me look & dance pretty one day

As the Arkansas residency draws closer...we are now beginning to experiment with costume ideas. These are just some of the ideas the dancers and our wonderful man of many hats D. Patton White have put together.

The models in order (from top to bottom) Sharon C. Sibley, Blake Dalton, and Alex Abarca.

Sharon...the lady in red!
Blake sporting his best Erykah Badu style wrap...

Alex is tryin to be a chameleon & blend in to the background.

Lar Lubovitch Master Class

Come join us tomorrow morning from 10 am to noon for a master class from a company member of the Lar Lubovitch Company.

They are here performing in the first annual Off The Edge contemporary dance series. They will be performing tonight and tomorrow...tickets are available, just go to the Rialto website www.rialtocenter.org show times are 8 o'clock both nights.

For further information go to our facebook event page for the master class. And, while you are there...go ahead and like us on facebook. You know you want to!!!

Also, swing by the Rialto tonight or tomorrow to see a very engaging, inspiring evening of contemporary dance artists from around the world! YAY DANCE!!!

Video from Salon

No...we didn't video ourselves getting our nails did. Patton did video us dancing in the downstairs studio for last night's SalonNo about upcoming Arkansas residency about healthy bodies. To view the video follow this link

Moving Toward Health

If your stomach, heart, and mind were to have a physical body; what would it look like? How would a fully fed belly walk down the street? How would an empty belly move around the house after a long day of work?

These are the kinds of questions we are asking ourselves as we move into our work period for the Arkansas residency, Moving Toward Health Project. The mission of the Moving Toward Health Project is to raise awareness of the arts' ability to engender communication and to facilitate change in the context of social issues. Our objective is to engage the Conway community in addressing the issues surrounding eating disorders, body image and healthy lifestyles.

So next time you have a hectic day...take some time to find a way to physicalize those feelings & get your dance on!

MLK Service Day

CORE joined the volunteer yard crews who worked in Oakhurst neighborhood yesterday, helping to clean up the yard for an elderly (93 years old!) gentleman who had some serious kudzu in his back yard. Here are some photos of us in action.

Project BLOOM

Leadership DeKalb has a new group focusing on the arts and culture in the county (where Decatur is located for those of you outside of the area). A group of artists and interested business people met at Callanwolde Fine Arts Center on Friday evening with discussion by our artistic director, Sue Schroeder, along with Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund's Lisa Cremin and Metropolitan Atlanta Arts and Culture Coalition's Flora Maria Garcia. There were performances by Dekalb artists, including CORE Performance Company's men: Alex Abarca, Blake Dalton and Corian Ellisor. The guys did their trio from Navigating the Hallway, so for those of you who made it to that show, you may recognize it! Photos by David Fisher.