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Oct 3rd & 4th: Shared Legacies with Sara Shelton Mann

Justin — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:47:29 +0000

Solo excerpt from Shapeshifter from Justin Morrison on Vimeo.

Presented by ODC Theater, San Francisco:

An evening of concert dance with new work by Sara Shelton Mann and David Szlasa in collaboration with Maria F. Scaroni, Justin Morrison, Leslie Seiters and the newly named La ALTERNATIVA (formerly known as MOTIONLAB / Kathleen Hermesdorf and Albert Mathias.) in collaboration with Elaine Buckholtz.

Summer Workshops in Europe

Justin — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 06:40:10 +0000

A handful of people have asked for references to Summer workshops abroad. While there are Bates and ADF here in the states (along with a few other options at various companies and studios) Europe has a lot to offer in the area of Contemporary Dance. Many mistakenly believe the cost to visit Europe would be prohibitive but I’ve found that there are many resources one can leverage to make the journey affordable. See me for information on housing, travel, etc.

Here is a sampling of workshops I’ve participated in:

AMSTERDAM:

Magpie Umbrella Workshops

(formerly Magpie Music Dance Company)

Facilitated by Katie Duck, this series is quite popular with dancers looking for intimate exposure to contemporary and experimental dance practices, while avoiding the over-crowding and sometimes higher cost associated with Europe’s larger summer programs. Also in The Netherlands in July is Juli Dans, a city wide festival of contemporary dance performance, a dance film showcase (Cinedans) and workshops.

More info:
Magpie Umbrella Workshops
http://www.julidans.nl (2009 schedule TBA)
http://www.cinedans.nl

VIENNA:

ImplusTanz

The largest workshop series Europe has to offer, with 4 weeks of intensive workshops, performance, and artists in residence.

Consider applying for a DanceWeb scholarship if you want to take full advantage of this behemoth of summer programs.

More info:
http://www.impulstanz.com/en (2009 schedule TBA)

BERLIN:

Tanz im August

Various workshops and performances in Berlin. Outside of this, there are lots of dance happenings during that time in Berlin.

More info:
http://www.tanzimaugust.de

MUNICH:

Tanzwerkstatt Europa

Also a more intimate experience, when compared to ImpulsTanz, with access to some exciting teachers and choreographers, smaller classes and interesting performances in this lovely city.

More info:
http://www.jointadventures.net/web/en/tanzwerkstatteuropa

Elsewhere in Europe

VIDEO: Duet with Leslie Seiters

Justin — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 07:42:29 +0000

Back in April, Leslie and I performed with Charles Curtis at the SDSU experimental theater. I’m only now getting around to putting up video from this event, a few minutes at a time. Stay tuned as there’s more to come.

Lamp Duet from Justin Morrison on Vimeo.

VIDEO: In studio with Chris Williams

Justin — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:23:03 +0000

My brother Gabriel put video together back in August and I’m only now getting to posting it. Click through to Vimeo for a higher resolution version.

Rehearsal in San Diego from Justin Morrison on Vimeo.

Sept 5th: Over Laps Art Show

Justin — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:00:38 +0000

VIDEO by Gabriel Morrison

Over Laps Art Show 2008 from Gabriel Morrison on Vimeo.

9-25 UPDATE:
A photo from Matt Janecek

Thanks to Kate Langley (link?) and Michael Trigilio for inviting us to dance at this event.

THIS FRIDAY in GOLDEN HILL:

PERFORMANCE with
Justin Morrison, Ron Estes & Leslie Seiters (dance)
David Hurley (drums)

ARTISTS
FILM SCREENING

9.5.08 / 7pm / 830 25th Street (next to the shell station)

WORK BY:
ACAMONCHI, ARMANDO DE LA TORRE link?, BENJAMIN LAVENDER, BRIAN DICK, CATHY DE LA CRUZ, DEANNA ERDMANN, ERIC WIXON, GARY JAMES LEE, GLENNA JENNINGS, IANA QUESNELL, JUSTIN MORRISON
KATHY BRANNOCK link?, MICHAEL TRIGILIO, MONICA DUNCAN, NATHANIEL KLEIN, ROB BENAVIDES, SCOTT HORSLEY, TRISH STONE

BANDS:
ROXY JONES
SCARLET SYMPHONY

DJS
CLAIRE CARASKA
OMG

CASH BAR TO BENEFIT THE GREATER GOLDEN HILL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

CORPORATION, INVOLVED IN CREATING SUSTAINABLE NEIGHBORHOODS.

