Maida Withers and the Dance Construction Company / Chain of Events

(2014) December 8 @ 6:00 pm Chain of Events Concert….sheer imaginative fallout of movement…presented by the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, Washington, DC, in the newly renovated theater.  The one hour concert features four dances including a performance of Mind Fluctuations choreography with no interactive visuals/cyberworlds.  Concert is FREE admission.

Maida Withers Dance Construction Company, “iconoclast of Washington Dance,” presents Chain of Events for their 40^th anniversary celebration performance with the Kennedy Center Theatre Lab. Chain of Events offers a rare opportunity to experience a collection of selected excerpts from four of Withers’ “thought provoking” choreography: Stall., Time Dance, Collision Course – a.k.a. Pillow Talk and MindFluctuations. Live electronic music is by Steve Hilmy and John Driscoll with light design by Enoch Chan. Selected dance segments are presented as a continuous uninterrupted stream of dance movement stripped down to the stark and beautiful choreography performed by members of Maida Withers Dance Construction Company.

Original music is composed and performed by John Driscoll and Steve Hilmy
Dance Construction Company Dancers include Felicia Avalos, Ian Ceccarelli, Alicia Diaz, Anthony Gongora, Shannon Elizabeth O’Brien, Giselle Ruzany, Mary Heath, Sammi Rosenfeld, Angela Schöpke, and Matthew Thornton;  Lighting Design by Enoch Chan

About the Work:
Chain of Events includes excerpts from the following works: Time Dance (1974), Collision Course – a.k.a. Pillow Talk (2012), Stall (1981), and MindFluctuations (Premiere, March 2015, Lisner Auditorium) are presented in a continuous stream of dance choreography without pausing or without inclusion of visual elements or other theatrical embellishment present in the original works. MindFluctuations does not include the interactive technology that will be featured at the premiere at Lisner Auditorium, March 25, 2012.

About the Company:
In 2014-15 Maida Withers Dance Construction Company celebrates its 40^th anniversary. The Company is known for its evening-length works, performance events for stage, museums, and site-specific locations, dance films, and continuously generating choreography that speaks to current social, political, and artistic issues.  Collaboration and innovation are two important hallmarks of the Company. The Company has a history of experimentation that has brought recognition to the Company in what became known as the revolution of dance from modern to post-modern dance. Music is created for all the works and always performed live. The company tours annually and has toured to more than 18 countries. Maida and the Company have received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, D.C. Commission on the Arts, Virginia Commission on the Arts, Ford Foundation in Russia, the U.S. Department of State, many U.S. Embassies abroad, Lincoln Center (NYC), International Celebration Art, GoDown Art Center in Nairobi, Africa, and many other local foundations and individuals.
Dance Construction Company
Giselle Ruzany

Alicia Diaz
Matthew Thornton