Support Miro
Dear Friends,
In addition to our continued commitment to new works and open studios, we have expanded and enriched our residency and partnership with Girard College, a school for children from low-income single parent families. We are proud to say that our program, where we introduce our unique approach to dance and video to students from grades 6 through 10, was instrumental in Girard College being named the best private school for performing arts in the city of Philadelphia. Investing in the future through children and the arts is as important now as it has ever been, and we are dedicated to bringing creative thinking and expressive skills to tomorrows' leaders.
This has been a great year for the company, performing abroad, connecting with our Philadelphia community, and seeing our creative and organizational infrastructure develop. With a unified artistic vision, a truly energized and innovative board of directors, and a strategic business plan that addresses the current economic climate, we are confident in our ability to lead Miro into the coming years. At the end of the day, our work still depends on people like you. Your dollar support will go a long way with Miro. Support us with a tax deductable donation that feels right for you. We promise to turn your support into brave new works, a creative future through the children we teach, and a shared experience through free monthly events in our studio.
To make your tax-deductible contribution, please make checks payable to "Miro Dance Theatre" and mail to:
Miro Dance Theatre
Girard College #160
2101 S.
College Ave
Philadelphia, PA
19121
To donate online simply use one of the links above.
Thanks again for your support.
Kindest Regards,
Amanda
Miller, Tobin
Rothlein
Looking Forward
- Miro has been commissioned by Indiana University of Pennsylvania to create Spooky Action , inspired by our research with Fermilab. The work will premiere at IUP in April 2009.
- Miro is completing How Am I Not Myself with guest artist Viji Rao. This work is slated to tour India, Uk, and Canada in 2009/10
- Miro and Girard College have extended our residency program and we are now working with students interested in both video and dance. The students will be creating their own Spooky Action, based on quantum physics, to coincide with Miro's work.These efforts are supported in part by the Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation.
- Our Open Studio Series has been funded through 2011. Funded by the William Penn Foundation, Independence Foundation, and Girard College, the Open Studio Series is a free, monthly event that provides open access to our creative process.
Looking Back
- Miro was commissioned by the Philadelphia Museum of Art to create Self-Portrait for the Frida Kahlo exhibition. The work premiered in the Great Hall on Friday, May 2nd 2008.
- Miro launched our new website! The new site, Designed by Canary Promo + Design, has updated information on the company, video, images . Keep up with us through our blog, and make your contributions to Miro through the online link.
- Miro Dance Theatre, in collaboration with the PRISM Saxophone Quartet, premiered Pitch Black, an evening length production to the music of Dutch composer Jacob ter Veldhuis, at New York's Whitney Museum of American Art and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
- The Kimmel Center presented Miro's Hurdy Gurdy in the Perelman Theatre as part of their Summer Solstice Celebration.
- After a research period with physicists from Fermilab in Chicago, Miro and collaborators Nadia Hironaka and Eugene Lew premiered Principles of Uncertainty at the Live Arts Festival. With 50 drummers, 15 dancers, 2 video artists and the science of particle acceleration, the performances drew enormous crowds and rave reviews.
- With the help of Attack Theatre, Mike Stifel, Girard College, and a host of volunteers, we built a sprung floor in our studio at Girard College.
- We were honored to present the US premiere of MonicaMonica by Japanese artists Ikuyo Kuroda and Jiro Matsumoto.
- Utilizing our newly completed Strategic Business Plan, we secured multi-year funding from The Independence Foundation and William Penn Foundation and have begun a funding drive to raise dancer salaries. Your support in this effort is greatly appreciated.
- We welcomed three new members to our Board of Directors: Barry Lurie, Bob M. Dever, and David Timony.