Events Calender:

Watch for new events as they become scheduled. 

August 22, 2008, 8:15 pm

MUSA: a Heartstring and Stormbound production.   MUSA entwines the explosive and lyrical movement of a finely-tuned duo with a live torrent of emotive music.   The quartet tells stories, personal and universal, that navigate through dark storms towards flight.  the scenes unfold through choreography and improvisation woven into architectural and free form compositions.   Choreography by Jaclyn Burleigh and Carolyn Arnold.   Original music written and performed by mub Fracta with dan Baklun on percussion.  A lovely modern dance company from Olympia will  be in our studio turned theatre.   Tickets will be available at the door for $10 to $15

October 7 & 8, 2008  6:45pm

Moment in Time Dance Company will be performing with Liquid Fire Mantra in the Oregon Shakespeare Festival Green Show at 6:45pm.   They will be mixing Modern Dance with Fire.   A very unique Green Show.    Free Concert!

October 18, 2008   1 to 4 pm

Jammin' 101, with Sid Lewis  Oak St. Dance Studio will host a very special workshop on the art of music jamming with stringed instuments.   Sid Lewis, author of Jamming 101 will be coming here from Chico, California to teach his famous course.   Visit his web site for further information.   www.jamming101.com   Pre-enrollment is required.   Tuition is $40.   Checks may be mailed to Oak St. Dance Studio, 1287 Oak St., Ashland, Or.  97520    Make the checks to: Sid Lewis

Some partial scholarships are available by contacting Sid at:  sidlewis420@yahoo.com

November 8, 2008, 7:30 pm 

Moment in Time Dance Company will be performing as part of the Human Spirit Concert at the Bowmer Theatre of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.   This is an annual festival of performing artists of  the region put on by the Horizon Institute.  MIT will premiere one of their newest dances.

February 29 & March 1, 2008

A "Leap Year Celebration" in Music and Dance


Ashland, OR – Ashland’s Moment in Time (MIT) Dance Company will be presenting two dance performances at the Oak Street Dance Studio in commemoration of the leap year. The program, to be presented on Friday, February 29 and Saturday, Mar. 1, will consist of seven dances including the "Stillwater Suite." Live accompaniment will be provided by Gary Creek, Anna Christensen, Tom Klinefelter, and Gary Schrodt.

“The Stillwater Suite is based on the music of Daniel Lanois and speaks to our soul’s need to understand itself,” the company’s artistic director, Rosalind Schrodt explains. “Buddhist teachings say that one can see oneself clearer in still water then rushing water.” There are fours parts to this dance, which will feature the entire company. In addition, Moment in Time will perform a full-length version of a dance called “Awaken,” plus three other new pieces including one choreographed by Joyce Galvin.

Dancers in Moment in Time include Katie Ali, Emily Baylor, Joyce Galvin, Evan Prickett, and Leah Schrodt. Rosalind Schrodt founded the company in 1996 to promote the art of modern dance and offer opportunities for dancers living in Ashland and surrounding regions a place to learn and perform high quality dance. Recently, Moment in Time performed in “The Human Spirit Concert,” an annual show that the Horizon Institute presents in Bowmer Theater, part of Ashland’s Shakespeare Festival. The company also performed in a show with Bill Evans at the University of New York in Brockport last summer.

Opening the Leap Year Celebration Show will be songs by the Montano Soul duo of Anna Christensen and Tom Klinefelter. Together six years, the duo just released a CD called “First Light.” Anna, formally trained in the operatic styles, has been singing most of her life. Her crystal clear voice, often likened to a cross between Kate Wolf and Alison Krauss, comes straight from the heart. Tom has been performing since the late 60’s and brings great rhythm guitar and vocals to the mix. His harmonies add depth and complete the balance of Montana Soul’s sound.

The beautiful local belly dancer Asya will be performing a special dance in the show. Asya has been belly dancing for over 30 years and is one of Ashland’s most popular teachers of the art.

Vanessa Nowitzky, another Ashland favorite, will present two of her newest works in Singdancing, an art form that she helped pioneer. Vanessa, whose work combines voice musical composition with dance choreography, will present her newest dance with five other singer/dancers.

The Hawaiian dance group Hula O Kahwai will be performing three dances featuring members Lisa Bailey, Ann Craner, Nani Sallee, & Lin Roden. Hula O Kahawai ("Hula of the Valley”) is under the direction of Barbara Chung, formed in 2006 with the mission of honoring Hawaiian history and culture through the hula dance. This past year has seen a surge in interest among local women to learn authentic Hawaiian hula and the group offers now two beginning classes in addition to performing throughout the Rogue Valley and beyond. While dance is the focus of Hula O Kahawai, the troupe incorporates Hawaiian language, crafts, history and legend into their activities as well.

The Leap Year Celebration Concert should be a lovely evening, celebrating the extra day in 2008 with dance and music. The 8 p.m. show runs for two nights only, February 29th and March 1, at Oak Street Dance Studio/Theatre, 1287 Oak St. (where Oak St. meets the

Bear Creek Bridge), one mile from downtown Ashland.

GENTRY BRONSON AND JESSE BREWSTER

SINGER SONGWRITER PIANOMAN  & SONGWRITER-GUITARIST TEAM UP

FOR FEBRUARY 2008 ACOUSTIC TOUR

San Francisco bay Area based singer-songwriters Bentry Bronson and Jesse Brewter will perform a concert Wednesday, February 13th, 9:30pm at Oak St. Dance Studio, in Ashland.   Tickets are $10

Gentry Bronson is one of the artists bringing the piano back to the focal point of alternative music, paying homage but really amping up the style made mfamous by artists like Tom Waits, Billy Joel, Tori Amos and Ben Folds.   Working those 88 keys in a wide spectrum from sentient ballads to epic-punk-infused tunes to roots-heavy Americana songs, he weaves together a patchwork of characters and stories from broken barstools, torrid love affairs and smoky cabarets.

Jesse Brewster is raw energy and pure emotion.  Enticing audiences with solid songs layered with pop appeal and a gritty, soulful edge, he is compared by fans and critics to Tom Petty, John Mayer, Neil Youngs and Jack Johnson with the energy of Jeff Buckley and the guitar playing talent of Peter Rowan.  Jesse delivers engrossing live accoustic performances punctuated by his refreshing songwriting and voice.

For more information about these artists visit their web sites:

www.gentrybronson.com

www.myspacecom/gentrybronson

www.jessbrester.com

www.myspace.com/jessebrewsteraccoustic