Safety In Numbers (2.0)
When: Sunday, February, 21, 2010 at 3 P.M.
Where: The Academy of Movement and Music
605 Lake Street, Oak Park, IL 60302
Tickets: $20 Adults. $10 Seniors. $5 Students. Tickets can be
purchased at the door.
Safety In Numbers (2.0)
When: Friday, April 16, 2010
Where: Wilson Theater
Beloit College
700 College St., Beloit, WI 53511
Tickets: Suggested donation $5. Tickets can be purchased at the door.
An adaptation of "Neverwhere" by Neil Gaiman
What: Lifeline Theater's Annual Benefit
When: Monday, April 19, 2010 from 6-10 P.M.
Where: Preston Bradley room
Chicago Cultural Center
68 E. Washington St., Chicago, IL 60602
Past Events
RTG Goose Show #3
November, 2009
Outer Space, Chicago, IL
Several TS/MP dancers performed a structured improvisation based off
of the movement vocabulary from "Function", a work that was
choreographed by Anne Kasdorf and dancers for Safety In Numbers.
Rockford Arts For Life
October, 2009
Maddox Theater, Rockford, IL
TS/MP was honored to participate in the Rockford Arts for Life benefit
concert at Rockford College. TS/MP dancers performed "Hanging Portraits",
a selection from Safety in Numbers choreographed by Maggie
Koller. Proceeds from the concert were donated to Rockford's Crusader
Clinic, Barbara Olson School of Hope, and Janet Wattles Mental Health
Center. This was the company's fourth appearance at Rockford Arts for Life.
Leeda Service Performance
October, 2009
Rogers Park, IL
Several TS/MP members performed for participants of the Leeda
Services' adult day program. Leeda Services provides job training and
education services for developmentally disabled adults from across
Chicago and the surrounding suburbs. TS/MP dancers performed sections
of the company's latest dance work, Safety in Numbers, and led a short
creative movement class with company friend and training Dance
Movement Therapist, Ande Wellington.
Burnham Pavillion Improvisations
August - September, 2009
Millennium Park, Chicago IL
On several occasions, TS/MP surprised unsuspecting Millennium Park
goers with improvised dance performances at the Burnham Pavilion. This
section of the park, designed by Ben van Berkel of UNStudio, provided
an inspired environment for the dancers to explore though movement.
Millennium Park Family Fun Festival
June - September 2009
Millennium Park, Chicago IL
This summer, TS/MP performed selections of our latest dance work,
Safety in Numbers, for over 100 kids and their parents at the
Millennium Park Family Fun Festival presented by Target. TS/MP dancers
led children in a creative movement class before each performance.
Glenwood Arts Festival
August 2009
Glenwood Avenue Arts District, Rogers Park, IL
TS/MP performed a structured improvisation at this free, weekend-long
event that features art, theater, music, food, drink,
open studios and live entertainment on three outdoor stages.
Safety In Numbers
July 2009
Hamlin Park Fieldhouse, Chicago, IL
This dance concert explored the Chicago-based backgrounds of
individual company members’ ancestries and how experience affects
personal movement tendencies. As we identified the differences between
each of us as newcomers or natives, we noticed a common desire for
comfort and familiarity whether through the anonymity of a large city
or proximity to home. Safety in Numbers is a reflection of these
findings. The concert featured choreography by Allyson Esposito, Anne
Kasdorf, Maggie Koller, Leah Raffanti, Megan Schneeberger and Stacy
Wolfson. TS/MP collaborated once again with Seattle-based musician
Jeff Forrest to create a sound score for the concert.
The A.W.A.R.D. Show! 2009
June 26 and 27, 2009
The Dance Center of Columbia College, Chicago, IL
TS/MP was one of 12 out of 85 Chicago applicants selected to perform
at this prestigious event. An audience vote determined a winner for
each night. The "Dwelling Quartet", a collaboratively created work
based off of Megan Schneeberger's "SpackWalk" and Allyson Esposito's
"Dolphin Faucet", made it to the final round. "Dwelling Quartet" was
performed on the final night of adjudication along with works by Julia
Rhodes (Lucky Plush Productions) and Jessica Miller Tomlinson. TS/MP
was awarded a $1,000 grant for the potential, originality, execution,
and merit of our work.
Gala Fundraiser
April 25, 2009
Mars Gallery, Chicago, IL
This dance concert featured 6 new works to a premier soundscore by musical
collaborator Jeff Forrest/Birds Inverted.
Circle in the Square: New Works in Dance Theater
March 2009
Ruth Page Center for the Arts, Chicago, IL
To fit into a fifteen-minute time slot, dancers reworked Megan Schneeberger's "SpaceWalk" and
Stacy Wolfson's "Assemblage," both of which premiered in TSMP's self-product Dwelling concert in April of 2008.
Circle in the Square: New Works in Dance Theater
October 2008
Voice of the City, Chicago, IL
Five dancers performed selected pieces from Dwelling, featuring choreography by Allyson Esposito and Megan Schneeberger.
Glenwood Arts Outdoor Street Fest
August 2008
Rogers Park, IL
Five dancers performed excerpts from Dwelling, linked with structured improvisation.
