 EVENT WEBSITE: www.artbarkaffinityproject.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ART: Dance, Film, Music, Emerging Genres OUTREACH: Artist Exchange & Education AFFINITY III An ArtBark International Festival Building Bridges Between
Communities and Cultures Fostering Tolerance and Mutual Understanding Through the Arts October 17-21, 2012 Events in Pasadena and Santa Barbara A project of the Future Traditions Foundation, funded in part by the ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT Program using funds provided by the City of Santa Barbara in partnership with the Santa Barbara County Arts Commission, the RSFF and the Kelly Family. PRESS PHOTOS PARTICIPATING ARTIST BIOS DESCRIPTION OF THE CREATIVE WORK WHO Organized by ArtBark International with support from NECTAR Collaborative, Rubans Rouge Dance Company, ARC Pasadena, and Fishbon we deepen the artistic relationship bringing back to the community select ADaPT 2011 participants. Artists from New York, San Francisco, the Pacific Northwest, Los Angeles, and Santa Barbara share their gifts with the community EAST COAST: New York Dance Entropy Trina Mannino , ArtBark International WEST COAST: Los Angeles Arpana Dance Company Hartpulse Dance Company Movement Theatre CoLab, Rubans Rouge Dance Company San Francisco Perceptions West Santa Barbara Valarie Mulberry Robin Bisio/Ted Mills/Nik Blaskovic NECTAR Collaborative, ArtBark International PACIFIC NORTHWEST: Salem, OR BodySensate WHAT, WHEN, WHERE - FIVE EVENTS ONE: Wednesday October 17th, 2012 Master Class with New York Artist Valerie Green Co-Sponsored by Susan Alexander Montecito School of Ballet 529 E. Gutierrez St., Santa Barbara, CA 9:45 am sign-in $13 DESCRIPTION TWO: Wednesday October 17th, 2012 ArtBark International Skype performance live from New York with Joanna Nobbe meeting Patrick Lindley as memory on YouTube; Valerie Green of Dance Entropy gives the scoop on the Green Space in Queens, Trina Mannino gives the lay of the land of the dance scene in NY, Cybil Gilbertson discusses NECTAR and sister cities, Misa Kelly provides ADaPT Fest updates. hosted by the Fishbon community 101 S. Quarantina, Santa Barbara, CA 7:30 pm Free (but donations welcome to benefit the Fishbon community) DESCRIPTION THREE: Saturday October 20th, 2012 Brunch with the Artists Fundraiser for the ADaPT Festival - limited to 10 guests 11:00 am – 1:00 pm $50, $40 is tax deductible Reservations through eventbrite DESCRIPTION FOUR: Saturday October 20th, 2012 NECTAR: Affinity Yoga Soup, Parker Way, Santa Barbara, CA (just around the corner from the Santa Barbara Roasting Company) 7:00 pm - Pre-show choreographic games by ArtBark International and film by BodySensate 7:30 pm Performances Artists from New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Salem, and Santa Barbara $10 pre-sales via Eventbrite - $15 at the door; Net proceeds benefit NECTAR Produced in collaboration with NECTAR Collaborative DESCRIPTION FIVE: Sunday October 21st, 2012 Performances @ ARC Pasadena 1158 East Colorado Blvd Pasadena, CA Artists from Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York $10 pre-sale through Eventbrite $15 at the door DESCRIPTION PRESS PHOTOS: Smugmug gallery http://artbark.smugmug.com/Other/Affinity-III-Ocotber-2012/25227440_VswDks ABOUT: The Affinity Project is a series of events bridging time periods between ArtBark International's ADaPT Festival Series (www.adaptfest.com, www.rmadaptfest.com). Base participants have participated in ADaPT Festivals; additional participants are welcomed into the project as they are drawn to the excitement of the vision. The Affinity I Project occurred in February of 2012 in Santa Barbara and Los Angeles, drawing together Southern California artists who had participated in the 2011 SB-ADaPT Festival. The event was produced by SonneBlauma Danscz Theatre, which has since changed its name to ArtBark International. ArtBark International produced the Affinity II Project in July of 2012 in Paris, FRANCE, drawing together Slovenian and Santa Barbaran artists who had participated in the 2011 SB-ADaPT Festival. Affinity II also drew in a new collaborator living in Paris, France. The Affinity III Project has sprouted into what we are calling a "mini-festival," drawing together artists featured in the 2011 SB-ADaPT Festival from Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, Oregon, and New York. Affinity III will draw in an additional company from San Francisco, along with Santa Barbara's beloved NECTAR community. In this Project, we also continue our engagement with the Fishbon community. Each Affinity Project has its own flair and its own flavor. Each Project strives to make each experience utterly unique and equally riveting and life-affirming for participants and audiences alike. Our mission is to highlight the value of international cross-cultural exchange and exchange between cities within nations. This kind of exchange fosters mutual understanding, tolerance, and respect ...plus, it's just plain fun! PARTICIPATING ARTIST BIOS DESCRIPTION OF THE CREATIVE WORK |