Mr. Robert Battle

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  Published on: 11/13/2007    Last Visited: 2/11/2009  

  The program is to include two world premieres; "Train" by Robert Battle, artistic director of New York's Battleworks Dance Company, is an eclectic, non-stop piece infusing modern, funk and African styles, and "Between Three" by Julia Rhoads, choreographer of RNCDC favorite "In the Oasis," will highlight the grace of the RNCDC's women through a soft and pastoral trio.

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  Published on: 10/26/2007    Last Visited: 9/26/2008  

  Classes will be taught by Robert Battle and Erika Pujic, Rehearsal Director of Battleworks Dance Company.
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  The class culminates in phrases of Artistic Director Robert Battle's own work, which relate to the classical techniques that inspire him.

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  Published on: 3/1/2007    Last Visited: 3/23/2007  

  Tech & Rep Master Classes with Robert Battle
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  Originally from Miami, Florida, Robert Battle is a graduate of the New World School of the Arts and The Julliard School, where he received the Princess Grace Dance Scholarship and the Martha Hill Prize.While a member of the Parsons Dance Company (1994-2001), Mr. Battle began setting his own work on the company.Parsons has performed his choreography across the United States and internationally, and featured it in their New York City seasons.In 2001, Mr. Battle founded his own company -- Battleworks Dance Company -as a platform for his choreography.As an independent choreographer, Mr. Battle is in high demand: The Hubbard Street Repertory Ensemble, The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ailey II, Introdans, Dallas Black Dance Theater, Ruth Rosenberg Dance Ensemble, and PARADIGM have all commissioned Mr. Battle for new works and re-stagings of Battleworks repertory.
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  In 2005, Battle was honored at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts with a medal proclaiming him one of the "Masters of African-American Choreography."www.battleworksdance.com
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  Robert Battle

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  Published on: 8/11/2009    Last Visited: 8/11/2009  

  Choreography: Robert Battle
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  Costume Design: Robert Battle

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  Published on: 3/23/2007    Last Visited: 3/23/2007  

  Tech & Rep Master Classes with Robert BattleSteps on Broadway - dance, all styles, all levels for all ages
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  Tech & Rep Master Classes with Robert Battle
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  Originally from Miami, Florida, Robert Battle is a graduate of the New World School of the Arts and The Julliard School, where he received the Princess Grace Dance Scholarship and the Martha Hill Prize.While a member of the Parsons Dance Company (1994-2001), Mr. Battle began setting his own work on the company.Parsons has performed his choreography across the United States and internationally, and featured it in their New York City seasons.In 2001, Mr. Battle founded his own company -- Battleworks Dance Company -Ñ as a platform for his choreography.As an independent choreographer, Mr. Battle is in high demand: The Hubbard Street Repertory Ensemble, The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ailey II, Introdans, Dallas Black Dance Theater, Ruth Rosenberg Dance Ensemble, and PARADIGM have all commissioned Mr. Battle for new works and re-stagings of Battleworks repertory.
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  In 2005, Battle was honored at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts with a medal proclaiming him one of the "Masters of African-American Choreography." www.battleworksdance.com

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  Published on: 11/1/2004    Last Visited: 3/27/2007  

  I just got a call from Robert Battle.Turns out we got a grant from the American Music Center to have live music for his upcoming New York season, and there's even enough left over for the company to commission a score from me. So, keep an eye on this space for updates on that!
  
  Robert also told me about this new review of "Mass."
  
  In other news... After much thought and writer's block, I've sort of abandoned The Alamo Polka.I couldn't come up with an intelligent way to mix cowboy music and polka without the piece becoming excessively jokey. (A friend also pointed out that he, not even being Texan, was somewhat offended by the title.)
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  "Mr. Battle, the youngest choreographer, has recently made a name for himself with original rapid-fire movement and unexpected imagery.
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  Mr. Battle took the senior class along the same path.
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  The whole experience -- from the beginning of the collaboration with Robert Battle, through the rehearsals with the dancers, through the music rehearsals, through the closing performance today -- couldn't have gone better.
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  There had been some concern about the level of amplification we'd be using in the performances this weekend. (Long story short, Robert Battle and I want it loud, and the Juilliard administration wants it to sound "more natural.")

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  Published on: 11/12/2007    Last Visited: 12/19/2007  

  Choreographer Robert Battle cites Monk as a formative influence, especially in what he calls a "deconstructive" approach to melody and rhythm.What he heard in Monk was a process of taking apart essential aspects of a piece of music and sticking them back together again, casting the familiar flow of notes askew through the use of suspenseful pauses and tempos that lingered and crashed."He had a way of turning the thing upside down and shaking it a little bit," says Battle, whose Battleworks Dance Company's Monk Movements, a program of short pieces devised especially for Duke, reflects that sensibility.

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  Published on: 2/11/2006    Last Visited: 3/27/2007  

  Choreographed by Robert Battle.
  
  This work was my first collaboration with choreographer Robert Battle.Robert's request was for a short, dark, rhythmic, angry piece, and this was the result.It was great fun to write, although I failed to consider that whatever rhythms I wrote would have to be learned not only by the musicians, but by the dancer. (Robert's choreography is extremely musical, and nearly every movement matches the music.) This piece is a short, exhausting virtuosic trip for both the solo clarinet and the solo dancer.If you listen closely to the very end of the live recording, you'll actually hear the dancer gasp her last breath before collapsing to the floor.Robert is pretty dramatic.This work was used by the United States Synchronized Swim Team this year at The Olympics in Athens.

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  Published on: 3/22/2009    Last Visited: 5/15/2009  

  John Mackey wrote, " Damn was my first collaboration with choreographer Robert Battle.

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  Published on: 11/30/2007    Last Visited: 11/30/2007  

  The program includes two world premieres by Robert Battle, artistic director of New York's Battleworks Dance Company, and Julia Rhoads, artistic director of Chicago's Lucky Plush Productions and choreographer of 2002's In the Oasis.

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