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REIMAGINING THE ACCESSIBILITY OF MODERN DANCE

“Modern dance now has a new performance space, the iPhone…”

–The New York Times

STORY

Dances for an iPhone unites a lifelong interest in camera work and dance. Dance and music have a lways generated the heartbeat of Richard Daniels’s artistic passion. As a child, he studied piano, giving recitals and accompanying musical productions, choirs, and orchestras. Throughout his schooling, he participated as a dancer, actor, and singer in numerous school and civic productions. The enrichment of his musical training laid the cornerstone for Mr. Daniels’s vibrantly musical dancing and choreography.

Mikhail Baryshnikov and Richard Daniels Photo: Stanley Goldberg

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DANCING SONDHEIM "

Dancing Sondheim expands on Volume 1's Children and Art danced by Carmen de Lavallade. In a reissue, this movie joins 6 new films, all using the music of Stephen Sondheim, in both vocal and instrumental arrangements. Some casting is being driven by those dancer’s videos who generated the most interest on YouTube. They are joined by some new additions to the Dances for an iPhone dancer family.

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Using video as a part of the creative process, the intention of Dances for an iPhone is to explore dance on camera in a deeper way. The introduction of the iPhone proved a starting point to the presentation of modern dance on an accessible digital device. The rules have always been about providing an intimate experience of dance, simple production values, available light and a hand-held camera.

Features six movies of five extraordinarily accomplished dancers: Carmen de Lavallade, Deborah Jowitt, Regina Larkin, Christine Redpath, and Megan Williams. The Baryshnikov Arts Center named Richard Daniels an artist in residence in order to create this volume. *No longer available on iTunes

Consistent with Volume 1, Volume 2 is an eclectic series of dance movies featuring: Molissa Fenley, Margie Gillis, Stephen Pier and Miki Orihara, Risa Steinberg, and Christine Wright. *Available on iTunes through October 2014

An all-Scriabin prelude suite. Drawn from original improvisational material by Richard Daniels, four other dancers interpret that original material in seven movies. Those performers include: David Leventhal, Barbara Mahler, Jason McDole, and Christine Wright.

VOLUME 1

A SCRIABIN SUITE—VOLUME 3

VOLUME 2

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EXPERIENCE DANCE IN ITS PUREST FORM

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Dances for an iPhone creatively merges technology and the arts, giving the user a unique and convenient opportunity to. The application is appealing to an audience that ranges from dance dilettantes, to experts in the craft, to anyone who appreciates the magnetism of modern dance. The app charts new territory in, accessible through the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch.

bringing modern dance to a wider audience"

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16,000

1,600+ followers 4,300+ likes 16,000+ views

downloads!

countries!

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A few simple steps to see great dance.

EVENTS EVENTS !

DANCE ON CAMERA FESTIVAL Film Society of Lincoln Center I New York, NY

PILLOW TALK Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival I Lee, MA

RESIDENCY PERFORMANCE Baryshnikov Arts Center I New York, NY

Photos: Stanley Goldberg

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Baryshnikov Arts Center !

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“…starkly elegant...” !

“…refreshingly simple.”!

“…[it’s] like holding a dance in the palm of

your hand.” !

“… there’s this beautiful little jewel of art right in front of you with no big bells and whistles…It is as though you’re sitting in the middle of a beautiful park. And then you go back to your day.”

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“For dance aficionados, Richard Daniels’s series of iPhone apps have been a source of enlightenment and entertainment...”

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“A very relaxing and therapeutic app. Unique compared to most apps that I come across.”

“Medicine for the soul. A rare treat

for all people of all ages.”

“An app that actually has some more serious content. If you ever need a change of pace and a refreshing new experience then look no further.”

“Dances for an iPhone is fantastic! It brings the purity of modern dance and true artistry to the masses…”

“I think the entire Dances for an iPhone series is fabulous-they’re little gems I can watch over and over. And I do! ”

“…I think there’s a lot of information about ways in which

to dance. Very elegant to the eyes and ears while it

compliments the music.”

“Finally high culture has

permeated, or, rather enhanced the app world…”

Photo: Stanley Goldberg

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and seeing things in different ways, and can be a vehicle for public discussion and building social connections. Dances for an iPhone serves as an application that embodies the organic and intimate connection that audiences have with art in the 21st century. Dances for an iPhone seeks partners who align with this new wave art experience, who are not afraid to take a risk on a project that captures a genre of art and makes it accessible to the masses.

Art is about crossing boundaries

A contribution to Dances for an iPhone is a contribution to the world of modern dance and to the renewal and re-imagination of the arts.

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