Tuesday, January 18, 2011

International Soul Society Festival 2011




Join Urban Artistry for the 3rd Annual International Soul Society Festival held April 10-17, 2011 at various venues throughout the Nation’s Capital, USA.

MISSION STATEMENT: The International Soul Society Festival is a global initiative to gather practitioners and enthusiasts from across the world in celebration of urban dance, music and arts culture.

HISTORY: The International Soul Society Festival was founded by a society of soulful creatives in the Washington, DC Metro Area and their affiliates both locally and abroad. Initially sponsored by a small grant from the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County the event grew to serve over 600 local, national and international guests in the first two years alone. Bringing artists together from Memphis, Seoul, New York, Sofia, Stuttgart, San Francisco, Cape Town, Phoenix, Helsinki, Atlanta, Copenhagen, Montreal, Philadelphia, London, Baltimore, Stockholm and everywhere in between this unique festival creates an opportunity for cultural ambassadors from many backgrounds to find a mutual respect for one another through the competition, performance and education of urban dance, music and arts culture.

The festival is organized annually by a carefully chosen group of industry professionals who graciously donate their time and experience to help further this global initiative and the mission of the Urban Artistry Project.

Urban Artistry, an International Culture and Education Project based in the DC Metro Area is a 501(c)(3) non-profit collective of dancers, artists, historians, musicians, folklorists and documentary filmmakers on a mission to preserve and continue the practice of urban dance, music and arts culture. They are known for providing authentic, focused and professional events, competitions, performances and educational programming to those who seek knowledge and understanding of the rich traditions behind the ever-changing movement found in urban arts communities. Their works reflects on the roots of popular dances such as hip hop, house dance and breakdance by bringing attention to movements that came before these trends in genres such as Tap, Lindy Hop, Traditional Jazz, African, Latin and Martial Arts.

Noteworthy performances for the group include: The US Embassy, Sofia Bulgaria; SADE Festival, Helsinki Finland; World Dance Coliseum, Japan; The Conservatory of Korea, Seoul, Korea; Ill-reality Theater Productions, Philadelphia PA; House Dance International, NYC; The Kennedy Center, Washington DC; The Harman Center for the Arts, Washington DC and The BreakFestival in Los Angeles, California.

Friday, January 7, 2011

28th Annual CHOREOGRAPHERS’ SHOWCASE 2011




28th Annual CHOREOGRAPHERS’ SHOWCASE 2011

This annual adjudicated showcase brings together leading young choreographic talents from Virginia, Maryland and Washington, DC in an intriguing mix of original works.

Sponsored by the Clarice Smith Center in partnership with the Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission.

Location: Dance Theater of the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
University of Maryland Stadium Drive, College Park, MD 20742

Cost: $25

Time: 3:00pm and 8:00pm

http://claricesmithcenter.umd.edu/2010/c/performances/performance?rowid=11183

Hip Hop Jam w/ TWB & UA at THE ARC




Hip Hop Party & Jam Session with Urban Artistry & The Washington Ballet at THE ARC

http://www.thearcdc.org/partners-programs/washington-ballet

Location: THE ARC 1901 Mississippi Ave SE Washington DC

Time: 7:30pm to 10:30pm

Cost: $10 adults and $5 for youth!

All ages and levels are welcome to attend, parents are encouraged to join in too!

KAGRO-DC's 22nd Annual Scholarship Award Banquet



Urban Artistry will be performing at KAGRO-DC's 22nd Annual Scholarship Award Banquet in honor of the organizations many scholarships awarded to high school students this year.

When: Sunday January 23 at 8pm

Where: The Ukrainian National Catholic Shrine
4250 Harewood Rd. NE Washington, DC 20017

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Korean-American-Grocers-Association-of-Greater-Washington-DC-KAGRO-DC/177088485637259#!/event.php?eid=120935884638306

The event is free but you must pre-register by January 15th. Each year over 500 guests show up to join our celebration and unfortunately we've had to turn people away in the past without proper registration, so please get your registration in early as possible as seating is limited.

Please RSVP with Peter Cho, our Executive Director or Gary Cha, our President.

Peter Cho: packcorp@comcast.net or 202-725-5940
Gary M. Cha: Yesorganic@aol.com or 703-927-9507

If you're interested in sponsoring our event, please contact Song Park, at sparktrek@hotmail,com or 703-717-5058 to request our sponsorship kit.

On behalf of the 22nd Annual Banquet Steering Committee, Executive Directors of KAGRO-DC, we look forward to having a ton of fun with you.

Please join KAGRO’s page, http://www.facebook.com/pages/Korean-American-Grocers-Association-of-Greater-Washington-DC-KAGRO-DC/177088485637259

Mighty 4 Harrisburg Pennsylvania 1-vs-1 "1,000"



Urban Artistry is headed to MIGHTY 4 PA... 1/16/2011

Mighty 4 Harrisburg Pennsylvania Bboy/Bgirl "Break Dance Competition

Judges: Trac 2- Star Child La Rock
Aby- The Bronx Boys Crew (TBB)
JoJo-C0-Founder of Original Rock Steady Crew
...
Hosted By: Guerrilla Funk (Will) Zulu Nation Va

Dj Skeme Richards

Place of Event:
Camp Curtain Gymnasium
2900 N 6th St
Harrisburg, PA 17110-2106

Cost: $10.00

Time:
3pm- 9pm

Any More Mighty 4 Update go to
www.mighty4.com
www.harrisburgcitybreakers.com

Dr. MLK Performance Celebration in Rockville 1/17/11



The Mayor, Council of Rockville
Rockville Human Rights Commission
in celebration of:
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday on Monday, January 17, 2011

Richard Montgomery High School
http://www.rockvillemd.gov/parks-facilities/rmhs.htm

12:00pm

Featured Guest:
Maureen Bunyan, news broadcaster and anchor for ABC 7, 6 p.m. weeknight news.

Performances:
Vocalist Desiree Ellis
Urban Artistry
Soul in Motion and Body Moves Contemporary Dance Company
Capital Focus Jazz Band
Yellow River Art Ensemble
Soulfuldisiac

A community reception will follow the program.

Admission is FREE.

Wheelchair Accessible.
Sign Language Interpreted.

Call 240-314-8316 for more information.

http://www.rockvillemd.gov/events/MLKday.htm

NBC4 Health and Fitness Expo Jan 15/16 2011



http://www.nbcwashington.com/station/community/NBC4-Health-And-Fitness-Expo-2011.html

Join Urban Artistry at the Dance MetroDC booth at this year's NBC4 Health and Fitness Expo 2011. Admission is FREE to the public both Saturday and Sunday at The Walter E. Washington Convention Center – Halls B & C 801 Mount Vernon Place NW Washington, DC from 9am to 5pm.

Performances by Urban Artistry both days at 3:30pm or stop by the booth to meet the artists and pick up fliers for upcoming classes, performances and events!

DCist Article about recent show at BlankSpace SE




HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Urban Artistry started off the new year with a new work by Artistic Director Toyin Sogunro and performers Rizqi Rachmat, Baronhawk Williams, Kaye Love and Russell Campbell. Check out the recent article in DCist about the event and other arts events here in DC!



http://dcist.com/2011/01/arts_agenda_170.php