Past Peformances - 2011

20!! In 2011
     Dance Complex presents its 20th anniversary performance.

Saturday, November 19th at 8pm
Sunday, November 20th at 7pm

The Dance Complex
The Odd Fellows Dance Hall
            A Full Building Concert Event
536 Mass Ave
Cambridge, MA

Nicole Pierce’s Shorten her Skirts

Contrapose Dance Fundraiser 2011

Sunday, October 23rd at 2:00pm

Green Street Studios
185 Green Street
Cambridge, MA 02139

Marcus Schulkind’s Courting the Hippogriff (excerpt)
Courtney Peix’s benchmark (section 1, 2, 3)
Eve Summer’s Kammermusik (premiere)
Heather Roffe’s Symbiosis (premiere)
Tara Mccrystal’s In Mind (premiere)

Featuring film and interviews shot by Chris Russell.

Contrapose Dance at Holy Cross College

Monday, October 17th at 4:00pm

College of the Holy Cross
1 College Street
Worcester, MA 01610 

Courtney Peix’s Benchmark  (section 2)

Marcus Schulkind’s Courting the Hippogriff (excerpt)
Courtney Peix’s benchmark (section 1, 2, 3)
Heather Roffe’s Symbiosis (premiere)
Courtney Peix’s Ground (solo)
Gianni Di Marco’s Sanitas (section 2)

The Somerville Arts Council and Contrapose Dance present an ArtsUnion Event:
Contrapose Dance in Union Square

Saturday, August 13th at 4:00pm and 6:00pm

Union Square
Somerville, MA

Courtney Peix’s Ground
Nicole Pierce’s Shorten her Skirts
Courtney Peix’s The Art of WineTasting
     (section 1,2,3)
Jennifer Hardy’s Finding Rothko
      (section 3 (red), section 4(wine))
Guest company Quicksilver Dance performing      Mariah Steele’s Galatea's Awakening
Courtney Peix’s Slightly Broken   
Jennifer Hardy’s Arie solo  
Marcus Schulkind’s Patrin
Courtney Peix’s Benchmark  (section 2)

Photo: Jason A Barros c. 2011

Massachusetts Dance Festival

Saturday, August 13th at 8:00pm

Boston University Dance Theater
915 Commonwealth Avenue  
Boston, MA 02215

Courtney Peix’s Benchmark  (section 2)

Photo: Jason A Barros c. 2011

Rainbow Tribe presents: Tribe Vibe 8

Saturday, July 16th at 8:00pm
Sunday, July 17th at 2:00pm

Boston University Dance Theater
915 Commonwealth Avenue  
Boston, MA 02215

Nicole Pierce’s Shorten her Skirts

Somerville Arts Council presents: ArtBeat

Saturday, July 16th at 4:00pm


Somerville Theatre
Davis Square
Somerville, MA

Jennifer Hardy’s Finding Rothko
Courtney Peix’s The Art of Wine Tasting
     (section 1-3)

Echoes: A Green Street Studios Emerging Artists performance

Friday, July 8th at 8:00pm
Saturday, July 9th at 8:00pm

Green Street Studios
185 Green Street
Cambridge, MA

Jennifer Hardy’s Arie (premiere)

Fort Point Theatre Channel presents: Memories and Fantasies 

Friday, June 10th at 8:00pm
Saturday, June 11th at 8:00pm
Sunday, June 12th at 3:00pm

Midway Theatre at Midway Studios 
15 Channel Center Street
Boston, MA 02210

Eve Summer’s Jeanne’s Fantasy (premiere)
Commissioned 2011 by Mark Warhol
Music: Mark Warhol
Set: James Fuhrman
Costumes: Kathleen Doyle

Lorraine Chapman’s La grenouille à grande bouche (premiere)
Commissioned 2011 by Mark Warhol
Music: Mark Warhol
Set: Heidi Zander
Costumes: Penney Pinnett

Photo: Daniel van Ackere c. 2011

Jose Mateo's Ballet Theatre presents: Dance for World Community Festival 2011

Saturday, June 11, 2011 at 2:15


The Sanctuary Theatre
José Mateo Ballet Theatre
400 Harvard St.
Cambridge, MA 02138

Marcus Schulkind Patrin
Courtney Peix’s Ground

FIGMENT Boston 

Saturday, June 5th-all day event
Sunday, June 6th-all day event

Boston’s Kennedy Greenway
Boston, MA

Contrapose Dance participated in this special 2 day event on Boston's Rose Kennedy Greenway. This FREE, all day event drew thousands of people to share, create and PARTICIPATE in art of all forms. Contrapose premiered their unique dance/photography activity “Snap a Picture-Dance!” in which the audience was invited to get as close to the dancers and snap a picture of them, print that picture up immediately, and post it for all to see!

