Touring Opportunities
Beacon Dance Specializes in:
Performance in non-traditional performance venues and Site-Specific performance
Community-based projects/residencies intended to identify and give voice to concerns & realities particular to a community of place,
tradition or spirit
Contemporary and interdisciplinary approach to performance
Collaborative culture in creation and nurturing of the work
Beacon Dance has a proven track record:
Extensive commitment to community-based work since 1992
Commissioned by numerous organizations to create original work
National Performance Network Residency Projects presented by Dancers Collective in 1998 & 2001
Recognition as a leader in the field of site-specific performance work in Atlanta
Performance in non-traditional performance venues and Site-Specific performance
Community-based projects/residencies intended to identify and give voice to concerns & realities particular to a community of place,
tradition or spirit
Contemporary and interdisciplinary approach to performance
Collaborative culture in creation and nurturing of the work
Beacon Dance has a proven track record:
Extensive commitment to community-based work since 1992
Commissioned by numerous organizations to create original work
National Performance Network Residency Projects presented by Dancers Collective in 1998 & 2001
Recognition as a leader in the field of site-specific performance work in Atlanta
Beacon Dance Touring & Residency Program
Beacon Dance is a professional performance organization presenting classes, workshops and performances to the general public. Our work is a series of projects linked to the basic elements of dance: The body, time, space and energy. We design our projects to be interactive experiences with our audiences, to reflect the realities of our time, to occur in unusual spaces and with passionate attention. The programs of Beacon Dance are offered throughout the year. We are based in Decatur, GA, and tour extensively throughout the Southeast.
Classes/Workshops
The artists of Beacon Dance represent a wealth of experience and expertise in the realm of contemporary dance and performance. We can work directly with you in planning your class(s) or workshop(s), tailoring our services to your specific needs. Listed below are a sampling of just some of the possible classes or workshops that we could bring to your community:
Creative Movement
Improvisation
Fundamentals of making dances
Contact Improvisation
Choreography and Words
Introduction to site-specific performance
Introduction to multi-disciplinary performance
Supporting the curriculum through movement
Creating dances for the video camera
plus many more.
Fee Structure-Classes and Workshops
Classes (one instructor):
60 minute-$150
90 minute-$200
Class size is limited to no more than 25 students. Classes are intended for students with a moderate level of dance experience.
Workshops (two or more instructors):
30 minute-$150
45 minute-$200
60 minute-$250
90 minute-$400
Workshop size is limited to no more than 40 students. Workshops are intended for students with no or some dancer experience.
Performances
Beacon Dance is primarily a performance-focused organization. The exciting and innovative performances we can bring to your community fall
into two main categories, Current Projects and Recent Projects.
Current Project (July, 2006-present) - The Elemental Project
This four-part project investigates the metaphorical possibilities found in the primal elements of water, earth, fire and air.
Section I: Water Study-Performance piece interacting with water and investigating the concepts of birth and development
Section II: Earth 1999-Performance piece interacting with earth- based installation and investigating the concepts of control and
manipulation
Section III: Into the Inferno-Performance piece interacting with fire and investigating the concept of transformation
Section IV: To Air is Human-Performance piece interacting with air and investigating the concept of freedom
At Once Now and Then
Framed as a journey into the interior of the mind, this community project addresses the many aspects of mental illness and depression. The work explores memory and emotion with courage and candor.
A Bountiful Feast
Are we what we eat? Are we how we eat? In this community engagement project, cultural food practices and habits are investigated to find commonalities and the unique characteristics of how a community embraces food.
The Marriage Project
Who has access to marriage in contemporary American culture? Who doesn’t? How does our culture support or deny this access? In this community project, Beacon invites, through dialogues and art- making, the sharing of many perspectives and opinions.
1906/2006
Beacon Dance seeks to further civic dialogue within the Atlanta metro area around the subjects of oppression and truth-telling, through the act of creating and performing art. Oppression continues to be an ongoing issue facing the Atlanta metro community. Over the course of nine months, Beacon Dance will develop a new evening-length movement-based performance piece entitled 1906/2006. Through a lengthy period of research, creation, development and performance, 1906/2006 will contrast the events leading up to the 1906 Atlanta Race Riot with more current events surrounding the conflict in Iraq.
