move human “A remarkable evening of theater” BACKSTAGE
“Visual images become still photographs that capture and freeze certain universal truths... [they] reflect and engender a profound humanity.”
about us
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Carolyn Dorfman Dance, a pre-eminent contemporary dance company in the Northeastern U.S., is celebrating four decades of unbridled imagination and excellence; the hallmarks of Dorfman and Company. CDD explores the trials and triumphs of the human story. Through the powerful choreography of Carolyn Dorfman and exceptional artistic collaborators, the dances are joyful, whimsical, sensual, powerful and beautifully executed by a stunning, multi-ethnic company of dancers who breathe life and meaning into the vision of each work.
The Attitude of Doing for booking please contact executive director anita thomas • athomas@carolyndorfman.dance • 908.687.8855
www.carolyndorfman.dance • 908.687.8855 • info@carolyndorfman.dance
CARLA MAXWELL FORMER ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, LIMÓN DANCE COMPANY
Move Human captures the focus, depth and breadth of the company’s artistic, educational, and community programming. At the core of the work is the exploration of the individual voice existing in dialogue with others. Carolyn Dorfman Dance moves people to connect to our common humanity, to build understanding and empathy, and to inspire people to overcome barriers together through the power of dance.
“An Epic Storyteller” DAILY RECORD
move human with CD
“This is true craft in the service of art: musical, magical, and full surprises. Her beautifully trained company provides the perfect vehicle for her work, dancing with honesty, abandon, and love that is so needed today.”
for booking please contact executive director anita thomas • athomas@carolyndorfman.dance • 908.687.8855
founding artistic director carolyn dorfman Visionary leader, master choreographer, educator, mentor and humanist.
www.carolyndorfman.dance • 908.687.8855 • info@carolyndorfman.dance
Echad (One)
Dorfman creates worlds for your audiences to enter “Because her dances are about people and life experience, often moving from the autobiographical to the universal, they hold immediate appeal.” THE NEW YORK TIMES
Prima!
“The dancers exhibit amazing timing and brilliant athleticism, as well as sensitivity to the meaning of their movement.” THE OBSERVER TRIBUNE
Love Suite Love for booking please contact executive director anita thomas • athomas@carolyndorfman.dance • 908.687.8855
www.carolyndorfman.dance • 908.687.8855 • info@carolyndorfman.dance
“People say ‘sit back and relax.’ And I say, ‘No, no, no! Sit forward and engage!’” CAROLYN DORFMAN
“emotionally resonant” THE NEW YORK TIMES
Interior Designs for booking please contact executive director anita thomas • athomas@carolyndorfman.dance • 908.687.8855
www.carolyndorfman.dance • 908.687.8855 • info@carolyndorfman.dance
“Ingenious . . . graceful informal structure . . . fascinating metaphor” THE STAR LEDGER
Mayne Mentshn
“Intense, abstract, and engrossing” THE OBSERVER TRIBUNE
Interior Designs Waves
for booking please contact executive director anita thomas • athomas@carolyndorfman.dance • 908.687.8855
Dance/Stories
From the abstract to the narrative, Dorfman takes your audiences on intellectual and emotional journeys www.carolyndorfman.dance • 908.687.8855 • info@carolyndorfman.dance
“Dorfman has a great gift for using dance to explore the human condition.” THE OBSERVER TRIBUNE
“Ms. Dorfman’s multi-ethnic, multi-faceted, multi-talented company has brought a breadth of creative, historical, and theatrical knowledge to our school district.” JAMES DEWORKEN FORMER SPECIAL PROJECT ADMINISTRATOR NEW BRUNSWICK SCHOOLS
“riveting power” THE OBSERVER TRIBUNE
Keystone for booking please contact executive director anita thomas • athomas@carolyndorfman.dance • 908.687.8855
www.carolyndorfman.dance • 908.687.8855 • info@carolyndorfman.dance
the legacy project
“. . . a story that theatergoers will not forget.” THE STAR LEDGER
“powerfully moving” THE FORWARD
The joy and tragedy of the Jewish experience masterfully unspools through Dorfman’s elegant, exultant, and often heartbreaking works. She touches the spirit and awakens our deep connections to what it means to be human.
