Sokolow Theatre Dance Ensemble

Sokolow Theatre Dance Ensemble

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SOKOLOW THEATRE/DANCE ENSEMBLE is a company of dancers founded by long-time Sokolow associate, Jim May, and presently under the artistic directorship of Samantha Geracht. Their aim is to recreate works choreographed by Anna Sokolow, continue her teachings, and develop her artistic vision for the purpose of passing on for posterity Anna Sokolow’s lifetime efforts to combine the arts of theatre, da

Operating as usual

Photos from Sokolow Theatre Dance Ensemble's post 16/01/2025

Join Associate Artistic Director Lauren Naslund for class this Friday! Trained in Humphrey/Weidman techniques, and a founding member of the Sokolow T/DE, Lauren’s class will be filled with breath as she takes you Beyond Technique 🌀🎭

More info about this and upcoming classes can be found at the link in our bio!

Photo credit: Theik Smith Photography and Sam Waxman

Photos from Sokolow Theatre Dance Ensemble's post 14/11/2024

Bringing “Joy” to the stage is a group effort. Let us (re)introduce our wonderful company who have been busy rehearsing for our December shows. Head to the link in our profile for company bios and to support these hard working artists!

Krista Jansen, joined in 2022
Ilana Ruth Cohen, joined in 2018
Brad Orego, joined in 2017
Margherita Tisato, joined in 2008
Samuel Humphreys, joined in 2019
Margaret Mighty Oak Brackey, joined in 2022

Photo credit: Steven Pisano and Lightreat

13/11/2024

Come dance with us! We are excited to announce we will be holding weekly class on Fridays from 10a-12p at the Mark Morris Dance Center.

Join Artistic Director Samantha Géracht as she takes us beyond technique and into the study of performing: enhancing your stage presence, discovering the difference between feeling and emoting, and exploring vulnerability.

Dive into Anna Sokolow’s riveting emotional world!
What: Sokolow “Beyond Technique” Class
When: Friday mornings, 10a-12p
Where: Mark Morris Dance Center
Cost: $13 (Zelle or Venmo)
Dm to let us know you’re coming or just stop by!

30/10/2024

Premier announcement! “Forecast” is choreographed by our very own company members Krista Jansen and Margaret Mighty Oak Brackey. Inspired by memories of snow and the loss of its magic in a changing climate, “Forecast” unites delight, mourning, and reminiscence. Click the link in our bio to be the first to see it!

Photo by Jaqlin Medlock

19/10/2024

TICKETS ARE HERE
Head to the link in our bio to get your tickets for Joy: Dances for Midwinter! ❄️
Dec. 12 and 13 at 6pm
Stone Circle Theatre

Photo by Jaqlin Medlock

17/10/2024

This week we’re highlighting Pamela Levy, our guest director for “Schubert and the Birds”. This is a particularly special process having Pamela re-stage her mentor, Claudia Gitelman’s piece, since it was created as an homage to Gitelman’s mentor, Hanya Holm 🤝🤝🤝

Pamela Levy is a dance educator with over two decades of experience teaching, directing, and creating choreography for dancers in all phases of their development. She received her early dance training in Princeton, NJ, and then received her BFA in Dance from Mason Gross School of the Arts, studying with Claudia Gitelman, among others. She holds a Master’s Degree in ABT Ballet Pedagogy from American Ballet Theatre/New York University, and is currently the Director of that program.
 
Pamela danced professionally with Murray Louis & Nikolais Dance Company, Claudia Gitelman Dance Theatre, Don Redlich Dance Company, and the Metropolitan Opera Ballet.

Photo: Horst Frankenberger

14/10/2024

💫Beautiful and glorious💫 We are so excited to be sharing excerpts of Charles Weidman’s tour de force to the music of J.S. Bach, “Christmas Oratorio”

Get notified when tickets go on sale through the link in our bio!

Photo by Jaqlin Medlock

09/10/2024

Meet the guest directors of our upcoming show! Each week will feature an artist joining us for Joy in Midwinter.

GAIL CORBIN is reconstructing excerpts of Charles Weidman’s “Christmas Oratorio” on the Sokolow Company and guest performers, teaching us the precise timing, cohesive dancing, and - most importantly - the breath this piece requires.

Gail is the Director of the Doris Humphrey Foundation and a master teacher/director in the technique and repertory of American Modern Dance pioneers, Doris Humphrey and Charles Weidman. Her expertise comes through her longtime association with Ernestine Stodelle, an original member of the Humphrey/Weidman Company. Gail also danced the repertory of Charles Weidman as a soloist for Deborah Carr Theatre Dance Ensemble under the artistic direction of Beatrice Seckler. She is a featured dancer in two films - “The Technique of Doris Humphrey” and “Charles Weidman- On his  Own”.
Gail has taught and directed Humphrey/Weidman technique and repertory, as well as performance skills  and pedagogy, for decades.
Recently, she directed the Limon Dance Company in “Air for the G String” as part of their 75th anniversary celebration and “Two Ecstatic Themes” as part of their  Joyce performance series. Other recent residencies have included Kenyon College, Ohio, University of Michigan and Goucher College. She is a graduate of the Hartford Conservatory of Music.

27/09/2024

We are FALLing (or should we say flying?) back into rehearsals🍂🍁

This season includes works by Charles Weidman, Claudia Gitelman, and of course Anna Sokolow. Keep your your eyes open for the official announcement!



Company members Brad Orego and Margherita Tisato in Anna Sokolow’s “Ballade”

26/04/2024

Listen up! Close Quarters II is featured on latest podcast. Artistic Director Samantha Geracht discusses our collaboration with David Parker and The Bang Group, and our ecstatic return to the . If you’re curious about how pieces were chosen, artistic insights, and other performance tidbits, tune into this podcast! Click the link in our bio.

13/02/2024

In February Jim May joined with ST/DE alums and to teach a master class and watch the students perform excerpts of Sokolow’s Kurt Weill

Boonyarith Pankamdech (aka our beloved Teddy) teaches at the University of the Thai chamber of commerce
and him and Inam Jienvitayanukoon (aka the fabulous Bam) are at the helm of CDDC, the Chamber of Dance and Drama Company

Photos from Sokolow Theatre Dance Ensemble's post 08/02/2024

Join us in celebrating Jim May at The 2024 Awards Gala

Monday, February 26th, 2024 at 6pm
at The Manhattan Penthouse, New York City

He is in good company with the other honorees Joan Myers Brown for Lifetime Achievement and Ronald K. Brown and Jacqulyn Buglisi for the Mid-Career Award

Photos from Sokolow Theatre Dance Ensemble's post 08/02/2024

Join us in celebrating Jim May at The 2024 Martha Hill Awards Gala

Monday, February 26th, 2024 at 6pm
at The Manhattan Penthouse, New York City

He is in good company with the other honorees Joan Myers Brown for Lifetime Achievement and Ronald K. Brown and Jacqulyn Buglisi for the Mid-Career Award

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