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<DIV>I received this press release in the mail today and thought I would pass it on. Most people researching the performance history of Qu<FONT face="Times New Roman">ébec are familar with the work of Fran<FONT face="Times New Roman">çoise Sullivan as a visual artist, choreographer and member of the Automatistes. Less known is the fact that, between 1945 and 1947, Sullivan studied modern dance and choreography in New York as </FONT></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT face="Times New Roman">a student at the Boas School of Dance and as a member of the modern dance company, Boas Dance Group, which were both run by Franziska Boas, the daughter of the influential anthropologist, Franz Boas. Carolyn Bilderback was a student at the Boas studio and a company member during the years Sullivan was in New York, and the two young dancers became close friends. More than sixty years later, Sullivan and Bilderback have renewed their friendship.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>In a testament to creative longevity and international cooperation, Sullivan has invited Bilderback to perform in Montréal this coming weekend.</DIV>
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<DIV>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>Fran</STRONG><FONT face="Times New Roman"><STRONG>çoise Sullivan </STRONG>presents an informal showing of dances choreographed and performed by <STRONG>Carolyn Bilderback</STRONG>.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>November 23rd at 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. at Ms. Sullivan's studio (624 Sainte-Madeleine, Pointe-Saint-Charles, Montréal).</DIV>
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<DIV>Admission: $10.00 -- no reservation, tickets at the door</DIV>
<DIV>For information call 514.486.8235 or 514.932.5563</DIV>
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<DIV>Some comments from Ms. Bilderback's concert work:</DIV>
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<DIV>"Her special strength is the brief vignette that hovers between dance and mime and has the economy and brevity of haiku." --New York Times</DIV>
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<DIV>"A sensitive vision, a focus that zooms in and captures the rarely noticed, the elusive, the invisible." --Village Voice</DIV>
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<DIV>"Her works reveal a kinship with nature out of which she hews metaphors for human experience." --Dance News</DIV>
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<DIV>"A strong sense of design coupled with forceful energy." -- Village Voice</DIV>
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<DIV>"<STRONG>Carolyn Bilderback </STRONG>grew up on Portland, Oregon. She has a B.A. from Reed College. Studied dance with Sybil Shearer and others. Was a member of the Katherine Liz Dance Company. Studied the Alexander Technique with Judith Leibowitz. Founded the Carolyn Bilderback Dance Theater in 1968. Has performed at the Judson Dance Theater and Dia Center for the Arts...Ms. Bilderback has taught widely. She has led interdisciplinary workshops with M.C. Richards, Paulus Berensohn and Valerie Harms. She is currently an Adjunct Associate Professor at Union Theological Seminary in New York City, where she teaches courses in movement and imagination." (Quoted from: Carolyn Bilderback, <EM>Gatherings from a Dancer's Journal</EM>, MagiCircle Press, 1992.)</DIV></div><br clear=all><hr>Help STOP SPAM with <a href="http://g.msn.com/8HMGEN/2016">the new MSN 8 </a> and get 2 months FREE*</html>