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Performance on Saturday at CoolNY 2012 festival, White Wave Theater, 25 Jay St, DUMBO, Brooklyn. 7 pm. Free!
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Chameleon Benefit in NYC on June 29th! http://ning.it/iqrAQA
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Hey John, The event is from 6-9:30 pm on June 29th. Performance starts at 7:15 pm. Its about an hour for the performance. Here's more details: Chameleon Benefit in NYC Would love to see you there! - Alaine  
Jun 24, 2011
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Hi Alaine,   Please send me the details for the 29th.  I'll try my best to get there!   -John  
Jun 21, 2011
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Dear RG Associates, My dance company are headed to Toronto next month to perform during the Toronto Fringe Festival. I would love to send you an email invite with more information about our performances. Please visit our project blog…
Jun 21, 2011
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Hi Roula, I'll be headed to Toronto next month with my dance company to perform during the Toronto Fringe. I hope you can check out the performances! http://tckcckahdanceproject.blogspot.com
Jun 21, 2011
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Hi there! I am bringing my dance company to Toronto next month to perform during the Toronto Fringe Festival. I hope you can check out our performances! http://tckcckahdanceproject.blogspot.com
Jun 21, 2011
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Gearing up for our Canadian Send-off party & performance on the 29th: http://ning.it/k6uI0T
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The Walking Tours sound super cool John! Unfortunately, I will be out of town for most of them in Canada. :-( btw- We're doing a preview Informal performance with the full cast of Chameleon in Sunset Park, Brooklyn on the evening of the 29th.…
Jun 19, 2011
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Chameleon trailer

Chameleon, the experience of global citizens: 2011 Trailer from Alaine Handa on Vimeo.Choreography by Alaine Handa & Dancers"I am a TCK" film Directed by Alaine Handa, Editing by Nicholas Fox & Alaine HandaDancers: Alaine Handa, Laura Lamp, Anna Louise Herzog, Tsubasa Ogawa, Olivea Shure, Lauren Calzolaio, Lara Sofia RomeroProp Design: Natalia KrasnodebskaSpecial Thanks to…See More
Blog post by Alaine Handa May 25, 2011
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Photos posted by Alaine Handa May 23, 2011
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Check out the Chameleon trailer: http://www.vimeo.com/24103609
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NYC: The development of the Chameleon project

Blog post by Alaine Handa Apr 24, 2011
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Photos posted by Alaine Handa Apr 13, 2011
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Nico Daswani left a comment for 'Alaine Handa'
lovely video, Alaine! Please put it in a blog post here and we can feature on the newsletter going out next week--
Mar 4, 2011

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My Role
Artist
My Discipline(s)
Dance, Film & Video
About Me And My Work
BA in World Arts & Cultures
Artistic Director of A.H. Dance Company
Freelance professional dancer in the past for Gabrielle Lansner & Co., Sasha Soreff Dance Theater, The Movement Collective, Open Floor Dance, Keigwin + Company, Space + Movement Exchange, Mandala Danceworks
Dance Educator for Young Dancers in Repertory and In Motion
Places I Would Like To Visit
I grew up in South East Asia. Born in Singapore, lived in Indonesia for 7 years, and Singapore for 9 years, California for 4 1/2 years, New York based since 2005.
I'm currently creating a multi disciplinary arts project about Global Nomads and we will be going on a mini-tour with it in the spring 2010 but hope to tour the project around the world.
Art Forms And Cultures I Would Like To Engage With
With a full orchestra of music composed entirely for the performance.
With a filmmaker on a silent film.
My Creative Influences & Favorite Artists
Doug Varone & Dancers and their former members: Stephanie Liapis, John Beasant III, Belinda McGuire, Daniel Charon, Adriane Fang
Batsheva Dance Company and GAGA technique
Nicole Wolcott
Cheng Chieh Yu
Maria Gillespie
Victoria Marks
John Pennington
Tammy L. Wong
Nederlands Dans Theater
Mats Ek for Cullberg Ballet
Trisha Brown Dance
Yvonne Rainer
Simone Forti
Monica Bill Barnes
My Artistic Affiliations
The Solo Foundation, Dance Theater Workshop, The Field, Asian American Arts Alliance, Fractured Atlas, University Settlement
My Web link
http://tckcckahdanceproject.blogspot.com/

Chameleon @ Meridian International Children's Festival

Chameleon @ Meridian International Children's Festival from Alaine Handa on Vimeo.

Choreography by Alaine Handa and dancers
Dancers: Alaine Handa, Anna Louise Herzog, Ivilisse Esguerra, Emily Mercer
Prop Design by Natalia Krasnodebska

Music in video: soulofbass, Sheila Chandra, i hate this place
Text by Alex Graham James, Leilani Chan, Edith Södergran, Anna Louise Herzog, Ivilisse Esguerra

Special Thanks to Meridian International for hosting our performance during the International Children's Festival

Videography by Nicholas Fox

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Chameleon trailer

Posted on May 23, 2011 at 7:17pm 0 Comments

Chameleon, the experience of global citizens: 2011 Trailer from Alaine Handa on Vimeo.

Choreography by Alaine Handa & Dancers

"I am a TCK" film Directed by Alaine Handa, Editing by Nicholas Fox & Alaine Handa

Dancers: Alaine Handa, Laura Lamp, Anna Louise…

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Alaine Handa

My artist statement

Posted on April 20, 2010 at 12:30am 2 Comments

Artist Statement



I am attracted to dances that engage people from a sociological context. What do I mean by sociological context? The type of work I actively

pursue are pieces that create a sense of community among people from

the subject matter which is usually about a very specific group of

people. I like to create movement from themes, images, poetry, prose,

free writing, and drawing in… Continue

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At 1:23am on June 21, 2011, John RouseJohn Rouse said…

Hi Alaine,

 

Please send me the details for the 29th.  I'll try my best to get there!

 

-John

 

At 9:20am on March 4, 2011, Nico DaswaniNico Daswani said…
lovely video, Alaine! Please put it in a blog post here and we can feature on the newsletter going out next week--
At 5:13pm on February 14, 2011, cindy maguirecindy maguire said…

Alaine

sorry to have missed your performance! We had company and it seems that a trek downtown was not in the making. I hope it was successful.

 

Be in touch if anything else comes up.

Best

Cindy

At 9:23pm on February 5, 2011, John RouseJohn Rouse said…
Just saw excerpts from the Chameleon at John Ryan Theater in Dumbo.  Really nice work.  You should be very proud!
At 9:50pm on January 25, 2011, John RouseJohn Rouse said…
Nice - okay i'm going to try to make one of these.
At 2:15pm on January 22, 2011, John RouseJohn Rouse said…
Wasn't able to make the APAP show....But, would like to see you live soon!  Any performances planned in Feb?
At 11:15am on January 7, 2011, cindy maguirecindy maguire said…

Hi Alaine

The performance looks wonderful. We have a guest from out of town but I will see if she's interesting in coming.  I really want to see it.  So hope to see you Sunday and thank you for the invite.

Cindy

At 10:53pm on January 6, 2011, Nico DaswaniNico Daswani said…
Good luck at Apap!!!
At 8:46pm on December 2, 2010, Nico DaswaniNico Daswani said…
Alaine, are you planning to come to the Produce It Yourself: Tours event next Thursday evening (a4 event)?
At 11:37am on December 2, 2010, Cari Ann Shim Sham*Cari Ann Shim Sham* said…
Hi Alaine! Nice to meet you here, hope to meet you someday in person. Next time I'm in NYC I'll let you know. ;-)
 
 
 

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