While MorrisonDance is hiding in the studio creating, we will be posting videos of previously performed dances that have not yet been released online for TBT on our Facebook site – make sure to check us out! https://www.facebook.com/MorrisonDance/ Today’s release is PhoboPhobia Concept, creation and costumes by Sarah Morrison. Creative contributions and performance by Jenni Hankey … Continue reading
Rauschenberg SEED Summit 2015
For the second year in a row, MorrisonDance had the honor of being one of several national arts organizations supported by the Rauschenberg Foundation and invited to share a week of reflection at the Rauschenberg studios in Captiva, FL. Our hearts are full, our brains are rapidly firing with ideas, and our motivation is renewed! … Continue reading
The City is Our Playground 2015 – SEPTEMBER IS SIZZLING!!!
At the end of every summer, dancers from MorrisonDance take of over the city, playing and interacting through crowds at festivals across NEOhio! Make sure to come out and catch some of our performers improvising with THE CHAIR at one of the following free festivals: Sunday, September 13th 2:30-4:30pm Berea Arts Festival FRONT STREET, Berea, OH … Continue reading
Zugzwang Zebra selected for Playhouse Square’s FREE Dance showcase on September 11th!
Zebras at Playhouse Square and Cleveland Public Theatre! FRIDAY, SEPT 11th at 7pm Dance Showcase at Playhouse Square PALACE theatre 1501 Euclid Avenue, Suite 200 Cleveland, Ohio 44115 FREE – but you must reserve tickets here! Sarah Morrison’s solo “Zugzwang Zebra” has been selected to be included in Cleveland’s exciting annual dance showcase event at Playhouse … Continue reading
SPRING SEASON PERFORMANCES, 2015
MorrisonDance has an exciting spring line-up of premieres! Cleveland Public Theatre, DanceWorks 15 a shared evening with the Movement Project ZUGZWANG Thurs-Sat, April 2-4th, 2015 tix: $12-$28 call 216-631-2727 to reserve your tickets now! MOCA AREA MT: Moving Perceptions TriC presents MorrisonDance and area performers as they take over the galleries through site-specific dance choreovisations! Thursday, … Continue reading
Choreovisation
cho·re·o·vi·sa·tion //ˌkôrēˈäviˈzāSHən// noun 1. the action of improvising and fluidly adapting and changing choreography within multiple unpredictable environments that differ from the stage, allowing professional dancers to bring thematic movement vocabulary into the super fun environments of street festivals! “Through choreovisation, MorrisonDance can perform in any environment, allowing the dancers to interact with audience members, random … Continue reading
The City is Our Playground, 2014 – September festivals
It’s been an amazing summer of dancing already and September will bring many opportunities to find MorrisonDance performers improvising and interacting among the crowds at some of Cleveland’s FAVORITE festivals! Come on out, enjoy the arts and culture that Cleveland has to offer, and see if you can find us dancing through the crowds!!! FRIDAY, September 5th … Continue reading
MorrisonDance performs at Shaker Lakes, July 18th, 2014
FRIDAY, July 18 at 7:00pm Shaker Heights Arts Council presents AHa! (At Home with the Arts)! MorrisonDance will premiere “The Sense of Wonder” at the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes. Beginning at 7 p.m. with a reception, featuring fine food and drink included in the $30 ticket price; the performances follow at 7:45 p.m. at 2600 South Park … Continue reading
S.T.E.M. in Motion, May 9th at noon
Tri-C presents their Showtime Matinee Series STEM in Motion: A Dance Showcase! Friday, May 9th from Noon-1pm Tri-C Eastern Campus Performing Arts Center 4250 Richmond Rd. Highland Hills, OH 44122 MAP FREE! Large groups and field-trips, please contact Dorothy Hirsch at 216-987-4940 or Dorothy.hirsch@tri-c.edu Tri-C partners with the Center for Arts-Inspired Learning to produce a … Continue reading
A letter from director Sarah Morrison regarding the Rauschenberg Foundation Award to MorrisonDance
MorrisonDance receives a surprise award from the New York based Rauschenberg Foundation. The anonymously nominated SEED grant will provide three years of unrestricted operating capital to bolster 16 national ground-breaking arts organizations. Below is a letter from our Director, Sarah Morrison, to the ANONYMOUS person who nominated MorrisonDance, to the Foundation, and to everyone who … Continue reading
