South Dallas Cultural Center presents: Teo Castellanos in "D-Projects Fat Boy" May 23-25
City of Dallas sent this bulletin at 05/14/2014 10:51 AM CDTFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information contact:
May 13, 2014 Sondra Roney-PR & Marketing
(214) 670-8117
THE SDCC presents….FATBOY ”
Dallas, Texas - The South Dallas Cultural Center (SDCC) is pleased to introduce National Performance Network (NPN) artist, Teo Castellanos in “D-Projects FAT BOY”. This dance theater performance will explore poverty, hunger, American consumerism and waste through out the world. D-Projects has toured South America and China and is currently touring in the U.S. This highly anticipated production will premiere in Dallas on May 23rd through 25th at 8pm.
The core of the choreography in “D-Projects FAT BOY” is hip-hop with influences from Balinese Rice Rituals & Mythology, as well as traditional Buddhist ritual movement. The work also incorporates Reggae music composed by Grammy-nominated DJ LeSpam and video projections of Asia and Africa.
“We’re are excited to bring Teo to Dallas with his new production. This will be a one of a kind performance that is ideal for performance art lovers in the DFW area”, said Vicki Meek, Manager at the SDCC.
This production is supported in part by New England Foundation for the Arts, National Performance Network, and Southern Methodist University. Tickets are available for mature audiences for $10 at the SDCC box office located at 3400 S. Fitzhugh Ave or at www.eventbrite.com/e/teo-castellanos-d-projects-presents-fat-boy-tickets-11508551387 .
For more information call 214-939-2787, log onto http://dallasculture.org/SDCulturalCenter and like us on facebook.com/SouthDallasCulturalCenter. The SDCC is a program of the City of Dallas, Office of Cultural Affairs.
ABOUT TEO
Born in Puerto Rico and raised in Miami, Teo Castellanos is an actor/writer/director who works in theater, film and television. He is the founder and Artistic Director of D-Projects, a contemporary Dance/Theater company. D-Projects original work fuses world culture, religion and music, examining social issues through performance. with Scratch & Burn, a peace ritual, based on the war and funeral rituals of the Zulu tribe of South Africa using elements of Butoh, Maori war dance, Tibetan Buddhism, Yoruba chants and hip-hop vocabulary Teo received his B.F.A. in Theater from Florida Atlantic University under a full scholarship where he studied with four time Tony Award winner Zoe Caldwell. He is author of War, Revolution, and the Projects, a one man trilogy, which he has toured on the East Coast, as well as his one-man show NE 2nd Avenue based on Miami characters, which was commissioned and produced by Miami Light Project as part of their 2001-2002 Contemporary Performance Series and went on to be produced by Coconut Grove Playhouse in Miami.
https://www.dropbox.com/l/sKhv25D79buFH8dVPV8A3c??text=1
ABOUT NPN
NPN has grown to a partnership of 63 art organizations, called NPN Partners, in over 36 cities across the country. NPN connects Artists with communities around two simple ideas – to help artists make work in their own neighborhoods, and to cross geographic and cultural divides to increase the traffic of fresh, challenging artistic work.
NPN provides support for established and emerging artists in dance, music, theater, performance art, puppetry, spoken word and most recently visual arts.. It serves as the developmental rung on the ladder for emerging contemporary performing artists because it provides rare or first-time touring opportunities. NPN also plays a critical role for mid-career and established artists who continue to create new work and to tour on the network because it offers a wealth of opportunities at a time when support is diminishing. Equally important, NPN connects artists with progressive presenters, arts organizations, and communities across the country.
ABOUT THE SOUTH DALLAS CULTURAL CENTER
The South Dallas Cultural Center became a reality through the efforts of key individuals in the African-American community, who encouraged the City of Dallas to develop a multi-purpose arts facility in South Dallas. Under the leadership of City officials and Park Board members, funds were allocated through the 1982 bond program to construct a $1.5 million, 24,000 square-foot facility, located across from Fair Park.
In 2007, South Dallas Cultural Center's facility received a total renovation and expansion adding 10,000 square feet and featuring a 120-seat black box theater; a visual arts gallery; studios for dance; two-dimensional arts; fiber; media arts; printmaking; and photography. The Center also has a full service digital recording studio.
The South Dallas Cultural Center is a division of the City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs, a member of the Dallas Art Dealers Association and a partner in the National Performance Network.
ABOUT THE OFFICE OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS
The City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs (OCA) works to enhance the vitality of the City and the quality of life for all Dallas citizens by creating an environment wherein arts and cultural organizations can thrive so that people of all ages can enjoy opportunities for creative expressions and the celebration of our community’s multicultural heritage. The mission is to establish a cultural system that ensures that ALL Dallas citizens and visitors have an opportunity to experience the finest in arts and culture. The OCA is advised by an 18-member Cultural Affairs Commission appointed by the Dallas City Council. The OCA manages the city’s Cultural Contracts, Community Artists and Public Art Programs; oversees six cultural centers including the South Dallas Cultural Center; the Bath House Cultural Center, Latino Cultural Center, Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, and Oak Cliff Cultural Center It also operates the city’s classical music radio station, WRR101.1FM. For more information on the programs and services provided by the OCA log onto www.dallasculture.org.
