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Hola! My name is Liz Gallego, the founder of TAHDC

and would like for you to consider this personal invitation 

 

Texas Association for Hispanic
 Dance and Culture

Our mission is to create bridges between audiences, educators, artists, dancers,
 musicians, media, and other non-profit organizations for the preservation,
 dissemination and evolvement of Hispanic arts and culture in Texas.  

If you are a performer or educator interested in Folklorico,
 Mariachi, Hispanic Arts and Culture, join TAHDC 

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TAHDC is a 501(c) 3 Non Profit
Cultural and Educational Organization

Announcing:

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by:

Texas Woman's University

School of the Arts

www.twu.edu/o-ll/Latino-Music-Festival.htm

 

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Festival Schedule

Dance Schedule

July 15 - 18, 2008 | Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday - Friday

 

 

8:15 - 9:00 am

Warm-Up

9:00 - 10:30 am

Class 1 Technique Warm-up/Injury Prevention

10:45 am - 12:15 pm

Class II Repertoire

12:15 - 1:30 pm

Lunch (Hubbard Hall)

1:30 - 2:30 pm

Seminar: Mexico's Dance Culture (everyone attends)

2:45 - 4:00 pm

Class III Repertoire

4:15 - 5:30 pm

Class IV Repertoire

5:30 - 6:45 pm

Dinner

8:00 - 9:15 pm

Adjudication Performance (selection for Gala performance)
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

9:15 - 10:00 pm

Performance Feedback

 

 

July 19, 2008 | Saturday

9:00 am - 12:15 pm

Afro-Latino

12:15 - 1:30 pm

Lunch

1:30 - 2:45 pm

Afro-Latino

3:00 - 4:30 pm

Visual Arts Reception

5:00 - 6:15 pm

Dinner

7:00 pm

Gala Dance and Music Performance

 

 

Music Schedule

July 17 - 18, 2008 | Thursday - Friday

9:00 - 11:00 am

Master Class

11:00 am - Noon

Recital/Lecture

12:00 - 1:00 pm

Lunch

2:00 - 4:00 pm

Master Class

4:00 - 7:00 pm

Dinner

7:00 pm

Public Concert

Featuring:

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Maestra Silvia Lozano

Founder and Artistic Director

of the National Folkloric Ballet of Mexico

Maestra Silvia Lozano is the Artistic Director and Choreographer of the world acclaimed Folkloric Ballet of Mexico, which she founded in 1966. She also directs three other companies in Mexico and has created a degree granting Mexican Folkloric Dance program at the Real de Monte University in Hidalgo. Ms. Lozano is passionate about the role that dance plays in uniting and defining the cultures and regions of Mexico. Her approach to teaching transcends mastering dance steps to understanding the relationship between the steps, the music, the costumes and other pertinent cultural factors.

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Ernesto Garcia de Leon

Professor of Composition and Guitar at the Music School of the

National Institute for the Fine Arts in Mexico City

Composer Ernesto García de León has been commissioned to produce a composition for the 2008 Latino Dance and Music Festival. It will receive a double premiere, first as a concert piece and then as a choreographed dance. Mr. de León teaches guitar and composition at the Music School of the National Fine Arts Institute in Mexico City. He studied guitar at the National Music Conservatory (of the Autonomous University of Mexico) and received high marks with distinction at the Royal Academy of Music. He has performed and presented master classes throughout the United States, Latin America and Europe. His music is published by Michael Lorimer Editions (New York).

 About the Festival 

The Latino Dance and Music Festival is five days of classes, workshops, concerts, lectures and a Gran Competencia, all focusing on folkloric dance and classical guitar music representative of various Latin countries and composers. The festival culminates with a day of performances and exhibitions including the world premiere of a new work by composer Ernesto García de León, to be choreographed by guest artist Elisa de la Rosa. Many of the concerts and related activities will be open to the general public.

Who should attend the Dance Festival?


The Festival is open to students of dance, teachers of dance, performers and members of folkloric dance ensembles, ages 12 and up. Instructional tracks are organized according to the experience level of the dancers or ensembles to ensure a full educational and artistic experience for each participant. The Gran Competencia has special significance as participants will perform for adjudication throughout the week with finalists selected to perform in the Saturday evening gala performance.

