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January 11-14, 2013: Honolulu, HI September 27, 28 & 29, 2012 at 8 pm Theatre Location: UNCG Dance Theater 1408 Walker Avenue, Greensboro Cyrus Art Production continues its commitment to high quality performing arts presentation in North Carolina, celebrating seven years of fresh, diverse, and exciting performances! Led by director and Associate Professor Duane Cyrus from the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance at UNCG, Duane Cyrus Dance represents a sustained goal of building inclusive communities, presenting high profile professional international artists, development of local artists, diverse programming, and top quality performance in the Triad community and beyond! This season’s program will feature choreographic works by Duane Cyrus and selected guests, with performances by Cyrus and company including the following scheduled repertory (subject to change): MIDDLE PASSAGE: Traveler Part I-IV a dance theatre work by Cyrus using dance, text, video, and song to reflect the life force and cultural vibrancy of people of African descent in America. This riveting performance delves into some of the ways that people of African descent have moved, migrated, or mobilized throughout American history. This work is inspired by the poetry of Louis Mustafa Audrey. Dreamplay by Christopher Huggins. This work is a quartet created by acclaimed choreographer and former Ailey dancer, Christopher Huggins. TICKETS: On sale in August $15 Gen Adm; $12 Srs/Std/Ch; $9 UNCG students with valid ID. To purchase tickets visit: UNCG Box Office
May 3 thru 5, 2012 at 8PM Location: Triad Stage: UpStage Cabaret 232 S. Elm St, Greensboro, NC
$10 general admission and $8 for Cabaret Club Members
SAT February 18, 2012 at 8PM Location: Greensboro Cultural Arts Center (Music Hall) 200 North Davie Street, Greensboro, NC 27401 
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$15 general admission and $12 students (w/valid id), seniors and children(AT DOOR); $10 ADVANCE PURCHASE for performance and $15 for Master Class
February 10 - 11, 2012 AT 8 PM Location: Aycock Auditorium 408 Tate Street, Greensboro, NC 27403  Duane Cyrus presents 2 works for the UNCG Dance Department's Faculty Concert. An evening of dance works created by Dance Department faculty including Cyrus, Robin Gee, Larry Lavendar, Janet Lilly, and BJ Sullivan. Duane Cyrus will present Atmosphere for Missing You as well as an all new reworking of Location of Spirit with live music and vocalists. Special guest artist James A Pierce III will perform. Pierce is currently performing on Broadway in Disney's The Lion King. $15 general admission; $12 seniors and children; $9 students Ballet Master Classes in Greensboro November 6 thru 11, 2011 Noriko Hara (Hiroshima, Japan) has performed as a soloist with the Matsuyama Ballet Company (Tokyo), Chicago Civic Ballet, and as a guest artist with the Central Dance Center (Omaha, NB). In addition to her early training in Japan she has trained with David Howard (NY) and Roger Roger Tully (London). Noriko Hara has appeared in the feature film Ballet Russes where she was coached by Frederic Franklin. Ms. Hara is also the director of Noriko Hara Ballet School in Hiroshima which has run successfully for over 25 years training young people in classical as well as other dance forms. Several of her students have won prizes in competitions like Youth America Grand Prix. Ms. Hara collaborates regularly with Daniel Baudendistel (American Ballet Theatre, Joffery Ballet) as an assistant choreographer. She has taught and coached dancers at ABT Summer Intensive (1997-2003), and Studio Maestro (NY). Ms. Hara has worked as an assistant to Duane Cyrus for several projects including the ballets "Mother" and "Untitled" in Japan and "Venus" for the Joffrey/New School program in New York. Ms. Hara also works as costume designer for several prominent dance artists and organizations including the Gelsey Kirkland Academy of Classical Ballet. November 4 thru 18, 2011   Click Here to download POSTCARD FRONT Click Here to download POSTCARD BACK Location: Center for Visual Artists 200 North Davie Street-Greensboro, NC 27401 Opening Night Reception: November 4th from 6-9 pm (will include live performances from Cyrus Art Production) Admission is FREE   Click Here to download POSTER Click Here to download PROGRAM BROCHURE September 29, 30 at 8 pm & October 1 at 2 pm and 8 pm Location: UNCG Dance Theater -1408 Walker Avenue-Greensboro, NC 27412 Directions Admission is $15 general admission; $12 seniors and children; $9 UNCG students (UNCG Student discount at box office only) 17 Days Festival. 17 Days is a unique collaborative celebration brought to you by the United Arts Council of Greater Greensboro with Greensboro’s top artists, presenters, producing organizations, museums and venues. Greensboro Celebrates How America Dances  Click Here to download POSTER October 5, 2011 7:30 pm Location: Carolina Theatre 310 South Greene Street-Greensboro, NC 27401 Directions Admission is $25 general admission; $9 seniors and children. CALL 336 333 2605 to purchase tickets OR CLICK HERE! 
