Sacred Dance
Dance Currents Inc. presents concerts of dances with themes ranging from "Dawn" (first verses in Genesis) set to the chamber music of Louise Farrenc and Nadia Boulanger, "Emergence", the Nativity story set to Corelli's Christmas Concerto, to the modern music of Dr. Del Case, "Dayspring", and including the rousing music of Ian and Sylvia's "Live a Humble" from Winding Road (See Original Choreography).
Sacred Dance Choreography by Kathy Hassinger
Click to see Video | Credits in Video Gallery
Dawn (click for video)
Emergence (click for video)
Dayspring (click for video)
Sicut Cervus
Sicut Cervus
Explanation of Sicut Cervus by Kathy Hassinger
Sacred Dance Workshop
The following is a sample lesson plan for a Sacred Dance Workshop, a program descriotion for a sacred dance concert and a couple of photographs of concerts performed with sacred themes.
Purpose: To praise God, pray and deepen scriptural understanding.
Objectives:
To develop a responsive body and spirit
To express feelings through movement
To learn dances
To interpret scripture through movement
To pray and praise God through movement
Activities:
Warm-up to music (Objective 1) 15 minutes
Repertory (learn a liturgical dance). (Objectives 1, 2, 3). 15 minutes
Reading /Incorporating scripture, making it move, and interpreting the result. 15 minutes (Objective 4)
Prayer and praise: free movement with a prayer or a psalm as inspiration. 10-12 minutes (Objectives 2, 5)
Conclusion: Gathering/ Quick check-in.
Oasis, 2006
Bach and Dance, 2007
Bach and dance
As part of Eliot Church’s Joyful Noise Café
Friday, March 23, 2007
You are invited to a concert of music and dance in the Eliot Church Sanctuary, 474 Centre St., Newton, MA. (Phone: 617-244-3639). Colin Benn will play Bach’s Cello Suite #6 arranged for viola and the dancing will be performed by the Kathy Hassinger Dance Company. The evening will start at 7:30pm. Free will donations at the door and free food after the performance.
The dance and music explore the idea of a sacred place as an open space, open to the movements of the spirit. The prelude is a processional, driven by the joy of entering a sacred space. The Allemande is a prayer. inspired by Tibetan prayer flags. The Courante is a greeting and gathering, and the Sarabande, a confession. The Gavotte and Gigue build to a finish that conveys the freedom of grace and acceptance of ourselves as human and hopeful.
The evening is dedicated to the beauty and openness of Eliot’s architecture in the hope that this space will engender the same in ourselves.
CONTACT
We welcome your inquiries.
Email or message us for a price list. Call Kathy at (617) 965-1569 to talk dance history and receive a 10% discount on any purchase.
Tel: (617) 965-1569
Email: kathyhassinger@gmail.com