[PhiladelphiaDANCE.org Listserv] Modern Master Class! Taught by Traves Butterworth/Butterworth Dance

Melissa Chisena melcat29 at yahoo.com
Sat May 3 00:20:05 EDT 2008


Attention Philadelphia Dance Community!!!
 
Traves Butterworth artistic director of Butterworth
Dance Company (BDC) in San Diego , California will be
teaching a Modern Master Class open to
Intermediate/Advanced Dancers here in Philadelphia !
 
When: Wednesday May 7th
Time: 10am-12pm
Cost: $5
Where: Philadelphia Dance Theatre
            New Covenant Campus
             Baird Hall
            7500 Germantown Avenue
            Philadelphia , PA 19119
            215-247-4272
            www.philadancetheatre.org
 
Easy Public Transportation- Regional Rail
Take R7 Chestnut Hill East to Mount Airy Stop.  Walk ½
block to Germantown Ave. Make Right and Walk ½ to New
Covenant Campus 2nd Entrance on Left Side of
Germantown Ave across from Trolley Car Diner.  Look
for Philadelphia Dance Theatre Sign/ Baird Hall sign. 
Or
Take R8 Chestnut Hill West to Allen Lane Stop.  Walk
to Germantown Ave. ( WAWA on Left).  Make Left and
Walk 2 blocks to New Covenant Campus 2nd entrance on
Left. 
 
 
About Traves Butterworth:
 
            Traves began dancing and performing during
college.  After completing his undergraduate work, he
performed with Sonia Plumb Dance Company, Bludance
Theatre, Greensboro Ballet and High Point Ballet.  In
1999 upon completion of his MFA in Choreography at the
University of North Carolina-Greensboro, he founded
the Butterworth Dance Company (BDC).  BDC has
performed throughout the US and in Mexico . 
Butterworth’s unique and authentic movement invention
appeals to diverse audiences by combining technical
dance with human emotions and dynamics.  BDC’s
choreography draws much of it’s inspiration from
Butterworth’s strong musicality.  Butterworth has
choreographed over 30 dance works during the past 6
years.  BDC has performed by invitation at Temple
University in Philadelphia , PA , San Diego State
University and the Newburgh Free Academy in Newburgh ,
NY .
 
His class is a blend of technical and organic movement
designed to strengthen and expand the dancers’
performance quality.
 
 
 
 


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