This past weekend in lieu of regular rehearsal, the dancers of MM2 took a master class with Kun-Yang Lin at Philadelphia’s Chi Movement Arts Center in South Philadelphia. Specifically, the group worked on transitions in movement or the “the space in between”. Through a series of directed exercises, the group re-examined concepts of core and [...]
October 10, 2011
“I had a fantastic time shooting Dancers Among Us in Philadelphia this weekend. The talent across the U.S. never ceases to amaze me!” Photo by Jordan Matter. MM2 Dancers DaQuinn Lloyd and Michael Nguyen. MM2 company members DaQuinn Lloyd and Michael Nguyen had the opportunity to work this past weekend with renowned photographer, Jordan Matter, [...]
October 7, 2011
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MM2 Modern Dance Company has received a grant from the WHW Foundaton to support its work for the 2012 season. After an extensive review process, as well as a site visit during the Philadelphia Fringe Festival, MM2 was awarded ten thousand dollars in support of its 2012 season. The WHW Foundation is a private corporate [...]
September 23, 2011
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With the conclusion of the Philadelphia Fringe Festival and the upcoming Fringe Wilmington Festival this weekend, MM2 Dance is starting to wind down a most successful 2011 season and start preparing for 2012. The company is sad to see Shara Harad leave us, but she has accepted a full time job position in New York [...]
September 14, 2011
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After a successful run in the recent Philly Fringe Festival, MM2 Modern Dance Company will bring to the Fringe Wilmington Festival, the Delaware premiere of ONE WORD, with shows on Friday, September 23rd at 7:45pm and Saturday, September 24th at 6:00 and 8:00pm. Performances will take place in the Baby Grand Theater located at 818 [...]
September 9, 2011
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By Nick G | Published: September 9, 2011 ONE WORD, the 2011 Philly Fringe production from MM2 Modern Dance, seems like a simple idea: dancer-choreographers choose one word to inspire a piece. But according to the young dancers of MM2, choosing a word of personal significance reveals ever so much more than simply that word’s [...]
September 1, 2011
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By Craig Ostroff, Correspondent Stephanie King had no trouble deciding on her “One Word.” “One Word,” the theme of MM2 Modern Dance Company’s 2011 program, finds each of the company’s eight dancers choosing a word that holds a special meaning, then choreographing a dance around it. King, whose grandmother is a four-year survivor of abdominal [...]
August 31, 2011
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Published: Monday, August 29, 2011 By JIM RUTTER, Correspondent The Philadelphia Live Arts and Fringe Festival celebrates its 15th anniversary when it kicks off on Sept. 2. Since it began in 1997, over a quarter-million audience members have seen the works of more than 10,000 performing artists in dance, theater, music and the visual arts. [...]
August 14, 2011
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Photograph of MM2 Modern Dance at Grounds for Sculpture featured in the Metropolitan section of the Sunday New York Times on August 14, 2011. Dancers – Jessica Bryan, Katelyn Capato, Jenna Faye Eugenides, Heather Fleischman, Kaylee Goodwin , Shara Harad, Stephanie King and Brianne Scott.
August 10, 2011
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For its seventh year participating in the Philly Fringe Festival, MM2 Modern Dance Company brings to the stage the premiere of ONE WORD, with two shows on Saturday, September 10at 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm. Performances will take place at the Maas Building, 1325 Randolph St in Philadelphia. In creating this new work, each of [...]
November 15, 2011
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