MacArthur Dance Project was formed in
January 2007 to provide an umbrella for the company and independent
choreographic work of Bronwen MacArthur.
The company has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Edinburgh, Scotland), LIT, the Brooklyn Lyceum and Dance New
Amsterdam (NYC), the Shubert Theater, the International Festival of Arts and
Ideas and the Rebound Festival (New Haven, CT), the FAB Festival
(Lewiston, ME), Summer Stages Dance (Concord, MA) and The Arts Bank, Performance Garage and other venues (Philadelphia, PA). MacArthur’s independent work or choreography
in collaboration with other choreographers has also been presented in Russia, France, at the ICA Boston and the Berkshire Fringe Festival (Great
Barrington, MA).
MDP
and its collaborative work have been supported by the LEF Foundation, NEFA’s
Regional Dance Development Initiative, the New Haven Mayor’s Community Arts
Grant, a Vermont Performance Lab/Marlboro College Residency, a Summer
Stages Dance/Baryshnikov Arts Center Residency, a Silo at Kirkland Farm Residency through DanceNOW[NYC] and a Susan Hess Modern Dance Choreograper's Project 2010-11 residency. MDP is featured in a documentary titled
"Coming to Grips" produced and directed by Emmy-nominated filmmaker
Lori Petchers which was selected for the Hartford International Film Festival,
the Bergenfield Film Festival, NJ and installed at Dance New Amsterdam in
NY. MDP is featured in May 2010 webisodes of the Mr. Nice web series “Haute and Bothered” directed by Ami
Armstrong on Teen.com.
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