The Wake Project has just been accepted to
present a full-hour long show at the 11th Annual Greensboro Fringe
Festival Jan.31st, Feb 1st and 2nd, and we are in need of some
additional dancers. On Friday, Nov. 2nd, The Wake Project will be
hosting an Open Rehearsal to help in that search. An open rehearsal
gives both dancer and choreographer a chance to evaluate the workability
for both parties. Please contact Camerin at thewakeproject@gmail.com
for more information.
Open Rehearsal:
Friday Nov. 2nd from 4:30-7pm
Aris' Heart Studio 1609 Nassau Blvd. Charlotte NC
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Belk Charity Sale
Dear Friends
and Dance-Supporters,
The Wake Project is proud to be a part of the Belk Charity Sale on November 3rd, 2012. Proceeds will benefit The KinetiCollective, a subsidiary group of Martha Connerton/ Kinetic Works, formed to bring dancers together as a network community for growth both within the Charlotte dance-arts, as well as, our growing outreach to our many audiences.
The Wake Project is proud to be a part of the Belk Charity Sale on November 3rd, 2012. Proceeds will benefit The KinetiCollective, a subsidiary group of Martha Connerton/ Kinetic Works, formed to bring dancers together as a network community for growth both within the Charlotte dance-arts, as well as, our growing outreach to our many audiences.
The Belk
Charity Sale is one of two sales a year that Belk holds to donate money to
different local charities and non-profit organizations. The KinetiCollective is
using the money raised from the Belk Charity Sale in order to help fund their
upcoming dance concert to be held March 15 – 17 at Actor’s Theater of Charlotte.
The local-based companies collaborating on this event
are: Echo Contemporary Dance Company, Kinetic Works, Streamline Movements, THE
MARK, The Wake Project, and Open Door Studios.
How the Sale Works:
1. Belk is offering a one day charity
sale on Saturday, November 3rd from 6 - 10am (this happens before
store hours normally open).
2. Customers can ONLY get into this special event with a
purchased ticket (tickets are $5 and all money from these tickets go to the
designated non-profit organizations who are selling them).
3. The KinetiCollective will receive
100% percent of the money for tickets sold by our company members (prior to
November 3rd).
4.
Customers who purchase these tickets not only get into this special
event, but are also given back a re-fund of the $5 when presenting their ticket
and paying for their items at the register (so basically,
by purchasing the tickets the customer is “fronting” the money ahead of time
and if they don’t go to the sale, or don’t buy anything, they are out that $5.
But, if they do go to the sale and do purchase items then it is actually Belk
who is donating the $5 to our organization).
Incentives for Customers to Buy Tickets:
1. Entrance into special sale.
2. There is a FREE gift card to the
first 100 costumers at each store location (gift cards will range from $5
-$1,000).
3. Every single item in all Belk stores
(excluding Fragrances and Cosmetics) is 20%-70% off. This includes all
specialty never-on-sale items. Red Dot items will be 45% - 75% off.
4. Customers can earn Double
their rewards points with the use of their Belk Rewards/Premier cards, or Triple
their points with their Elite Card.
How to Purchase Tickets (Please, choose one of the following
choices):
1. Contact Camerin Watson at thewakeproject@gmail.com
The Belk
Charity Sale is really a wonderful opportunity, not only for the organizations
that are being donated to, but also for the vast amount of customers who will
be getting such special limited sales just in time for the start of Christmas
holiday shopping!
Thank you
for all of your support and we hope to see you at our spring concert!
The
KinetiCollective
Friday, August 17, 2012
We put the DNC in DANCE!
The Wake Project in conjunction with area choreographers and the Quasimodo Project will be dancing around Charlotte as part of the DNC. Keep an eye out for us when you're uptown :-)
Take Class with Camerin Allgood McKinnon
Camerin Allgood McKinnon, artistic director of The Wake Project is teaching adult modern classes at Open Door Studios for the fall semester. Camerin teaches Safety Release Technique which was created by BJ Sullivan, who is currently a professor at UNCG.
"Safety Release Technique combines the health practicalities of human movement with the breadth and depth of artistic possibility. SRT skillfully blends multiple layers of movement principles while informing dancing with a mixture of somatic and release applications."- BJ Sullivan
Classes begin on the floor developing core strength and ideas of circularity and continuous flow, and slowly move to standing and phrase work. In addition to teaching a technique class, Camerin believes in offering opportunities for students to be artists playing with phrase work and music.
Shin length or longer pants and long sleeved shirts are recommended to protect the skin from the floor.
Classes:
Tuesdays: 10-11:30am
Wednesdays: 7:30- 8:45pm
Class is $15/ $10 for professional dancers/ discount available with the purchase of a class card
www.opendoorstudios.com
"Safety Release Technique combines the health practicalities of human movement with the breadth and depth of artistic possibility. SRT skillfully blends multiple layers of movement principles while informing dancing with a mixture of somatic and release applications."- BJ Sullivan
Classes begin on the floor developing core strength and ideas of circularity and continuous flow, and slowly move to standing and phrase work. In addition to teaching a technique class, Camerin believes in offering opportunities for students to be artists playing with phrase work and music.
Shin length or longer pants and long sleeved shirts are recommended to protect the skin from the floor.
Classes:
Tuesdays: 10-11:30am
Wednesdays: 7:30- 8:45pm
Class is $15/ $10 for professional dancers/ discount available with the purchase of a class card
www.opendoorstudios.com
Friday, June 29, 2012
Update
Just wanted to offer an update:
- Camerin Allgood McKinnon, artistic director of The Wake Project is teaching adult modern dance classes at Open Door Studios on Wednesday evenings from 7-8:15. The classes are $15, or $10 for professional dancers. There are also discounts if you buy multiple classes.
