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Full Circle Dance Company has been committed from the beginning to bringing the broader community into its creative process. Community partnerships enrich our work, and dance enriches our communities. We believe dance can help us understand each other even when words seem inadequate. Our workshops—tailored to specific groups or themes—are about sharing ideas and stories as well as about moving together. We’ve held workshops at Roland Park Elementary middle school, Maryland School for the Deaf, Irvine Nature Center, Manor Care Baltimore, University of Maryland Medical Center, and more. We hope this blog serves as a vessel to come inside our world and be inspired.
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- Mar 5
- 2 min
Join Our Virtual Season Premiere of For Keepsakes: Love, Jim Crow
A Virtual Performance and Live Discussion March 14, 4:00-5:00 pm Register for the Virtual Performance HERE Join us for a free virtual performance of For Keepsakes: Love, Jim Crow, by Full Circle choreographer Hope B. Byers. This work illuminates the dark history of racial-terror lynching, a savage tool of white supremacy that is part of the American story. It probes beneath the surface of the violent acts against thousands of Black citizens to reveal layers of motive, myth, c
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- Sep 25, 2019
- 1 min
Baltimore Sun's Fall Arts Guide 2019
Fall is officially here and we couldn't be more excited. It's a busy time for us as we are knee-deep in rehearsals and logistical planning for our November home show. This year we've been included in an exciting list published by the Baltimore Sun. We are honored to be among "fall’s most-anticipated shows and events in and around Baltimore..." Visit the link below to read all about the must-see Fall events in Baltimore. (make sure you scroll down to see FCDC's feature!) ttp
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- Apr 3, 2019
- 1 min
FCDC Travels to Philly
Eight Full Circle dancers performed an excerpt from veteran FCDC choreographer Hope B. Byers's work ...skinned-deep in Philadelphia March 30 and 31 as part of the Koresh Artist Showcase. Hosted by the internationally acclaimed Koresh Dance Company in its home theater, the showcase brought together diverse artists from the Philadelphia region as well as from Michigan, New Jersey, California, and Maryland. The weekend included 3 packed performances in front of enthusiastic and
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- Mar 5, 2019
- 2 min
STEPS, A Composition for a Painting
Baltimore’s Full Circle Dance Company partnered with Maryland Institute College of Art to present a free live performance of John Cage’s STEPS, A Composition for a Painting on February 2 in the atrium of MICA’s Brown Center. STEPS was first created in 1989 by the famous composer in partnership with the artist Ray Kass at the Mountain Lake Workshop in Christianburg, VA. The work involves the creation of a large-scale painting using inked feet as well as a giant paintbrush buil
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- Mar 5, 2019
- 1 min
Full Circle honor women in the community
At our November 5, 2016 concert A Woman's Place: Power, Passion, Purpose, Full Circle honored several women with a special award. Angela Hartley Brodie, PhD is professor of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics at at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and an internationally recognized researcher at the UMMSCG Center, renowned for her groundbreaking work in the development of aromatase inhibitors. She is the recipient of both the Charles F. Kettering Prize from
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- Mar 5, 2019
- 1 min
Moving Passages Workshop
As a teaser to Full Circle Dance Company's 12th Annual Concert, Moving Passages, the ensemble hosted its 3rd Annual Community Workshop at its resident school, Morton Street Dance Center, Inc. Students experienced a unique composition experience where they brought to life Dr. Seuss's famous book, Green Eggs and Ham. A combination of writing and improvisation led to a fantastic 8 minute work made by the students themselves, which will be presented at Moving Passages in October
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- Mar 5, 2019
- 1 min
Full Circle Parnters with local schools
Full Circle has just completed its fourth year of creative partnership with Roland Park Elementary Middle School, providing free instruction and performing opportunities for Baltimore City public school students. This year, 20 students in grades 3-7 learned basic modern dance technique, participated in master classes, and learned and performed choreography inspired by the swing era. The students gave five performances at school and will perform June 9 at Towson University at
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- Mar 5, 2019
- 1 min
A Chesapeake Nutcracker with a Pinch of Crab
Swirling jellyfish, tumbling crabs, a committee of scientists -- and a biologist, stuck in the middle, head in her hands, wrestling with a nightmare about it all. These are the features of a high-energy dance about the Chesapeake Bay that was performed Friday at Roland Park Elementary School in Baltimore. The dance, called "A Scientist's Nightmare," was choreographed by my wife, Liz Pelton, who runs the dance club at our local school. A friendly neighborhood biologist, Dr.
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