Who should attend the Music Festival?

The music component is intended for intermediate and advanced students of guitar at the secondary school, university or professional level. Students of music and, in particular, of Latino art music and culture, will find participation beneficial. Primary musical emphasis will be on the classical tradition as influenced by various national folk and cultural expressions and idioms.

 Other Artists

Dance

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Eluza Santos
 


A native of Brazil, Eluza Santos is Associate Professor of Dance at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. Ms. Santosfs artistic and scholarly works have been presented widely in Brazil, the United States, South Africa and Canada. She is a founding member of the Latina Dance Project (LDP) a collaborative project supporting the creative voice of contemporary Latina dance artists in the United States.

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Elisa de la Rosa


Choreographer Elisa de la Rosa teaches dance at Alex W. Spence Middle Learning Center & Talented and Gifted Academy in Dallas, Texas. From 2004 to 2006, she was the Assistant Director of the Texas Womanfs University DanceWorks company, during which time she received the Excellence in Choreography Award at the 2005 South Central Regional American College Dance Festival.

 

Overview of Dance Activities
All classes will be taught in English. Appropriate folkloric dance attire is required for participation.
• Classes for teachers of folklorico
• Popular and traditional Latin dances
• Classes in improvisation, injury prevention and ballet basics for folklorico
• Daily seminars in the history and cultural context of folklorico
• Performance adjudication and technique
• Choreography

 

MUSIC 

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Antonio López

Antonio López began his studies at the Conservatorio Nacional in Mexico City and played his first concert at the Palace of Fine Arts at the age of 17. He has performed and recorded the complete guitar works of Manuel M. Ponce through a grant from the Mexican National Fund for Arts and Culture (FONCA). Mr. López performs internationally and is a frequent guest at guitar festivals in places such as San Jose, Costa Rica; Cordoba, Spain; and Los Angeles, California. In October 2007 he was invited to participate in the Guitarras del Mundo in Argentina, the largest guitar festival in the world.

 

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Carlo Pezzimenti


Carlo Pezzimenti is the director of the guitar programs at Texas Womanfs University and Brookhaven College in Dallas, Texas. He has given concerts around the world, and to date has released 17 recordings. His latest CD, De la Noche (on the Vadan label), features the music of Ernesto García de León and Manuel Ponce. His work has been reviewed by many publications including Gramophone Magazine and the New York Times, which stated, gIn his hands the music made its effect with reserved eloquence.h

 

Overview of Music Activities

• Master classes with Ernesto García de León and Antonio López
• Day and evening public concerts featuring all guest artists and covering a wide range of repertoire as well as featuring a number of compositions of Ernesto García de León
• Lectures and discussions including a lecture recital on the Spanish Renaissance and its influence on the Americas (presented by Enrique Madriguera) and a round table discussion, Aesthetics of Guitar Performance in the 21st Century.

 

Festival Highlights

Gran Competencia

Concert quality folklorico choreography may be sent to Stephen Pense, P. O. Box 425649, Office of Lifelong Learning, Texas Womanfs University, Denton, Texas 76204 for pre-adjudication. Submissions may be in either VHS or DVD format. Submission deadline is June 1. Selected works will be presented in concert each evening with the winners of the Competencia performing in the gala concert on Saturday evening of the festival.


World Premiere

A composition commissioned from Ernesto García de León for the 2008 festival will be premiered Friday, July 18 in a concert featuring the work of Mr. de León. It will be premiered with choreographed dance in the gala concert on Saturday, July 19.


Performance Auditions for World Premiere

College, high school and professional dance performers are invited to audition for the commissioned dance work by Elisa de la Rosa to be premiered at the gala concert on July 19. For adjudication guidelines and submission form, click here.

Auditions: Tuesday, July 15, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m., DGL Building, Studio 210.

