2009
It was supposed to be a year of rest primarily focusing on generating new work to take out into the world in 2010. It was anything but! Managed to get out of town and jetted down to MAX10 in Venice Beach. Lots of happenings locally. Branched out into more experimental work. Welcomed a new company photographer, Jim Boyden. Ecstatic to revive a piece of theatrical repertoire "My Cat Thomas" with the choice find of Michaun Barner. SonneBlauma Collaborators in 2009 were: Michaun Barner, Melissa Block, Misa & Stephen Kelly, Joanna Nobbe, Monica Robles, & Jacque Wiley. New works created include Misa's two duets "Grit" & "Under No Certain Circumstances" created in collaboration with Melissa Block, Misa's solo "Ranunculus" with Erika Kloumann and Hannah Oberheimer-Smith contributing to the process, and Stephen Kelly's "Lucky Ducks." Special thanks to Roger Bradley, Cay Fitzgerald, DBA Energy Essentials, Howard Glasser, Kaita Lepore, Christopher & Michelle Kelly, Sharyn Namath, the Rudi Schulte Family Foundation & Christiane Schlumberger for their kind and generous patronage. Without there support much of the following just wouldn't have happened! Bravo and Brava!
January 9, 10,11:
SBDA New Works concert
February 1:
Company Auditions
April 5:
Master Class: Gerry Marr PHLOREWORK™
June 20th:
Studio Showing with Jessica Chen
July 6th:
Electric Lodge: MAX 10
July 19th:
"Weston"- SB Museum of Art
September 3rd:
"First Thursdays" - SB Museum of Art
September 26th:
NECTAR: Love & War @ Yoga Soup
October 4th:
Dance at the Top of the Hill
November 21st:
NECTAR: Heroes; Stories of Transformation @ Yoga Soup
2008
Big year for us. We had our first mini-California tour, became international travelling to Istanbul to teach and perform, & had our first college gig at Moorpark College. 2008 SonneBlauma collaborators were: Anaya Cullen, Misa & Stephen Kelly, Kaita Lepore, Erika Kloumann, Kerstin Stuart & dancers, Louie Cornejo & dancers, Sinan Temizalp/Meditatif Dance, çati Dance Community, Robert Salas & Beth McGill of Moorpark College.
January 11, 12, 13:
SBDA New Works concert - Santa Barbara
April 5th :
3 Cities 3 Choreographers - Los Angeles
April 18th:
3 Cities 3 Choreographers - Pacific Grove
April 19th:
3 Cities 3 Choreographers - Santa Cruz
May 25th:
3 Cities 3 Choreographers - Santa Barbara
June 15th: Company Auditions
Summer Workshop: Amythyst Fritzler
Summer Workshop: Joanna Nobbe
September 21st: Studio Showing
September 27th:
Meditatif Dance: 2 Cities 2 Choreographers - Istanbul
September 28th - October 3rd:
Çati Workshop - Istanbul
November 20th-23rd:
Moorpark College - Moorpark
November 25th:
Master Class: Matt Nelson
December 16th:
SonneBlauma Holiday Fundraising Performance Party