Vaudeville Underground Arts Festival
August 2008
Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL
Five dancers performed a structured, 10-minute improvisation.
Dwelling - Self-produced concert
April 2008
The Galaxie Art Space, Chicago, IL
Inspired by personal definitions of home, Dwelling was an evening-length work in which both dancers and choreographers
examined their perception of space and the movement implications that resulted. Work by choreographers Larisa Eastman,
Allyson Esposito, Allisa-Zee Hartmann, Megan Schneeberger and Stacy Wolfson was fused together by collaboratively created
transitions, resulting in a seamless full-length concert. Seattle-based musician Jeff Forrest worked closely with choreographers
to create a continuous score and seamless sound transitions for Dwelling, parts of which he performed live during the show.
Circle in the Square: New Works in Dance Theater
April 2008
The Cheney Mansion, Oak Park, IL
All ten dancers performed selected pieces from Dwelling, featuring choreography by Allyson Esposito and Allisa-Zee Hartmann.
Dance for Life Art Festival
October 2007
Rockford College, Rockford, IL
Eight dancers performed a restaged version of the collectively developed work Un Petit Histoire en Tulle.
Circle in the Square: New Works in Dance Theater
October 2007
Pleasant Home Mansion, Oak Park, IL
Eight dancers performed the collectively developed experimental work Un Petit Histoire en Tulle.
Rhinoceros Theater Festival
September 2007
Prop Thtr, Chicago, IL
Restaged The Uncertainty Principle evening length work for inclusion in the theater festival.
Glenwood Arts Outdoor Street Fest
August 2007
Rogers Park, IL
Dancers performed a structured, 10-minute improvisation.
The Vaudeville Underground Festival
August 2007
Palmer Square, Chicago, IL
Dancers performed Allyson Esposito's Dis/order, originally created for The Uncertainty Principle.
Uncertainty Principle: Dances Inspired By the Work of Werner Heisenberg and the Birth of Quantum Physics - Self-produced concert
May/June 2007
Prop Thtr, Chicago, IL
The Uncertainty Principle was TS/MP's first experiment in truly collective artistic direction. Group work by
choreographers Larisa Eastman, Allyson Esposito, Megan Schneeberger, and Stacy Wolfson, and solos by Larisa Eastman,
Jenn Edwards, and Anne Kasdorf all focused around individually derived themes of Heisenberg's work. Actor Stefan Brun
of the Prop Theater performed a live voiceover.
Looptopia Festival
May 2007
Fine Arts Building, Chicago, IL
Four dancers perform Bitsmoke in collaboration with visual composer Casey Farina and four musicians in an art gallery space.
"A fifteen minute video has four separate but simultaneous parts. They serve as the compositional notation
for improvising artists: first, a percussion quartet; second, a string quartet; and third, the audience watches
from outside the gallery as four dancers perform the final interpretation of the video piece."
Chicago Park Yourself, Citywide Parking Space Project
September 2006
A parking space on Milwaukee Ave in Bucktown, Chicago, IL
Four dancers perform a two hour improvised performance for public onlookers as part of a project in which
various artists created art in parking spaces all over the city.
Night Dances
February 2006
Roosevelt University's Rudolph Ganz Memorial Hall, Chicago, IL
In collaboration with live musicians James Morehead and Ashlee Hardgrave, this concert was underwritten
by Roosevelt University's Music Conservatory in conjunction with adjunct faculty professor James Morehead.
Seven works were choreographed between Larisa Eastman, Erin Carlisle Norton, Megan Schneeberger Ashley Steimer,
and Stacy Wolfson. Musicians Mona Coalter and Karen Doerr also performed live for this free event.
Reversible, An Evening of Solos and Duets
October 2005
Links Hall, Chicago, IL
TS/MP produced Reversible as part of the Linkages Series at Links Hall. Five works were choreographed
between Liz Carlton, Carleen Healy, Erin Carlisle Norton, Megan Schneeberger, Ashley Steimer,
and Stacy Wolfson. The show was accompanied with video by Graham Wolfson, original music by James Morehead,
and lighting design by Megan Slayter.
The Space/Movement Project
June 2005
Hamlin Park Fieldhouse, Chicago, IL
Three original works were choreographed between Erin Carlisle Norton, Ashley Steimer, and
Stacy Wolfson for this evening length performance. Live music was provided by James Morehead,
video by Ame Ashikago and Justin Tvedt, and lighting design by Daedalus. Following this project,
Norton received a Community Arts Assistance Program grant from the Chicago Cultural Center/Illinois Arts
Council to create "Lost in Transition".
Walking a Mile in Her Shoes
February 2005
The Urban Institute of Contemporary Arts (UICA), Grand Rapids, Michigan
The UICA is a presenter of interdisciplinary work in Western Michigan. TS/MP was invited by the
Chicago multi-disciplinary arts group 'the Spareroom' to perform. Erin Carslisle Norton, Ashley Steimer,
and Stacy Wolfson choreographed and performed the dance work "For a Large and Changing Room."
All proceeds from the 100 people in attendance benefited the UICA. join our mailing list
