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The CYPHER @ TU Dance in St. Paul, MN 2/25/12

This past weekend Marjani brought The Cypher to TU Dance in St. Paul, MN and we rocked it!  TU Dance, a non-profit professional dance organization, founded and created by Toni Pierce-Sands and Uri Sands; an incredible duet shaking up the dance world in Minnesota and beyond.  It's a fantastic space, open, positive, re-affirming, and professional. 

With the legwork of performer Alanna Morris, Abdo Sayegh, and Julie Sand, we were able to provide a captivating experience for TU Dance pre-professionals, company members, and visitors varying in age, dance background, even a few who were new TU Dance Open Classes/Workshops!!!  

I've experienced TU Dance to be on of the few but necessary organizations offering a powerful mix of quality and access.  Directly in alignment with our vision for social justice, cultural organizing, and artistic expression here at LOVE|FORTÉ A COLLECTIVE! 

If YOU attended The Cypher this past weekend at TU Dance, leave us a note and Tell Us About Your Experience....leave a comment on this blog, our facebook page, or email us!!!  Check out the amazing blog recap of Kenna Wright...read about her experience with The Cypher @ http://voiceofculturedance.com/camara/?p=323

"Ms. Forte brought me to a new place of working in tandem.  Every single thing that she did tugged at the strings that make me dance.  For instance: we had to have two people in the Cypher, and you could jump in when you saw someone doing some movement that you wanted to get a piece of.  I LOVE DOING THAT!...Marjani Forte has me on that NEW shit, that CYPHER.....It makes me excited to think about the possibilities and permutations of what can occurr in the Cypher."- Kenna Cottman/Kenna.Camara: The Cypher is fed by RISK

Also, for all those, here's a list of the songs on this Cypher's Playlist [featured song Post Boat by Ngozi Flux- get free downloads of their music at www.ngoziflux.bandcamp.com]  

• Feeling Good by Nina Simone Album Compact Jazz
• Cold Nights And Rainy Days  by The Last Electro Acoustic Space Jazz & Percussion Ensemble Album Yesterdays Universe
• A Peace of Light by The Roots, Amber Coffman, Angel Deradoorian & Haley Dekle  Album How I Got Over
• West Naima (Naima's Hip) by Hossam Ramzy   Album Sabla Tolo - Journeys Into Pure Egyptian Percussion
• 15 Steps by Radiohead    Album In Rainbows
• Sail by Off the Record    Album Sail - Single
• Creator by Santigold vs. Switch and FreQ Nasty   Album Santigold
• See-Line Woman (Masters At Work Remix) by Nina Simone    Album Verve Remixed
• Neutron Wireless Crystal   by Swimming    Album Ecstatics International
• Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites by Skrillex    Album Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites
• Post Boat by Ngozi Flux    Album Thee Ugly [FEATURED MUSIC download FREE at www.ngoziflux.bandcamp.com]
• 14 Din Da Da by The ROOTS    Album Homegrown Vol.2
• Mannish Boy by Muddy Waters    Album The Chess Box [Disc 2]
• Weird Fishes/Arpeggi by Radiohead    Album In Rainbows
• Inside You Radio Mix by Ngozi Flux    Album Thee Ugly [FEATURED MUSIC download FREE at www.ngoziflux.bandcamp.com]
• Love Song #1 by Me'Shell Ndegéocello    Album Comfort Woman

See ya at the next Cypher March 26 7-9pm @ 
Dance New Amsterdam in NYC
www.dnadance.org

Wanna bring LOVE|FORTÉ and The Cypher to YOU?  

Email us at loveforteacollective.org or visit our website at www.loveforte.org 

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The CYPHER Discount!

Good news everyone, we are offering a great discount to our next CYPHER (Monday January 23rd at Dance New Amsterdam). 

Requirements: Bring a Friend, tell the front desk at DNA that you brought a friend to The CYPHER, and you can both pay 1/2 price ($8 each)!

So bring a friend, save money, and dance with us.  See you on  Monday!

The CYPHER: It's Back!

• When: Monday, January 23rd, 2012
• Where: Dance New Amsterdam 
• Time: 7-9pm
• Why:  Expand, improv, share, learn, play and dance!

 

Choreographic Investigation Course Now Available

Designed to meet the needs of emerging dancemakers who seek structure and encouragement in their choreographic development. It is a unique vocational-training program, providing creative freedom, community, artistic opportunities, and the chance to study composition, make work, and gain practical career-enhancing knowledge from working artists in the New York dance scene and abroad. The CIC’s goal is to provide affordable practical and artistic training, serving artists wanting a comprehensively structured program culminating in a certificate of completion. The program features :

• Composition Courses

• Monthly Lectures

• Choreolab

• Opportunities for Mentorship

CIC Schedule

CIC Fees

Application Process:

Submit a brief biography and artist statement highlighting your background and relevant experiences. Tell us why you are interested in participating and specify the goals you hope to accomplish during the course. You will be contacted with an interview slot after your application is received.

Click here for application form

Application due date for our next CIC program: Wednesday, January 25, 2012

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What Our Team is Saying...

"Working with LOVE|FORTÉ A COLLECTIVE has been a blessing.  Instead of working from an egotistical point of view, Nia and Marjani facilitate work that pushes the boundaries of what dance is, what it looks like, and how dance interacts with our lives.  It's truly a collective between the audience, performers, students, and artists involved." (Autumn Scoggan, Administrative Assistant).

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"Working with LOVE|FORTÉ is a gift. I am honored to share in their vision to produce powerfully authentic and heartfelt work. They provide enrichment to our community, while inspiring artists and audiences to think outside of the box.  LOVE|FORTÉ is a new and necessary force to watch for.” (Dawn Robinson, Development Consultant).