CityDance

2014 2015
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PRESENTI NG TODAYS BEST DANCE
Presenting and producing professional dance
at venues across the DC metropolitan area
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TRAI NI NG TOMORROWS PROFESSI ONALS
Training young dancers for professional careers
RE AC H DC
TEACHI NG I N OUR COMMUNI TI ES
Providing free dance education programs
for thousands of students each year
CityDance
citydance.net
Dancers: Conservatory students Lara Segrillo & Leonardo Moraes Photo: Theo Kossenas Media 4 Artists
Bringing great
dance to the DC
metropolitan region
Alexe Nowakowski
Executive Director
CityDance OnStage brings acclaimed international
companies to the regions most prestigious performance
venues and supports talented, emerging choreographers
to create and present original work.
ONSTAGE I GNI TE
CityDance seeks out rising choreographic stars
and provides them resources to create and present
new work. Artists receive marketing, public
relations and administrative support, in addition
to free rehearsal space.
ME E T T HI S SE ASON S I GNI T E ART I ST S
Asanga Domask (Sri Lanka) is the founder and
artistic director of SerendibDance, a Sri Lankan
traditional and folk dance company.
As long as Asanga Domask is at work, she
ensures the future of traditional Sri Lankan dance.
The Washington Post
Sarah J. Ewing (Australia) is the founder and
artistic director of S.J. Ewing & Dancers. Shes a
recipient of the 2013 Local Dance Commissioning
Project from The John F. Kennedy Center for the
Performing Arts.
Ewing embraced simplicity and efciency in her
movement and overall aesthetic, and I luxuriated in it.
Rick Westerkamp, DC Metro Theater Arts.
Jason Garcia Ignacio (Philippines) is an
internationally acclaimed dancer, teacher and
choreographer. He has won: the 2009 DC Mayors
Arts Award for Outstanding Emerging Artist; the
2009 Metro DC Dance Award for Outstanding
Individual Performance and was the 2010 recipient
of the Local Dance Commissioning Project from
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

One of the Top 20 Showstopper Artists
Washingtonian Magazine
Robert J. Priore (USA) has created celebrated
works on companies such as Dayton Contemporary
Dance and Nomi Dance Company. This season hell
debut work across the nation, from The John F. Kennedy
Center for The Performing Arts Millennium Stage to
The Ailey Citigroup Theater in New York City and the
Gaertner Performing Arts Center in Houston, Texas.
As the Choreographer-in-Residence, Rob contributes
an essential artistic element to the development of
the Conservatory. CityDance School & Conservatory
Artistic Director Lorraine Spiegler
Finally D.C. has a gala of its own! Washington City Paper
Virtuosic the audience went wild. The Washington Post
ONSTAGE THI S SEASON
+ Dance Theatre of Harlem (October): One of ballets most exciting undertakings. The New York Times
+ Jessica Lang Dance (March): Lang is a master of visual composition. Dance Magazine
+ Gallim Dance (April): excellent, inventive and impressive. The New York Times
Co-presented with Washington Performing Arts.
+ DREAMscape (May) - CityDances Annual Dance Spectacular at the historic Lincoln Theatre on U Street.
An evening of dazzling performances by dance superstars from around the country. Co-produced by Rasta Thomas
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CityDance treated us to one of the
most thoroughly enjoyable evenings
of dancing Ive ever seen.
- 2014 DREAMscape audience member
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Proceeds support CityDances DREAM program
See back page for full ticket information and calendar of events.
Led by Artistic Director Lorraine Spiegler, the School
& Conservatory is home to a world-class faculty
including Ballet Mistress Ludmila Morkovina and Ballet
Master Anatoli Kucheruk. The School & Conservatory
is founded on four pillars: superlative training; a
diverse curriculum; experience with the professional
world; and rich performance opportunities.
The CityDance School & Conservatory prepares
young dancers for 21st century careers. With
training that is steeped in a Vaganova-based ballet
curriculum, integrated with core contemporary
techniques and augmented by world dance forms,
CityDance graduates are prepared for the virtuosic
requirements of a modern-day dancer.
When a CityDance graduate goes
out into the real world, they are
more equipped than many adults
and professionals I know.
- Maleek Washington, CityDance
Guest Artist, Collaborator with
Kyle Abraham/Abraham.In.Motion
CityDances Master Series are classes held every
Saturday and taught by guest master teachers hailing
from around the region and the country in a variety
of disciplines.
In Fall 2013, CityDance established a partnership
with Dance Theatre of Harlem which includes: an
annual summer intensive; master classes; setting
company repertory, and welcomes DTH teacher and
former principal, Andrea Long, in residence for the
2014-15 school year as a guest faculty member.

