Reharsals ramp up with guest artist Gabe Masson
Posted By admin On Sunday, March 6th, 2011
A new staging of While Ye May, choreographed by Hannah Kahn in 1982, will include in its four person cast an appearance by guest artist Gabriel Masson, director of Gabriel Masson Dance and currently a professor in the dance department at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Gabe and Hannah first met in NYC in the early 1980s when he auditioned for the company shortly after arriving in the city to begin his dance career. He danced in the company for several years at that time. Hannah says of the rehearsal process,
"I love the idea of revisiting an artistic relationship with ...
Joe Jensen – exhausted and happy
Posted By admin On Sunday, February 6th, 2011
This time however all I could think about how was exhausted I felt after rehearsal. Yet I smiled and realized that it’s worth the toil I put myself through every day I set foot in Hannah’s studio. At the end of the day, I know I have given it my all. I am truly proud of my progress since starting with the company in May. The motivation to grow as I have since then has come from the talent of my fellow company members, Hannah’s challenging movement, and Hannah herself. She will nit pick the details of her choreography until ...
HKDC performing in CU Boulder’s NeXus Concert
Posted By admin On Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011
A Linking of Choreographic Voices
CU’s 2011NeXus Dance Concert
Brimming with premier artists from the Boulder/Denver dance community and beyond, presenting works of humor, tantalizing intrigue, athleticism and lush lyricism.
This year’s concert promises an unforgettable performance with choreography by community artists Julie Rothschild, Mary Wohl Haan & Michael Gunst, Cindy Brandle, Hannah Kahn, Chris Harris, Ana Baer Carrillo, Gina Jacobs Thomas, and Jennifer Archer and student work by DeShawn Marshall, Chrissy Nelson, Lauren Beale, Amy Dillahunty with Lyndia McGauhey & Anna Mayer.
For one weekend, under one roof a jazz inspired piece with a twist ...
HKDC at the Colorado Performing Arts Jamboree
Posted By admin On Friday, January 21st, 2011
In an effort to reach a new audience and find new venues for our work, the Hannah Kahn Dance Company participated in the 2011 Colorado Performing Arts Jamboree!
Since 1993 The Colorado Parks and Recreation Association and Venture West have produced the Colorado Performing Arts Jamboree (a showcase and trade show) and The Guide to Colorado Performers (a catalog of performers available to perform in Colorado).
Hannah Kahn and company member Theresa Anton spent Friday attending to our "booth" (really just a small section of a table) and talking with potential buyers. We made some new contacts and saw some familiar faces, ...
Outreach Shows begin for the Metro-Denver area
Posted By admin On Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010
It is that time of year again! The Hannah Kahn Dance Company has begun to perform the 2010-2011 season of our interactive program "How to Build a Dance" a joyful and lively presentation, demonstrating the structure, discipline, and sources of modern dance choreography through performances, discussions, and student participation.
The roster for the 2010 includes: Cheltenham Elementary, Century Elementary, South High School, Greeley Central High School, Murphy Creek K-8, Thunder Ridge Elementary
Many schools are booked for 2011 - and there are still slots available for the entire school year! If you know a school that would be ...
Paul Taylor Master Class
Posted By admin On Saturday, October 16th, 2010
Today at Open Studio, the home of the Hannah Kahn Dance Company, Rob Kleinendorst of the Paul Taylor Dance Company taught a master class. The class was made possible by the Colorado Dance Alliance in cooperation with the Carson-Brierly Dance Library and the University of Denver Newman Center Presents Series.
Robert Kleinendorst is originally from Roseville, Minnesota. He graduated from Luther College in 1995 with a B.A. in voice and dance. After moving to New York, he danced with the Gail Gilbert Dance Ensemble, and Cortez & Co. Mr. Kleinendorst also performed with Anna Sokolow's Players ...
A perspective on “Knoxville”
Posted By admin On Wednesday, October 13th, 2010
Hannah Kahn's new work - "Knoxville: Summer of 1915"- is so many things it bears watching many times. It is about Samuel Barber's music in a celebration of the 100th anniversary of his birth. It is about Kahn's luscious ability to use any music, about how she uses this music, as well as about what James Agee - a contemporary of Barber - saw in that music. What Agee saw is sung by Soprano Irene VanHam Friedlob. The Barber score is played live by Mutsumi Moteki as Kahn's dancers embody what Kahn finds ...
Loving the challenge
Posted By admin On Wednesday, October 13th, 2010
Dance has always remained a constant presence in my life. It challenges me physically and and creatively, and has been a grounding force in my life.
I love that Hannah's choreography is demanding- and I love the feeling I have at the end of a performance when I've just accomplished and tackled the choreography! The dance studio has always felt like home to me, a place where I'm able to release energy or whatever I'm feeling into movement. And I love the feeling of being able to look around and see such great energy ...
A note about our premiere: “Knoxville: Summer of 1915″
Posted By admin On Monday, September 27th, 2010
Knoxville: Summer of 1915 is a 1947 work by Samuel Barber. The text is taken from a 1938 short prose piece by James Agee. It is a lush, richly textured work. Setting music to excerpts from James Agee’s short story Knoxville, Barber paints an idyllic, nostalgic picture of an evening in the American South, narrated by a child who seems, at times, to transform into an adult. Barber’s musical imagery is very vivid throughout the work, meshing perfectly with the voice which often
sings a description of the sounds shortly after they are heard. Musical portrayals of a rocking chair, machinery, ...
A new perspective – Chandler Pace
Posted By admin On Friday, September 17th, 2010
I sometimes have to pinch myself to bring me back to the reality that I am living out my lifelong dream. As a new member of Hannah Kahn Dance Company, I feel very blessed to be where I am today, and I know all the obstacles that I faced on the journey were well worth it to get here. Although my life has been one big whirlwind of new experiences in the past few months, it always feels like home when I go to dance. I have come to know Hannah as a remarkable woman and am ...
Welcome to the new HKDC website!
Posted By admin On Wednesday, August 11th, 2010
It has been two years since the last overhaul to the website and I thought it was due for another face lift. This one was not quite as dramatic as the last but I hope you can all appreciate the upgrade to the functionality and appearance. I wanted to feature more of our beautiful dancers throughout the site, allow for more photos to be added easily and I wanted to add this feature - the blog. In the coming weeks we will have new posts written by the dancers themselves...commenting on the current events of the company. Please feel free ...