Organizations

Protected: Perlizbeth De Leon blends commercial and concert dance for both stage and screen

February 26, 2021Artists, Members, Promenade, ResourcesJulie Baggenstoss, Maile Griffeth, Perlizbeth De Leon, promenade

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Protected: Jerylann Warner embraces lifetime full of history in her work at Callanwolde

February 23, 2021Artists, Members, Promenade, ResourcesAshley Gibson, Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, Callanwolde School of Dance, COVID-19, Gathering Wild, Jerrylann Warner, Prime Dance Company, promenade

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Spring 2020 college feature revisited

October 26, 2020Artists, Members, Promenade, ResourcesAshley Gibson, COVID-19, Graduating Seniors, promenade

October 31, 2020Volume 2 Issue 1By: Ashley Gibson In our June 2020 issue of Promenade, we caught up with recent graduates from universities and colleges across the metro Atlanta area to weave together an intricate story of how the COVID-19 […]

PhaeMonae finds art in motherhood

October 23, 2020Artists, Members, Promenade, ResourcesCOVID-19, Echo, Phae Monae, promenade, Robin Wharton

October 31, 2020Volume 2 Issue 1By: Robin Wharton PhaeMonae’s solo work “she who shall not be named,” which she performed during the 2018 veraCity dance festival at 7 Stages Theatre, features a spiraling, recursive movement sequence. The costume she created […]

The body as a political vessel: a conversation with Okwae A. Miller

October 23, 2020Artists, Members, Promenade, ResourcesArt maker, COVID-19, Laura Briggs, Okwae A. Miller, promenade

Okwae, a Black man with a shaved head, is captured mid-air after jumping off the wooden ramp beneath him. His feet and arms are relaxed. He is shirtless and the muscles in his back, arms, and calves are visible. He wears a knee-length white tulle skirt. Okwae’s chest is pulled towards the sky and his eyes are turned upwards in surrender.

October 31, 2020Volume 2 Issue 1By: Laura Briggs Atlanta-based choreographer Okwae A. Miller has been making work about race and identity politics for years, but the COVID-19 pandemic and public outcry against police brutality catalyzed his creative process, forcing him […]

Graduating class of 2020 dances into uncertain future with creativity, poise

May 28, 2020Artists, Members, Promenade, ResourcesAgnes Scott College, AJ Myers, Angela Harris, Ashley Gibson, Brenau University, Bridget Roosa, Claire Peoples, COVID-19, Elizabeth Watkins, Emory University, Greg Catellier, Kathleen Wessel, Kayla Muirhead, Kennesaw State University, Kristin Jaspers, Madia Cooper-Ashirifi, Maria McNiece, Michaela Heide, promenade, Rebecca Neish, Robin Wharton, Spelman College, Thulani Vereen, University of Georgia

June 1, 2020Volume 1 Issue 2By: Ashley Gibson and Robin Wharton Across the U.S. and throughout Georgia, college and university campus closures have forced teachers and students into an unplanned, emergency experiment to test the capabilities of online and distance […]

Allyne Gartrell, Atlanta Dance Connection transmit healing power of dance

May 28, 2020Artists, Members, Promenade, ResourcesAllyne Gartrell, Atlanta Dance Connection, COVID-19, Julie Baggenstoss, promenade

June 1, 2020Volume 1 Issue 2By: Julie Baggenstoss Allyne Gartrell, artistic director of Atlanta Dance Connection, had big plans to celebrate the company’s 10th anniversary season — a multi-state tour and a gala performance set to take the stage in […]

Catherine Messina supports her community through design

May 27, 2020Artists, Members, Promenade, ResourcesCatherine Messina, Catherine Messina utilizes hobby to help community, COVID-19, Julie Baggenstoss, Katie Messina, promenade, web design

June 1, 2020Volume 1 Issue 2By: Emma Bausback Local artist Catherine “Katie” Messina bursts with bright, energetic creativity. One look at her website and the viewer gains a clear understanding of who Messina is. Messina leaves the impression of being […]

Patton White brings tranquility, grounding, openness for all bodies on Facebook Live

May 27, 2020Artists, Members, Promenade, ResourcesBeacon Dance, COVID-19, Facebook Live, Laura Briggs, Movement and Meditation, Patton White

June 1, 2020Volume 1 Issue 2By: Laura Briggs “A chance to hit the pause button.” That’s how Atlanta-based dancer, choreographer and arts advocate Patton White describes his virtual Movement and Meditation class series. “It’s not so much about technique with […]

DanceATL hosts first workshop to Atlanta dance community: Tech Talk

May 23, 2019Artists, News, Organizations, Resources

DanceATL is hosting its first workshop. For those interested in production and design, this event is for you! This event is free. You have the vision; we have the framework.Seasoned dance professionals Greg Catellier, Joe Futral, and Heather Pynne sit […]