Art Exhibition


Work by Texas Latina artists will be on display at the Texas Womanfs University Fine Arts Building throughout the festival. A free public reception (sponsored by the TWU Department of Visual Arts and the Denton Hispanic Chamber of Commerce) to meet the artists will be held on Saturday afternoon, July 19.

La Gran Competencia

Workshops - Repertoire -  Separate Introductory Training for Non-folklorico teachers  

La Gran Competencia Form | Waiver Form

Purpose

  • Celebrate the dance and music of all Latin America
  • Provide developing companies a format to showcase their work
  • Raise standards through an adjudication and feedback process
  • Build an educated folklorico audience
  • Recognize outstanding companies

Criteria for Selection

Both theatrical and traditional folklorico and baile típico submissions will be considered for the La Gran Competencia. Works will be evaluated based on cultural representation, technical execution, evolution of the choreography, overall impression, balance between theatrical and traditional elements as well overall impression. Our goal is to educate the public as well as developing dancers in the beauty and diversity of the Latino culture. Because works presented at the Latino Dance and Music Festival will be emulated by others, it is of extremely important that works strive for the highest standard of execution and authenticity. In keeping with traditional standards, works presented are required to represent traditions that have existed for at least fifty years.

Choreographers of creative, experimental works that push the folkloric art to new limits are encouraged to submit entries. Regardless of the folklorico style used, choreographers are expected to stay within the confines of the selected style from beginning to end.

Submission Requirements

 

Each Gran Competencia cuadro submission must be on a separate VHS video cassette or DVD. If more than one entry is received on a VHS cassette or DVD only the first entry will be considered. Cassettes and DVDfs must be clearly labeled.

  • If accepted into Round II, companies will be required to present the work that was submitted for adjudication. Works accepted into Round II are expected to implement the suggestions made by Maestra Lozano.
  • Directors and full time professional dancers may participate in this event.
  • Group requirements are a minimum of 6 couples and maximum of 12 twelve couples.
  • All entries will be limited to a minimum of 6 minutes and maximum of 15 minutes. Time is calculated from the moment the music begins.
  • Send only copies. Video and DVD submissions will not be returned.
  • Costumes are not required for the pre-adjudication of the videotapes, but they are encouraged.
  • Music may be either recorded or live. The primary consideration for adjudication will be authenticity of the interpretations and instrumentation. Cassettes music will not be accepted. Two CD copies containing only the Gran Competencia musical selections are to be submitted prior to the performance. Label CDfs clearly with the name group name, musical selection, and region.
  • All Round II Submission will be required to use the same stage backdrop and general lighting.
  • Video recorders and flash photograph cameras will not permitted in the theater.

Backstage space is very limited, therefore only dancers who are performing and whose names appear on the performance roster will be allowed back stage.


Performance Order

Program order for July 16, 17, 18 and 19 will be determined by Maestra Silvia Lozano. Round II performers will be notified of the order on or before  July 1, 2008.
 

Other Requirements

Upon notification of acceptance into Round II groups will have 30 days to submit the following:

  • Professional quality action or dramatic digital photo 4X6 on CD.
  • 200 word history of company.
  • A complete monograph on the choreography to be presented.
  • A commitment of intent to take part in the Latino Dance and Music Festival.
  • A list of performers in alphabetical order (subject to revision).

Send to:       
Texas Woman's University, Lifelong Learning
Stephen Pense
P.O. Box 425649
Denton, Texas 76204

Awards


All submissions will receive a written critique and certificate of participation. Only nine submissions will be accepted into Round II for presentation at the Latino Dance and Music Festival on July 16, 17, and 18, 2008. On the evening of July 18, three cuadros will be selected by Maestra Lozano and her staff for presentation at the Gala Performance on July 19.

 

Timeline for Submissions

  • June 1, 2008, La Gran Competencia Video and DVD submissions postmarked before midnight
  • July 1, 2008, Deadline for statement of intent to participate and $50 adjudication fee
  • June 23, 2008, Deadline for early bird festival fees
  • July 15, 2008, Required directors orientation and dancers placement auditions
  • July 16, 17 and 18 Adjudication Margo Jones Theater
  • July 19 Dress and Technical rehearsal for Gala Performers will be scheduled throughout the day

Fees
There will be a $50 adjudication fee for each Gran Competencia cuadro submission.

