Watch for information on our 2010 season.
We hope you enjoyed our 2009 Season.
View our 2009 Archived Page for article links and other season information.
Young Friends Committee for the Opening Night Gala
We are very excited to be the newest members of the JRD family. One of our first activities is a Young Friends Committee for the Opening Night Gala, chaired by Alexander Gosfield, a lawyer at the Pietragallo law firm.
Reaching out to dance patrons under the age of 35, we are providing an affordable opportunity to take part in the opening night festivities including the private gala party after the performance at the Wilma Theater, listings in both the season’s Gala Opening Night Invitation and in the Tenth Anniversary season program book *
We hope you’ll join our lively group for our special evening - Decade of Dance - Opening Night, Thursday, April 8th, 2010 at the Wilma Theater, Broad and Spruce Streets.
For information on joining the Young Friends of Jeanne Ruddy Dance, please contact:
Rachel Iannotti, JRD Marketing Manager , or
Alex Gosfield , Chair, JRD Young Friends Committee* Due to printing schedules, the invitation deadline is Wednesday, Jan. 27 2010 and Monday, March 1, 2010 for the program book.
March 15, 2010—Open Studio Showing
If you missed the first showing in January, you'll want to make it out to our next one in March! Mark your calendars NOW!
Our second Studio Showing will take place on Monday, March 15, 2010 at 6:00pm. Join us at the Performance Garage as the Company demonstrates a portion of the techniques class taught by Artistic Director Jeanne Ruddy. Ms. Ruddy will unveil the creative process that leads up to two of the works to be featured in our Tenth Anniversary Concert Season: Significant Soil and Breathless. Ellen Fishman-Johnson will join us that evening to discuss the making of the Breathless score. The evening will culminate with the Company performing an excerpt from one of the pieces. Light refreshments will be served.
Admission to the event is $10 at the door. No advanced reservations are required. Hope to see you there!
Details:
Who: Jeanne Ruddy Dance
What: Open Studio Showing
When: Monday, March 15, 2010 6:00pm-7:15pm
Where: The Performance Garage
1515 Brandywine St. Philadelphia, 19130For more information, please, contact Rachel Iannotti at 215-569-4060 or riannotti@ruddydance.org.
Open Studio Showing on Friday, Jan. 8th at 6 pm
“. . . wonderful comments about the quality of the presentation. People said they were genuinely moved; by the technique demonstration, the music discussion, the breaking down of the elements of the choreography, and finally the dance itself.”
wrap up from January 8, 2010 Open Studio
Jeanne Ruddy Dance hosted an Open Studio Showing on Friday, January 8, 2010. The Company displayed a short demonstration of the techniques class taught by Artistic Director Jeanne Ruddy. Ms. Ruddy discussed the motivations and inspirations which evolved into her latest work, LARK.
Composer Ellen Fishman-Johnson joined us that evening, briefly explaining her process in creating the music for this piece.
Visit Ellen's web site.The evening culminated with the Company performing LARK in full costume. Light refreshments were served.
When: Friday, January 8, 2010, 6:00pm-7:00pm
Where: Performance Garage, 1515 Brandywine St., Phila, 19130
Tickets: Admission to the event was $10 at the door. No advanced reservations were required.
Jeanne Ruddy Dance Receives Theater Subsidy Grant
Jeanne Ruddy Dance is honored to receive a $7,500 grant from Dance/USA Philadelphia. Funding was based on a first-come, first-served basis, and JRD was one out of ten dance companies awarded funding through Dance/USA Philadelphia’s Theater Rental Subsidy Program.
This generous grant allows the Company to perform its Tenth Anniversary Concert Season at The Wilma Theater in downtown Philadelphia.
Jeanne Ruddy Dance would like to thank Dance/USA Philadelphia for their support.
Jeanne Ruddy Dance Receives Grant from the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance
Jeanne Ruddy Dance was one of eleven arts groups in Philadelphia to receive federal stimulus funding from the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance.
The $15,000 grant was awarded as part of a $50 million federal stimulus package being allocated by the National Endowment of the Arts in support of job recovery programs for nonprofit, local and state public arts agencies.
This one-time grant will provide salary support for a single administrative position within the Company, which is critical to the smooth functioning of business.
Jeanne Ruddy Dance would like to thank the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance and the City of Philadelphia for their generous funding. Read the full article . . .
April 27 and 28th we hosted, along with Dance USA/Philadelphia, two days of the first Philadelphia Presenter Showcase Conference. It was an incredible experience having 22 Philadelphia dance companies perform every half hour for 20 presenters who traveled from all over to see the work for possible bookings. There were about 200 dancers in and out (performing) in the Garage over the two days.
For me, it was a dream come true to see all these wonderful dancers, performing their hearts out, for the assembled crew of presenters....the place was absolutely popping with energy.
May 1, 2009, Jeanne Ruddy taught a Master Class with 35 high school students from Toms River, NJ. They traveled to The Performance Garage to experience a professional class and to ask questions of Jeanne and Christine Taylor, company member and rehearsal director.
Jeanne Ruddy Dance is very excited to be included in WHYY's Arts & Culture "Experience" series. This collections of "video postcards" introduces the Delaware Valley viewers to the rich culture of our area.
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