Windows in the Kitchen...photos and news to share

Photos by Paula Court, Copyright 2012.

WOW, what a week! We have some beautiful photos to share with you of Douglas Dunn and Jon Gibson (flute) performing with Matt Turney (on film) in Elaine's Windows in the Kitchen at the American Dance Guild Annual Performance Festival where Elaine was honored for her life's work. We presented Windows September 6th and 7th 2012, at the Alvin Ailey Theatre, NYC. On the Friday night, we also invited our friends on stage for Invitation to Secret Dancers. More photos coming soon!
New York Times review by Brian Seibert, Published: September 7, 2012.
Dance Magazine blog post by Wendy Perron.

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We've been busy celebrating the 50th anniversary of the First Concert of Dance at Judson Church in 1962.
COMING UP, we have a film screening, "Judson Reconstructed" on Sun, October 7th at 3pm at Anthology Film Archives, presented by Movement Research, Danspsace Project and Anthology for PLATFORM 2012: Judson Now.

Elaine had a wonderful conversation with the lovely Lana Wilson, for Danspace's PLATFORM 2012: Judson Now, September 7, 2012.

If you haven't seen it yet, we posted a video of our reconstruction of Ouverture, presented as part of Movement Research's celebration of the anniversary. July 6, 2012, at the Judson Church.
OUVERTURE (SPLIT SCREEN & BY CHANCE DANCE & FILM) was originally performed in 1962 with 16mm and 8mm film & 1 dancer, realized for Judson Dance Theater's First Concert. The audience was requested to walk through the movie screen before seating.

Thank you to all our friends who have attended and been a very important part of these events.

Here's to merry dancing,

Elaine

Interview, Lincoln Center, and Windows in the Kitchen

Dear Friends

We wanted to tell you Elaine's interview with Samara Davis is online
on Artforum.
http://www.artforum.com/words/#entry32034

Also we started a Tumblr site with photos from Elaine's archive, we
post new photos often as we organize
them on their way to Lincoln Center Jerome Robbins Dance Collection.
http://merrydancing.tumblr.com/

Please take a look at them!

Elaine will be presenting Windows in the Kitchen for American Dance
Guild on September 6 & 7.
Please come and say hello!
http://americandanceguild.org/?page_id=276

thank you so much for your support and friendship.

merry dancing!

Elaine

Register for the Kintetic Awareness Intensive

Dear Friends,

It is time to Register for:

Kinetic Awareness Intensive, July 23-27, 2012 (Monday - Friday) Times: 1 to 6 pm Location: Movement Research at Eden's Expressway, 537 Broadway, 4th floor. New York, NY 10012.
Prices: $600 for all five days

15 student / teacher limit per class

For more information and to register, click HERE  or call: (212)925-0142

or email: elainesummersdance@gmail.com

Please also enjoy following our news of the Ouverture Performance at Judson's 50th Anniversary.

We look forward to seeing you at the Workshops!

