News from Chris Elam/Misnomer Dance Theater

Chris Elam/Misnomer Dance Theater
October Newsletter

"Whatever the rules of dancing or human encounter are
supposed to be,
choreographer Chris Elam finds 50 ways to subvert them."

Marcia Siegel, The Boston Phoenix, July 2007


October 2007
Greetings!

We hope you've had a wonderful September and that you've
enjoyed our
new online features; in addition to seeing us live, we
believe this is
an exciting way to offer you insight into our work.

We are working to make Misnomer a place of continued
engagement for
our audiences; if you have ideas about how you can be
included in our
work and art -- please send them our way!

Feature of the Month: Misnomer + The Baryshnikov Arts
Center

We spent September developing our new dances at the
Baryshnikov Arts
Center as part of the Summer Stages Dance / Baryshnikov
Arts Center
Residency Project.

The residency culminated with three performances of the
works-in-progress which will have their full premiere in
NYC in March
2008. It was a great honor to work in this beautiful studio
and to be
recognized by two vibrant and important organizations.

The new work features original music by Evan Ziporyn (from
The Bang on
a Can All-Stars). In March, Evan's music will be performed
live. For
now, you can see photos of the rehearsals, our showing, and
the
reception afterward!

It delights us that you follow our choreography. Your
continued
support is invaluable.
We'll see you online and later in the theater!

:: UPCOMING PERFORMANCES ::

Misnomer + The Danish Dance Theatre
The internationally acclaimed Danish Dance Theatre has
commissioned
Chris Elam to create a new choreography, "Labyrinth," on
the 10-dancer
company. "Labyrinth" will be performed on four stages
located within a
life-sized labyrinth through which the audience will
actively walk
during the performance.

Chris begins to choreograph this project throughout October
while the
company is in residence at the Joyce SoHo Theater. Chris
then will
fly to Denmark in April before the May premiere in
Copenhagen.

You are invited to see the creative process during two free
events: an
open rehearsal and a work-in-progress showing. For both of
these
events you need to RSVP at Joyce SoHo Theater, 155 Mercer
St., NYC
(212) 431-9233

Oct. 19, 2-4 pm
See Chris rehearse members of the Danish Dance Theatre to
get insight
into the process.

Oct. 25, 4-6 pm
Join the Artistic Director of the Danish Dance Theatre and
Chris Elam
when they show their work in progress and take questions
from the
audience.

:: NEWS ::

:: AUDIO INTERVIEW on GREAT DANCE

This month Doug Fox & Eva Yaa Asantewaa produced an audio
interview
with Chris that is featured on Great Dance, a dance
community site.
Past interviews have included Miguel Gutierrez, Nolini
Barretto,
Ashleigh Leite, and Tony Waag.

For the full article with pictures and video, visit Great
Dance.


:: BUSINESS SECTION of the NY TIMES

Marci Alboher of the NY Times wrote a feature that
highlighted
Misnomer's flexible office environment.

The article touched on the innovative ways that Misnomer is
incorporating transparency into our work for our audiences:

Misnomer is a big proponent of transparency. The company
videotapes
rehearsals and even office meetings for posting on its
video blog,
which allows audiences to get a behind-the-scenes look at
what it
takes to run a dance company.

"Dance audiences traditionally interact with a dance
company for only
two hours a year and maybe get a couple of postcards," Mr.
Elam said.
"But so much happens outside the performance, and we are
trying to
find ways of making the whole function of the company more
open-source."