calendar+07-08+fcdd

attached are the most recent calendar of FCDD events during 2007-08 and other items of interest.

__**FCDD CALENDAR as of 9/06/07**__ (attachment) updated calendar 10/15/07

__**10/27/07 -- Jen Rosenblit's perf at Thorne's Market, Northampton, MA**__

THAT SICK SOUND
DANCE/MUSIC SHOW An experimental collaboration between the choreography of Jen Rosenblit/BottomHeavy Productions and the music of Jules Gimbrone. CHOREOGRAPHY by Jen Rosenblit/BottomHeavy Productions with Addys Gonzalez VISUAL DESIGN by Shane Powers MUSIC by Jules Gimbrone on guitar, vocals and percussion with Geo Wyeth -percussion, accordian Manny Anthony Hernandez-electric lap steel, bells Daniel Arnow-Bass Batya Sobel-Oboe

Beginning with constant catastrophes and fleeting tragedies, never discussing or even knowing what they are or where they come from - situations are made from "thin air". There is no proof or evidence, no explanation no resolution. "That sick sound" is so loud that it creates texture and textile. It is the strongest memory and it is so funny that we forget to laugh.

TWO SHOWINGS: WHEN: October 27th >> Saturday >> 8pm
 * WHERE:** Northampton, MA >> Thornes Market Place/Out of Towners Series >> A.P.E. Gallery

[|www.bottomheavyproductions.com] [|www.julesgimbrone.com]

__**10/19/07 Dance for Life: Dance in Healthcare**__ From ancient animistic healing rituals to modern hospital settings, the arts play significant roles in the health and healing practices of many cultures. The Dance for Life presentation will explore the applications of dance to medicine, including history, contemporary practice in healthcare settings, and professional opportunities. Jill Sonke-Henderson is a leading practitioner of the new field of “dance IN medicine”. This is NOT “dance medicine” (how to repair ankle sprains, prevent hip wear and tear etc.) Jill works as the dancer on staff at Shands Hospital in Gainesville, FL. In this remarkable program at least 5 artists (one each in theater, music, visual art, writing, dance and others) are paid by the hospital to help make arts happen for the patients, staff, and families of this large teaching hospital. They are not arts therapists, but practicing artists. This is a new movement spreading to hospitals and other medical centers in the country. Jill will bring us visual examples (video, slides etc) of her work and the work of her colleagues in the hospital, and tell our students how this evolved, and what she does. __For more information, see also:__