All the best,

Elaine & Team

Elaine Summers, Originator

Kinetic Awareness Center

537 Broadway, 4th Floor

New York

NY 10012

Phone: (212) 925-0142

http://www.kineticawarenesscenter.org/

Judson Memorial Church for the 50th Anniversary

DEAR FRIENDS, Sorry for the late notice, but tomorrow at 8pm at the Judson Memorial Church for the 50th Anniversary for Judson Dance Theater's First Performance, Elaine will be re-staging her first Intermedia piece from the Judson Dance Theater's First Concert "OUVERTURE".  Admission Free. Judson Memorial Church - 55 Washington Square South Hope to see you there! elaine Ouverture (reconstruction) by Elaine Summers Audience is requested to walk through the movie screen before seating. In the film: Deborah Hay, Freddy Herko, Richard Brodney, Kenward Elmslie, Carol Summers, Elaine Summers, Sally Gross, Ruth Emerson, Carla Blanc, Arthur Levin, Al Carmines, George McGrath, Steve Paxton, Remy Charlip, Lila Pais, Josh Pais, John Worden, Sally Stackhouse, Harold Johnson, Joseph Schlichter, James Waring, Arlene Rothlein, Edward Barton, Rev. Howard Moody, Carolee Schneemann, Clyde, Rosie & Michael Lax, Christine Myers, Sandra Neals, Phoebe Neville, Larry Seigal, Robert Rainieri, Al Hansen, Ira Matteson, Bill Meyers, Johanna Vanderbeek, Carolyn Chrisman, Robert Ranieri, Norma Marder, Lou Rogers, John Patton, John Hoppe, Kyle Summers, Malcolm Goldstein, John Herbert McDowell, the parade for the astronauts on their return from the moon. OUVERTURE (SPLIT SCREEN & BY CHANCE DANCE & FILM)  was originally performed in 1962 with fifteen minutes 16mm film & 1 dancer, realized for Judson Dance Theater’s First Concert. Don McDonagh and Robert Dunn chronicled the First Concert: "McD: There's an interesting description by John McDowell of the opening of the first concert:  'The very first dance that ever happened at Judson was really very extraordinary in a couple of ways.  First, the beginning of it, which was Bob Dunn's doing and was beautiful.  The dance concert was announced to start at 8:15 and they went upstairs into the sanctuary to find that in order to get to their seats they had to walk across a movie that was going on.  This movie consisted of some chance edited footage by Elaine Summers and test footage that I made… And we went on exactly, precisely for 15 minutes.  The first dance which was by Ruth Emerson started on the dot of 8:30.  As the movie was just about to go off, the six people or so involved came out, the movie sort of dissolved into the dance.' Dunn: Yes this was really incredible, the beginning of the first (Judson)concert.  It doesn't sound like much now but it was extraordinary, my hair stands on end to think how that worked.  Nobody ever did anything like that." from Don McDonagh, The Rise & Fall & Rise of Modern Dance

Please join Movement Research in celebrating the  50th Anniversary of Judson Dance Theater's First Performance  Friday, July 6, 2012  Judson Memorial Church 55 Washington Square South 8pm, Free Performances and presentations by Chris Peck, Carolee Schneemann, and Elaine Summers  reception to follow  Movement Research (212) 598-0551 info@movementresearch.org

Elaine's Neighborhood: The Garvey Studio Find!!!

Hello Friends,

We found a can of film labeled Tumble Dance - and couldn't help but run to the Color Lab
and have it digitized.  We just got it back and here it is.

http://youtu.be/AnV2YBM7gZk

Dancers in the film are Phoebe Neville, Eddy Bhartonn and Larry Seigel.
Inspiration for the way they look came from Fernand Leger!

thanks,

elaine


Left Photo: Alexandra Ogsbury & Larry Seigel
Right Photo: Michele Berne, Tedrian Chizik & Eddy Bhartonn

elaine

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Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/elainesummersdance
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaine_Summers
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The Biggest Peril to Ships?

Wonderment! 
.............So many treasures to be found at The Blue Stocking Publishing Book Store..............


There was once a problem that everyone knew needed to be solved ... it was a matter of life and death.  


Since beginning of time, we had a real problem when traveling by sea.  


And for centuries no one could solve it...


But, wait...I love this part... a carpenter comes along and solves the problem!


The book?    
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time

Here is a movie about it too: 
http://www.amazon.com/Longitude-Michael-Gambon/dp/B00004U2K1/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1337877955&sr=1-1


Let us know what you think after you watch the video (Click  the link, please).  

And enjoy this vintage article I've saved in my files for years...

Find Elaine at the Blue Stocking!

Tonight,  I am going to the BLUE STOCKING PUBLISHING BOOK STORE ... 


IT SEEMS THERE ARE 3 WOMEN WHO RAN FOR PRESIDENT MANY YEARS AGO!!!!  


... AND  THEY HAVE WRITTEN A BOOK.    ONE OF THE WOMEN IS SUSANNA DAKIN.   


Come to my neighborhood and look for me at the Blue Stocking some lovely evening.  I may be sitting in a cozy armchair interviewing Susanna.


As neighborhoods go, there are none better for me, than SoHo!