TDIF 2011 will be held at Northwest Vista College in San Antonio, hosted by Jayne King with guest artist Kirstie Simson.  Oct. 6-9

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The Texas Dance Improvisation Dance Festival 2010 is October 7-9 in Houston, TX hosted by Rice University Dance Program. The festival  features two days of classes, three jams, panel discussions and a Saturday evening performance at Barnevelder Movement Art Complex in downtown Houston.

The Texas Dance Improvisation Festival is an opportunity to celebrate improvisational dance in Texas and beyond, by coming together as a community of dance artists to share, inspire and challenge.

Los Angeles-based choreographer/performer and dance community activist, Meg Wolfe is this year’s guest artist.  The 2010 festival is being facilitated by Leslie Scates and Rosie Trump.

Conceived of  by Jordan Fuchs, the first TDIF was facilitated by Fuchs and Sarah Gamblin at Texas Woman’s University Department of Dance in October of 2009 with K.J. Holmes as the guest artist.  This festival is an annual event hosted in a different region of Texas each year.

Contact:  rtrump@rice.edu

This project is funded in part by grants from the City of Houston Mayor’s Special Initiatives Grant program of the Houston Arts Alliance.