Performance Calendar

Spring Concert!
Thursday, June 9; Friday, June 10; and Saturday, June 11, 2011.
Curtain at 7:30 p.m.

Spectrum in Motion's Spring Concert
Karanungan: What We Know
It is with joy that we complete our 29th anniversary season, dedicated to raising dancers and building a professional dance company. Our body of work speaks to our shared history, as well as our unique cultural traditions. The work has been inspired by the music by Bobby Mc Ferrin, Wayne Shorter, Nina Simone, and Duke Ellington.
Charter Oak Cultural Center
21 Charter Oak Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
Tickets are $20 general admission; $15 seniors, Charter Oak and Let*s Go Arts! Members; and $5 students.
Photo courtesy of Rich Davis

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New Residency this Spring - 2011

Under the direction of Olivia Davis, Spectrum in Motion had an 8 week residency at Asylum Hill Congregational Church in Hartford that culminated in the presentation of a new liturgical work on Sunday, April 10^th. Masterclasses weree open to the public on Thursday and Friday evenings from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. at $10 per class.

FPhoto courtesy of Rich Davis

Spectrum in Motion performed at this signature concert on March 12th , 2011and will also offered an open Masterclass at Charter Oak on Monday, March 14th from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Works, Inc. will present the 13th Annual Ted Hershey Dance & Music Marathon on Saturday, March 12th at 7:00 p.m.
Charter Oak Cultural Center
21 Charter Oak Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106

Tickets are $25 general admission, $10 seniors,

students, Charter Oak and Let*s Go Arts! Members.

Photo courtesy of Rich Wagner.

Tickets are available at the Frances Driscoll Box Office, 860.231.555 or online at www.sjc.edu/arts.

Hoffman Auditorium, Saint Joseph College
1678 Asylum Avenue, West Hartford CT 06117
The Bruyette Athenaeum, the Carol Autorino Center for the Arts and Humanities presents

January 28, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. and January 29, 2011 at 2:00 and 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are General Seating. Advance tickets are $20 Adult, $15 Senior Citizen and $10 Child. From January 24: $25 Adult, $20 Senior Citizen, $15 Child.

Charter Oak Cultural Center

21 Charter Oak Avenue Hartford, CT 06106
860.249.1207, http://www.charteroakcenter.org

November 4th, 5th and 6th, 2010. Curtain at 7:30 p.m.

Spectrum in Motion's Fall Concert:
"Kagalakan – Jubilations"

As Spectrum in Motion Dance Theater Ensemble, led by Artistic Director Olivia Ilano-Davis, closes their 28^th anniversary season and dances into their 29^th, what’s more appropriate than Kagalakan? Set to music by Bobby McFerrin, Betty Carter, Nina Simone, and more.

Tickets: $20 General admission, $10 Seniors, Charter Oak and Let*s Go Arts! Members, $5 students.

Photo courtesy of Rich Wager.

Charter Oak Cultural Center

21 Charter Oak Avenue Hartford, CT 06106
860.249.1207, http://www.charteroakcenter.org
June 10^th, 11^th and 12^th, 2010. Curtain at 7:30 p.m.

Spectrum in Motion's Spring Concert:
“Kandili – What nourishes, replenishes and sustains us!”
Spectrum’s Artistic Director Olivia Davis continues the theme of telling our stories and sharing universal human emotions with original choreography featuring dance and music inspired by the world’s cultures. She celebrates the influence of the truly American art form - jazz - with a special tribute to the work of Betty Carter.
Tickets: $20 General admission, $10 Seniors, Charter Oak and Let*s Go Arts! Members, $5 students.

Photo courtesy of Olivia Davis

Collage by Jill Henderson Pasanen

Artistic Director,Olivia Davis to appear in On Stage @ The Bushnell on April 11, 2010

Charter Oak Cultural Center
21 Charter Oak Avenue, Hartford CT
860.249.1207, http://www.charteroakcenter.org
Saturday, March 13^th at 7:00 p.m.
Works, Inc. will present the
12^th Annual Ted Hershey Dance & Music Marathon Concert

Spectrum in Motion to Perform!

The Ted Hershey Dance & Music Marathon 2010 celebrates the life and work of Ted Hershey, who died of AIDS in 1998. As a principal dancer with the Hartford Ballet and co-founder of Works Contemporary Dance, his vision was to make the arts a vital part of the life of his city. The Marathon is offered as a gift to his memory and to the community he nurtured. Every year the Ted Hershey Dance & Music Marathon starts on the weekend of the changing of the clocks, thus celebrating both the increase in sunlight and the legacy of Hartford dancer, choreographer and educator, Ted Hershey. Tickets are $25 general admission, $10 seniors, students, Charter Oak and Let*s Go Arts! Members.. For more information please visit: www.tedhershey.com.

PLAYHOUSE ON PARK
244 Park Road, West Hartford, CT 06119
DANCEUCOPIA

Saturday, November 28th at
2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
boxoffice@playhousetheatregroup.org
860-523-5900 x 10

Hosted by Dance Improvisationalist Bonita Weisman!