Cries of the Children for booking please contact executive director anita thomas • athomas@carolyndorfman.dance • 908.687.8855
With depth, humor, and reverence, Dorfman draws on her Eastern European roots and legacy as a child of Holocaust survivors to create works that are honestly personal, yet powerfully universal. Through performance, workshops and audience engagement, Dorfman masterfully opens dialogues and inspires crosscultural connections and compassion.
Cat’s Cradle www.carolyndorfman.dance • 908.687.8855 • info@carolyndorfman.dance
“. . . an excellent example of using the power of the arts to build community, stop prejudice, and act as a social and psychological catalyst towards a cohesive and socially prosperous society.”
experience Carolyn Dorfman Dance in your community
KAREN WILSON DIRECTOR, PROJECT DANCE CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS, RETIRED; HAMILTON COUNTY CHATTANOOGA SCHOOLS DANCE CHAIR, RETIRED
On stage, in the studio, in schools and communities, CDD brings DEPTH (Dance that Empowers People To be more Human) throughout the U.S. and abroad. Developing the dancer in each of us, from the novice to the professional, Dorfman and Company bring together diverse voices, bodies, and histories of all ages to create community through dance.
grow, change, for booking please contact executive director anita thomas • athomas@carolyndorfman.dance • 908.687.8855
connect and move human www.carolyndorfman.dance • 908.687.8855 • info@carolyndorfman.dance
touring history New Jersey New Jersey Performing Arts Center (including TD Moody Jazz Festival), Newark South Orange Performing Arts Center, South Orange Bickford Theater at Morris Museum, Morristown Hamilton Stages at Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway Wilkins Theater at Kean University, Union Sitnik Theater at Centenary College, Hackettstown Gia Maione Prima Foundation Studio Theater at Ocean County College, Toms River Madison Community Arts Center, Madison Frank Guaracini Performing Art Center, Rowan College (formerly Cumberland County College) Burlington County College, Pemberton Town Fairleigh Dickinson University Jersey City Theater Center — White Eagle Hall, Jersey City Lyceum Art Center, Burlington, NJ
Join us for a journey of dance that will touch your heart, mind and spirit!
New York New York Live Arts Center Stage Central Park/East River Park 92 Y Jewish Heritage Museum Ailey Citigroup Theater Yivo Institute, NYC Kaatsbaan International Dance Center, Tivoli LPAC (LaGurdia Performing Arts Center, Long Island City) National Tours University of Wisconsin — Madison, WI (including Chazen Museum) Tennessee — Chattanooga Fine Arts Center, TN Florida Southern College, Lakeland, FL Omaha Performing Arts Center, NE Brandeis University, Waltham, MA SteelStacks presented by ArtsQuest, Bethlehem, PA Aventura Arts and Cultural Center, FL Little Haiti Cultural Center, Miami, FL Berman Center for the Performing Arts, West Bloomfield, MI Evelyn Rubenstein JCC, Houston, TX National Yiddish Book Center, Amherst, MA International Poland, 2001 — Silesian Dance Festival, Rytom; 2003 — Bytom, Katowice and Kraków 2009 — Review of Stage Songs Festival, Wrocław Bosnia and Herzegovina — 2015 Sarajevo Winter Festival 2016 — U.S. State Department three-city tour Festivals Working Women, Joyce Theater, NYC Bryant Park, NYC Battery Dance Festival, NYC Actors Guild Dancers for Good Festival, East Hampton, NY DUMBO Dance Festival, Brooklyn, NY Regional HS Dance Festival, Wisconsin Liberty Hall and That Which Connects, Camden, NJ
For more information and to book performances, residencies, workshops, and more: Contact Anita Thomas athomas@carolyndorfman.dance • 908.687.8855
Visit www.carolyndorfman.dance/works to see video samples of the dances.
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2780 Morris Avenue, Suite 2-C Union, NJ 07083 908.687.8855 info@carolyndorfman.dance carolyndorfman.dance
for booking, contact anita thomas, executive director: athomas@carolyndorfman.dance 908.687.8855
Thank you to the following photographers for the striking images in this packet: Shelley Bourgeios; Whitney Browne; Andre Costinini; Christopher Duggen; Lois Greenfield; Daniel Hedden
Packet designed by Social Impact Studios