(My name is Paige Barnett, I’m a Basin Arts Collective company dancer, and today’s message is brought to you by yours truly.) I remember the day well…we had just finished a modern dance class and retreated to that iconic, big blue couch where conversations about dance, life, and how to make dance our lives usually...
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NACHMO Lafayette
TO ALL DANCERS, SHAKERS, CHOREOGRAPHERS, AND MOVEMENT ENTHUSIASTS IN OUR GREATER ACADIANA AREA: Basin Arts is reaching out to you to join us this January as we participate in the annual National Choreography Month…NACHMO But wait… What is NACHMO? National Choreography Month (NACHMO) is an annual challenge each January that spurs dancers, choreographers, and movement enthusiasts...
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Holiday Dance Deal and More!!
IT’S TIME FOR A DANCE DEAL! Treat yourself to a super sweet special, Five Classes for $50! or Purchase the Holiday Dance Deal as a GIFT CERTIFICATE! Select the “holiday dance deal” pricing option when you schedule your classes via MindBody or just come in and we’ll get you taken care of. Email clare@basinartslafayette.com for assistance with Gift Certificates. ...
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Announcing T.E.A.M
Basin Arts is pleased to announce a new addition to our yearly programming, The Emerging Artist Mentorship Program aka T.E.A.M. In January 2018, Basin Arts will present the first T.E.A.M. exhibition featuring a select group of emerging artists who have recently graduated or will soon graduate from a university arts degree program. We are seeking...
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Improv Inspiration
Over the weekend, Basin Arts played host to an exciting September Artwalk… Sideways Hot Tub: Super Motivation Galore Saturday September 9, 2017 At Basin Arts, we typically change the work in our art gallery monthly, but every now and again we have a show that will stay for two months. Because we are focused on...
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Meet Gina Hanchey
Meet Choreographer, Gina Hanchey. Gina’s dance is inspired by the choreography of a restaurant…from kitchen to dining room. From kitchen prep to meal presentation, any given night in a restaurant is intricately choreographed with every detail carefully planned out; culminating in a sensory event that still only lasts but a moment. The same can be said about...
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Meet Paige Krause
Meet Choreographer, Paige Krause. Paige’s dance looks at how the five senses inspire both food and movement. Choreographer, Paige Krause will premiere her new dance work, sea of senses, this week at STIR. Her cast includes dancers, Jasmine Bertrand, Whitney Willis Hebert, and Leah Twilley, featuring music by Kind Cousin, illustrations by Kelli Foret Richard,...
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Meet Clare Cook
Meet Choreographer, Clare Cook Clare will premiere her latest dance theater piece, Ripe Figs Won’t Keep, at STIR. Clare Cook watches the fig tree in her backyard like some people watch storms. She imagines the leaves as citizens of a community, the branches; living roads leading to family groups, the roots; ancestors who mine the...
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Meet Sharon Leahy
Meet Choreographer, Sharon Leahy Sharon has created an original dance film for STIR titled Ground Fine. Ground Fine is all about our rocky relationships with food. Human nature leads us to crave the foods that we know we shouldn’t have. Ground Fine zooms in on those weaker moments in life with playfulness and physicality asking “why...
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Meet Frances Barker
Meet Choreographer, Frances Barker. Frances is developing a new work for STIR all about dining alone. Frances says… “Growing up in Southern Louisiana my whole life; food is communal. A Sunday dinner is never your average Sunday dinner, food is always in abundance. It’s where we gather to share, laugh, argue and socialize with friends...