$25 Adults, $22.50 for students, seniors and Let*s Go Arts! Members. Reserved Seating. There will be a dance jam immediately following the 8:00 p.m. performance. Bring your dance shoes and plan on joining us on the dance floor!

Charter Oak Cultural Center
21Charter Oak Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
860.249.1207, http://www.charteroakcenter.org

October 22^nd, 23^rd and 24^th, curtain at 7:30 p.m.

Spectrum in Motion Dance Theater Ensemble’s Fall Concert: “Salamat - we thank you!”

Inspired by some of the powerful work in Spectrum's repertoire, Artistic Director Olivia Davis has created a concert built on the music of artists who came to a point in their lives when they needed to acknowledge and celebrate a force more powerful than they - and to say thank you! Bobby McFerrin, Duke Ellington, Stevie Wonder are examples of those who have chosen to focus their genius on the spiritual. Spectrum in Motion is Charter Oak's resident dance education and performance company. Tickets: $20 general admission, $15 Charter Oak members, Let*s Go Arts! Members and seniors, $5 students. Photo courtesy of Marlis Momber, www.marlismomberphoto.com.

Thursday – Saturday, June 11, 12, & 13, 7:30pm
Charter Oak Cultural Center
21 Charter Oak Avenue Hartford, CT 06106
860.249.1207, www.charteroakcenter.org
Manongs...Old Timers...
Inspired by the true story, told through dance, of the journey of the thousands of men who came from the Philippines during the late 1940’s and 1950’s seeking their fortune so that they could send support back home to help their families. Set to American jazz of the era, this performance tells the universal story of leaving home to find home. Tickets are $20 general admission, $10 seniors, Charter Oak and Let*s Go! Members,
and $5 students.

Asylum Hill Congregational Church
814 Asylum Ave, Hartford, CT 06105
http://www.ahcc.org, 860.278.0785

Sunday, March 29 at 4:00 p.m.

Spectrum of Jazz - featuring Spectrum In Motion and Asylum Hill’s Dan Campolieta and his Jazz Quartet as part of the Asylum Hill Fine Arts Series. The program will feature duets and solos. Tickets are $15.

Photo courtesy of Marlis Momber at marlismomberphoto.com

For more information about the 11th Annual Ted Hershey Dance & Music Marathon, please follow this link.

Or visit: www.tedhershey.com

TED HERSHEY DANCE & MUSIC
MARATHON 2009

Charter Oak Cultural Center
21 Charter Oak Avenue Hartford, CT 06106
860.249.1207, www.charteroakcenter.org
Saturday, March 14, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.

The 11^th Annual Marathon Dance Concert will feature performances by more than two dozen dance companies and schools from Greater Hartford. The 11th Annual Ted Hershey Dance & Music Marathon 2009 celebrates the life and work of Ted Hershey, who died of AIDS in 1998. As a principal dancer with the Hartford Ballet and co-founder of Works Contemporary Dance, his vision was to make the arts a vital part of the life of his city. Tickets are $25 general admission, $10 seniors, Charter Oak and Let*s Go Arts! Members, $5 students. Please visit www.tedhershey.com.

42^nd Annual Boar’s Head and Yule Log Festival
January 2 , 3 and 4, 2009 Asylum Hill Congregational Church
814 Asylum Ave, Hartford, CT 06105
Visit www.ahcc.org for more information about the festival. Spectrum in Motion to perform Rutter's Gloria. Music, pageantry, renaissance costumes and live animals combine in this festival celebration of the Epiphany season. Enjoy the arrival of the royal court and their entourage as they gather to witness the re-telling of the Christmas story through music, dance and drama, culminating in the arrival of the three kings – with a camel! Don’t miss this Hartford holiday tradition.

Spectrum in Motion performed

at the Greater Hartford Arts Council's

45th Annual Hartford Festival of Light®
Opening Ceremony Friday, Nov. 28, 2008

Spectrum in Motion Dance Theater Ensemble in concert. Masarap…How Delicious! There are certain memories that come to full bloom through our senses -- sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste. Original choreography set to the music of The 8th Wonder. (Stevie of course!)

Charter Oak Cultural Center
21 Charter Oak Avenue, Hartford, CT, 06106
860.249.1207 http://charteroakcenter.org
November 13, November 14^th and November 15^th at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $20, $10 Charter Oak and Let*s Go Arts! Members, $5 Students.

The Provincetown Theater,
238 Bradford Street, Provincetown, MA
October 24 and 25, 2008 at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $25.00 Friday, $25.00 Saturday, $45.00 Both.
Premier Seating at $75 ticket or $100 for both nights
Student and Senior Citizen discounts are available. ($5.00 off)

Spectrum in Motion will make its third appearance at

The Fourth Annual Provincetown Dance Festival

at the Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill on Friday and Saturday, October 24 and 25 at 7:30 p.m. The Provincetown Dance Festival provides the Cape’s only annual dance event to enrich the quality of life for visitors as well as all Cape Cod residents by revealing, celebrating and sharing the world of dance through live performances, panel discussions and workshops.

