Once again… Ten Tiny Dances returns to Corvallis with an exciting new show

Ten Tiny Dances®/Corvallis presents edgy new work as dancers face the challenge of performing on a stage that is 4 feet x 4 feet x 1.5 feet high. Director Mishele Mennett explains the “less is more” principle brings an intense focus to the contained dances. Originally created in Portland, Oregon, in 2002, by Mike Barber, Ten Tiny Dances® continues to be produced by Mr. Barber, and others, with permission. Our show this year presents ballet, modern, contact improv, tap, jazz, and traditional Hawaiian dance, and AI dance, all expressing the theme – POETRY. The companion Tiny Art Show, coordinated by AliceAnn Eberman, will sell miniature artwork in the lobby. We invite you to share in this community multi-art event, all to benefit the Majestic Theatre.  

The Majestic Theatre is located at 115 SW Monroe Street, Corvallis, Oregon 97333.
Please call 541-738-7469 or go to www.majestic.org for into.

And more ten tiny on the way…

Watch for info about Ten Tiny Dances in Beaverton this summer on July 8th, 2023.

More information here: https://www.beavertonoregon.gov/498/Ten-Tiny-Dances

Ten Tiny Community Healing Dances

Hello All! I'm happy to share, in collaboration with Subashini Ganesan and The City of Portland, Portland's most recent iteration of Ten Tiny Dances. It was filmed (by the fabulous Stephanie Yao Long) without an audience (Covid safety) in Portland’s Lents Park on 9/12. Please enjoy.

Artists include Anis Mojgani (Oregon Poet Laureate), Crystal Sasaki, Shaun Keylock Company, Olaoye Onipeded of Viva La Free, Jamie Minkus, Malik Delgado, Sweta Ravisankar, sophia weed ahmad, Makina Hayashi, and Adrian Lobo.

Click here- Ten Tiny Community Healing Dances

Ten Tiny Dances® Corvallis 2021
Mishele Mennett, Director
Premieres on January 23, 2021 at 7:30pm
Tickets $10, $15, or $20 for a virtual live streaming production
www.Majestic.org   (541) 738-7469
https://fb.me/e/3jPnDMd6R Link to Face Book
https://tinyurl.com/TTD2021 Link to get tickets

Ten Tiny Dances® 2021 focuses on the experiences of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, with all the performers being from BIPOC communities. You will see movement artists trained in Parkour; Hawaiian dance & chanting; drumming; theatre; Butoh; modern dance; ballet; praise dance; East Indian dance; and Vodu/African dance.

Each performer has created their own dance to fit on top of a stage that is 4’ x 4’ and 18” high, embracing the limitation to respond with a unique and unusual solution. Once the dance starts, the dancer must stay on or connected to the tiny stage with some part, (i.e., their hand). They may leave the tiny stage only briefly. Due to Covid precautions, dancers wear a mask and only perform solos. Two professional performers from Portland are guesting in the show, along with some familiar faces, and some brand new to the Corvallis dance scene. What all performers have in common is a very deep and passionate connection with spirit and a powerful way of sharing their message. Prepare to be MOVED!

Although some Ten Tiny Dances events have been canceled due to the health crisis facing all of us, I’m excited to share that TTD, as part of the CounterCurrent Festival at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts at the University of Houston, will happen virtually. Tune in starting this Monday, April 20th. Best to all!

http://www.countercurrentfestival.org/ten-tiny-dances-online/

3rd annual  Ten Tiny Dances®  in Corvallis!   

Friday, February 21st at 7:30 pm       and       Saturday, February 22nd at 7:30 pm
The Majestic Theatre, 115 SW 2nd St., Corvallis, OR 97330
541-738-7469  www.majestic.org

Tickets are $13-15. This is a benefit concert for Community Outreach, Inc. 

There's always a surprise around the corner at Ten Tiny Dances® as dancers think "out of the box" to solve the conundrum of the tiny stage which is only 4 feet x 4 feet. The "Tiny ART Show" will display tiny paintings in the lobby, which will be for sale on Opening Night. The theme of the evening is "Home" with proceeds from the dance and art event benefiting Community Outreach, Inc. COI is helping people help themselves lead healthy and productive lives with services that move families & individuals from crisis to self-sufficiency.                    

This year will include ballet, modern dance, movement theatre, folk dance, Hawaiian Hula, and aerial arts. Each artist has found their own pathway home.  In a piece by "Sonic Journey" vibrations of giant gongs and a drum will lead us to the home within our hearts.  A piece by EL Wells and Hezz will take us on the journey of having no home, expressed through the words of someone who has been there accompanied by the plaintive cry of a trumpet.  

