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WEERD SISTERS, Josephine
Nicholson and Diana Tokaji, are two women so crazy and devoted to their
craft that they’d rather be in an ugly studio rehearsing than go out to
lunch, almost. First encounter of each other occurred when working with
choreographer Cynthia Word of Word/Dance/Theater. Diana saw Jo and thought
ohmygod, that’s my body! We don’t know what Jo thought, but we do know
that both women agreed there should be a law limiting the number of times a
dancer had to fall down to the floor and come back up, certainly an
exemption if your limbs were as long as theirs. The rest is herstory, them
working together and all, and it’s been quite a nice long lunch. |
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Josephine Nicholson
is a three-time grant recipient from the DC
Commission on the Arts and Humanities.
As an arts educator, Ms. Nicholsonteaches
dance to children through the Kennedy Center’s Artist in Residency Program,
Joy of Motion Dance Center and Capitol Hill Arts Workshop. She is a
choreographer, committed to presenting dance to non-traditional audiences. |
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Diana Tokaji’s
choreography has been featured in San Francisco, London, and the D.C. area.
A published poet/essayist and a dancer, her mixed media works are at once
quirky and elegant, humorous and accurate. Diana is a yoga therapist in
private practice and at Strathmore Arts Center. Her full-length work,
The Gobe Fish and the Blind Shrimp, will premier next year, with
segments of it showing this season at the Fringe Festival. |
Photos: Tim Brown
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Lisa Buchsbaum has performed on stage with
visual artists, architects, musicians and dancers. With an undergraduate
degree in music, symphony participation, church and temple singing, plena
experience, collaboration with jazz musicians and griots and eleven articles
on music published by the San Juan Star, Lisa creates story-songs, plays in
a small art band and facilitates workshops that highlight authentic
expression. |
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| Elijah Balbed.
Although still young, 16 year old Jazz Tenor Saxophonist Elijah Balbed has
already left his mark in the Silver Spring/DC Metro area as a Jazz
performer. A student of local Saxophone guru
Paul Carr, Elijah has played at
several local venues such as Bohemian Caverns, U-Topia, Mayorga Coffee
Factory, festivals such as the East Coast, Silver Spring, and Takoma Park
Jazz Festivals, and many other jazz venues in the Washington metropolitan
area. Elijah plays in, and also leads his own jazz quartet. For more
information or hiring info, go to
www.elijahbalbed.com. |
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| Marcia Freeman,
MA, is a Washington, DC-based independent dancer, teacher, choreographer,
bodyworker (Alexander Technique and Normal Function), and dramatic sign
language interpreter. Since retiring from Gallaudet University, where she
initiated the dance program at the Model Secondary School for the Deaf in
1975 and produced its annual dance concert, she has performed with Open
Circle Theatre Company, the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, and signed "Betty
Rules" at the DC Jewish Community Center. This fall, Marcia will begin
teaching dance classes and offering private and small group sessions in
bodywork at the New Joe's Movement Emporium in Mt. Rainier, Maryland. |
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Patricia Dubroof was raised in Montgomery County , Maryland and is the
mother of two daughters. Her early education was received through the public
school system. She also attended Jewish Studies at
Congregation Har Tzeon. She went on to develop her
artistic talents at the Corcoran School of Art, Maryland College of Art and
Design, a 3 year apprenticeship with painter, Gene Davis, and then continued
her studies at the University of Maryland. Patricia continues to promote her
artwork; organizing exhibits, events, classes and artist talks.
She is a trained facilitator and support group leader, using her
artistic ability as a modality for healing.
Contact her at
artforyourwalls@gmail.com |
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Catherine Eliot
has been creating lighting design for dance since 1991. She is
delighted to be part of this project. |
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| Maya Robinson,
a presidential arts scholar from GW, and former techie at the Shakespeare
Theater, brings her technical expertise to Risky Undertakings as stage
manager. |
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