The partnership and collaboration with CityDance

highlights the very best of the of what Dance Theatre of
Harlem is about using the power of art to encompass
excellence both on stage with professionals and in the
studio with young dancers. Virginia Johnson, Artistic
Director of Dance Theatre of Harlem
TAKI NG THE STAGE

CityDance students perform often in the CityDance
Studio Theater at Strathmore, in Strathmore Music
Centers 2,000-seat concert hall, and with CityDance
OnStage and Ignite artists on stages across the DC
metropolitan area. For the 2014-2015 season, students
will perform at Sidney Harman Hall in the VelocityDC
Dance Festival; The Phillips Collection with Ignite artist
Jason Igancio; Lansburgh Theatre with Gallim Dance;
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts with
Ignite Artist Robert J. Priore, and at the Historic Lincoln
Theatre in CityDances annualDREAMscapegala.
CI TYDANCE AT MADEI RA & POTOMAC
Bringing its stellar faculty and curriculum to area
schools, CityDance has been directing the dance
program at the Madeira School for ten years and
provides classes at the Potomac School. Both schools
are located in McLean, Virginia.
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BUI L DI NG BRI DGES TO THE PROFESSI ONAL WORL D

CityDance believes that aspiring young artists must have direct interaction with professionals and exposure to
a diversity of cultures, perspectives and genres of dance. Funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts,
the School & Conservatory invites artists from around the world to work with students. Recent residencies include:
Hubbard Street 2 (Chicago); Ronald K. Brown / Evidence (New York); Alex Neoral (Brazil); Koresh Dance Company
(Philadelphia), and Vishal Kanoi (India).
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Led by Director Kelli Quinn, ReachDC provides thousands
of area students with fundamental exposure to the arts,
by providing free in-school and after-school programs,
summer camps and eld trips to professional performances.
Community partners include: DC Public Schools; DEA Youth
Dance Program; KIPP DC Charter Schools; Montgomery
County Department of Recreation; The Sitar Arts Center;
Springboard After School, and Washington Performing Arts.
CityDance was a 2013 Finalist for the Presidents National Arts & Humanities
Youth Program Award and the 2014 Winner of DC Mayors Arts Awards for
Outstanding Contribution to Art.
ReachDC is at the heart of CityDances vision for
a thriving DC arts community, where every child,
regardless of socio-economic status, has access to
the benets of an arts education and where world-
class dance is available to all.
DREAM AL UMNI
In 2012, the DREAM Alumni program was launched
for 6th to 12th grade DREAM graduates. Students
continue their dance training; participate in a spring
break eld trip to NYC; receive academic tutoring and
support in preparing for college, and have the option
to mentor fellow students and participate in summer
internships at CityDance.
DANCE ACROSS DC

A cast of CityDance artists offers a performance
series,Dancing in One Language,to schools across the
region. Students come to understand how dance is a
universal language giving them a voice in their community.
Not only is DREAM fun, but you get
to grow as a dancer and a person. You
inspire others and others inspire you.
DREAM alumni Chyna McLeary. Chyna
has been with CityDance for seven years
and started as a DREAM student at CW
Harris Elementary.
REACHDCS DREAM PROGRAM

Anintensive 32-week after-school program, DREAM isReachDCsagship program.Students in grades three
through ve learn the technique, history and evolution of a wide variety of genres,perform throughout the city,
attend professional performances and engage in community service projects. Through dance, students learn to create
success in their lives and to positively impact their communities. DREAMs annual highlights include performing at
Washington Wizards halftime and at the historic Lincoln Theatre with many of their favorite dance superstars.
SUMMER

