BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT UID:71CBF1F0-C22D-4962-923B-D1F0430E4EAD DTSTART:20241117T160000Z DTEND:20241117T183000Z SUMMARY:Variations on a Theme DESCRIPTION:Variations on a Theme \, presented by the Dance Council of Nort h Texas and the Oak Cliff Society of Fine Arts\, happens on Sunday\, Novem ber 17\, 2024 beginning at 4:00 p.m. The event features the top 5 films fr om the  Dallas Dance Film Festival \, The Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo in t he Southwest presentation by Thom Clowder\,  The Dying Swan  live performa nce by ballerina Rose Grim\, and The Art of Dance paintings by internation ally known artist Rolando Diaz!  \nTurner House\, 401 N. Rosemont Avenue\, Dallas\, Texas 75208 \n Tickets at https://turnerhouse.org \n  \nCONGRATU LATIONS TO THE SELECTED FILMS!  \n•  MONDAY | CHINA  - Andreas Guzman\, Pr ofessional Filmmaker But even within the overbearing nature of Monday\, th e everyday working person can find their escape from the corporate work cu lture and discover their inner peace. \nHolder of a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Filmmaking from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts\, Andreas is a director\, actor\, editor\, screenwriter\, and camera operat or. His work includes short films in various genres—drama\, comedy\, music als—as well as documentaries\, music videos\, commercials\, and live video projections for ballet and contemporary dance shows. His work has been sh own in various film and dance festivals such as the Cucalorus Film Festiva l\, San Francisco Dance Film Festival\, Inspired Dance Film Festival\, Mex ico City VideoDance Festival\, and he is the recipient of the Jury Prize A ward from the Director’s Guild of America for his short film\, “Rémy” (201 3). \nRegarding documentary work\, Andreas has made a series of short docu mentaries for Theater Basel celebrating the 15-year anniversary of its art istic director\, Richard Wherlock\, a short portrait of a principal dancer \, Kayoko Everhart\, from Compañía Nacional de Danza in Madrid\, a short a lbum electronic press kit for folk/americana musician\, Jake Shane\, and i s currently developing a series of short dancer portraits for Hong Kong Ba llet. \nMost recently\, Andreas directed and a short documentary about Ame rican Ballet Theatre Studio Company's tour to Hong Kong in 2023. The film is currently on the festival circuit. \nWith his international mindset\, Andreas’ fascination lies with exploring the human condition. He constant ly seeks to broaden his understanding of the film medium and how to combin e it with dance. Currently based in Hong Kong\, Andreas was born in France \, speaks English\, French\, Spanish\, German\, and has family ties in Aus tria\, Ecuador\, Germany\, and the U.S. \nAndreas has been the Creative Vi deo & Media Director of the Hong Kong Ballet since 2022. \n  \n•  SINNER’S DELIGHT | USA  - Ava Townsley\, Emerging Artist Three girls (The Leader\, The Flirt\, and The Innocent) cause trouble\, Thelma and Louise-style. \n Ava Townsley was born and raised in Arlington\, Texas and began her dance training at the age of five at Stagedoor Dance Centre (SDC) a few miles d own in Mansfield\, Texas. There\, she began competitively dancing from the ages of eight to eighteen\, in diverse styles of ballet\, tap\, jazz\, ly rical/contemporary\, hip-hop\, and musical theatre. After assisting the fa culty at SDC for many years\, she had the opportunity to choreograph and t each at the studio starting in the 2023 season. She is currently studying dance with a minor in English at the University of North Texas\, where sh e has had a multitude of opportunities to perform in their productions of concerts. She was also recently accepted on Team Athena to join them for their eighth season. She hopes to pursue a career in dance performance\, from Broadway to commercial to concert performance and spread her love an d passion for dance with others while serving the community. \n• DAVID CAS SIDY | USA - Lauren Shiells Edson\, Professional Filmmaker Exploring the s hifting dynamics between two friends and the outside forces that have them asking what’s real and what’s just in their imaginations? \nLauren Edson\ , originally from Boise\, Idaho\, is the Artistic Director and Co-Founder of LED-a multimedia arts company based in Boise. She is a dancer\, award- winning choreographer\, producer and director. She received her training a t the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and The Juilliard Sc hool and was a celebrated dancer with Trey McIntyre Project for many years . \nDescribed as a “choreographer of the first rank\,” by the Seattle Time s\, her films have been screened at San Francisco Dance Film Festival (CA) \, Dance Camera West (CA)\, FASS Forward\, Dance Camera North\, ADF's Movi es by Movers\, Fuselage Dance Film Festival\, Portland Dance Film Festival \, Idaho Screendance Festival (ID)\, Frame x Frame\, NYBA Dance Film Fest\ , Utah Dance Film Festival\, Filmfort and Jacksonville Dance Film