Queens Council on the Arts Presents A Night with Dancers

3rd Space: Where Local Creatives Come Together

(Queens, NY) Queens Council on the Arts’ 3rd Space is proud to present an evening with Queens-based dancers and choreographers who will be performing works-in-progress on Friday, February 21st. Artists and the culturally curious are invited to participate in an evening of movement and discussion, to help workshop works in progress and gain unique insight into the artistic process. Dancers are especially encouraged to join us for a unique networking and community building opportunity.

3rd Space is a series of monthly events that invites local artists to host events to build strong and vibrant artist networks and to creatively lead the continuing transformation of the borough’s cultural economy. It is a unique independent creative space where the artistic and cultural communities in the borough can come together to talk shop, attend workshops, network and share their works in progress.

3rd Space “A Night with Dancers” Friday, February 21st from 7pm – 9pm Queens Council on the Arts  37-11 35th Ave, Entrance on 37th Street  Astoria, NY 11101;  Admission $5:  RSVP here

Monica Hogan is artistic director of Monica Hogan Danceworks, where she creates works that draw on the themes of the human experience, reimagining archetypal relationships through compositional innovation. Hogan aims to unite dance artists of diverse backgrounds, allowing their unique experiences to contribute to the creative process. She creates an inclusive rehearsal environment where dancers commit their own artistic voice to the movement.

Hazel Lever is an alumna of Harvard College, where she performed with, choreographed for, and served on the board of the Harvard Ballet Company. She has choreographed work for the Harvard Radcliffe Dramatic Club—including productions of HAIR, Cabaret, and Wonderful Town—and Opera Brittenica’s inaugural production, The Rape of Lucretia.  Her work has shown at Green Space in Queens and at Columbia University.  Lever has trained with Ballet Spartanburg, Alonzo King LINES Ballet, Joffrey Midwest, South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities, Harvard Dance Program, and at Bates Dance Festival.

Selma Treviño is a performer/choreographer/director and co-founder of Corporeal Arts Incorporated, a non-profit theater company that combines forms that are primarily expressed through the body—such as mime, martial arts, and dance— to devise physically engaging theatre performances. Selma holds a MA in Performance Studies from NYU and a BA in Theater from UNICAMP, Brazil. Selma is currently developing new works, researching cultural physicality from Brazil. Her first result was the choreography “Brasileirinho” performed as a work-in-progress at the Crossing Boundaries series at the Dixon Place in New York.

The mission of the Queens Council on Arts is to foster, and develop the arts in Queens County and to support individual artists and arts organizations in presenting their cultural diversity for the benefit of the community. For more information visit:  www.queenscouncilarts.org