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Dance at SMU with BL Lacerta

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Update: 25 Oct 2009: Fresh from performing on the TED Conference at SMU, BL Lacerta opens the new SMU Meadows at the BathHouse Concert Series.


28 October 2009
SMU Meadows Fall Concert Series at the Bath House
Series Premier Featuring BL Lacerta Quintet



BL Lacerta Quintet
Tawanda Chabikwa, Jennifer Mabus
David Anderson, Kevin Hanlon, Kim Corbet



BL Lacerta Live at the BathHouse 28 October 2009 (680M mpg video)


BL lacerta Live at the BathHouse 28 October 2009: As One

Part 1 (153M mpg) 1. Prologue
Part 2 (115M mpg) 2. Taming of the Wizard
Part 3 (118M mpg) 3. I am the Rape (after Dambudzo Marechera)
Part 4 (160M mpg) 4. Heart of Stone
Part 5 (125M mpg) 5. Epilogue

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20 October 2009 Audio MP3s: BL Lacerta Live at the BandHall

BL Lacerta 20 October 2009 - Dance #1.mp3
BL Lacerta 20 October 2009 - Dance #2.mp3
BL Lacerta 20 October 2009 - Dance #3.mp3

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08 May 2009
BL Lacerta with Jarrell Hamilton and Jennifer Mabus



BL Lacerta at the Bath House - 08 May 2009 (620M mpg movie)

BL Lacerta Quintet:
Music: David Anderson, Kim Corbet, Kevin Hanlon
Dance: Jarrell Hamilton, Jennifer Mabus

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Studio B100
19 May 2009

BL Lacerta Ensemble

Tawanda Chabikwa, Jarrell Hamilton, Jennifer Mabus
David Anderson, Kim Corbet, Kevin Hanlon


19 May 2009 Dance 3 (512M mpeg video)

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15 April 2009
Studio B100

"The Wave"

Music: David Anderson, Kim Corbet, Kevin Hanlon
Dance: Tawanda Chabikwa, Madison Ebernez, Caroline French, Christine Harris, Katrina Kutsch, Leah Mitchell, Sophi Siragusa
Media: Lauren Thompson
Lighting: Debbie Barr

Two intimate group improvisations by dancers, musicians, lighting, and media in the Division of Dance at the Southern Methodist University Meadows School of the Arts.



Performance, 15 April 2009

Dance I - Wave Performance 15 April 2009 (240M mpg movie) Featuring Tawanda Chabikwa, Caroline French, Christine Harris, Katrina Kutsch, and the music of BL Lacerta.
Dance I - Wave Performance 15 April 2009 (170M QuickTime movie)


Dance II - Wave Performance 15 April 2009 (190M mpg movie) Featuring Madison Eberenz, Caroline French, Christine Harris, Katrina Kutsch, Leah Mitchell, Sophi Siragusa, and the music of BL Lacerta.




Dress Rehearsal, 14 April 2009

Dance I - Wave Dress Rehearsal 14 April 2009 (240M mpg movie) Featuring Tawanda Chabikwa, Caroline French, Christine Harris, Katrina Kutsch, and the music of BL Lacerta.


Dance II - Wave Dress Rehearsal 14 April 2009 (200M mpg movie) Featuring Madison Eberenz, Caroline French, Christine Harris, Katrina Kutsch, Leah Mitchell, Sophi Siragusa, and the music of BL Lacerta.

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SMU Meadows Courtyard
24 February 2009

"Tomatoes"


Tawanda Chabikwa with David Anderson and Kim Corbet perform "i used to like tomatoes" by Dambudzo Marechera.


Tomatoes (Lo-Res 384M mpg)
Tomatoes (Hi-Res 600M mpg)
Tomatoes (QuickTime 260M mov)

Tawanda's Commentary (178M mpg)

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SMU Hope Lobby
06 March 2009

"silenced desolation"

by Jarrell Hamilton

Katie Drablos and David Anderson perform Jarrell Hamilton's"silenced desolation" in the Bob Hope Lobby for SMU's Spring 2009 BrownBag Dance.

Mpeg:
silenced desolation (90M mpg) by Jarrell Hamilton.

QuickTime:
silenced desolation (64M mov)




More to come...

