FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

September 1, 2014

CONTACT: Toni Valle

713/409-2838

 toni@karenstokesdance.org

Karen Stokes Dance presents

Dance, Film, and Conversation at The Barn

HOUSTON, TX:  Karen Stokes Dance presents Dance, Film, and Conversation on October 1 & October 2, 2014, at 7:30pm at The Barn, with a special student preview on September 30.  Dance, Film, and Conversation is an evening of live performance and new dance for film projects by Karen Stokes Dance.

KSD premieres "Channel/1836," the launch project for the new "DEEP: Seaspace" initiative by Karen Stokes.  "Channel/1836" is inspired by events in Houston History that happened in 1836, while celebrating the industry of the Houston Ship Channel, the second largest port in the nation.  It is a 30- minute one-act film and live dance performance.

KSD will also present the public premiere of the duet "Dualities: Black & White", a new collaborative initiative with French composer Tiziana De Carolis (supported in part by the Texan French Alliance for the Arts). Last May, a salon style performance of “Black and White” was performed at the exhibition "Ailleurs/Elsewhere" at the French Consulate in Houston. Composer De Carolis and choreographer Karen Stokes plan to expand this duet to match the series of compositions De Carolis has created in her newly released CD "Dualities."

KSD will premiere “Gallery Construction 5,” the most recent of the Gallery Construction films that revolve around art installations in Houston.  “Gallery Construction 5,” featuring dancer Jessica Cortez, is housed in the shimmering light of Soo Sunny Park’s installation “Unwoven Light,”that was at the Rice University Gallery in summer 2013.  The company will also perform "Red Hourglass," a work that investigates the passage of time, the "tightwire of life," and departures as a natural cycle of life.

The audience will be invited to engage with the choreographer and dancers following the show.

Karen Stokes Dance premieres Dance, Film, and Conversation on Tuesday - Thursday, September 30-October 2, 2014, at 7:30pm at The Barn, 2201 Preston, Houston, TX., 77003. Ticket prices are $18 in advance / $20 at the door. Senior discounts available.  September 30th is Student Discount Night - $10 student tickets available with a valid student I.D. on September 30th only. 

For tickets, go to Performance Fall 2014 Tickets.  For further information contact:  Company Manager, Toni Valle at 713/409-2838 or toni@karenstokesdance.org.

Karen Stokes Dance is funded in part by a grant from the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance. Karen Stokes Dance is a participant in the Resident Incubator Program supported by the City of Houston through the Houston Art Alliance.

High resolution photos available here

Further photos available upon request.

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Fact Sheet

WHO: Karen Stokes Dance

WHAT: Dance, Film, and Conversation

WHEN: Tuesday September 30, 2014 @ 7:30pm (Student Discount Night), Wednesday and Thursday October 1 & 2, 2014 @ 7:30pm (General Public)

WHERE: The Barn, 2201 Preston, Houston, TX 77003

Ticket Prices: Ticket prices are $18 in advance / $20 at the door. Senior discounts available.  $10 Student tickets on September 30th only. 

Tickets: www.karenstokesdance.org 

Information: 713/409-2838 or toni@karenstokesdance.org