The Firehouse Center for the Arts & Exit Dance Theatre present: Choreographers Showcase Featuring Boston Dance Alliance

Friday, May 13th at 8:00pm
Saturday, May 14th at 8:00pm

The Firehouse Center for the Arts
Market Square
Newburyport, MA 01950

www.firehouse.org

Jennifer Hardy’s “Finding Rothko”

*Original score by Adam Schoenberg with full permission given by both Mr. Schoenberg and IRIS Orchestra. 

Harvard Square May Fair

Sunday, May 1st at 2:00pm


Outdoor stage
Crossing of Elliot Street and Brattle Street
Harvard Square, MA

Courtney Peix's The Art of Wine Tasting Nicole Pierce’s Shorten Her Skirts

Mariah Steele/Quicksilver Dance Presents:
A Residential Scholar Event @ MIT’s Simmons Hall

Friday, April 15th at 8:00pm

Saturday, April 16th at 8:00pm


Simmons Hall @ MIT
229 Vassar Street
Cambridge, MA 02139

Contrapose Dance was a guest of Mariah Steele, performing her work Ethnography.

The Pulse Tour

Saturday, February 26th at 7:30pm


Boston Convention and Exhibition Center
415 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02210

Contrapose Dance was honored to be invited to perform at this dynamic dance weekend, performing Courtney Peix’s and Jennifer Hardy’s Alzado.

Between Two Things
          The GSS Emerging Artists Performance

Friday, February 11th at 8:00pm
Saturday, February 12th at 8:00pm


Green Street Studios
185 Green Street, Cambridge, MA

Contrapose Dance has the pleasure of performing Emerging Artist Grant Recipient Jennifer Hardy’s new piece “Finding Rothko”. This piece takes its inspiration from composer Adam Schoenberg original score “Finding Rothko” based on four Rothko paintings (“Orange”, “Yellow”, “Red”, “Wine”).


*Original score by Adam Schoenberg with full permission given by both Mr. Schoenberg and IRIS Orchestra.

Please check out Adam's website at www.adamschoenberg.com
Please check out IRIS's website at www.IRISOrchestra.org

Past Peformances - 2010

Contrapose Dance presents:
          A Christmas Toy Story (2010)

December 5th at 3:00pm and 5:30pm

Reading Memorial High School, Reading MA

Choreography: Courtney Peix & Lucy Warren-Whitman

Music: Britten, Prokovief, Minkus

Informal Showing With Lorraine Chapman, The Company

Sunday November 14th at 2:30pm

Green Street Studios
185 Green Street, Cambridge, MA

Gianni Di Marco’s Sanitas
Courtney Peix's Ground
Lorraine Champan's Pulp Tango
Lorraine Champan's Displace Here Persons There

Massachusetts Dance Festival

Saturday, August 21st at 8:00pm

Boston Ballet
19 Clarendon Street, Boston, MA

Saturday August 28th at 8:00pm

UMass Amherst Dance Department and Fine Arts Center
Amherst, MA

Gianni Di Marco’s Sanitas

Contrapose Fundraiser

Sunday, June 27th at 3:30-5:00pm

Green Street Studios
185 Green St. Cambridge, MA

Marcus Schulkind’s Patrin
Courtney Peix's Untitled - work in progress
Nicole Pierce’s Shorten Her Skirts
Gianni Di Marco’s Sanitas
Courtney Peix's Slightly Broken
Stephanie Sherman's LAND/SCAPE
Gianni Di Marco’s Gitanas

Jose Mateo's Ballet Theatre presents:
          Dance for World Community Festival 2010

Saturday June 12th 2010 12pm-10pm

The Sanctuary Theatre
Mass Ave/Harvard Street in Harvard Square
Cambridge MA

Nicole Pierce’s Shorten Her Skirts
Courtney Peix’s Slightly Broken
Gianni Di Marco’s Gitanis

BoSoma Dance Company presents: PUSH

Friday April 23rd and Saturday April 24th at 8pm

Boston University Dance Theater
915 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA

Premiering:
Marcus Schulkind’s Patrin
Nicole Pierce’s Shorten Her Skirts
Gianni Di Marco’s Sanitas

Broadway Bound Dance Center presents:
          Charles River Dance Festival 2010

