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Dear friends of Omega,
Our 40th anniversary season may be coming to a close, but Omega is going to finish the year out with a bang (or at least a twirl or two)! Read on for information on three upcoming performances--two on Pentecost this Sunday, May 24, and a very special one on May 28.
Then make sure to check out the Earth Mass video created for our 40th anniversary celebration. How many dancers do you recognize?
We hope to see you soon, as always!
With blessings,
Becky, Katie, Martha, and Margaret
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Pentecost at St. Ignatius Loyola
Sunday, 5/24
TWO PERFORMANCES!
11am Wallace Hall Family Mass
(in hall beneath the church)
7:30pm Contemporary Mass
(in main church)
Send down the fire! Omega will present several pieces at two Pentecost masses, including a remounting of Carla De Sola's "Veni Sancte Spiritus." Various choreography will be augmented by our trademark "fire sleeves," and since this is the one day of the year we get to wear them, watch out--we plan to take St. Ignatius's words to heart and "set the world on fire" with our dancing!
St. Ignatius Loyola is located on Mahattan's Upper East Side at 84th St. and Park Ave. Map
Facebook event
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Omega participates in the National Arts Education Collaborative Concert
Omega is proud to collaborate with visual and performing arts students and other professional performing artists from across the country in this unique concert. Co-produced by Omega Associate Director Margaret Elaine Plaza and Dr. Isidore Rudnick, along with other 2014 National Artist Teacher Fellows, this exciting artistic endeavor will connect artists across geographic distances and arts disciplines. We hope you'll join us for this special event!
Find more information and purchase tickets here -->
bit.ly/NAECCConcert
Thursday, May 28th, 5-8pm
Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural & Education Center
107 Suffolk Street, New York, NY 10001 Map
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Thank you for making our 40th anniversary memorable!
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We celebrated 40 years of sacred dance on April 11, and what a day it was! Thank you to everyone who joined us for the workshop with Carla De Sola and the gathering at Uptown Restaurant--your presence meant a great deal to us! Make sure to check out the photos on Facebook from the workshop and party, as well as this video of the Earth Mass through the years that Martha Chapman so lovingly put together. Here's to four more decades of dancing in the spirit!
Couldn't make it on April 11 but want to help us celebrate? Consider making a donation in honor of Omega's 40th anniversary, here.
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Omega History 101: Liturgical dance...it's not disco!
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While going through archive materials, we recently came across this notice in a bulletin from St. Paul the Apostle in Manhattan where Carla began a dance ministry in 1979. We particularly love the second and third sentences--liturgical dance is indeed NOT disco!...But could it be? Sacred disco? Perhaps Omega has a new style to explore :-)
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Sacred Dance Guild Festival 2015
"Dancing on Waves of Grace"
July 24-29, 2015
Mercyhurst University, Erie, PA
Join sacred dancers and movers from around the US and Canada in this six day event full of classes, workshops, concerts, and more!
Visit the Sacred Dance Guild website for more information.
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