Well it is that time again and what a better way to start off the new year than with a Target First Saturday at the Brooklyn Museum. The theme of this event seems to be of dance with ballroom lessons provided to the kid friendly documentary Mad Hot Ballroom (please check this out) and a short documentary featuring the legendary Bill T. Jones and many others. Just when you think you have experienced all there is to the art of dance , old school house heads should be prepared to dance the night away with DJ Quentin Harris as he spins the very best of Chicago house (think Jungle Brothers, Aly-Us, Techtronic). For a complete list of scheduled events as well as information about Target and the museum itself please see below! I will see you at the event and I will be sure to "house" you!
January 3, 2009
Dancing with the Arts
5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. Music
Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Pavilion, 1st Floor
Listen to the passionate guitar notes of Flamenco Latino as they tell stories of the distant past and the fleeting present, of love and loss across centuries, and of a Spanish art form that traveled the world.
6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. Community Dance Circle
Beaux-Arts Court, 3rd Floor
It’s Contra Dance, so swing a stranger, twirl your skirt, and join in the fun as caller Carl Levine gives the steps for this good old-fashioned American folk dance.
6:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Dance: From Stage to Page
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor
Lori Belilove & The Isadora Duncan Dance Company and Sabrina Jones, author of Isadora Duncan: A Graphic Biography, present an evening of live dance and discussion about Duncan's life and art. A question-and-answer session and book signing follow. Free tickets are available at the Visitor Center at 5 p.m.
6:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m. Hands-On Art
Education Division, 1st Floor
Participants are invited to decorate a New Year's fabric sash or belt. Free timed tickets (300) are available at the Visitor Center at 5:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m. Young Voices Gallery Talk
Meet at the entrance to American Identities, 5th Floor
Student Guides give a gallery talk on the connections between dance and fine art.
7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Community Dance Circle
Beaux-Arts Court, 3rd Floor
Jump in and get down with Ifetayo Cultural Arts’s master dance teacher, dancers, and drummers, as they demonstrate the exuberance of traditional Francophone West African dances.
8:00 p.m. Young Voices Gallery Talk
Meet at the entrance to The Black List Project, 1st Floor
Student Guides give a Sign Language–interpreted gallery talk on The Black List Project: Timothy Greenfield-Sanders and Elvis Mitchell.
8:30 p.m. Film
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor
See the heartwarming documentary Mad Hot Ballroom (Marilyn Agrelo, 2005, 105 min., NR) about children from several New York City schools competing in a city-wide dance competition. The documentary is preceded by the short film Ghostcatching (Bill T. Jones, Paul Kaiser, Shelley Eshkar, 1999, 7 min., NR). Free tickets are available at the Visitor Center at 7 p.m.
9:00 p.m. Target First Saturdays Book Club
Meet at the entrance to the Schapiro Wing, 5th Floor
Read the book and then join us for a conversation about it. This month's selection is Swing, a multimedia mystery masterpiece by Emmy and Tony award–winning Rupert Holmes.
9:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m. Dance party
Beaux-Arts Court, 3rd Floor
Waltz the night away at the annual Brooklyn Winter Ball. Dance lessons from 8 to 9 p.m. by Stepping Out Dance Studios precede the Ball.
9:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m. Chicago House Dance Party
Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Pavilion, 1st Floor
DJ Quentin Harris spins Chicago house—a funky mix of house, electronica, soul, and deep groove rhythms.
Sponsored by Target
Made possible by the Wallace Foundation Community Programs Fund, established by the Wallace Foundation, with additional support from DLA Piper, The Ellis A. Gimbel Trust, National Grid, and other donors. Also supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York Community Trust. Media sponsor: New York Times Community Affairs Department.
SOURCE: Brooklyn Museum
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