 
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Wed April 20, 2011 at 7PM Location:Greensboro Cultural Arts Center (studio 305) 200 North Davie Street, Greensboro, NC 27401 ADMISSION IS FREE ADMISSION IS FREE for the Open House & Space is limited. Please use the contact information below to register in advance SAT February 26, 2011 at 8PM Location:Greensboro Cultural Arts Center (Music Hall) 200 North Davie Street, Greensboro, NC 27401 "Wha Cha Don't Wanna Tap Into" by Juel D. Lane and Ursula Kendall-Johnson with their Atlanta based company 2Kids and a Dream $10 general admission (AT DOOR); $7 PERFORMANCE ADVANCE PURCHASE; and $5 students (w/valid id), seniors and children
FRI-SAT February 11-12, 2011 at 8PM | UNCG Dance Department Faculty Concert $12 general admission; $9 students (non-UNCG), seniors and children; $6 UNCG Faculty/Staff January 29, 2011 at 12pm | African American Cultural Celebration Location: North Carolina Museum of History For more information please visit: http://ncmuseumofhistory.org/index.html ACCESS TO ART ACADEMY WINTER SESSION I: JAZZ WORKSHOP 2010
NOVEMBER 10 thru DECEMBER 17, 2010 REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! The Access to Art Academy WINTER I JAZZ Workshop 2010 is a FIVE-week professional development workshop providing performing arts professionals and pre-professionals the knowledge management and performance skills necessary to build and sustain their careers. FEATURED GUEST ARTIST: Camille A. Brown November 17 & 19 SAT October 16, 2010 from 1:00-3:00PM Duane Cyrus teaches Contemporary Dance Workshop in RICHMOND, VA Class Fee: $10. This master class is part of the RE-GENERATE: Bringing New Voices to New Audiences project. The RE-GENERATE performance will be held on October 15-16, 2010 at 8PM at the Grace Street Theater on the VCU Monroe Park Campus in Richmond. Proceeds from this master class help to ensure the continued growth and vitality of all programs surrounding this project – which includes the development of future outreach programs and educational series for dancers. SEPTEMBER 11 thru OCTOBER 16, 2010 Cyrus Art Production Presents ACCESS TO ART ACADEMY FALL WORKSHOP 2010 The Access to Art Academy Fall 2010 Workshop is a FIVE-week professional development workshop providing performing arts professionals and pre-professionals the knowledge management and performance skills necessary to build and sustain their careers.
Activities Include: Regular Technique classes; Professional Development seminars with area experts and special invited guests; Repertory Rehearsal to learn choreography by Duane Cyrus. Performance Opportunity!! As part of the professional experience, participants will have the chance to audition for a panel of judges to be selected to perform as extras in Cyrus Art Production’s Fall Season Concert at UNCG. October 21-23 immediately following this workshop. (NOTE: Performance is not guaranteed and based on audition results)
TIMES: Thu & Fri 6-9 pm AND Sat 10 am-2pm LOCATION: Greensboro Cultural Arts Center--200 N. Davie Street REGISTRATION: $250 Enrollment is limited to 18 participants. FRI-SAT, October 15-16, 2010 at 8PM | THURS-FRI, October 21-22, 2010 at 8PM, AND SAT October 23, 2009 at 2PM & 8PM | Celebrating its fifth year of bringing fresh, diverse, exciting, and passionate performance to North Carolina, Cyrus Art Production premieres another top-notch season with an evening dedicated to the richness of the African-American experience and the myriad contributions made by people of color to American culture! Artistic Director Duane Cyrus will premiere a new work, Middle Passage Part I: Traveler, a performance work inspired by the poems of Louis Mustafa Audrey. This season’s special guest artists include: Germaul Barnes—Bessie Award winner and former member of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company will be joining the company for the second season after last year’s thrilling presentation of Half Full Manifest Destiny. Christian Von Howard—international performer, teacher, choreographer will be presenting Played OUT-a movement satire that speaks to the plight of social identity among African American men in today’s culture. Juel D. Lane—former member of Ronald K. Brown/Evidence Dance Company will return this season with a dance for the camera debut titled ...just another day. Admission is $15 general admission; $12 seniors and children; $9 students FRI August 20, 2010 from 7:00-8:30PM The Vital Grace Project presents FREE Contemporary Workshop with JUEL LANE!! . FREE WORKSHOP! Space is Limited! Call: 336 540 8882 for more info July 31 at 8pm and August 1 at 3pm, 2010 | "Black, White and Blues" Location: Theatre Charlotte July 28, 2010 7pm | "Black, White and Blues" Location: Matthews Community Center
MON-FRI JUNE 14 thru JULY 2, 2010 The Access to Art Academy Summer Workshop is a three-week workshop that will include an advanced company class followed by repertory rehearsals with Cyrus Art Production's artistic director Duane Cyrus. Participants will have the opportunity to advance their professional skills by working in a focused dance rehearsal environment.
