- 4 Countries, over 30 cities, over 50 shows…2012 was an amazing year!
Our first gig of 2012 was the Matrix Imagination Event in New Orleans. We had a blast on stage and off!
Deca + Laurie of LDJ Productions
Deca on stage with Matrix GM Colin Walsh, New Orleans
New Orleans
Burbon St, New Orleans
Next up, the crew headed to Miami to perform 3 sold out shows at the Adrienne Arsht Center and to teach workshops with local high school students and students at New World School of the Arts
To promote the show, Jenn, Nads and Adaku battled Burnie, The Miami Heat Mascot…We think we won!
After Miami, we headed to Austin, Tulsa and Las Vegas with Matrix
Here is a video we made in our amazing Las Vegas hotel suite!
<p><a href=”http://vimeo.com/37807135″>Deca at Red Rock</a> from <a href=”http://vimeo.com/decadancer”>jenniferweber</a> on <a href=”http://vimeo.com”>Vimeo</a>.</p>
and a photo of our “county girl” style… this year we learned we can do anything!
In March, we performed at the Trinity Hip Hop Dance Festival with Nomadic Wax
In April, Deca premiered 4 at Joyce SoHo
“On Friday evening the company returned to the Joyce SoHo with “4,” the first section of an evening-length work set to Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons.” In the piece — devoted to the stormy “Summer” section — Megan Alfonso and Adaku Utah share the stage, demonstrating how movement can switch from crisp to balmy at a moment’s notice. The tools of hip-hop, which cause a body to break down and build back up again, give the familiar music a playful edge, even though the dancers aren’t playing around.”–Gia Kourlas, The New York Times
“A dance like Keith Haring come to life.”– Andrew Boynton, The New Yorker
Check it out!
<p><a href=”http://vimeo.com/41123652″>Decadancetheatre“4″</a> from <a href=”http://vimeo.com/decadancer”>jenniferweber</a> on <a href=”http://vimeo.com”>Vimeo</a>.</p>
In May, Jenn was featured in Dance Magazine
In June, we performed 4 at Summerstage
In rehearsal for Summerstage with the Parlor Quartet
Backstage at Summerstage, DECA and the Parlor Quartet
In June, Deca also went to Orlando to perform at Premiere, the biggest hair industry event in the US!
DECA at Premiere, Orlando
Right before the show
Amazing hair and makeup… MATRIX team rocks
In August, Jenn traveled to Germany to work with new Deca Crew member Georgina and participate in the Tanzmesse Conference
For September and October, Deca was busy on our 16 city UK Tour produced by the Brewery Arts Center and Makin Projects!
UK Tour Flyer
UK Tour Map!
Photoshoot for “4″ at Kendal Castle
Deca’s English Breakfast
Coffee break in Didcot
Grand Theatre, Blackpool
Grand Theatre, Blackpool
Buxton Opera House
Malvern
- London Calling
- Dougie and the Tour bus
Helen is our 2012 Hero! Brewery Arts Center, Kendal
Outside Brewery Arts Center
Here is one of the videos we played on the tour:
<p><a href=”http://vimeo.com/47021201″>Checkitout</a> from <a href=”http://vimeo.com/decadancer”>jenniferweber</a> on <a href=”http://vimeo.com”>Vimeo</a>.</p>
We came back to the US in October, just in time for the Bessie Awards at the Apollo Theater in Harlem. We were honored with a 2012 nomination for “Best Emerging Choreographer”
In November, we spent two weeks as “Dance in Process” residents at Gibeny Dance Center, NYC
<p><a href=”http://vimeo.com/54103905″>FirebirdForrest Scene Rehearsal Footage</a> from <a href=”http://vimeo.com/decadancer”>jenniferweber</a> on <a href=”http://vimeo.com”>Vimeo</a>.</p>
For the 3rd year in a row, we rocked the San Francisco Hip Hop Dance Festival. We got some great press!
above the fold
Adaku holding our cover story
2012 was EPIC
See you in 2013!
