April 2010: Empty Spaces
Helander Dance Theater presents: Empty Spaces
What new inspirations, dreams, and opportunities can be uncovered there?
Excerpts from High Octane 2009
Empty Spaces will be an exploration of the uncharted inner terrain that exists in all of us and the potency, hopefulness, and sorrow embodied in these spaces. From the shuttered storefronts on our streets to the internal emptiness we experience as we try to make meaning of our lives and communities, Empty Spaces will go straight to the heart of what remains when existing physical and psychological structures are stripped away, either through circumstances or by intention. Picture a local building abandoned in the recent economic distress. What new inspirations, dreams, and opportunities can be uncovered there? Through experimental music and soundscapes, evocative choreography, sculpture, and multimedia, the artists will create a site-specific performance that asks each of us to confront the fear and embrace the creative possibilities of the blank slate.[Check out the website again soon for more details!]
News
* We received a
Neodata Grant in the amount of $1,000 towards our project "Empty Spaces."
* We also were recently gifted a $2,000 donation! The donor would like to see HDT match it with another $2,000.
Please mail your donation to:
Helander Dance Theater :: [ Dairy Center For the Arts ]
2590 Walnut Street, Boulder, CO 80302-5700
Or donate to Helander Dance Theater online using your credit card!
Thank you for your support, and we look forward to performing
more original dance theater works next season!
-Danelle Helander and the Helander Dance Theater
Donation update (12/7/09): $2,637 towards the $2,000 goal! $755 towards the new $2,000 matching goal...
Thank you to the following people:
Anonymous, Deb & Gary McBride, Lovedy Barbatelli, Tina Burke, Sidney Shinedling, Hampton Islan, Jennifer Graham, Hunter Wolcott & Rita Jenkins-Gaynes, Shoshana Fanizza, John Mayer, Jane W. Shellenberger, Edward M. Weaver,
Amie I.Hart, Gael Helander, Karen Kuddes & Frank Baylin, Page Zekonis, Michael French, Stacia Roberts,
Kobina O. Eshun, William R. Howe & Nancy Doty, Michelle Warfield
Helander Dance Theater is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Donations are tax deductible.
You will be provided a letter for your tax records.
Volunteers Needed!
The Helander Dance Theater is looking for volunteers/interns to help with our online fundraising campaigns. If you are on a social network such as facebook, twitter, myspace, like to send out emails, are personable, and have a passion for dance, please contact us.
Helander Dance Theater
Colorado-based Helander Dance Theater was founded by Danelle Helander, Artistic Director & Choreographer in 1980. With a reputation for multi-faceted artistry and striking choreography, HDT's mission is to make a vital contribution to our global community using dance as a vehicle for creating greater understanding, sharing & healing. Danelle was given the role of Ambassador during HDT’s Sister Cities tour within Tajikistan, Nicaragua, Japan and Tibet collaboration with the University of Colorado and the Mali Assistance Project allowed HDT to use performance as a vehicle for providing needed supplies to Mali villages. The company has also partnered with Global Response to resolve an oil drilling issue in Costa Rica. In performance, HDT is eclectic, dramatic, sometimes whimsical & always thought provoking.