Magangda Dalaga, a beautiful woman....the story of Eurydice

May 29-31 and June 5-7, funded in part by the Arts Council’s Dance Grant Initiative. Tickets are $20 general admission, $10 Let*s Go Arts! and $5 students.

As the culmination of the 25th anniversary season of the original founding of the company, this work is an exploration and the discovery of what we hold dear: love, beauty, faith, and trust. Many of us are familiar with Orpheus, the son of Apollo and one of his muses. His gift of music was revered by all. We are told of his love for Eurydice, his wife. Their love story is a tragic one, but their love is an inspiration for all and endures the test of time. Accompanied by live music and selected recorded music by the world renowned Wayne Shorter, Magandang Dalaga wiil continue the tradition of celebrating the stories of our lives and honoring one of America’s great sons - Wayne Shorter.

Charter Oak Cultural Center
21 Charter Oak Avenue Hartford, CT 06106
860.249.1207, www.charteroakcenter.org

Asylum Hill Congregational Church
814 Asylum Ave, Hartford, CT 06105
http://www.ahcc.org
Palm Sunday
Sunday, March 16
Leonard Bernstein's "Chichester Psalms"
A new commission to be performed during the
9:00 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. Services

Spectrum in Motion performed in the 10th Annual Ted Hershey Dance and Music Marathon Dance Concert at Charter Oak Cultural Center on Saturday, March 15th. Curtain at 7:00 p.m.
For more information visit http://www. TedHershey.com

41^st Annual Boar’s Head and Yule Log Festival
January 4^th, 5^th and 6^th Asylum Hill Congregational Church
814 Asylum Ave, Hartford, CT 06105
http://www.ahcc.org
Spectrum in Motion to perform Rutter's Gloria and dance in the Spanish Court visit. Music, pageantry, renaissance costumes and live animals combine in this festival celebration of the Epiphany season. Enjoy the arrival of the royal court and their entourage as they gather to witness the re-telling of the Christmas story through music, dance and drama, culminating in the arrival of the three kings – with a camel! Don’t miss this Hartford holiday tradition.

Bahay Kubo
“a litte nipa hut”
Fall Dance Concert: 25^th Anniversary Celebration
November 8^th, 9^th and10th, 2007, 7:30 p.m. Curtain
Charter Oak Cultural Center, 21 Charter Oak Avenue
Hartford, CT

Tickets are $20 general admission, $10 seniors, Charter Oak & Let*s Go! Members and $5 for students.

Sponsored in part by the Edward C. and Ann T. Roberts Foundation and the generous supporters of the Greater Hartford Arts Council

Spectrum in Motion
Master Class and Open Audition
1:00pm-3:00pm
Spectrum in Motion Dance Theater Ensemble, the resident company at Charter Oak Cultural Center, is holding a master class to audition male and female movers and shakers for the 2007-2008 Season, celebrating our 25th Anniversary.

Bring a resume, photo, warm up clothes and bare feet.
Charter Oak Cultural Center
21 Charter Oak Avenue, Hartford
SpectrumInMotion@gmail.com
http://www.charteroakcenter.org/

Spectrum in Motion 's Spring Concert: Dahil Sa Yo

Thursday, May 17, Friday May 18
and Saturday, May 19, 2007 at 7:30
Charter Oak Cultural Center
21 Charter Oak Avenue Hartford, CT 06106
860.249.1207, www.charteroakcenter.org
Thursday, May 17, Friday May 18
and Saturday, May 19, 2007 at 7:30
Share movement and music drawn from the world’s cultures with a contemporary interpretation by Charter Oak’s resident dance company. Dahil Sa Yo (“Because of You”) is a famous Pilipino pop song, an expression of love and a welcoming of spring.
Tickets $20, $10 seniors, Charter Oak & Let*s Go! Members, $5 students.

Spectrum in Motion appeared in the 9th Annual Ted Hershey Dance and Music Marathon Dance Concert at Charter Oak Cultural Center on Saturday, March 17th. For more information visit http://www. TedHershey.com

Saturday, February 10, 2007 at 8:00 p.m.

Multicultural Affairs presented Spectrum in Motion Dance Theatre Ensemble in concert at Smith College, Northampton, MA.
Sweeney Concert Hall, Sage Hall

Spectrum in Motion Dance Theater Ensemble appeared with its student ensemble in United Technologies' Symp

hony on Ice on Saturday, December 9 at Noon at the Hartford Civic Center. For more information please visit the Greater Hartford Arts Council at www.ConnectTheDots.org.

Spectrum in Motion made its second appearance at

The Second Annual Provincetown Dance Festival

at the Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill on Friday and Saturday, October 20 and 21 at 7:30 p.m. The Provincetown Dance Festival provides the Cape’s only annual dance event to enrich the quality of life for visitors as well as all Cape Cod residents by revealing, celebrating and sharing the world of dance through live performances, panel discussions and workshops.