CT.
Presentation for Seniors at Nathaniel Witherell. Greenwich, CT
www.greenwicharts.org.

February 2 - 6Dance residency with 4th grade class. Plummer-Motz School. Falmouth, ME.


February 9 - 12 • Workshops and assembly programs in area schools. Damariscotta, ME
www.heartwoodtheater.org.

February 13PUBLIC CONCERT. Parker B. Poe Theater, Lincoln Academy. Newcastle, ME.
www.heartwoodtheater.org.

March 9 - 13Teacher Training Course, National Dance Institute, New York, NY.
www.nationaldance.org.

March 16 - 27 • 16 hours of mime and mime-dance instruction culminating in a joint performance between Karen and students. Friends School of Portland and Baxter School for the Deaf, Falmouth, ME. Contact: James Grumback at (207) 781-6396.

April 27 - June 4 • Workshops at The East School. Portland, ME. www.eastschool.org

April 28Two Assembly Programs. Sherwood Heights Elementary School, Auburn, ME. Contact: Tara at L/A Arts (207) 782-7228.
April 29 and 30 • Three workshops/day. Auburn Middle School, Auburn, ME. Contact: Tara at L/A Arts (207) 782-7228.

May 2 • Workshop with teenagers from Head Start. University of Maine at Presque Isle, Presque Isle, ME.
PUBLIC PERFORMANCE: University of Maine at Presque Isle, Presque Isle, ME. Contact: Carol Ayoob at UMPI: (207) 768-9400.

May 4 - 8 • Workshops and performances at Presque Isle Schools, Presque Isle, ME. Contact: Betsy at (888) 761-9098.

May 14 - 15Workshops. Middletown High School. Middletown, NY.

May 16 • Two performances. The Graduate Institute. Milford, CT. Contact: (203) 878-5939.

Week of May 18 (Pending)PUBLIC PERFORMANCE. Fundraiser for Friends of Autistic People. www.autisticadults.com. Greenwich, CT.

June 7 - 21 • Workshops at the Mississippi Janice Wyatt Summer Arts Institute. Bologna Performing Arts Center and Delta State University, Cleveland, MS. Contact Arts Education Department @ (662) 846-4844. www.bolognapac.com

June 29 - July 3 Workshops for Heartwood Regional Theater Company in Damariscotta, ME.
www.heartwoodtheater.org.

July 3 • Public Performance at Poe Theater, Newcastle, ME featuring the premiere of Karen's newest mimedance that won the 2008 Individual Artist Fellowship Grant from the Maine Arts Commission. "The Mask And The Mirror" has a new set-design, is half as long but TWICE as good as the original piece entitled "The Strugge To Be". Also featuring guest appearances by two world renowned hip hop artists (and Karen's future collaborators) from Boston, Billy and Bobby McClain. (www.bill-bob.com) For more information, go to: www.heartwoodtheater.org

July 6 PUBLIC PERFORMANCE 10:30 AM. Northeast Harbor Library. North East, ME. Contact: Elisa Hurley (207) 276-3333.

July 16Performance. Mohonk Mountain House. New Paltz, NY. www.mohonk.org.

July 20 - 25Workshop: MIME, DANCE AND THE ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE with Karen and Christine Sullivan, MSTAT.
Celebration Barn. South Paris, ME. www.celebrationbarn.com.

July 25 PUBLIC PERFORMANCE. Reunion Show at the Celebration Barn, South Paris, ME. Contact: www.celebrationbarn.com

Saturday, August 1 • Lecture Demonstration for Body Workers. Walpole, ME. Tom Myers: www.anatomytrains.com

August 3 - 7 • Dance Camp for Ballet Dancers, Berkley MA. FMI contact Karen: (207) 655-2350

August 11 • Workshop in Physical Eloquence. New England Film Academy; Moviemaking for Youth, South Portland, ME. www.nefilmacademy.org

August 10 - 20 Karen works with director, Rober Post. www.robertpost.org.

August 15 (pending) PUBLIC PERFORMANCE. Rockland Public Library. Rockland, ME. Contact: Betsy (888) 761-9098.

August 24 - 29Workshop: EXPLORING MUSICAL PERFORMANCE with Deborah Henson-Conant and Karen.
Celebration Barn. South Paris, ME. www.celebrationbarn.com, www.hipharp.com.

August 31 - September 5 • PUSH workshop!!! And invitational workshop in improvisation and production. For professional performers only. Team taught with Leland Faulkner. FMI contact Karen: (207) 655-2350

September 3 • Workshop for teachers.

September 14 - 16Karen participates in Laurie Carlos' phenomenal (!!) worshops entitled ENSEMBLE TOURING PROJECT.
Celebration Barn. South Paris, ME. www.celebrationbarn.com.

October 1 • Workshop for students from Session 1.

November 12 • Workshop for students from Session 2.


2010

January 21, 2010 • Workshop for students from Session 3.

March 25, 2010 • Workshop for students from Session 4.

May 20, 2010 • Workshop for students from Session 5.

June 10, 2010 • Final Performance.

October 3 • Performance Fundraiser with Reifer and Saccone. Mechanicsville, NY. www.spacialdynamics.com

October 12 - 16 • Workshops and Public Performance. Fleur d'Asphalte, Montreal, Quebec CANADA. FMI contact Betsy DuBois: (888) 761-9098



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