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April Approaching! Louise Reichlin & Dancers
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Who we are -
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LA C&D presents soulful, imaginative dance that takes audience members on their own journey of self-discovery.
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| Performance Coming up soon 2019! |
Please save April 7 for us and come see if close by:
Sunday April 7 at 1:30pm at the Culver City Senior Center (free) made possible in part by the City of Culver City, in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Performing Arts Grant Program, with support from Sony Pictures Entertainment." We will be presenting "Tap Dance Widows Club"
"The interweaving of past and present, of distinctly different worlds through both video and dance, made this piece not only unique, but deeply touching." ExploreDance
"Tap Dance Widows Club" from the Baggage Project brings together multiple dance forms in a unique multimedia piece using the power of Dance and is an inside story from 30's Hollywood to now. Alfred Desio's widow Louise Reichlin, Jon Zerby's widow Loretta, and Fayard Nicholas' widow Katherine Hopkins met to share memories, photos, and videos of their well-known husbands. Their conversations about moving forward without their husbands' physical presence were both hilarious and moving; this became the audio for the transformative work. The 50' work created by Louise Reichlin has film, live dance, and digital art.
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Artist Notes about
Tap Dance Widows Club and THE BAGGAGE PROJECT
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In 2010-11 I began a new direction in the Reality Series called the "Baggage Project". In 2007 my husband and partner of 39 years Alfred Desio passed away. Even though Alfred is no longer here, I believe his nurturing spirit still remains with me. While no two people grieve identically, one commonality of grief is this lingering "baggage" carried after losing a loved one. Although the word "baggage" often carries a negative connotation, the works in my series redefine the term as a continuation of life and a feeling of comfort from this energy and influence. In June 2012, I was one of 7 national artists selected by Marc Bamuthy Joseph, Director of Performing Arts at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco, to present my creative impulse behind this work for the closing portion of the Dance USA conference called Vision 20/20. That creative work was Tap Dance Widows Club, drawing from the 50 minute film and live presentation from THE BAGGAGE PROJECT, a series on how we are affected by those who are no longer with us because of the strong connection when alive. Since the loss of my husband, I have become aware that half of our culture shares this kind of presence after personal losses. The works inspired by this have met with wonderful audience reaction and many requests for more works in the Project.
- Louise Reichlin, Creator of work
Tap Dance Widows Club begins and ends with Brandenburg, a live dance that has the many dance forms within the work that reflect the work of the husbands it honors (Alfred Desio, Jon Zerby, and Fayard Nicholas).In the work itself are many never seen before clips of the lives and performances drawn from film and private videos of the Widows. Lauded as both a documentary and as personal stories of their histories.
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Our School Residencies 
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I was going to use a current photo- but here is another from a VERY early workshop, probably when we worked with ICAP (the LAUSD's Intercultural Awareness Program) or an early Youth Arts Grant during the 80's or 90's. At present, we have just finished residencies at Garcetti Learning Academy and Eagle Tree Continuation High School, and have begun at Laurel Elementary (these through the LAUSD's Arts Community Network program). We are grateful that through a grant from the CA Arts Council we will also be working with teachers with Professional Development (PD) workshops at schools including Dorris Place El, Rockdale Visual & Performing Arts (VAPA) Magnet, Trinity El, Garcetti Learning Academy and Anatola Ave El. Anatola will receive a larger residency including classes and a public performance through a grant from the Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles. Another is Multnomah, where we work with all the kindergarten and first grades. And yes, that is me above from this vintage photo.
This past season we had 48 performances for 18,614 people, and when you include our workshops for students and teachers, the number served comes to 26,683, with 19,620 of those youth. We have to keep track for something called SMU Data-Arts that our grants applications request. We had residencies at 22 schools with ages ranging from pre-K through 12th grade. More than 18,000 attended our classes and performances for free, paid for by grants and master contracts, much of it matched by you reading this. So a big thank you to both. And also a big thank you to presenters that helped us perform in both indoor theaters and outside festivals. Some locations outside our city include Santa Barbara, Temecula, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, and closer to home Culver City. The works performed included all those listed -
We also included a multicultural dance from three cultures in Culver City for Seniors, and although people think of us as bringing it to schools, the interactive work started out as the last piece for our general audience when we premiered "Urban and Tribal Dances" many years ago.
Louise Reichlin & Dancers burst into the public eye in 1979 with their first performance at the Anson Ford Theatre when "Reichlin created a sensation with "The Tennis Dances" (Dance News). Over the years she has continued to examine our society from its most primitive nature to the emergence of the information age with "The in 1996. Through multiple performances for the 23rd Olympiad, a summer series at the LA Zoo, touring the US and Mexico with "Dreamscapes".
Reichlin has consistently created "probing and provocative" works. (Dance Magazine)
This year we performed all of the works above except for "The Better to Bite You With" and "Dreamscapes".
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Our company mission and to Presenters- bring us to your venue!
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Louise Reichlin & Dancers/ Los Angeles Choreographers & Dancers creates and presents innovative dance works with imagination, feelings, and communication being the inspiration for every piece. Whether presenting a concert performance or enriching the lives of LA area students through arts education, we believe that our work sparks imagination, creativity, self-discovery, and empowers our diverse audience members to expand their understanding of life.
And Presenters- bring us to your venue. We love to travel!
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Videos of Louise Reichlin & Alfred Desio:
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Sincerely,
Louise Reichlin, Director
Louise Reichlin & Dancers/LA Choreographers & Dancers
Patchwork Girl photos on Our Mission and Support Block: Sallie DeEtte Mackie
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