Wellness Wednesdays!

by Lydia Eat Well Wednesday Uncategorized

100 Ways to Change Your Life in 10 Minutes

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Tuesday Tunes

Last week for submissions to the Frame Dance Music Composition Competition!

We’re calling all composers to submit to our annual music competition to find a collaborator for one of our live dances, and/or one of our dance films. We’ll be using the winner’s music in one of our pieces for the Spring season.

We do not accept works previously licensed to third-party publishing companies. This requirement, of course, does not limit works that are self-published where the composer has not entered into a licensing relationship with a third party.

The entry fee is $15.00. Composers may submit one, two, or three pieces for the single entry fee.

Submission Guidelines
Works may be written for solo, duet, trio, quartet, or quintet.
Acoustic works that utilize electronic playback are also acceptable.
Electronic music is accepted and encouraged.

Deadline is January 9, 2015

Winner will be announced January 30, 2015

SUBMIT HERE.

Links We Like

by Lydia Links We Like

Happy New Year! Beginnings are my favorite. There’s so much hope and there hasn’t been time for discouragement yet. There hasn’t been time yet for failure or hurt. There hasn’t been time to hurt others. It’s clean and everyone is trying to be his or her best self. I wonder, why can’t each new day have the promise of the new year? I think it requires stepping beyond the past.

2014 has been a fabulous year for us at Frame Dance, and so much because of the support of our audience, friends, donors, and family. It’s not easy creating something out of nothing, and now in our fifth year, we feel like we really have something to be proud of. The dancers and collaborators have worked so hard, and I am truly in awe of how much of themselves they have put into the work we’ve done. Sometimes it can be lonely figuring out how, exactly, to lead a new arts organization– how to

pursue a vision, but be smart and strategic in the practicalities, thinking of the artists and how to challenge them and showcase their strengths, thinking of our community and the art that would enrich it. There are a lot of moving pieces I consider in how to make Frame Dance a thriving, growing, relevant arts organization serving its community.

The dance we’ve made has the fingerprint of so many artists. Frame Dance is a manifestation of dancers, composers, photographers, writers, children, parents, musicians, chefs…(shall I go on?) It is the manifestation of the board and of myself and the many, many people who have fought for it. It is the manifestation of those who have given us opportunities, spoken and written supportive words, commissioned new works, and those who have given us a critical eye, and a corrective voice.

While it is cleaner to let go of the past while embarking on this new year, I choose to remember the past, with gratitude and a breath of distance. Onward and upward, soldiers. There’s more art to be made. You are a part of it whether you create it, support it, experience it, or share it. We need all of you.

With an expectant heart of gratitude,

Lydia

Frame Dance’s Annual Music Competition

by Lydia Composers Tuesday Tunes

It’s back!

Frame Dance Music Composition Competition

We’re calling all composers to submit to our annual music competition, for a chance to find a collaborator for one of our live dances, and/or one of our dance films. We’ll be using the winner’s music in one of our pieces for the Spring season.

The entry fee is $15.00. Composers may submit one, two, or three pieces.

Deadline is January 9, 2015

Winner will be announced January 30, 2015

Submit here.

Past Winners:

2014

First Place

Robert Honstein

an index of possibility, for percussion trio

Second Place

Matthew Peterson

Rain Dances, for quadrophonic mixed media

Third Place

Jonathan Russell

Five Two Tango, for two violins

Film Score Winner*

D. Edward Davis

cliff nesting, for alto saxophone with the sounds of Black-legged Kittiwakes near Seward, Alaska

*Frame Dance is currently in production for an upcoming film, and has selected cliff nesting, as the musical score for the film

2013 Winner

Robert McClure

2012 Winner

Charles Halka

2011 Winner

Micah Clark

Good Luck! We look forward to presenting your music!

You’re so brave

by Lydia MFA Mondays

It started when I wanted to see what came up on Google if I typed in “MFA dance programs.” What came up was a list of what are possibly the largest and most well known MFA
programs– and those with their SEO figured out. I sat there staring at the first hit, and then scrolled down wondering which school I should click on first. I clicked, and apparently unclicked my self-confidence. (Could they see me through the screen? Were they laughing at my ignorant query into their top tier elite institution?) That suffocating, diminishing blanket that hovers and squeezes you whenever you walk into an audition came right back over me. I thought I had grown larger than that blanket, but apparently I’ve just felt mostly comfortable for some time. I hadn’t felt that vulnerable exposition in a while.

That little anecdote is really leading to two things:

1) Applying for programs is scary. You are brave. Auditioning is scary. You are brave. Interviewing is scary. You are brave. Doing things where you put everything on the table– where you go all in– and might not get anything back is terrifying. I’ve known some people to LIVE on that feeling. I, however, want to shrink into the smallest version of myself. I’ve always wanted more courage because that shrinking feeling is the absolute worst. If you’re a shrinker like me, practice putting yourself in places that are scary. People tell you to “fake it til you make it” but I can’t think of too many things more miserable than wearing a false self. So I try to go back to the place where I do feel confident, where I feel like I am my full self, and pull of those things into the new, scary place. It takes some discipline to not let the fears run rampant.

2) Let’s do something that pushes us out of our comfort zones this year. I mean really, actually pushes you. I think we all take some small and fairly safe risks. But it takes courage and motivation to really push yourself. And maybe it’s only one thing this whole year. And I want to know what it is. Share, because you will inspire someone.

Links We Like Friday

by Lydia Links We Like

It’s rainy here, and that’s the only thing that could have made this Friday any better. So very happy friday to all of you.

Our link this week is to fill you in on the next big Frame Dance thing: our MultiGen dance class and choreographic project. Read more here.

Wellness Wednesday: The Holidays!

by Lydia Eat Well Wednesday Uncategorized

Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah!

Here are some fun recipes to help you get ready for the holidays!

8 Hanukkah Recipes For A Happy, Healthy Celebration

http://www.blisstree.com/2012/12/08/food/happy-healthy-hanukkah-recipes-celebrations-food/

Looking for fun and quick dishes to make for that upcoming Christmas party or family gathering?

Check out this amazing site full of appetizers, cocktails, desserts and more!

http://www.freefunchristmas.com/christmas-recipes/

Tuesday Tunes

by Lydia Tuesday Tunes

We’re getting really excited about this year’s Music Composition Competition. This is the fifth year! We’ve been beyond honored to work with not only ridiculously talented composers, but kind, funny, collaborative people. Today was inspired by this, which makes me realize how important it is to be inspired by your collaborators, but also to have fun. These are some fun promo videos we made for a show in 2013.

Talking to the composers about their music: