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OASIS 2006 @217 E.42nd Street
between 2nd & 3rd Avenues
Monday - Friday, July 10 - 21, 2006
Lunchtime (12 - 1:30p) & Evening (5:30 - 7p) performances

OASIS 2006 postcard front

Site Specific Sundays @Red Shade Plaza, Riverside Park South
(at about 62nd Street)
Sundays, July 9, 16, 23, 2006
Performances at 3 - 4p & 5 - 6p

Red Shade Plaza in Riverside Park South

chashama is proud to present Oasis 2006, the 9th annual festival of modern dance, in chashama's storefront window space located at 217 East 42nd Street (between 2nd & 3rd Avenues) and this year introducing "Site Specific Sundays" in association with Summer on the Hudson @ Riverside Park South, offering free site-specific dance pieces to spectators at Red Shade Plaza in scenic Riverside Park South.

Performance times and schedules at 217 almost certainly will vary. Artists in the Oasis schedule are listed in order of appearance, along with the length of their piece. To calculate when a given act will appear, figure on 3 - 5 minutes changeover between acts listed on the OASIS 2006 schedule at 217 when you do the math.

Curated by Despina Stamos & Marc Dale.
OASIS 2006 schedule at 217
Site Specific Sundays schedule at Riverside Park South

NOTE: Photos links may contain more than one image. Where the letters in the links are spaced slightly farther apart, each letter or group of letters will link to a seperate image.
Artist / Title
Information
Kelly Bartnik
"But Not For Me"
Alicia White & Rachel Winneg in Oasis 2006 to (credit: marc dale)
Duration: 15 min / Alicia White & Rachel Winneg
Video Direction by Geoffrey Ehrlich
upcoming show at Dixon Place, Aug.4 & 5
www.kellybartnik.com
bigGRITs
'"Whatever" Happened To Our Tender, Throbbing Hearts'
bigGRITs at 217 in Oasis 2006 photo (credit: marc dale)
Deborah Black
"This Lost Morning"
Deborah Black, Anna Jordan and Heather Inglis at 217 in Oasis 2006 photo (credit: marc dale)
Duration: 10 min

Deborah Black gives special thanks to her dancers Anna Jordan and Heather Inglis for their collaboration and input.
Satu Hummasti
"Solos at the End of the Day"
Satu Hummasti in OASIS 2006 at 217 o (photo credit: marc dale)
Duration: ca.10 min
Daniel Linehan & Michael Helland
"Precious Little Something"
Daniel Linehan & Michael Helland at Riverside Park South s (credit: marc dale)
Duration: 20 min
choreographed and performed by Daniel Linehan & Michael Helland
Erin Malley
"Play the Dance!"
Erin Malley's "Play the Dance!" in OASIS 2006 at 217 s (photo credit: marc dale)
Duration: ca.10 min

In a game-like manner, the audience is encouraged by an MC to make impromptu, interactive changes to pre-set dance phrases by using buttons, a dial, and their cell phones.
Lisa Marten & Jessica C. Warchal
"Just a Moment Please While the Operator Changes the Reel"
Lisa Marten & Jessica C. Warchal in Oasis 2006 at 217 s (credit: marc dale)
Duration: 4 min


Jessica C. Warchal has been living and working as an independent artist in Virginia, Pennsylvania and New York. A magna cum laude graduate of Muhlenberg College, her work has been presented at the International Dance Festival and the American College Dance Festival. Additionally, she has created work for Muhlenberg College, members of Regional Dance America and at the Pennsylvania Governors School of the Arts.

Jessica was trained in classical ballet at the Berks Ballet Theater in Pennsylvania. She has studied with Cherie Noble and Robert LaFosse. Her modern training began with a scholarship to the Pennsylvania Governors School of the Arts. She has studied with Tiffany Mills, Pat Catterson, Charles O. Anderson, and Jennifer Kayle.

Jessica has performed in both concert and entertainment dance venues. She has performed at the International Dance Festival, the National College Dance Festival, a variety of American College Dance Festivals, and Regional Dance America Festivals. She performed Trio A, by Yvonne Rainer at Muhlenberg College. Jessica performed with Opus 1 Contemporary and Dance Theater X, both professional modern companies based in Philadelphia. Additionally, Jessica performed with the Starr Foster Dance Project, a Richmond-based company.

She performed in works created by Danny Buracheski, Nicholas Leichter, and Tiffany Mills, and was featured as a guest artist in several regional ballet companies. Jessica has also spent several summers singing and dancing at Busch Gardens Williamsburg. Additionally, Jessica is an advocate for dance education and shares her diverse teaching background regionally.
about Jessica
Mashala
July 14th: "Court" - Mashala-Tiye
"Sorceress" - Tiye
"Life Africa" - Mashala-Tiye
July 20: "Samurai Seduction" - Mashala
July 21: "Yulunga" - Mashala
Mashala in Oasis 2006 at chashama 217 photo (credit: marc dale)

Tiye in Oasis 2006 at chashama 217 photo (credit: marc dale)
Cathy Richards & Abigail Sebaly
"Knee Deep, Water Rising"
Cathy Richards & Abigail Sebaly at Riverside Park South s (credit: marc dale)
Duration: 15 min

"Knee Deep, Water Rising" is a duet that explores chance procedure with the underlying theme of communication.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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