November 21, 2007
The Palm Beach County Cultural Council Board of Directors awarded a $30,000, 2008 Artist-in-Residency grant to Demetrius Klein, a choreographer and dance director from Lake Worth.
Klein’s undertaking, Urban/Land/Scapes Project, is a series of site-specific dance events using five unique and intriguing locations in Palm Beach County. The work will be performed by the critically acclaimed Demetrius Klein Dance Company with host organization Palm Beach Community College’s Duncan Theater in collaboration with four other community venues and multiple artists.
The Urban/Land/Scapes Project will take place in 2008 at:
The Riviera Beach Public Marina – February
The Old School Square Gymnasium, Delray Beach – Date TBA
The historic Prince Theatre, Pahokee – Date TBA
711 North Dixie Highway – April
Palm Beach Community College, Duncan Theater, Lake Worth -- May 3
Each of these unique sites (the Prince Theatre has been abandoned for over fifteen years and 711 North Dixie Highway is a courtyard between two buildings) will host an evening-long performance using venue specific installations and base choreographic material that will be amended for each venue. Mr. Klein’s collaborators include composers David Brazzeal, Tim Thompson, Nicholas Klein and Kyle Conklin. Each performance venue will feature an original score performed on acoustic and electric instruments. Urban/Land/Scapes Project will also include film installations by John Watts and object installations by Lucy Keshavarz.
Each location will also have corresponding workshops that include master classes, lectures/demonstrations and mini performances that span a month before the final work is presented. Mr. Klein will work with community groups related to each location to develop dance work unique to each community and venue.
The Cultural Council’s Artist-in-Residency grant program provides funding for community-based artist-in-residency projects that emphasize long-term, in-depth interaction between professional artists and an identified group of participants. The program’s mission is to forge partnerships between artists and host nonprofit cultural (arts, science, historical) organizations to benefit residents of Palm Beach County. The grant is funded with proceeds from the sale of State of the Arts license plates.
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Mr. Mayes is Regional Managing Director for Calibre, Wachovia’s Family Office, in Palm Beach. He is also a board member and serves on the executive committee of The Arc of Palm Beach. He also serves on the Board of Advisors of The Gathering Palm Beach, is a founding board member of Charities for Children, and serves on the Place of Hope Planned Giving Council. In support of his passion for the arts and education, Mr. Mayes serves on the capital campaign committee for the Center for Creative Education. He is also a member of the Financial Planning Association.
Larry Boytano
Public Relations Coordinator
Palm Beach County Cultural Council
1555 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd., Suite 300
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Tel. (561) 471-1601
Fax (561) 687-9484
lboytano@palmbeachculture.com
www.palmbeachculture.com
The Palm Beach County Cultural Council was founded in 1978 by Alexander W. Dreyfoos as the Palm Beach County Council of the Arts to develop, coordinate and promote the arts and cultural activities throughout Palm Beach County. It is officially recognized by the Board of County Commissioners as the County's advisory agency for cultural development and administers a portion of local tourist development funds under contract with county government. It is an independent nonprofit membership organization with 501(c)(3) federal tax-exempt status, Florida Registration number SC01489. All contributions are deductible to the full extent of the law.
