Silo Artist Residency Program

Historic Kirkland Farm

“Silo is a jewel, a haven, a place you can really hear yourself think, breathe deeply in, and make marvelous, unpredictable strides in new directions.”             Choreographer Keely Garfield

In addition to DanceNOW [NYC] ’s performance season, DanceNOW [NYC] supports the artistic dreams and endeavors of innovative urban dance makers by providing New York City area choreographers with unlimited free rehearsal space, housing in the guest house and rare and focused creative time at Kirkland Farm in the heart of Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley.  Located just 76 miles from NYC, Silo is highly accessible to the NYC dance community, offering urban dance artists an inspiring haven in which they can come together to create, process, rehearse, or just escape the pressures of city life.
 

“Great partnerships such as the one we have formed with DanceNOW [NYC] are forged out of mutual interests and a desire to perpetuate the vibrant originality that exists in dance today.   
Timothy Cowart, Director of the Dance Department at DeSales University

Known in the 1950's as the genuis belt, Buck's County is once again bustling with cultural activity, attracting artists and audiences. With this in mind, DanceNOW [NYC] partners  with DeSales University and several other cultural organizations and presenters in the area.  Working together to bring emerging and established dance artists from NYC to Lehigh Valley, DanceNOW [NYC] provides guest artists with free rehearsal space to encourage the creation of new work, as well as paid teaching and performance opportunities in the area’s colleges and public schools, offering communities of Lehigh Valley the opportunity to experience a vast and diverse array of dance styles. 

Following the huge success of Silo’s inaugural Dinner Dance Series, in partnership with the Palisades Community Foundation, that previewed David Parker and The Bang Group’s ShowDown before its NYC premiere in 2008, Bridget Wingert of The Bucks County Herald wrote,  “It was like the old days of barn theaters when city dwellers brought their new productions to the country.”

For residency guidelines and availability email robin@dancenownyc.org or log on to the ‘new’ Silo Website at silokirklandfarm.dancenownyc.org

Power Pilates Beginner Mat Program

Hosted by Silo at Kirkland Farm

Thursday August 19 from 3 to 7pm
Friday August 20 from 10 to 4pm
Saturday August 21 from 10 to 4pm

Power Pilates is the premiere educator of classical Pilates in the world with 110 training centers in 10 countries supported by over 7,000 Power Pilates trained instructors. Power Pilates is distinguished in the industry by an unwavering emphasis on the classical Pilates method.
The Beginner Mat program is the point of entry and the foundation for all our other programs; every program builds upon the information provided in this course. During this course you will learn 18 Beginner level Mat exercises and be introduced to Power Pilates teaching tools (i.e. philosophy, teaching formula, Power Pilates “Art of Teaching.”) You will review anatomy from a Pilates’ perspective, learn the exercises and principles behind a Power Pilates Mat class, teach a 60-minute Mat class including modifications and variations for advancement, apply the Power Pilates unique and easy-to-follow formula for success and strengthen communication skills necessary to inspire clients and teach Pilates effectively.

Beginner Mat Course Fee: $485 includes a 1 year PMA membership

Free Housing at the Guest House at Kirkland Farm is available on a first, come -first served basis

Email robin@dancenownyc.org for an application and to reserve your accommodations in the guest house

To Learn more visit powerpilates.com

 

Silo Dances
at Historic Kirkland Farm

June 12, 2010 from 5 to 7pm

 
   ad hoc Ballet's 'Daughter' filmed  by Deborah Lohse

On Saturday, June 12th, DanceNOW [NYC] is hosting its first benefit performance and cocktail reception at historic Kirkland Farm, a circa 1790 Bucks County farm, home to famous ballerina Gelsey Kirkland in the 50s and DanceNOW [NYC] producer and director Robin Staff and her husband Marty since 1999.

This inaugural performance event, presented at this mystical farm with its meandering streams, gardens, large open fields and pastures weaves together the best of DanceNOW [NYC] with local artists, offering a unique cultural experience that continues the legacy of the farm as a rustic and inspirational setting to be shared by all. 

Proceeds support DanceNOW [NYC], a non-profit presenting arts organization, in its efforts to bring highly innovative New York City dance makers to Bucks County to create new work, teach in the local colleges and offer community residents the unique opportunity to preview new work, prior to its premiere in New York City through its Silo Artist Residency program at Kirkland Farm.

The 2010 June benefit performance will feature new, repertory and site-specific work by Kyle Abraham's Abraham.in.Motion, David Parker and The Bang Group, Deborah Lohse’s ad hoc Ballet, Claire Porter’s Portables, Nicholas Leichter Dance, Skybetter & Associates, along with performances by Tim Cowart, Director of the Dance Department at DeSales University and his wife, Corrie Franz Cowart.

Benefit Tickets are $35.00 per person, $65 per couple, $100 patron contribution

Tickets must be purchased by June 3

Benefit Tickets and contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law and can be made through NYCharities to the non-profit DanceNOW [NYC], earmarked for Silo Dances, via contribute on dancenownyc.org website or email robin@dancenownyc.org to reserve your tickets.