- The Wake Project is having an intensive on July 20th and 21st, for more information email us at thewakeproject@gmail.com
- The Wake Project is on twitter @thewakeproject1, follow us and stay up on our latest news!
I plan to post the finished product of Parts Moving the piece that was made from the rehearsal footage I posted soon so stay tuned. Thanks again to all those who donated to that endeavor!
- Camerin Allgood McKinnon, artistic director of The Wake Project is teaching adult modern dance classes at Open Door Studios on Wednesday evenings from 7-8:15. The classes are $15, or $10 for professional dancers. There are also discounts if you buy multiple classes.
- The Wake Project is having an intensive on July 20th and 21st, for more information email us at thewakeproject@gmail.com
- The Wake Project is on twitter @thewakeproject1, follow us and stay up on our latest news!
I plan to post the finished product of Parts Moving the piece that was made from the rehearsal footage I posted soon so stay tuned. Thanks again to all those who donated to that endeavor!
Monday, April 30, 2012
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Saturday, March 24, 2012
The Process Part 1
You are cordially invited to join me on the journey of creation for my newest work. So new it doesn't even have a title yet. This new untitled work will premiere on May 5th on the Tennis Courts as part of the Midwood Mania Festival in the Midwood neighborhood of Charlotte NC. I am inviting you to partake in more that just a viewing of the final work but in the whole process leading up to May 5th. This work is being supported by a grant from the Arts and Science Council. This is my first grant and I am very excited. I am working as part of the KinetiCollective and choreographer Sarah Barnard and I wrote the grant, with much assistance from Martha Connerton, and are both choreographing works for the 1st ever Tennis Court Dance at the Midwood Mania Festival. We received $2,000 which has to be matched by indivdual donations and raised funds. To donate: http://www.mckineticworks.or/kcollectiveprojects.php
We held auditions March 15th and 16th with a nice turn out and I had my first rehearsal last night. Though I must admit I've been working on the ideas for the piece since last Fall.
I am excited for you to join me on this journey and I hope you'll tune back in regularly to check on the progress. Let The Process begin:
Step 1: Generating Movement- The clip is of some contact improvisation that company member Amber Debnam and I played with back in the Fall. We knew this piece was going to include a lot of partner work so contact seemed like the most logical starting place. However, as we found out perhaps Lady Gaga is not effective music for serious exploration. Despite all of our fun some of this movement inspired phrase work that I am using to create the piece. Please feel free to comment. Enjoy!
We held auditions March 15th and 16th with a nice turn out and I had my first rehearsal last night. Though I must admit I've been working on the ideas for the piece since last Fall.
I am excited for you to join me on this journey and I hope you'll tune back in regularly to check on the progress. Let The Process begin:
Step 1: Generating Movement- The clip is of some contact improvisation that company member Amber Debnam and I played with back in the Fall. We knew this piece was going to include a lot of partner work so contact seemed like the most logical starting place. However, as we found out perhaps Lady Gaga is not effective music for serious exploration. Despite all of our fun some of this movement inspired phrase work that I am using to create the piece. Please feel free to comment. Enjoy!
Thursday, March 8, 2012
In a moment
It wasn't a moment for everyone. For some of us it was a gradual understanding that seeped into us before we were aware of it's power, before the beginning of our memories. For some of us it seems that we always knew. For others of us we were hit by a bolt of painful lightening at some early stage in our lives. But we were all born in perfect ignorance without any knowledge of race. Race is not often something someone sat us down to explain guiding us toward to healthy understanding, but something that becomes part of our consciousness over time or through one major event that opens our eyes to the simple fact that in America people are treated differently based on the color of their skin.
This weekend I am premiering a dance piece entitled: "Stir". The work looks at early understanding of race, single moments or memories of awareness that changed the course of our lives and social understanding and beyond that consciousness to our actions upon awareness. The work begs the question, What do we do with racial awareness?, How do we choose to respond to those who are different from ourselves?
This weekend I am premiering a dance piece entitled: "Stir". The work looks at early understanding of race, single moments or memories of awareness that changed the course of our lives and social understanding and beyond that consciousness to our actions upon awareness. The work begs the question, What do we do with racial awareness?, How do we choose to respond to those who are different from ourselves?
I am a founding member of the KinetiCollective, our first annual show is this weekend: March 9-11th
Show: WeAreHereWeAre
Date and Time: Friday and Saturday 8pm, Sunday at 2pm
Location: Actors Theater, 650 Stonewall Street, Charlotte NC
Tickets: In advance $10- $15 at http://www.mckineticworks.org/kineticevents.php
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Premiering this weekend (3/9-11 2012): "Stir" a new trio choreographed by Camerin Allgood McKinnon, performed by: Camerin Allgood McKinnon, Amber Debname, and Arlynn Zachery. The new piece will be premiered as part of the KinetiCollective show: WeAreHereWeAre.
Shows:
Friday and Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 2pm
Actors Theater: 650 Stonewall St. Charlotte NC
Tickets (cheaper by Thursday online): http://www.mckineticworks.org/kineticevents.php
"Stir" is about that moment when we each individually became aware that race plays a part in our lives and in our society- and then what do we do with that new awareness. I collected stories from a diverse group of people about when in their lives they became aware of race and then my wonderful fiance created a sound score out of the recorded stories.
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