Above and Beyond Dance presents ASCENDANCE, a dramatic, theatrical evening blending modern dance with circus arts techniques. This performance is action-packed and equally appropriate for adults, children, and families. Original music composed by Nicholas Csicsko and Reinaldo Moya.

PERFORMANCES:

UPCOMING

ACROBATICS AND DANCE SHOWCASE
at Brooklyn Arts Exchange
curated by Zoë Klein of Paradizo Dance

We are pleased to present two stilt dance pieces on this showcase which includes the work of 5 different companies. A post-show discussion of the evening’s work will follow each performance.

Trumps All
(Created by Chriselle Tidrick in collaboration with the Company. Features Sharon Livardo du Maine on stilts and Tomomi Imai, Chriselle Tidrick and Danielle Vialpando on the ground. Music composed by Reinaldo Moya).

Equilibrium
(Created by Chriselle Tidrick in collaboration with Madeline Hoak and Sharon Livardo du Maine. Features Sharon Livardo du Maine on stilts and Chriselle Tidrick on the ground. Music composed by Reinaldo Moya.)

Friday Feb. 12 & Saturday Feb. 13, 2010 at 8pm
at Brooklyn Arts Exchange Theater
421 Fifth Ave., at 8th St., in Park Slope, Brooklyn
(F, M or R train to 4th Ave & 9th Street)

Tickets:
In advance/online: $12 general / $7 low-income
At the door: $15 general / $8 low-income
Box office opens 30 minutes before show time.

Click HERE to Order Tickets for Feb. 12.

Click HERE to Order Tickets for Feb. 13.

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Myrrdin's Prophesy
Opera/Ballet in Two Acts (Scenes 2011)

Above and Beyond Dance will be working with composer/librettist, Susan Stoderl on this project. Dance is not often used as a thoroughly integrated part of current opera productions. With this piece we intend to do just that. The work will feature both dance and aerial dance. The story is inspired by many of the ancient Welsh texts concerning the historical character of Merlin, the legend of the Grail and Celtic mythology. Scenes will be premiered in 2011, with the full work to follow in 2012. (www.susanstoderl.net)

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PAST PERFORMANCES

Ascendance
Our second season of circus-infused dance

Thursday, September 10 at 7pm *
Friday, September 11 at 7pm
Saturday, September 12 at 7pm
Sunday, September 13 at 3pm
at The Flea Theater
41 White St., between Church St. & Broadway NYC
(White St is located three blocks south of Canal St.)

Tickets: Adults $20; Students $15 (discounted student tickets are available at the door)

TDF vouchers accepted at the door, subject to availability

To order tickets or for detailed directions, visit:
www.theflea.org
or call (212)352-3101.

photo: ©Jennifer Keane/Lucence Photographic

photo: ©Jennifer Keane/Lucence Photographic

In its trademark fusion of dance, aerial, stilt and acrobatic work, Above and Beyond Dance creates an exciting world onstage which challenges traditional spatial boundaries. The company’s latest production, Ascendance is a journey into group dynamics and the nature of strength and weakness as expressed through scenes of aggression, playfulness, power struggles, and ultimately balance and freedom. A multi-talented cast of women has joined forces to develop this exhilarating evening-length work. Original chamber music by Juilliard-trained composers Nicholas Csicsko and Reinaldo Moya will deepen the movement’s dramatic impetus and carry the audience through a fully integrated theatrical experience. This action-packed performance is appropriate for all ages and is accessible to devoted dance-goers and novices alike.

Above and Beyond Dance gratefully acknowledges
The Darby Foundation
for its continued support in our 2009 season

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Above and Beyond Dance Benefit Party and Performance

The evening included drinks, light hors d'ouevres, a silent auction and a special performance of works by the Company and 2008 collaborator Tomomi Imai and Pawel Cheda. All proceeds support Ascendance, our Fall season of performances.

Sunday, May 31, 2009 at 6:00 pm
at Murray Street Studio
19 Murray St., between Church and Broadway. In TriBeCa.

Tickets: $35
For reservations, contact Above and Beyond Dance
Phone: (917) 974-7216
Email: info@AboveAndBeyondDance.com

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photo: Marshall Kappel

LA MAMA MOVES FESTIVAL 2009
Higher Ups

Rise
(choreographed for Sharon Livardo du Maine and Chriselle Tidrick on stilts and dancers Madeline Hoak, Andrea Skurr and Emily Smyth Vartanian),

Retreat
(a new solo choreographed for Madeline Hoak on aerial silk),

Soaring
(revised and expanded; choreographed for Chriselle Tidrick and Emily Smyth Vartanian in aerial harnesses and dancer Andrea Skurr)

Thursday May 14, 2009 at 7:30pm
in the La Mama Annex
66 E. 4th St (btw 2nd Ave & Bowery) in Manhattan

Tickets: $15/ ($10 students & seniors)
Available through the LaMama box office:
online: www.lamama.org
phone: (212) 475-7710
in person: 74-A East 4th St
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Emily Smyth Vartanian in new Above and Beyond Dance trio.
photo by fairytalevegas.com

Rise
a new work in progress for two dancers on stilts and three dancers on the ground.