CityDance offersDancing in One Languagesummer
camps to DREAM students as an extension of the
programs offered during the year. Students take
dance classes in a variety of genres, attend eld trips
to DC cultural attractions, and perform for their peers
and community.
RE AC HDC
Dancing for many people,
including me, is the best
feeling in the world.
- Milena Moratto, Oyster-Adams
Bilingual School
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ONSTAGE PE RFORMANCES
Dance Theatre of Harlem
Fri, Oct 17 - Sun, Oct 19
Sidney Harman Hall $30-65
co-presented with Washington Performing Arts
Jessica Lang Dance
Sat, Mar 28 at 8:00 PM
GWU Lisner Auditorium $25-38
co-presented with Washington Performing Arts
Gallim Dance
Thu, Apr 16 - Fri, Apr 17 at 8:00 PM
Lansburgh Theatre $30
+ Appearance by Conservatory students
co-presented with Washington Performing Arts
DREAMscape: CityDance Annual Gala
Sat, May 9 at 7:00 PM
Historic Lincoln Theatre $25-38
+ Appearance by Conservatory & DREAM students
co-produced by Rasta Thomas

ONSTAGE I GNI TE
S.J. Ewings Australia Home Land
Sun, Sept 21 at 5:00 PM
Hill Center FREE
+ Featuring Conservatory & DREAM students
Jason Garcia Ignacios The Dream of Realities
Thu, Nov 20 at 6:30 PM
The Phillips Collection $20
+ Featuring Conservatory students
Robert J. Priores Ascendance
Sat, Jan 10 - Sun, Jan 11 $25
CityDance Studio Theater at Strathmore
+ Featuring Conservatory students & alumni
Asanga Domasks SerendibDance
in Ranga Dhaaraa
Sat, Mar 28 - Sun, Mar 29 $25
CityDance Studio Theater at Strathmore
+ Featuring Conservatory students
ST UDE NT PE RFORMANCES
CityDance Conservatory students
in VelocityDC Dance Festival
Thu, Oct 9 - Fri, Oct 10 at 8:00 PM
Sidney Harman Hall $18
CityDance Conservatory as guests of
Maryland Classic Youth Chamber Ensemble
Sun, Dec 7 at 7:00 PM
Music Center at Strathmore Concert Hall $20
CityDance School & Conservatory as guests
of Moscow Ballets Great Russian Nutcracker
Sun, Dec 14 at 1:00 PM & 5:00 PM
Music Center at Strathmore Concert Hall $28- 88
DREAM students perform at Washington
Wizards Halftime performance
Fri, Mar 6 at 8:00 PM
Verizon Center
Creating the Magic Annual
Conservatory Concert
Sat, Feb 28 - Sun, Mar 1
CityDance Studio Theater at Strathmore $25
Be the Change! DREAM Year-End Celebration
Sun, May 10 at 2:00 PM
Historic Lincoln Theatre FREE

Annual Children & Youth Concert (1:00 PM)
Annual Conservatory Concert (7:30 PM)
Sun, June 14
Music Center at Strathmore Concert Hall $20
For more info & tickets, please visit
citydance.net
2014-15 SEASON CAL ENDAR
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Agriculture Federal Credit Union
Barbara Epstein Foundation
Bender Foundation
Catalogue for Philanthropy: Greater Washington
Clark Charitable Foundation
Clark-Winchcole Foundation
Commonweal Foundation
Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing Arts
DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities
DC Children and Youth Investment Trust
Harman Family Foundation
Jim and Carol Trawick Foundation
John Edward Fowler Memorial Foundation
Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation
Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
Philip L. Graham Fund
United Way/Combined Federal Campaign
World Bank Community Connections Fund
WE D L I KE TO THANK
OUR MAJ OR SPONSORS
Ms. Alexandra Nowakowski, ex-ofcio
Ms. Nancy Tartt Ms. Linda Potter
Mr. Scott Logan
Ms. Karen Thomas, Chair
Mrs. Lauren Talbott, Vice Treasurer Ms. Marcy Butler, Treasurer
Ms. Kay Kendall, Secretary
Mrs. Barbara Josephs Liotta
Ms. Emily Lenzner, Vice Chair
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Administrative & ReachDC Ofces
1111 16th Street NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20036
202.347.3909
CityDance School & Conservatory
The Music Center at Strathmore
5301 Tuckerman Lane
North Bethesda, Maryland 20852
301.581.5204
citydance.net