Saturday March 6th 3pm and 8pm

Charles Mosesian Theater
Arsenal Center for the Arts
321 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA 02472

Courtney Peix’s The Art of Winetasting (3 sections)

Past Peformances - 2009

Contrapose Dance presents:
          A Christmas Toy Story (2009)

December 12th at 5:30pm / December 13th at 3:00pm

Reading Memorial High School, Reading MA

December 19th at 5:30pm / December 20th at 3:00pm

Bridgewater State College, Rondileau Auditorium
Bridgewater, MA

Choreography: Courtney Peix & Lucy Warren-Whitman

Music: Britten, Prokovief, Minkus

Green Street Studios presents:
          Blood, Sweat, and Tears II: 2009 workstudy concert

Friday October 2nd at 8pm
Saturday October 3rd at 8pm

Green Street Studios
185 Green Street
Cambridge, MA

Courtney Peix’s benchmark, section 3 (premiere)
Marcus Schulkind’s untitled work in progress

Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Somerville Arts Council presents:
          Somerville ArtBeat Festival: Somerville of the Future

Saturday, July 18th, 2009

Somerville Theatre
55 Davis Square
Somerville, MA

Merlot solo from The Art of Winetasting (premiere)
Champagne solo from The Art of Winetasting
Marcus Schulkind’s tidbit, too
Gianni Di Marco’s Gitanis

Jose Mateo's Ballet Theatre presents:
          Dance for World Community Festival 2009

Saturday June 6th 2009 12pm-10pm

The Sanctuary Theatre
Mass Ave/Harvard Street in Harvard Square Cambridge MA

Marcus Schulkind’s tidbit, too

Fort Point Theatre Channel presents:
          Fort Point Theatre Channel presents:

Friday May 1th at 8:00pm
Saturday May 2nd at 8:00pm
Sunday May 3rd at 3:00pm

Green Street Studios
185 Green Street
Cambridge, MA

Gianni Di Marco’s Scenes de ballet (premiere)
Commissioned 2009 by Mark Warhol
Music: Mark Warhol
Set: Heidi Zander
Costumes: Susan Paino

Green Street Studios presents:
          2009 Emerging Artists

Friday April 17th at 8:00pm
Saturday April 18th at 8:00pm

Green Street Studios
185 Green Street
Cambridge, MA

Courtney Peix’s The Art of Wine Tasting (premiere)

Charles River Dance Festival

Saturday March 21st, 2009 at 3:00pm and 8:00pm

Charles Mosesian Theater
Arsenal Center for the Arts
321 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA 02472

Courtney Peix’s benchmark section 2

Past Peformances - 2008

Contrapose Dance presents:
          A Christmas Toy Story (2008 - premiere)

December 13, 14, 20, 21 at 3:00pm
December 12, 13, 19, 20 at 7:30pm

Choreography: Courtney Peix & Lucy Warren-Whitman

Music: Britten, Prokovief, Minkus

Green Street Studios
185 Green Street
Cambridge, MA

Green Street Studios presents:
          Blood, Sweat, and Tears: 2008 workstudy concert

Friday September 19th at 8pm
Saturday September 20th at 8pm

Green Street Studios
185 Green Street
Cambridge, MA

Courtney Peix’s benchmark, section 1 and 2 (premiere)

Elan Summer Dance Festival

Saturday August 9th, 2008 12:00-8:00pm

236 Commercial Street (in front of Universalist Meeting House)
Provindence Town, MA

Courtney Peix’s benchmark section 1
Ruth Bronwen’s A Space carved out
Marcus Schulkind’s tidbit, too
Gianni Di Marco’s Gitanis
Courtney Peix’s Slightly Broken
Lucy Warren-Whitman’s The Poem

Somerville Arts Council and Synergy Dance Company present:
          Mixology

Sunday August 3rd, 2008 5:00pm

Plaza in Union Square, Somerville, MA

Courtney Peix’s benchmark, section 1

Contrapose Dance presents:
          Premiere (2008)

Friday, May 2 at 7:30pm
Saturday, May 3 at 7:30pm
Sunday, May 4 at 7:00pm

Green Street Studios
185 Green Street
Cambridge, MA

Guest Company: Sokolow Now!
Marcus Schulkind’s tidbit, too (premiere)
Gianni Di Marco’s Gitanis (premiere)
Courtney Peix and Lucy Warren-Whitman’s Rondo
Courtney Peix’s Slightly Broken (premiere)
Lucy Warren-Whitman’s The Poem (premiere)
Ruth Bronwen’s Trios Femmes (premiere)