Recent Projects include:
The Mapping Project: You are Here!
This multi-year Project investigated the many ways that maps affect our lives, and how we form the maps of our communities. In it’s final
year, The Mapping Project brought site-specific performances to twelve parks and nature centers throughout DeKalb County, Georgia.
Each performance was video taped and later edited into a twelve- minute dance for the camera. All twelve video pieces are intended to
be screened simultaneously in a gallery-like setting as an installation performance.
The Elemental Project
This four-year project took inspiration from the four elements of water, earth, fire and air, with the focusing of our creative attentions on a
specific element in each of the four years (see above).
Sense and Sensuality
How can the five senses—sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste—transport us to another realm? In this sensual and interactive project, Beacon transforms the performance space into an environment that heightens awareness of each of our senses.
From Site to Screen
In this project, commissioned by the Arts Festival of Atlanta in it’s final year at Piedmont Park in Atlanta, GA, the artists of Beacon created a
new performance piece incorporating site-specific dance, video- taping of the dance and editing of the videotape into an art installation
dance-for-video piece.
Fee Structure-Performances:
Low-tech school or community performance (approximately 45 minutes) -- $500
Audience size is limited to 400 audience members.
Evening length (approximately 90 minutes)--$1000-$3500
Fully produced professional performance, no audience limit.
Residencies
The ideal way to experience the creative talents of Beacon Dance involves both class/workshop and performance activities. By combining
classes/workshops and performances in a day, week or two week artist residency, we can offer a truly fulfilling opportunity for your community!
We can tailor your residency activities to your unique needs, and we are more than happy to reach creative solutions to any obstacles that may
arise.
What would a Residency Project mean for your organization and community?
Based on experience gained in recent residencies undertaken by Beacon Dance, we can provide comprehensive residency planning and implementation to your geographic area. We will:
Identify and approach organizations in your community to participate as partners (including spiritually affiliated organizations, organizations
committed to social justice, environmental-based organizations and the artist community)
Assess the needs of, and develop relationships with, these community organizations, social service agencies and community groups
Plan for the long-term impact of the project in your community (identifying the local particular issues of pertinence to this project)
Provide additional administrative support (direct-mail flyer design and printing, press release generation, photo and video documentation)
Fee Structure – Residencies:
A combination of classes/workshops and performance(s):
One Day--$750 and up
Three Day--$1,000 and up
One Week--$2,000 and up
Two Week--$3,000 and up
Please note: All Fees are negotiable and are exclusive of travel, meals and housing.
For all touring and residency information, please contact:
D. Patton White, Artistic/Administrative Director,
404.377.2929, or [email protected]
Classes/Workshops
The artists of Beacon Dance represent a wealth of experience and expertise in the realm of contemporary dance and performance. We can work directly with you in planning your class(s) or workshop(s), tailoring our services to your specific needs. Listed below are a sampling of just some of the possible classes or workshops that we could bring to your community:
Creative Movement
Improvisation
Fundamentals of making dances
Contact Improvisation
Choreography and Words
Introduction to site-specific performance
Introduction to multi-disciplinary performance
Supporting the curriculum through movement
Creating dances for the video camera
plus many more.
Fee Structure-Classes and Workshops
Classes (one instructor):
60 minute-$150
90 minute-$200
Class size is limited to no more than 25 students. Classes are intended for students with a moderate level of dance experience.
Workshops (two or more instructors):
30 minute-$150
45 minute-$200
60 minute-$250
90 minute-$400
Workshop size is limited to no more than 40 students. Workshops are intended for students with no or some dancer experience.
Performances
Beacon Dance is primarily a performance-focused organization. The exciting and innovative performances we can bring to your community fall
into two main categories, Current Projects and Recent Projects.
Current Project (July, 2006-present) - The Elemental Project
This four-part project investigates the metaphorical possibilities found in the primal elements of water, earth, fire and air.
