Choreographer Ruth-Ellen Kroll Jackson Presents To Pulsate in KiDanCo's 2018 Spring Season

KiDanCo, the resident pre-professional company for emerging dance artists at the Leica Hardy School of Dance present their 7th annual Spring Season of contemporary dance repertoire.

When and where:
May 12 and 13 at 7:30 p.m.
Matinee May 13 at 2:30 p.m.

DANSpace-On-Grafton 
1531 Grafton Street, Halifax

Performances include pieces by Kendra Armstrong, Ruth-Ellen Kroll Jackson, Darryl Tracy, Anastasia Wiebe, and Artistic Director Leica Hardy in this dynamic program of original works.

Ruth-Ellen Kroll Jackson
photo by Holly Crooks

Ruth-Ellen Kroll Jackson's To Pulsate is an athletic, fast-paced piece with urban vibe for six dancers to the music of Frank Bretschneider. 

Ruth-Ellen earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance from the North Carolina School of the Arts. Her performing career took her to New York where she danced with such companies as The Martha Graham Dance Ensemble and the Parsons Dance Company. 

Ruth-Ellen continues to work in the region as a choreographer, performer and instructor.

Tickets are $23 for adults, $16 for students (12+) and seniors (65+), and $11 for children. 

To purchase, please contact info@leicahardyschoolofdance.com or phone 466-0101. Tickets at the door are cash only.

KiDanCo Presents Studio Sightings: An Open Public Rehearsal

What better way to mark International Dance Day than an open public rehearsal? Leica Hardy School of Dance invites you to bring a donation on Saturday, April 28 to see rehearsals and performances of six works, including two premieres. 

Among the talented group are a number of Talent Trust scholarship recipients:

• Ruth-Ellen Kroll Jackson
• Ellery Jackson
• Maggie Oates-Johnson
• Vivian Macnab

Here’s the lineup:

• To Pulsate by Ruth-Ellen Kroll Jackson
• Retraction by Kendra Armstrong
• Premiere of new work by Anastasia Wiebe
• A Tale of Obscure Sorrows (Premiere) by Darryl Tracy
• Dvorak Serenades by Leica Hardy
• Upstream by Leica Hardy

Performances run from 4:00 - 6:30pm in Room #5 at the North Woodside Community Centre, 230 Pleasant Street, Dartmouth.

Mocean Dance wins 2016 Masterwork Arts Award

Photo credit: Kelly Clark

Congratulations Mocean Dance on winning the 2016 Masterworks Arts Award! 

Their production Canvas 5x5 becomes the first win for “Dance” in the history of the Award.

Congratulation to all and especially to the following dancers and former NSTT scholarship recipients: Jacinte Armstrong, Sara Coffin, Rhonda Baker, and Ruth Ellen Kroll Jackson. 

For more please visit their website at moceandance.com

Vivian Macnab is part of KiDanCo on May 21 & 22, 2016

KiDanCo Celebrates Five Years of Innovative Dance Performance and our NSTT summer scholarship recipient Vivian Macnab is a part of it.
Saturday, May 21 at 7:30 PM
Sunday, May 22 at 2:30 PM and 7:30 PM
DANSpace-On-Grafton, 1531 Grafton Street, Halifax

KiDanCo, the resident pre-professional company for emerging dance artists at the Leica Hardy School of Dance will present their 5th annual Spring Season of contemporary dance repertoire.

The company will present the works of Kendra Armstrong, Ruth-Ellen Kroll Jackson (former NSTT scholarship recipient), Darryl Tracy and Artistic Director, Leica Hardy in this dynamic program of original works.

Tickets are $22 for adults, $16 for students (12+) and seniors (65+), and $11 for children. To reserve or purchase, please contact info@leicahardyschoolofdance.com or phone 466-0101. Payment may be made by cash, cheques to The KiDanCo Dance Society or E-transfer. Tickets at the door are cash only. More information can be found at http://leicahardyschoolofdance.com/kidanco/performance-season/

Ruth-Ellen Kroll Jackson one of the choreographers for the KiDanCo dance event

KiDanCo, the resident pre-professional company for emerging dance artists at the Leica Hardy School of Dance, will present their annual spring season of contemporary dance repertoire.

May 16 and May 17 
at 7:30 p.m.

Matineé on May 17 at 2:30 p.m.

at DANSpace-On-Grafton, Halifax.

One Needs A Little Courage To Live by Ruth-Ellen Kroll Jackson is a vehicle for five performers which explores the themes of risk-taking, persistence and courage. Ruth-Ellen earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance from the North Carolina School of the Arts. Her performing career took her to New York where she danced with such companies as The Martha Graham Dance Ensemble and the Parsons Dance Company. She continues to work in the region as a choreographer, performer and instructor.
More about Ruth-Ellen can be found here.

For tickets please go to http://leicahardyschoolofdance.com/kidanco/performance-season/

May Works Halifax: The Work of the Dancer with former scholarship recipients Jacinte Armstrong, Rhonda Baker, Ruth-Ellen Kroll Jackson, and Sarah Rozee

The Work of the Dancer

Presented by: SiNS (Sometimes in Nova Scotia) Dance
Audio production: Veronica Simmonds
Choreography: Jacinte Armstrong
Sound composition: Lindsay Dobbin
May 7 – May 9, 7:00pm, 25 Minutes
Bus Stop Theatre

Photo credit: Charles Bourne

The dance profession places many physical, mental and emotional demands on its workers, but as with so many artistic endeavours these off-stage efforts are not always exposed or fully understood. The work of the dancer is an audio installation and performance piece that will share dancers’ perspectives on their labour.

With performances by: 

Jacinte Armstrong, Rhonda Baker, Susanne Chui, Ruth-Ellen Kroll Jackson, Sarah Rozee, Elise Vanderborght, and Liliona Quarmyne.

Information taken from http://mayworkshalifax.ca/

This work is made possible through the support of Arts Nova Scotia.