Danceworks DanceLAB is an experimental performance initiative dedicated to pushing artists and audiences to expand their thinking about dance as an art form.
The focus is on collaboration, fusion of forms and current trends in the field; many events include educational components to encourage artist-to-audience dialogue and participation. Danceworks DanceLAB honors and nurtures the development of new works by dance artists by offering year-round opportunities in the form of performances, internships, mentorships, space access and advocacy for artists serving the Milwaukee community. We stay on the lookout for talented emerging or established dance artists.
Get It Out There
ran January 26, 2019
at the Danceworks Studio Theatre
Get It Out There presented the hottest new work in our community created by area performing artists from a variety of disciplines. Immediately following each performance, audience members were invited to stick around to mingle and share feedback with artists.
> View the Get It Out There playbill
> Get to know the choreographers by reading their bios
> View the Get It Out There photo album (coming soon!)
Movement Media Lab
ran September 28-29, 2018
at the Danceworks Studio Theatre
Local film and video artists showcased dance and movement-focused media projects in a variety of genres, including experimental, narrative, documentary and animation. The Movement Media Lab invites a process-based approach to analyzing and translating choreography/movement to the screen. The lab also looked at the relationship to the body in a 2D format, and highlighting movement through editing.
> View the Movement Media Lab playbill
Get It Out There
ran September 15, 2018
at the Danceworks Studio Theatre
Get It Out There presented the hottest new work in our community created by area performing artists from a variety of disciplines. Immediately following each performance, audience members were invited to stick around to mingle and share feedback with artists.
> View the Get It Out There playbill
> View the Get It Out There photo album (coming soon!)
Danceworks On Tap: Tapology
ran August 11-12, 2018
at the Danceworks Studio Theatre
Danceworks On Tap explored the unTAPPED potential of combining the complexity of tap dance with the complexity of science as they unveiled that imagination is the starting point for both artistic and scientific creations. Presented by Jane Lewis & Mickey Maier. Sponsored in part by Bob Balderson, the Pam Kriger Donor Advised Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation and Constance Brinkman.
> View the Danceworks On Tap: Tapology playbill
> View Danceworks On Tap: Tapology photo album
DanceLAB Teen
ran August 4, 2018
at the Danceworks Studio Theatre
This concert featured original work from members of our own Danceworks Youth Performance Company as well as work developed by dancers from our upper level technique classes. DYPC Artistic Manager and Danceworks Performance Company member Gina Laurenzi will work in collaboration with instructor Julia Edwards and the dancers to create new choreography and structured improvisations on a theme.
>View the DanceLAB Teen playbill
>View DanceLAB Teen photo album
Ignite: A Hip Hop Dance Experience
ran July 28-29, 2018
at the Danceworks Studio Theatre
Ignite continued to blow up the Danceworks Studio Theatre with the area’s best and most exciting hip hop crews for the 6th year in a row! These high energy performances are a DanceLAB favorite. Presented by an Anonymous Community Donor
Questions? Visit our FAQ page or contact Dani Kuepper, Artistic Director, at 414.277.8480 x6001 or via email.
Photos: Christal Wagner
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