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Misnomer dance theater

April 4, 2007 at 2:36 pm · Filed under websites, video, modern, contemporary, apple, RESfest, tronic studio, misnomer dance theater, chris elam, myspace, balinese dance

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Just a heads up about a dance company that’s doing some really interesting things both online and off…

I first saw them on myspace (a great way for companies to connect with more people). Then I found their website and blog, which is full of videos, info, rep list, calendar, tons of press. Very impressive. Chris Elam is the director/choreographer, (you can see a video interview of him here). He says he is heavily influenced by Balinese dance. (I took Doug there for his birthday a few years ago, but we were so destroyed by our jet-lag that we missed our one opportunity to see a traditional dance performance! ugh! maybe next time.)

So check out their videos, especially this one done by Apple about Misnomer’s collaboration with Tronic Studios (how cool!) for RES Digital Film Festival.
Their next performances are April 12 & 14 and NYU’s Skirball Center, followed by tours in the Ukraine, France, and Turkey.

tonya said,

April 5, 2007 @ 1:05 am

Wow, very cool website — they have tons of videos! And since a lot of people don’t really understand modern dance that well, it’s nice that they have those little blurbs at the bottom. I liked the Misnomer video :) And he worked with Brown students :)

misnomer said,

April 5, 2007 @ 4:07 pm

thanks for the plug for our show. we’re definitely looking to do interesting things online and expand participatory media into the world of performance. for other examples of interesting online work, see four eyed monsters. they were featured in the Beyond Broadcast conference

sloan said,

April 5, 2007 @ 7:54 pm

yes, i love four eyed monsters :)

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