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Contact: Emily Hefley
projectmotiondance@gmail.com
901-214-LEAP

Project: Motion Partners with Verizon HopeLine for Cell Phone Drive
Collected phones will go to victims of domestic violence

Memphis, Tenn. (Feb. 12, 2011) – As part of Project: Motion’s continuing dedication to community involvement, the company is partnering with Verizon HopeLine to host a cell phone drive during the run of AXIS, Feb. 18-20. Audience members who bring in a used cell phone will get $5 off their ticket price (valid for any performance). Phones collected during the drive will be given to victims of domestic violence, refurbished and resold with the funds going to HopeLine, or disposed of in an environmentally-sound way under a zero landfill policy.

The cell phone drive is in conjunction with a work in the show, which features Project: Motion dancers performing while taking live calls from the audience. Choreographed by guest artist Judith Tribo Wombwell, the piece is an excerpt from a longer work titled “The Road.”

Deadfall Dance and Peter Carpenter are also appearing as guest artists for AXIS 2011, Feb. 18-20, 2011 at The Evergreen Theatre. Tickets are currently on sale.

About HopeLine
HopeLine puts the Verizon technology and the nation’s largest wireless network to work in communities by turning no-longer-used wireless phones into support for victims of domestic violence and helps protect the environment by disposing of wireless phones in an environmentally sound way.

About Project: Motion
Project: Motion is a modern dance collective devoted to the creation and presentation of innovative, well crafted dance works that inspire, stimulate and engage audiences on an intellectual, emotional and physical level. Project: Motion fosters artistic collaborations and provides a forum for local dance artists to experiment, develop skills and hone artistic vision in a nurturing and challenging environment. The company functions as a catalyst for creative exchange, innovation and expression, while developing a deeper understanding and appreciation for modern dance in the community.

Event Information:
Dates: Feb. 18-20, 2011 (Fridays and Saturdays @ 8 p.m. and Sundays @ 2 p.m.)
Prices: $20/Adults & $15/Students and Seniors
Tickets Buy One, Get One Free on Sunday February 20, 2011 (adult tickets only)
Evergreen Theatre, 1705 Poplar Ave.

To Purchase Tickets:
Call 901-214-LEAP
www.projectmotiondance.org
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Project: Motion recently had an identity crisis. While some dance companies might go out and buy a hot new car, get a face lift, or date a younger man, Project: Motion decided to take a more mature approach. That’s right–we edited our mission statement.

The problem (well, it’s not necessarily a problem) is that there are a lot of dance-y television shows these days: Dancing with the Stars, America’s Best Dance Crew, So You Think You Can Dance. These shows are great for bringing dance to a wider audience, and for us wider audiences mean more ticket sales, so we aren’t complaining. However, the general public might get confused about the difference between what Project: Motion does and what happens on any one of the above-mentioned dance shows.

Project: Motion has been called a “contemporary” dance company, a “modern” dance company, and also, on occasion, “a group of dancers rolling around on the floor.” We don’t claim the last definition (although admittedly at times it does appear to be accurate), but the first two both kind of apply to what we do. The two words are often used interchangeably, and Project: Motion could technically be described by either. But, for the sake of clarity, we have decided to brand ourselves as a “modern” dance company, as opposed to a “contemporary” dance company.

Modern, which was originally created as a rebellion against the structure of classical ballet, is more than 100 years old. It has several different techniques and forms, and varies from the dramatic Martha Graham style to the edgy, quirky style of Twyla Tharp. Contemporary, on the other hand (or foot!), is considered an off-shoot of modern dance, and often includes more obvious traces of ballet, jazz, and other dance styles.
We are a purely modern dance company. And it’s official now…our new mission statement says so.

What are your thoughts on the differences between modern and contemporary? How would YOU define Project: Motion? Leave your thoughts as a comment below.

ReNEWal

Oct. 22-24 and 29-31, 2011 at Evergreen Theatre.

AXIS

Feb. 18-20, 2011 at Evergreen Theatre.

Frame-by-Frame

May 22-24 and 27-29, 2011 at Evergreen Theatre.

And check out the awesome write-up by Christopher Blank on Go! Memphis.