This workshop is being offered FREE OF CHARGE to a limited number of participants. Pre-professional experience and technical ability in ballet, jazz, and at least one modern/contemporary technique are required for dance artists ages 16 thru adult. Dancers interested in auditioning for Cyrus Art Production's future projects should attend this workshop! DATES: M-F June 14-July 2, 2010 at the Greensboro Cultural Arts Center 200 N Davie Street Studio 305 June 5, 2010 1pm | African American Cultural Celebration Location: North Carolina Museum of History For more information please visit: http://ncmuseumofhistory.org/index.html May 8, 2010 8pm | Christian Von Howard Project Location: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater April 16, 2010 1pm | UNCG 50th Anniversary Alumni Reunion visit: UNCG's "Reunion 2010" for directions and more information http://www.uncg.edu/ala/index.html March 27, 2010 | Southern Entrepreneurship in the Arts Conference (Duane Cyrus co-chair) January-February, 2010 | North Carolina Dance Festival Tour Dates Contact: North Carolina Dance Project for more information http://www.ncdancefestival.org/calendar.php
December, 2009 | Japan Tour FRI November 6, 2009 at 8PM $15 general admission; $12 seniors and children; $9 students THURS-FRI, October 1-2, 2009 at 8PM, SAT October 3, 2009 at 2PM & 8PM | Admission is $15 general admission; $12 seniors and children; $9 students-CALL 336 334 4849 OR 336 540 8882 OR send us an email MON-WED, August 17-19, 2009 from 7:30-9PM, SAT August 22, 2009 at 4PM | $15 per class 336 540 8882 for more info Thursday, April 9, 2009 | 7PM Saturday, February 28, 2009 | 8PM $15 Adults/ $10 Students with valid ID and children under 12
February 13 - 14, 2009 8 pm | Aycock Auditorium $15 general admission; $12 seniors and children; $9 students January 31, 2009 1 pm | North Carolina Museum of History November 6-8, 2008 8 pm | University of North Carolina Dance Theatre at UNCG September 15-19, 2008 | GREENSBORO THEN & NOW Performance/Residency/Outreach program at Weaver Academy- July 21, 2008 | GREENSBORO THEN & NOW - FOLK TEEN CENTER July 14, 2008 1-5pm | GREENSBORO THEN & NOW: Pre-professional Summer Intensive at Extravadance July 11, 2008 8pm | Song & Dance Revue performed by Cyrus Art Production for Banner Pharmacaps at Grandover Resort June 29-July 5, 2008 | FLOORSPACE summer intensive at the University of Georgia at Athens June 20, 2008 8pm | Essex County College. June 16-20, 2008 | Pocono Conservatory for the Arts April 28, 2008 10am | Mt. Tabor High School | 342 Petree Rd. Winston Salem 27106 April 14-18, 2008 | Mt. Tabor High School | 342 Petree Rd. Winston Salem 27106 April 26, 2008 8pm | Arts Council Theatre | 610 Coliseum Drive in Winston Salem, NC April 10-11, 2008 2 pm | DREAMS of Wilmington | 515 Anne Street Wilmington, NC 28402 November 30, 2007 12 noon | 92nd Street Y, New York November 15-16, 2007 8 pm and 17 at 2 and 8 pm | University
of North Carolina at Greensboro Dance Theater. Cyrus Art Production in
performance of FLOW November 4, 2007 7pm | Grimsley Auditorium For more information on any of the events listed above please contact us at (336) 540-8882 or
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