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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 ...
Year of Korea Celebration
1994- Celebration of the YEAR OF KOREA - Founding of Taejon City, Korea Evening performance in Washington, DC by Maida Withers, Je Young Kim (Korea), Vincent Cacalano, and Martin Sonderkamp (The Netherlands, Germany) that was part of an evening of dance ...
Asia Tour (Japan and Korea)
1993 - Osaka, Japan (June 28 – August 8, 1993) – Leave from LA Kansai University International Faculty Exchange Project, Osaka, Japan (June 30 - Aug 8) ▪ Study all forms of theater and performance in Japan; tour the entire country by ...
United Nation’s Earth Summit – Eco ’92
Omame Projecto: Celebration da Terra Artists Rio '92 View Stone Garden excerpt on video at 29:40 minutes on the video View Rolling Thunder excerpt on video at 28:26 minutes on the video 100 International Artists for Ecology joined with Artists for Ecology in ...
Int’l Celebration Conference (Sante Fe, NM)
1991 - International artists assembled for an International Celebration Conference (ICC)in Santa Fe, New Mexico Works were presented and new works created by conference participants Marilyn Wood was an active artist in New York City with other developing the concepts ...
Yellow Springs Institute
Maida Withers Dance Construction Company was in residence at the Yellow Springs Institute in Philadelphia, PA to create the work, Path
Mapplethorpe Exhibit “Perfect Moment” @ WPA (Film 9:48)
1989 - Video taped in 1989 at the height of the NEA censorship controversy, footage appeared on Oprah! and on newscasts across the country, and in 2011 for Culture Wars: Then and Now at the Corcoran The exhibition of photographs ...