THANKS TO MXD830, ACAMONCHI ART STUDIO, STONE BREWING CO, GALA FOODS & ALCHEMY RESTAURANT

Apr 11th & 12th: With Leslie Seiters and Charles Curtis

Justin — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:55:36 +0000

Justin and Leslie Seiters are performing this weekend at San Diego State with cellist Charles Curtis. We are the final performers in an interdisciplinary evening of student and faculty work at San Diego State. This performance is in the Experimental Theater which is in the Theater Building at SDSU.

WHEN:

Fri & Sat, Apr 11th & 12th
8:00pm

DIRECTIONS:

Click for SDSU Map & Directions

The experimental theater is kind of hidden in the theater building:

8 east, exit at college.
First right. (this will weave you around and up to a stop sign)
At stop sign turn right.
Drive about 100 ft and park in the outside lot on your right.
You will see a ticket machine near the road, near the NW corner of the parking structure.
Buy a ticket there and put it on the dash of your car. ($1.00 per hour)
Take the stairs or elevator behind the ticket kiosk to the top of the parking structure.
Walk south across the roof of the parking structure and cross the eastern foot bridge.
After crossing this bridge (cox arena will be on your right) follow the walkway to your left.
The dance building (ENS) is the first building on you left.
The next building on your left is the theatre building.
The experimental theater is on the far side of the theater. (you will see a large sign there with an arrow and “experimental theater”)

March 3rd: (again) with Leslie Seiters at Basic

Justin — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 08:50:41 +0000

UPDATE:

More images in from the last Bottle Night; this time from Tim Richards

In this final experimental installation of "How much of what there is" (a work in progress to be performed in it’s entirety fall 08), Leslie, Ron, Jillian and myself will be performing a re-working of source material in a series of interlocking loops, lasting about 1 hour.

Monday, March 3rd @ 7:30pm
Basic Urban Kitchen & Bar
10th Avenue & J Street, Downtown

All admissions are Pay-What-You Can at the door

Presented by Sushi Performance & Visual Art

Check here for photos of our performance last month

Bottle Night photo update

Justin — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 08:28:11 +0000

Some images just came in from our performance of Leslie‘s work, last month. Just in time for the next installment of Bottle Night this Monday, 7:30pm @ Bar Basic, Downtown San Diego.

This event is presented by Sushi Performance & Visual Art. Check here for more info.

View the entire gallery

All photos © 2008 by Elazar Harel

Feb 4th: Performing with Leslie Seiters at Basic

Justin — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:27:02 +0000

UPDATE:

Just received these photos from the 1st Bottle Night (below), taken by Betsy McCue at La Vida Creations:

View more in the photo set here.

Monday Feb 4th at Basic Urban Kitchen+Bar, Leslie Seiters, Ron Estes, Jillian Chu and myself will be dancing a work from the upcoming "How much of what there is." (look for it in the fall).

This is the first in a new monthly series at Basic featuring choreography & music on the 1st Monday of the month. Continuing through May 2008.

From Sushi’s website:

The first Monday of the month – February 4, March 3, April 7, May 5 – 7:30pm
BOUND presents Bottle Night…a performance!
Basic – Urban Kitchen+Bar at 410 Tenth Avenue, Downtown San Diego
Co-sponsored by Sushi Performance & Visual Art and McCaleb Dance

" An evening of artful athleticism and social happenings in the East Village."

Featuring New Artists Every Month:
Yolande Snaith & Dancers
Leslie Seiters, little known dance theater
Tayeh Dance
Claudia Gomez Vorce,
Groove on Tap! & more!
for info call 858.945.7110

Feb 2nd: Dancing with SWARMIUS at Neurosciences Institute

Justin — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 08:12:15 +0000

Leslie, Ron and I, along with Niamh Condron, are performing with Joeseph Waters et. al, aka: SWARMIUS on Saturday, Feb. 2nd at the Neurosciences Institute, La Jolla.

click here for the NSI website & ticketing information