Moore Dance Project and Gallery Works Intersect in ‘Images & Identity’

Dario J. Moore in "Images & Identity." Performances take place November 6-7 at the Museum of Florida Art in DeLand, FL.

WINTER PARK, FL - October 18, 2010 - Moore Dance Project will present Images & Identity, a series of intimate contemporary dance vignettes inspired by the symbolism and subjects found in the work of exhibiting artists Jeff Whipple and Trent Tomengo.

When:
Saturday, November 6 at 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 7 at 2:00 p.m.

Where:
The Museum of Florida Art
600 N. Woodland Boulevard
DeLand, FL  32720

Admission: $20-General; $15-Students and Museum members. 
Visit www.TheCenterForDance.org or call (407) 695-8366.

Presented in partnership with the Museum of Florida Art, Images & Identity captures themes, concepts and inspiration from Whipple’s Seizing the Day exhibit and Tomengo’s Experience Portraits.  Works are exhibited in the Museum gallery and available for viewing before and after performances. 

 
Tomengo’s portraits explore the psychological and emotional features of his subjects, with human figures surrounded by metaphysically-themed compositions, implying a universality that permeates humanity.  Whipple’s artwork is meant to lead the viewer to a contemplation of the relationships between the images, colors and designs; his work centers on finding value in a terminal existence.

“The dance is a creative response to the subtext in the artists’ work,” says Dario J. Moore, Artistic Director for Moore Dance Project. ”Unfolding as its own series of living portraits, Images & Identity awakens the subtle, complex and defining moments that unify the human experience,” says Moore. 

To learn more, please visit www.TheCenterForDance.org or call (407) 695-8366.

 

This event is part of the AMP Series at the Museum of Florida Art, where Art, Music and Performance intersect.  Learn more about the AMP Series at www.museumoffloridaart.org. 

 

The project is made possible by generous support from:

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About The Center for Contemporary Dance A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, The Center for Contemporary Dance is a leading Florida production center for dance performance and community dance education programs. Over the past 9 years, the organization has supported emerging and seasoned artists in the creation and presentation of more than 200 new dance works, including those by Moore Dance Project, U-Turn Dance Company, Nao Dance Collective, DRIP, Patelworks Dance Theater, Yow Dance and Emotions Dance Company. In addition to producing professional stage productions, the organization develops arts-education programs that reach underserved populations and public schools across 5 Central Florida counties. To learn more, please call (407) 695-8366 or visit www.TheCenterForDance.org. About Moore Dance Project Under the artistic leadership of award-winning choreographer Dario J. Moore, Moore Dance Project is the area’s first and only African-American professional dance ensemble.  The company produces socially-relevant, artistically-engaging dance works that celebrate and examine new perspectives in the African-American experience.  Founded in Washington, DC in 2001, the Project has been operating out of The Center for Contemporary Dance in Winter Park, FL since 2006.  Since arriving in Central Florida, Moore Dance Project has presented more than 30 new dance works, including those commissioned by the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity, Rollins College, the Onyx Awards, Black Enterprise Magazine and the Negro Spiritual Scholarship Foundation.  To learn more, visit www.TheCenterForDance.org.

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