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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 ...
Tour (Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica)
1987 - Mexico City, Mexico (November 19 – 26, 1987 Instituto Nacionale de Bellas Artes International Office of Public Relations MWDCCo toured three cities in Mexico ▪ Perform: Obsession: A “Made in the USA” look at sex; Mexico City (November 21 and 22) ▪ ...
Sam Gilliam’s Studio – Laser Fundraiser
November 10, 1984 - Support for the development of "Suites of Light" which became Laser Dance - a party, installation, performance at Sam Gilliam's Studio at 1428 U Street NW, Washington, DC Fundraising for the Laser Dance premiere, June 1985 See ...
Akademie der Künste Festival (Berlin, Germany)
1981 - West Berlin, Germany (May 1981) Akademie der Künste International Festival (Academy of Arts) established in 1696, invited John Driscoll and MWDCCo to participate in the Festival in 1981 Our involvement included: ▪ 3-week Creative Residency: John Driscoll, electronic composer/musician, and ...
Metropolitan Dance Association – Honors
1981 - "Washingtonians partake of "high-caliber danceher contribution to the artistic community of this city is unrivaled" Brook Andrews, founding member of the Dance Construction Company, describes Maida's unusual accomplishments in a speech at the Renwick Gallery where Maida was being ...
Wesleyan University – Music & Dance Residency
John Driscoll, new music, and Maida Withers, dance, were invited to the campus of Wesleyan to work with students and eventually create a performance on the campus with students Students also created individual site performances on and off campus Information needs ...
Mormon’s For Equal Rights Amendment
1979 - Maida was a founding member of the national organization, Mormon's for ERA (MERA), established in Northern Virgina that worked with other national feminist and religious organizations for more than five years for the passage of the Equal Rights ...
Invitation to the Dance – Smithsonian
1977 - Smithsonian Resident Associate Program and the Modern Dance Council of Washington and the Washington Performing Arts Society sponsor invitation to the Dance, an adult lecture series incorporates performances, lecture/demonstration, and lectures by George Gelles, dance critic, Washington Star ...
Dance Residency: Brigham Young University
Maida Withers, John Bailey, Brook Andrews, and John Driscoll were artists-in-residence at Brigham Young University Dance Program We taught daily classes in dance technique, dance improvisation, and performance BYU Women's Gymnasium on the lower campusthe place in 1954 to 1958 where ...
Washington Project for the Arts Established
1975 - Washington Project for the Arts (WPA) was established in 1975 by pioneer Alice Denney as an artist service center WPA was part of the grassroots movement of "alternative artist spaces" MWDCCo was involved with WPA prior to the ...
MWDCCo Established
1974 - Maida Withers and board member associates apply for 501-C-3 not-for-profit, federally tax-exempt status as a cultural performing arts organization in Washington, DC, USA, July 16, 1974 501-C-3 status was approved in 1976 Maida Withers invited five former Master of ...
Dance Improvisation Performance Events (1972-81)
1972 - Starting in 1972, every six to 10 weeks, Maida Withers, Brook Andrews, John Bailey, and GW MA graduate students created dance and movement improvisation events in GW's Building K gymnasium and Building J dance studio spaces and in ...
Summer Dance Workshops with innovators
1968 - Maida Withers with Elizabeth Burtner in 1968 established the annual 3-week Summer Dance Workshop offering at George Washington University in Washington, DC that featured classes and creation of new stage and site works by Maida Withers and out-of-town ...