Festival \, to name a few. \nShe received the 2022 Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts\, is a 2021 Alexa Rose Fellow\, a two-time recipient of the I CA Performing Arts Fellowship (2015\, 2021)\, winner of the Pretty Creativ es International Choreography Competition\, a United States Artist Fellows hip nominee and recipient of the 2019 Washington Award for Excellence in C horeography. \nIn January 2015\, she founded LED with her husband and comp oser\, Andrew Stensaas and has continued to be at the forefront of artisti c innovation\, bringing Boise into a global arts conversation. \nDescribed by the Seattle Times as “ an important addition to the art’s scene in the northwest" the company has been recognized by Dance Magazine as “25 to Wa tch” for 2020 an honor given to break out artists and companies of the yea r. \n  \n•  CARRYING WOOD | IRELAND  - Linda Schirmer\, Emerging Artist On her walk she did not only collect heating material\, but also movements i nspired by the topography of the Western Way. \nLinda Schirmer is a choreo grapher and dance artist based in the West of Ireland. She studied at the University of Leipzig\, Germany and University College\, Cork and holds a n M.A. in Theatre. Linda’s artistic practice is deeply embedded in the lan d surrounding her and she especially enjoys site – specific work as she is interested in people’s connection to land\, folklore\, and the environmen t.  Her own dance work\, often in collaboration with other artists\, has b een shown nationally at the Irish Museum of Modern Art\, Galway Arts Centr e\, Clifden Arts Festival\, the Druid Theatre\, Nun’s Island Theatre and D ublin Dance Festival among others. \n  \n•  SYNERGY | UK  - Emilie Bouet C onran + Honor West\, Emerging Artists A gender-fluid person in their early twenties experiencing the mundanity of an urban\, fast-paced environment. \nEmilie and Honor have collaborated on two dance films in 2023\, the fir st a student project commercial for underwear brand Parade\, and the secon d a fashion film entitled Burning\, both directed by Honor and starring Em ilie. Synergy is the first project they have co-directed. \n  \n •  IN | I SRAEL  - Michal Bratt + Amnon Houri\, Emerging Artists Depicting the strug gle of coping with confinement\, the protagonist embarks on a journey expr essed with honesty\, humor\, and moments of madness\, all in pursuit of in ner peace and hope within the confines of a closed room. Will she find lib eration?  \n  \n•  BEYOND THE PLAQUES | UK  - Joeley Gibson\, Catherine Sl eeman\, Hannah George\, Amy Groves\, Emerging Artists Inspired by the live s of four female Pioneers - sculptor Eleanor Coade\, author Frances Burney \, literalist Elizabeth Barrett Browning\, and astronomer Annie Maunder\, the film weaves together concepts of cultural ephemerality\, societal exp ectations of women\, and exploration amidst isolation. \nCatherine Sleeman is a choreographer and dancer\, graduating from Trinity Laban Conservatoi re in 2021. As a dancer she has worked on a range of dance and dance-theat re projects in the UK and Europe. Her choreography has featured at Brighto n Fringe 2022 and 2023\, and FUSE International Festival 2024. She is exci ted to share her first venture into film. \nHannah George graduated from T rinity Laban Conservatoire in 2022 and is based in London. Hannah is freel ancing as a rehearsal director\, choreographer\, teacher\, and performer w orking in the UK and internationally. Highlights since graduating include\ , touring in Gandini Juggling’s work LIFE\, joining NYB Beyond Ballet®\, a nd developing her inclusive teaching practice and choreographic voice. \nA my Groves graduated from The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland after trainin g at London Contemporary Dance School and White Lodge. She toured the UK i n Rosie Kay's ‘5 Soldiers’\, and performed with Ballet Cymru and BalletFol k. Commissions include NYB’s Sadler's Wells Gala\, COP-26\, NDCW Launch\, NPAFE (USA) and ‘Cinderella’ for Origins Festival. She is currently worki ng with inclusive dance communities across the UK. \nJoeley Anne is a grad uate of Tring Park School\, Rose Bruford Drama and Trinity Laban Conservat oire (DipHe 2021). Multidisciplinary\, she moves between choreography\, ac ting\, teaching & writing. Recent projects have included Acting leads in a ward-winning Short Films\, Arkadina in The Seagull (Bridge House Theatre) and Movement Directing for Second Person Narrative (Omnibus Theatre). Alo ngside dancing with E33\, Alauda Dance\, Dance East Residency\, and Bright on and Wandsworth Fringe.\nTurner House\n401 N. Rosemont Avenue\nDallas\, TX 75208 United States\n LOCATION:401 N. Rosemont Avenue\, Dallas\, TX 75208 URL:http://parkcities.bubblelife.com/community/parkcities_calendar/library/ 3560452/key/3511340943/Variations_on_a_Theme CREATED:20241112T231134Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241112T231134Z DTSTAMP:20260430T150441Z CLASS:PUBLIC STATUS:CONFIRMED TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR