Congratulations! ARCOS is thrilled to announce the recipients of our 2nd annual Dance Artist Development Award. We offer this microgrant in the community of Austin not only as financial support, but also to provide vital practice to independent artists to represent their work to others. We hope the process of writing and preparing artist statements, […]
ARCOS recently presented its iconic piece of repertoire, “French Proverb,” at {254} Dance-Fest in Waco. We are honored to say that Erica Gionfriddo’s performance was recognized with the “Best of Fest” award. Choreographed by ARCOS Director Curtis Uhlemann in 2009, the solo has continued to evolve, and it remains a significant part of the company’s […]
Original Musical Score for Transmedia Performance DOMAIN The Charles and Joan Gross Family Foundation has commissioned the original musical score for transmedia performance Domain, by Eliot Gray Fisher, Brandon Guerra, and Chris “Isto” White. They have previously supported the choreographic works of Larry Keigwin, Doug Varone, Hubbard Street Dance, Trey McIntyre, and Crystal Pite, among others. […]
Opening Plenary: 6/9/16, 11am–12:30pm CT Long Center for the Performing Arts ARCOS Director Eliot Gray Fisher participated in the Opening and Closing Plenaries at the Dance/USA conference. The panel also included Ron Berry (Fusebox Festival), Sandra Organ Solis (Artist, Teacher), and Prakash Mohandas (Agni Entertainment). Each of the speakers represented an area from the programmatic […]
Congratulations to ARCOS Director Eliot Gray Fisher on his win for Best Video/Projection Design at the Austin Critics Table Awards! The Warriors: A Love Story was also nominated as Best Dance Concert, with Best Costume Design (by ARCOS Director Curtis Uhlemann and Bobby Moffett). ARCOS Director Erica Gionfriddo was nominated for Best Movement (Gusev). >>> 2015-2016 Austin […]
We are greatly honored to be nominated for several awards by the Austin Critics’ Table — including Best Dance Concert, Best Video Design (ARCOS Director Eliot Gray Fisher), and Best Costume Design (ARCOS Director Curtis Uhlemann and Bobby Moffett) — for The Warriors: A Love Story. ARCOS Director Erica Gionfriddo has also been nominated for her work […]
Dance/USA will host its 8th Annual Conference in Austin, TX from June 8-11, 2016. Participants include executive directors, emerging arts leaders, presenters, agents, and artists; nearly 500 individuals associated with the professional dance field will convene for networking, creative conversation, enriching training sessions, discussion on important issues facing the field, and performances. ARCOS Director Eliot Gray Fisher is […]
A roundup of the standout performances the Arts+Culture TX magazine contributors loved in 2015—in their own words: Jessica MacFarlane— My personal favorite performance was part of Barnstorm Dance Festival’s first weekend: ARCOS Dance‘s luscious piece, “She, Extracted,” that had everything I love to see in contemporary dance. Lynn Lane— The work that really resonated for me […]
The Warriors: A Love Story named a top “Big-Bang Dance Concert” The Austin Chronicle lists ARCOS Dance’s September production as one of the nine best dance concerts of 2015 that created a universe of its own.
ARCOS Dance’s Erica Gionfriddo takes the award for Outstanding Fight Choreography at the B. Iden Payne Awards! >>> See the full list of winners and nominees <<< Revisit an interview with Erica, in which she elaborates on her choreographic process for “Gusev.”