Section I: Water Study-Performance piece interacting with water and investigating the concepts of birth and development
Section II: Earth 1999-Performance piece interacting with earth- based installation and investigating the concepts of control and
manipulation
Section III: Into the Inferno-Performance piece interacting with fire and investigating the concept of transformation
Section IV: To Air is Human-Performance piece interacting with air and investigating the concept of freedom
At Once Now and Then
Framed as a journey into the interior of the mind, this community project addresses the many aspects of mental illness and depression. The work explores memory and emotion with courage and candor.
A Bountiful Feast
Are we what we eat? Are we how we eat? In this community engagement project, cultural food practices and habits are investigated to find commonalities and the unique characteristics of how a community embraces food.
The Marriage Project
Who has access to marriage in contemporary American culture? Who doesn’t? How does our culture support or deny this access? In this community project, Beacon invites, through dialogues and art- making, the sharing of many perspectives and opinions.
1906/2006
Beacon Dance seeks to further civic dialogue within the Atlanta metro area around the subjects of oppression and truth-telling, through the act of creating and performing art. Oppression continues to be an ongoing issue facing the Atlanta metro community. Over the course of nine months, Beacon Dance will develop a new evening-length movement-based performance piece entitled 1906/2006. Through a lengthy period of research, creation, development and performance, 1906/2006 will contrast the events leading up to the 1906 Atlanta Race Riot with more current events surrounding the conflict in Iraq.
Recent Projects include:
The Mapping Project: You are Here!
This multi-year Project investigated the many ways that maps affect our lives, and how we form the maps of our communities. In it’s final
year, The Mapping Project brought site-specific performances to twelve parks and nature centers throughout DeKalb County, Georgia.
Each performance was video taped and later edited into a twelve- minute dance for the camera. All twelve video pieces are intended to
be screened simultaneously in a gallery-like setting as an installation performance.
The Elemental Project
This four-year project took inspiration from the four elements of water, earth, fire and air, with the focusing of our creative attentions on a
specific element in each of the four years (see above).
Sense and Sensuality
How can the five senses—sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste—transport us to another realm? In this sensual and interactive project, Beacon transforms the performance space into an environment that heightens awareness of each of our senses.
From Site to Screen
In this project, commissioned by the Arts Festival of Atlanta in it’s final year at Piedmont Park in Atlanta, GA, the artists of Beacon created a
new performance piece incorporating site-specific dance, video- taping of the dance and editing of the videotape into an art installation
dance-for-video piece.
Fee Structure-Performances:
Low-tech school or community performance (approximately 45 minutes) -- $500
Audience size is limited to 400 audience members.
Evening length (approximately 90 minutes)--$1000-$3500
Fully produced professional performance, no audience limit.
Residencies
The ideal way to experience the creative talents of Beacon Dance involves both class/workshop and performance activities. By combining
classes/workshops and performances in a day, week or two week artist residency, we can offer a truly fulfilling opportunity for your community!
We can tailor your residency activities to your unique needs, and we are more than happy to reach creative solutions to any obstacles that may
arise.
What would a Residency Project mean for your organization and community?
Based on experience gained in recent residencies undertaken by Beacon Dance, we can provide comprehensive residency planning and implementation to your geographic area. We will:
Identify and approach organizations in your community to participate as partners (including spiritually affiliated organizations, organizations
committed to social justice, environmental-based organizations and the artist community)
Assess the needs of, and develop relationships with, these community organizations, social service agencies and community groups
Plan for the long-term impact of the project in your community (identifying the local particular issues of pertinence to this project)
Provide additional administrative support (direct-mail flyer design and printing, press release generation, photo and video documentation)
Fee Structure – Residencies:
A combination of classes/workshops and performance(s):
One Day--$750 and up
Three Day--$1,000 and up
One Week--$2,000 and up
Two Week--$3,000 and up
Please note: All Fees are negotiable and are exclusive of travel, meals and housing.
For all touring and residency information, please contact:
D. Patton White, Artistic/Administrative Director,
404.377.2929, or [email protected]
“Best Transcendental Cosmic Techno Redefinition of Dance” award, Creative Loafing Best of Atlanta, 2002
“Best Experimental Dance Epic” award, Creative Loafing Best of Atlanta, 2003
“Best Experimental Dance Epic” award, Creative Loafing Best of Atlanta, 2003