Spring Fundraising 2010

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My goal early on was to make dance accessible to all populations, regardless of income, gender, age, or ethnicity.   Whether creating for a performance, or by participating in an invigorating collective experience, remarkable connections are built through movement.

It would be impossible to continue the work we do without the help of our kind contributors. While we have a growing number of individuals who support our work in the community, and the creation of exciting new collaborations on stage, we need more of you out there.  Some of our upcoming projects include;

• Of Bones & Bridges premiers February 27 and 28 at Source in Washington D.C. With visual artist, Novie Trump, an exploration of neighborhood connecting the present with history past.
• Forty + is a performing group of older adults committed to the joys of movement past the age of 40.  Forty + dancers  conduct free workshops and performances at Arlington community centers.
• Evening and Matinee performances at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company in Washington DC for “Minds Wide Open” Virginia Celebrates Women in the Arts, at  Arlington Arts Center, and at The Athenaeum in Alexandria with Washington Saxophone Quartet.

2010 will mark our 13th year in Arlington County.  Since then the company has grown and changed but our mission has remained intact.  Joy of Movement Workshops for Senior Adults brings people together through active participation. Young Dancers Project introduces youth age 7 – 11 to the thrilling process of both creating and performing dance.  Jane Franklin Dance has been honored with over sixty grants and awards, we have performed for more than 100,000 children and adults; the company has collaborated with many other artists including poets, musicians, writers, multi-media, visual artists, and even skateboarders.

I hope you will consider making a tax-deductible donation to Jane Franklin Dance’s Winter Fundraising Campaign and support our efforts to build community through dance.

Peace,

Jane Franklin, Artistic Director

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Volunteer for concert staffing, technical production, or marketing, communication, information technology support.
Choose to purchase tickets or classes as gifts for friends or family!

“On the days that Jane’s troupe was at the Center, fifteen to twenty seniors could be seen on their feet, moving and dancing with the members of the dance company . . . It is a tribute to the young dancers that they were able to inspire people who sometimes have difficulty walking to get out of their chairs and move their bodies in harmony with both the music and the trained dancers who accompanied them.”
- Nelly Urbach, Senior Adult Activities Director, Walter Reed Community Center