Mishele Mennett is excited to direct the 3rd Annual Ten Tiny Dances® in Corvallis. Originally created in Portland, Oregon, in 2002, by Mike Barber, Ten Tiny Dances® continues to be produced by Mr. Barber, and others, with permission. www.tentinydances.org   for more info 

Hope to see you in Columbus, OH once again this year. Plan on attending Ten Tiny Dances at the Garden Theater. April 25th, 2020. For info.: www.newvisiondanceco.org

Ten Tiny Dances returned to Seattle! October 24th, 2019.

https://www.ontheboards.org/special-events/ten-tiny-dances

We had a great time in Beaverton, OR last summer. It was the 11th year TTD has been produced there by the City Of Beaverton Arts Program. It happened Saturday July 13th, 2019 from 11AM until 2PM, with 10 artists on 5 stages centered around The Round. Sta tuned for the 12th Beaverton iteration this summer, July 11, 2020!

https://www.beavertonoregon.gov/1268/Ten-Tiny-Dances

This year’s event will include returning favorites as well as exciting artists new to Ten Tiny’s small stage. Hope to see you there!

Check this out! TTD will happen as part of the CounterCurrent Festival in Houston once again this year. As usual, they’re taking a unique and exciting approach to the event.

http://www.countercurrentfestival.org/project/ten-tiny-dances-nightlife/

Ten Tiny Dances is up north! The event premiered at La Potato in Anchorage on 1/18 and will happen in Homer on February 22nd and 23rd, presented by Homer Council on the Arts http://www.homerart.org/performances/. It was presented by Becky Kendall and Momentum Dance Collective in Anchorage. https://www.facebook.com/events/224998918407512/

TTD was a popular success for a second time in Corvallis, OR last month, presented by Mishele Mennett at the Majestic Theater.

Ten Tiny Dances ® - Corvallis

January 11 @ 7:30pm
January 13 @ 3:00pm
Art Show Begins at 6:30pm on January 11th
Mainstage at the Majestic Theatre, 115 SW 2nd St, Corvallis, OR

Ten Tiny Dances® presents edgy new work by local choreographers as they face the challenge of creating for a stage that is 4 feet by 4 feet by 1.5 feet high. Director Mishele Mennett premiered Ten Tiny Dances® Corvallis at the Majestic to sold-out crowds in Spring of 2018. Originally created in Portland, Oregon, in 2002, by Mike Barber, Ten Tiny Dances® continues to be produced by Mr. Barber, and others, with permission. You’ll see a variety of movement and dance genres, each distilled to its essence. The companion Tiny Art Show, coordinated by AliceAnn Eberman, will offer tiny paintings for purchase on opening night. This year the theme is WATER and the proceeds will go to the Marys River Watershed Council. Let the tide pull you to the Majestic to be amazed, delighted, and touched by this unique performance event.

Follow this link for me info: https://www.facebook.com/events/877349669120007/

Also in January, Ten Tiny happened again in Tempe AZ, as part of the Breaking Ground Contemporary Dances Festival, presented by CONDER/dance. https://www.conderdance.com/. The event happened at Tempe Center for the Arts on January 25th and 26th.

Ten Tiny Dances will happens once again at The Garden Theater in Columbus Ohio, presented by New Vision Dance Co. on April 20th, 2019. Stay tuned for more information on that event as well. www.newvisiondanceco.org

In October, Ten Tiny happened for the first time at Mascher Space in Philadelphia (https://www.mascherdance.org/), presented by Paige Phillips. Photography above by Jen Kertis-Veit. Check out this review: http://thinkingdance.net/articles/2018/10/30/3/Ten-Tiny-Dances-Alight-at-Mascher-Space-Cooperative/

On July 14th, for the tenth year in a row, Ten Tiny Dances was presented by the Beaverton Arts Program. This year, dances happened on 5 tiny stages placed in and around The Round in downtown Beaverton, It was a beautiful sunny day, and audiences enjoyed exploring Beaverton as they discovered 10 diverse and fabulous dances. Many thanks to the artists who took part this year. They included Alexis Reale, Gabriela Guerra/Ballet Foklorico Academy, Crystal Jiko Sasaki, Jessica Zoller, Linda Austin & Stephanie Lavon Trotter, Melanie Anderson, Micah Chermak, Micelle Fujii & Subashini Ganesan, StuRu, and Khang Nguyen.