Monkeyhouse's Major Events and Milestones (Part 2)

 Continued from our post on Tuesday...


July

* Monkeyhouse becomes Organization in Residence at Springstep in Medford, MA. We now have an artistic home where we work, rehearse, teach and perform!

* Courtney Wagner, Monkeyhouse’s newest dancer, joins us just in time to perform at the BoomTown Festival in Cambridge. Our water themed performances at this festival feature music by David Wechsler of the Tyranny of Dave and attract a diverse range of families.

* When Monkeyhouse returns to ArtBeat in Somerville, MA, Nicole Harris premieres Fidelius and Caitlin Meehan, who began dancing with Monkeyhouse in 2007, premieres a solo, entitled A.,B.,C.,D. All of the Above.

August

* Monkeyhouse premieres Odds, a quartet set to music by Rudy Trubitt and Aaron Ximm, at the Massachusetts Dance Festival in Amherst, MA.

* Karen Krolak leads several exciting and rewarding modern dance workshops for students during both weekends of the Massachusetts Dance Festival.

* Connect 2 Choreography develops a series of posts about the efforts to save the Inside/Out stage at Jacob's Pillow. The blog is recognized for being an important digital ambassador.

September

* Nicole Harris organizes Your Just Desserts to celebrate Monkeyhouse’s 10th Anniversary. This community-building event attracts a slew of new corporate sponsors, engages new and established supporters, and features a fabulous bake-off.

October

* Monkeyhouse premieres Æ, a site-specific piece at Wright’s Tower for Dance in the Fells, a new festival that has been nominated for a Gold Star from the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Æ features music composed by Ralph Farris and David Pavkovic.

* Nicole Harris is selected to develop a new group piece as part of the Emerging Artist Program at Green Street Studios in Cambridge, MA.

* Karen Krolak and Monkeyhouse’s dancers lead a partnering workshop at Endicott College as part of the Cambridge Connections: Urban Dance at Endicott College Project. After that, Monkeyhouse holds an open Musing for choreography students to watch.

November

* Nikki Sao Pedro became the first person other than Karen Krolak to perform Ululation/Mourning After ( aka the Nail Shirt piece), when Monkeyhouse is presented at Cambridge Connections: Urban Dance at Endicott College. Caitlin Meehan, Nicole Harris, Karen Krolak, and kwaq7aj’, Monkeyhouse’s first canine choreographer, create a new version of Firk (Firk 1.2) for this concert as well.

* Monkeyhouse is invited to build new work for Movement at the Mills at the Boston Center for the Arts. We perform a new improvisation and an adapted version of Anti-ossification, which now includes real-time video and adds dancer Courtney Wagner to the piece to make it a trio.

December

* Monkeyhouse prepares with new and newly adapted pieces for a 5th return engagement (over 10 years) to Boston's First Night. As part of the celebratory concert, Karen Krolak sets a new piece on Eva Dean, Artistic Director of Eva Dean Dance in Brooklyn, NY and French Horn player, Anne Howarth collaborates on another premiere.

* Monkeyhouse accepted again to the Cool New York Dance Festival in Brooklyn in January. Fidelius and Ululation/Mourning After will be performed.

Thanks again to everyone who made this year so fun and successful. Remember "Without You, we would just be Monkeyhose!" Happy New Year!