Created and performed by:
Madeline Hoak, Sharon Livardo du Maine, Andrea Skurr, Chriselle Tidrick, and Emily Smyth Vartanian

at WaxWorks

Sunday April 26, 2009 at 7:00pm
at Triskelion Arts
118 N. 11th St., 3rd Floor. In Williamsburg, Brooklyn
(L to Bedford Ave.)

Tickets: suggested donation of $10

For reservations, call WAX at (718)599-7997

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photo: ©Jennifer Keane/Lucence Photographic

Variation
a stilt solo created by Chriselle Tidrick

in Spoke the Hub's annual Winter Follies

Friday and Saturday, January 30 & 31, 2009 at 7:30pm
in the Gowanus Arts Building, top floor
295 Douglass St., between 3rd and 4th Avenues in Brooklyn

Tickets: $15 Adults, $5 Children

For further information and reservations, contact Spoke the Hub: spoke@spokethehub.org. (718)408-3234
For a full list of performers on the program, visit: www.spokethehub.org

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Above and Beyond Dance premiers its new trio for two dancers in aerial harnesses and a dancer on the ground.

Created by Chriselle Tidrick in collaboration
with Emily Smyth Vartanian and Andrea Skurr

Apparitions
This abridged and appropriately ghostly version of our trio will be part of Demons are a Ghoul's Best Friend, a Halloween Benefit for the Streb KIC program (Kids in Control).

Saturday, October 25, 2008 at 8pm
Sunday, October 26, 2008 at 7pm
at Streb Lab for Action Mechanics
51 N 1st Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
(L train to Bedford Ave.)

Tickets: $20 Adults, $15 Children
available at www.streb.org

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and also

Soaring
The full length and less ghostly version of our trio will be performed to Waves, music by Andy Monroe from his album Joyful Noise Disc 2

Sunday, November 2, 2008 at 7pm

at Above the Belt - a monthly aerial showcase

at The Zipper Theater, located at 336 West 37th St.,
between 8th and 9th Avenues in Manhattan

Tickets: $20 Adults, $10 Children
To order tickets call (212) 352-3101 or visit
The Zipper Factory website: www.thezipperfactory.com

For more information about this performance, visit: www.abovethebeltentertainment.com

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photo: fairytalevegas.com

Entangled
an aerial duet created by Chriselle Tidrick and Emily Smyth Vartanian

as part of Above the Belt - a monthly aerial showcase

Sunday, September 14, 2008 at 7pm

at The Zipper Theater, located at 336 West 37th St.,
between 8th and 9th Avenues in Manhattan

Tickets: $20 Adults, $10 Children
To order tickets call (212) 352-3101 or visit
The Zipper Factory website: www.thezipperfactory.com

For more information about this performance, visit: www.abovethebeltentertainment.com

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And Yet So Far Away
a duet created by Chriselle Tidrick and Luis Gabriel Zaragoza for Seeking:

as part of Pi Dance Theatre's 2008 season
Coincidental Decade

Friday, April 4, 2008 at 8pm
Saturday, April 5, 2008 at 8pm

at University Settlement, Speyer Hall. University Settlement is located at 184 Eldridge Street (at Rivington St.) on the Lower East Side. (F train to 2nd Ave., 1st Ave. exit).

Tickets: $15

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at Tea Dances, an informal performance event hosted monthly by Emily Faulkner and Jody Sperling.

Saturday, April 12, 2008 at 3pm

at 525 @. 22nd St., #5A, between 10th and 11th Avenues. There is a $10 suggested donation which includes tea and cookies following the performance

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Seeking

Friday, February 29, 2008 at 8pm
Saturday, March 1, 2008 at 3pm and 8pm
Sunday, March 2, 2008 at 3pm
at Kumble Theater, Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus
One University Plaza, in the Humanities Building,
between Dekalb and Willoughby
(Across from Junior's; entrance near the large metal sculpture)
Q,B,R,M trains to DeKalb Ave.

Tickets: Adults $20, Children $10. Group rates also available.

To order tickets or for detailed directions visit: www.brooklyn.liu.edu/kumbletheater/february2008.htm
or call (718) 488-1624.

Above and Beyond Dance is proud to introduce Seeking, an evening of choreography designed to push the boundaries of dance by blending modern and ballroom dance techniques with circus arts. Seeking brings together a diverse group of ten New York City based professional performing artists in a creative collaboration led by Artistic Director Chriselle Tidrick and advised by Toni Taylor. The artists are unified by a theme—the human struggle to meet and form relationships contrasted by the inevitability of finding ourselves essentially isolated. A tango milonga scene opens the evening and reappears throughout, threading the various elements together, with dancers meeting and parting, entering and exiting.

Seeking is action-packed and appropriate for all ages, featuring dance, acrobatics, stilt and aerial work.

Please contact Above and Beyond Dance if you are interested in bringing Seeking to your theater. DVDs are available upon request.