All participants are required to be registered and to participate in Latino Dance and Music Festival workshops.  

Ticket Sales


Admission to the Gran Competencia and all festival events are included in the Latino Dance and Music Festival registration fees.

July 19 Gala tickets will be $8 for adults, $6 for seniors and students, $4 for children under 12 years of age. Will call tickets may be picked up 45 minutes before the Gala performance. Register online for tickets.

 

General Information

Registration Fees
Dance Festival
Early Bird Registration (until June 23) $225.00
Regular Registration (after June 23) $275.00
One-day fee $ 99.00

*Music Festival
Early Bird Registration (until June 23) $150.00
Regular Registration (after June 23) $175.00
One-day fee $ 99.00

Lunch, dinner and concert tickets are included in the registration fee for participants attending the entire festival. Lunch and dinner are not included in the one-day fee.

*All Music Festival registrants will receive a free set of guitar strings courtesy of LaBella Strings.

Location
The festival will be held on the Texas Womanfs University Denton Campus, approximately 45 miles north of the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Festival venues include Margo Jones Performance Hall, Redbud Theatre Complex, classrooms, studios and rehearsal rooms in the music and dance buildings, and the Student Center, which will serve as meal site for those registrants who attend the entire festival (lunch and dinner is not included for one-day festival participants).

Hotels
Holiday Inn & Suites – Denton
1434 Centre Place Drive
Denton, TX 76205
Hotel Front Desk: (940) 383-4100
Hotel Fax: (940) 383-4110
Room Rate: $89.00
 
Fairfield Inn – Denton
2900 W University Dr
Denton, TX 76201
(940) 384-1700
Room Rate: $89.00
Room Rate for a Suite $109.00
 
A room block will be available until June 1, 2008. After this date, you will be charged the regular hotel rates. When making your reservation, please identify yourself with the Latino Dance and Music Festival. 

CPE Credit
The Texas Womanfs University Office of Lifelong Learning is proud to offer teachers Continuing Professional Education Credits (CPEfs) for attendance at the festival classroom. If you are interested in CPE credit, please contact Stephen Pense at spense@twu.edu prior to the start of the festival.

Refund / Cancellation Policy
Registrants who find it necessary to cancel will receive a refund, less a $50 processing fee. To receive a refund, you must submit written notification seven days prior to the event start date (fax 940-898-3416). Substitutions may be made at any time. Refunds will not be issued once the event begins. The Office of Lifelong Learning reserves the right to cancel this event if sufficient enrollment is not met. In doing so, Texas Womanfs Universityfs liability is limited to the registration fee.

Confirmation Letter
All event correspondence will be delivered to you by email. It is important to provide a current email address on the registration form and to check your spam box for information from Texas Womanfs University. Our goal is to provide you with up-to-date information regarding this event in a timely and efficient manner.

 

Note: Questions about participation, contents or suitability of the festival to your goals and interests may be directed to the TWU Dance and Music departments respectively.
Dance: Gladys Keeton: gkeeton@twu.edu; 940-898-2088
Music: Carlo Pezzimenti: anitap214@aol.com; 940-898-2500

 

 

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

"La Gran Competencia"

July 15 - 19, 2008

  Latino Dance and Music Festival at TWU

  Dallas, Texas

Call Liz Gallego

972-571-6368

 

 

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 The Folklorico Program at Mountain View College will present:

 

THE TRADITIONAL DANCES OF THE NAYARIT COASTAL REGION

Exciting banda sound and the women's graceful swaying movements like ocean waves will help get the program going to a great new beginning in August, 2008

Call Liz Gallego at:  972-571-6368

 

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DCET/Believe in Yourself, Inc.

Needing volunteer facilitators to assist the following classes:

 

GED

ESL

Citizenship classes

Spanish Literacy

Computer Literacy

 

Please contact:

Elvia Wallace-Martinez

Founding Director

214-587-1983

DCET/Debes Creer en Ti
www.dcet.org

 

 

 

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