The Festival will consist of seven separate events:

  • CDFW Dance Exchange: A Choreographer’s Showcase
    New York City dancer/choreographer Mary Cochran will perform two works by Sara Hook: Rue, which is set to Schubert’s Lieder song “Du Bist Die Ruh”; and Patriot Act Up which is set to Morton Gould’s “Parade” and John Philip Sousa’s “The Thunderer.”

    When: Fri and Sat, June 23 and 24 – 8 pm
    Where: Grand Lobby at The Modern Art Museum
    Admission: FREE

  • Mary Cochran “American Idols” Lecture
    Renowned dancer Mary Cochran will present a lecture and performance highlighting her solo Discipline Specific Academic Rap within a discussion of artists and class in American society.

    When: Tue, June 27 – 7 pm
    Where: Auditorium of The Modern Art Museum

  • Chakra Dance
    A demonstration of site-specific choreography by Lori Sundeen Soderbergh in collaboration with composer Wayne McKinzie, based on the ancient Indian belief system of energy centers in the body.

    When:
    Sat July 1 – 1:30 pm
    Sun July 2 – 12:30 pm
    Fri July 7 – 7:00 pm
    Sat July 8 – 1:30 pm
    Where: Richard Serra’s “Vortex” at the Southwest corner of The Modern Art Museum

  • Inside Out
    Presented by the Contemporary Dance Fort Worth company in collaboration with local composer Van Eric Martin and a variety of local professional musicians. Named one of the top 5 dance events of 2004 by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, this site-specific is different each time it is performed.

    When:
    Sun July 2 – 1:00 pm
    Sat July 15 – 12:30 pm
    Sun July 16 – 12:30 pm
    Where: The Modern Art Museum

  • Modern Dance 101 (lecture-performance)
    Introduction to the basic philosophies and styles of modern dance and contemporary dance, presented by Contemporary Dance Fort Worth.

    When: Sat July 1 – 2:00 pm
    Where: Auditorium of The Modern Art Museum

  • Carmen and Geoffrey (film)
    Selected as the Honorary Jury award in the 2005 Dance On Camera Film Festival, this documentary by Linda Atkinson and Nick Doob presents Carmen de Lavallade and Geoffrey Holder as artists and as a couple. Full of wonderful archival footage, the film traces their careers, hers as a Horton trained dancer coming to New York from “the wrong coast,” his as a Trinidad-born choreographer who set New York on fire as a set and costume designer, painter, and man about town. Among the dancers who appear are Judith Jamison, Gus Solomons jr, Dudley Williams, Ulysses Dove, and Alvin Ailey. Portions of the film were shot in Fort Worth in 2002 when De Lavallade appeared in a residency with the PARADIGM dance company which was produced and presented by Contemporary Dance/Fort Worth.

    When: Sat July 8 – 2:00 pm
    Where: Auditorium of The Modern Art Museum

  • Dance Shorts (films)
    Film buffs shouldn’t miss this afternoon highlighting shorts that exemplify an innovative synergy of the dance and film aesthetics, presented as part of the touring program for the Dance On Camera Festival co-produced by Dance Films Association and the Film Society of Lincoln Center with the support of the National Endowment for the Arts.

    When: Sat July 15 – 2:00 pm
    Where: Auditorium of The Modern Art Museum