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DC 4th International Improvisation Plus+ Festival
1998 - Maida Withers Dance Construction Company, George Washington University Department of Theatre and Dance and Department of Music, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Goethe Institut, French Embassy, and Artslink present this popular festival that brings together groups of dancers, performance artists ...
Side Step Festival – Helsinki, Finland (1998)
Helsinki, Finland (Jan 1998) Side Step Festival – International Dance Improvisation Festival, Zodiak Center for Dance, Helsinki, Finland (January 23 – 25) ▪ Group Improvisation performance during festival
DC 3rd International Improvisation Plus+ Festival
1997 - Seeing Jazz Move - Dance and Music Improvisation performance inspired by the exhibition "Seeing Jazz" presented by the Smithsonian International Gallery - S Dillon Ripley Center, Washington, DC, December 5, 1997 at 6:30 pm FREE - founding curator, ...
Universidad Central de Venezuela (Caracus, Venezuela)
1997 Caracus, Venezuela (October/November 1997) Aula Magna Theatre, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela, (Nov 1 and 2) ▪ Perform: In Winds of Sand and Nevertheless…Tenderness (Maida Withers; Sarah Slifer) ▪ Workshops: Taller Experimental de Danza Pisorrojo, (October 25 to 31) Maida Withers and ...
France – Theatro Dunois (Paris)
1997 Paris France (July 1997) Theatre Dunois, Paris, France https://wwwtheatredunoisorg/ ▪ Performance: Maida Withers, In Winds of Sand; Sarah Slifer/Giselle Ruzany Stirrings (July 9 and 10) Maida Withers Dance Construction Company was invited by Cyrus Khambatta to tour and perform in a beautiful theatre ...
Poland – Int’l Dance Festival & Conference (Bytom)
1997 Bytom, Katowice, Krakow, Poland (June/July 1997) Silesian Dance Theatre - IV International Dance Festival and Conference ▪ Commission creation of Halda (a mound of waste) an environmental site work created by Withers with Polish dancers, musician, and installation sculptors, Bytom, Poland ▪ Halda ...
Conference on Dance (Volgograd, Russia)
1997 Volgograd, Russia (June 1997) Conference on Dance, Volgograd Centre for Dance, Volgograd, Russia; Travel sponsored by US Embassy in Moscow, Russia Maida's first presence in Russia • Maida Withers delivered a paper and showed video of Utah Spirit Place Spirit ...
Teaching Workshops (Moscow and Helsinki)
1997 Moscow, Russia (May 1997) Kinetics Theatre, Sasha Pepelieyev, Director ▪ Workshop for Kinetics Dance Company (May 29) Chamber Ballet Ensemble ▪ Workshop for Chamber Ballet Ensemble (May 30) Helsinki, Finland (June 1997) Theatre Academy, Department of Dance ▪ Workshop for dance and theatre students: Maida Withers (June ...
DC 2nd Int’l Improvisation Plus+ Festival
1966 - The title of the DC International Improvisation Plus+ Festival did not come into existence until the after the 3rd year of the festival The idea of the festival began when a friend came from out of the country ...
SNDO (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
1996 - Bodies of Influence - School for New Dance Development, Amsterdam, The Netherlands June 1996 -10th Anniversary (June 9 to 21, 1996) ▪ Perform: In Winds of Sand (est June 13) ▪ Create a site-specific work throughout the entire School for ...
BUTOH: Kazuo Ohno Workshop, Japan
1995 - Maida was invited to observe Kazuo Ohno teach his regular evening class in his home studio, Kamihoshikawa, built in 1961 in Hodogaye, Yokohama, Japan Maida was introduced to Kazuo Ohno by Gozo Yoshimasu, poet and filmmaker, and Marilia, ...
New Art Festival
1995 - Maida participated in the New Art Festival in Gloucester, Massachusetts that was founded and curated by Sarah Slifer Maida performed a solo in the theatre and participated in an improvisation event in the "ice house" with Wendell Cooper ...
Asia 5-City Tour (Japan, Korea, Malaysia)
1995 - Maida Withers Dance Construction Company tours in Japan, Korea, Malaysia: Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan (May 1995) Con Carino Theatre (Japan Contemporary Dance Network) ▪ Perform: Yuki Yuki with vocalist Marilia (May 20) Tokyo, Japan (June 1995) Beam Theater ▪ Stone Circle evening-length performance collaboration with ...
DC 1st Int’l Improvisation Plus+ Festival
1995 - The title of the DC International Improvisation Plus+ Festival did not come into existence until the 3rd or 4th year of the festival The idea began in 1995 as a simple evening event in building J Down when ...
Asia Tour (Korea, Hong Kong, China, Malaysia)
1994 - Seoul, Korea (April 26; Festival May 2-5, 1994) 13th International Korean Dance Festival, Munye Theatre; Seoul, Korea ▪ Perform: Ancient Lands/Ancient Peoples (May 2); Stirrings (May 3);In Winds of Sand (May 4) Hong Kong (May 6 – 12, 1994) Hong Kong Academy for ...