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Studio B100
26 March 2009

Ritual Dance

Tawanda Chabikwa, Caroline French, Christine Harris, Lauren Thompson, David Anderson, Kevin Hanlon


26 March 2009: Ritual Dance Excerpt(100M mpg)


Studio B100
24 March 2009

Two Ritual Dances

BL Lacerta with Tawanda Chabikwa, Caroline French, and Christine Harris. Dancing camera by Lauren Thompson.


24 March 2009: First Dance (320M mpg)

24 March 2009: Second Dance (185M mpg)

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SMU Meadows School of the Arts
Studio B100 (Sharp)
03 February 2009


Non Dance (70M mpg) Overature and meditation for minimalist camera dancer.

Wave Dance (315M mpg) Tawanda Chabikwa and Lauren Thompson with BL Lacerta and The Wave.

Drum Dance (144M mpg) Tawanda plays and dances with his drum.

Group Dance (212M mpg) Jarrell Hamilton, Leslie Hale , Tawanda, and Lauren dance with BL.

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SMU Meadows School of the Arts
Studio 1430
28 January 2009

BL Lacerta with ...

Tawanda Chabikwa (240M mpg)

Tawanda & Lauren Thompson (130M mpg)


Page Leahy (150M mpg)

Page & Lauren Thompson (120M mpg)

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SMU DANCE at the Dallas Museum of Art
22 January 2009


The Fan Room (64M mpg)

Leslie in the Mist (13M mpg)

Gregory and Katie (62M mpg)

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SMU Meadows B120
20 November 2008:

Improvisations with the lovely and talented Lauren Thompson, guest artist, dancer, choreographer, and video artist in the SMU Meadows School of the Arts Division of Dance, with David Anderson on piano and Kim Corbet on electronics and keyboards.



Dance #1 (57M mpg)

Dance #2 (102M mpg)

Dance #3 (80M mpg)

Reverence (49M mpg)

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SMU Meadows B100
06 November 2008:

Improvisations with Nina Watt formerly of the Jose Limon Dance company, Guest Artist at SMU Meadows School of the Arts Division of Dance for the Fall of 2008.



Dance #1 (105M mpg)

Dance #2 (55M mpg)

Dance #3 (43M mpg)

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SMU Meadows
Spring 2009

BL Lacerta: Improvisations without Ruth Andrien, formerly of the Paul Taylor Dance company, Guest Artist at SMU Meadows School of the Arts Division of Dance for the Spring of 2009, and general all-round wonderful talented insightful creative positive human.



We never did get Ruthie to dance with us...


Tawanda Chabikwa, Ruth Andrien, and Leslie Hale prepare for Tawanda's "tomatoes" performance.

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SMU Band Hall
15 July 2009

Three Duets with Jennifer Mabus

David Anderson and Jennifer Mabus


Hi-Res Video
Dance 1.mpg (600M)
Dance 2.mpg (560M)
Dance 3.mpg (620M)

Low-Res Video
Dance 1.mpg (134M)
Dance 2.mpg (124M)
Dance 3.mpg (139M)

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Studio 1430
03 July 2009

Piano Suite for Morgana Phlaum

David Anderson and Morgana Phlaum.


Audio
Prelude.mp3
Dance 2.mp3 : Dance 3.mp3 : Dance 4.mp3

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SMU Meadows B100
12 July 2008

Breanna Gribble and David Anderson make seismo-acoustic music and dance in the Sharp studio.


Last Dance #1: 108M mpg video

Last Dance #2: 84M mpg video

Last Dance #3: 102M mpg video

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Criterion Theater, Ben Harbor, Maine
November 2005

"NGANO NHATU: 3 African Tales""

choreography and music by
Tawanda Chabikwa


Zvikara (Beasts) 189M mpg

Gwenyambira (The mbira player) 297M mpg

Rhwayivhi naDzvinyu (Chameleon and Lizard) 255M mpg



Tawanda's Program Notes on "NGANO NHATU"

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Video Dances

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Very Last Dance (25M mpeg)
25 July 2009: Very Last Dance of the suspended dance floor in the SMU Meadows School of the Arts Studio B100.



Video Dance 1995 (50 Mb mpeg music video). with friends Kevin and Theresa. Video compositing and metrical rhythmic movement triggers. I especially like the dancing hands. Here's a Windows Media version (23 Mb) of the same thing.



Video Poem 1995 (33 Mb mpeg music video). Theresa, Kevin, Chess-Boy, and friends. Animations by our (then brand-new) SGI Workstation. Here's a full res version (136M) and here is a Windows Media version (16 Mb).

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more to come...!


last update 11 November 2009 dpa