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About Us


Atlanta Dance’s mission is to facilitate communication among and about the art form of dance in the Metro Atlanta Area. As a resource for advancing exposure to dance in Atlanta, Atlanta Dance is sustained by its members of professional dance companies, artists, choreographers, presenters, educators, students, foundations, individuals and other organizations statewide. Atlanta Dance creates a collective voice for the dance community that will address concerns and aspirations effectively through communication and organization.

Events of The Month


"Dancing that pulls viewers right out of their seats" – New York Times Through their daring, athletic movement and integration of ballet into contemporary and popular forms, the dancers of Cedar Lake take audiences on a choreographic journey which explores the infinite possibilities of movement and multimedia. Coming to Atlanta for the first time, this internationally acclaimed dance company will present an intimate look at Ohad Naharin’s Decadance 2007. The company will present a behind the scenes, stripped-down look at the work and discuss their experience with this world-renowned choreographer.

 

To see video clips of Cedar Lake, click here: www.cedarlakedance.com

Blog Hightlights

 

Friday, February 26, 2010

 

Notes from Feb. 21
(I missed the first part of the speakers’ introductions of their process/philosophy on collaboration. And I don’t promise the accuracy of these notes is 100%. But you should be able to get the idea!)

 

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Features

 

Blake Beckham Photographer Welcome to b dancing a website for performing artist, Blake Beckham.

 

The body contains so much brutal honesty with its hesitations of being and laboring. Within the intimacies of gesture, deep inhalations, one-foot-in-front-of-the-othering are tiny moments of revelation.

 

I understand the creative act to be a fundamentally hopeful endeavor. We move to be moving, and to locate ourselves. We move because the effort wraps us in the danger and power of newness. The purpose is not to make beauty, but to engage in the process of knowing more truths.