About THE MARK dance company...
Overview
THE MARK dance company was founded in 2012 by Artistic Director, Arlynn Zachary. It is a modern-contemporary based company encouraging the aesthetic qualities and technical applications of varied dance mediums. The company’s goal is to present dance that intrigues the audience, "With each step we take, there is a mark left behind."
Performance
Works from within THE MARK’s repertoire have been displayed at the American College Dance Festival, Goucher College’s Faculty and Guest-Artist Spring Concert, North Carolina Dance Festival’s Audience Choice Show, Greensboro Fringe Festival, Charlotte Dance Festival, and is a resident company for Charlotte's Wine and Dance concerts.
Collaboration
The company has worked in collaboration with Charlotte based band Advertisement, and composers Jabez Co, Elizabeth Kowalski, and Cuong Nguyen, and is in current collaboration with international composer Kaito Nakahori.
Community
THE MARK has been an influential member of the Charlotte dance community and an active part in providing opportunities for local dancers and companies to perform professional concert dance works on both proscenium and non-traditional stages.
Director's Artistic Statement:
As a choreographic dance-artist, I am inspired by the shapes of the universe within the human body. Each line and angle is what drives me to shift the dynamics of human form into a created space of articulate decisions and specific reasoning. I believe that each movement has a purpose and should be articulated with clear intention. I have developed my dance ideology from observing the blank standpoint of the human body in relationship toward the geometric possibilities it can handle. My intent is to provide a thought-process derived from the inside-out, on how to think intellectually in regards to the body's natural capabilities towards applied technique mediums. It is my goal to present choreographic work that is continuously intriguing to the audience. This sentiment stated clearly in my company's motto, "With each step we take, there is a mark left behind." Above all, my deepest aspiration is to provide people with the opportunity to experience internally and externally, the beauty and intelligent design of the human body that God has gifted to us.
"With each step
we take, there is a mark left behind."
Photo: BJackson Design
Upcoming Events:
~ 2018 ~
Greensboro Fringe Festival:
Date/Time: Jan. 25th (6pm), 26th (8pm), 27th (6pm)
Location: Stephen D. Hyers Studio Theatre, Greensboro, NC
Cost: Donation Suggested
Piece: Listen
American College Dance Association:
Date/Time: TBA
Location: TBA
Cost: TBA
Piece: Threnody
Charlotte Emerging Dance Awards:
Date/Time: TBA
Location: Charlotte Ballet, Greensboro, NC
Cost: Donation Suggested
Piece: Threnody
~ 2017 ~
Greensboro Fringe Festival:
Date/Time: Jan. 26th (8pm), 27th (6pm), 28th (10pm)
Location: Crown Theatre, Greensboro, NC
Cost: Donation Suggested
Piece: Sometimes I...
UNCG's Graduate Showcase:
Date: April, 30th
Time: 6:00pm
Location: 306 Theatre, Coleman Building (UNCG), Greensboro, NC
Cost: $5
Piece: Jouska
Loose Leaves:
Date/Time: Sept. 30th & Oct. 1st, 8pm
Location: Duke Energy Theatre, Charlotte, NC
Cost: $12
Piece: Jouska
Emergence:
Date/Time: Oct. 14th, 3pm & 8pm
Location: Durham Arts Council PSI Theatre, Durham NC
Cost: $10
Pieces: Jouska, Threnody
Prime Movers:
Date/Time: Nov. 3rd (8pm), Nov. 4 (2pm, 8pm)
Location: Van Dyke Performance Space, Greensboro, NC
Cost: $7.25-17
Piece: Threnody
AGSD Graduate Showing:
Date/Time: Nov. 19 (3pm, 6pm)
Location: 201A Coleman Building, UNCG, Greensboro, NC
Cost: Donation Accepted
Piece: Listen
~ 2016 ~
Women's Showcase:
Date: Jan. 17th
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Skyline Artists Residency (Goodyear Building), Charlotte, NC
Cost: TBA
Piece: The Best Side
The Next Step:
Date: March 19th
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Duke Energy Theatre, Charlotte, NC
Cost: CLICK HERE
Pieces: A variety of works from the company's repertoire
Dance Showcase:
Date: April 7th
Time: 7:00 (house opens)
Location: Furman University, Greenville, SC
Cost: $8 Adult, $5 Students
Piece: The Best Side
JCSU Faculty/Guest Concert:
Date: April 7-8th
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Patricia McBride & Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux Center for Dance, Charlotte NC.
Cost: $5
Piece: That time we lost forever... (performed by JCSU student)
BOOM Festival:
Date: April 9th
Time: 2:15-2:45pm
Location: BOOM Intersection Stage (1920 Commonwealth Ave.) Charlotte, NC
Cost: FREE
Piece: That time we lost forever...
Charlotte New Music Festival: An Evening of Dance
Date: June, 9th
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Dana Auditorium, Queens University, Charlotte NC
Cost: $15
Piece: Cracked 5, Lehm, That time we lost forever...
Charlotte New Music Festival: Arts Align
Date: June, 18th
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Pease Auditorium, CPCC, Charlotte NC
Cost: $15
Piece: No Fire Gives Light
Loose Leaves Showcase:
Date: Sept., 10-11th
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Duke Energy Theatre, Charlotte, NC
Cost: $12
Piece: Q. C. Me
Wine & Dance:
Date: Nov., 3-4th
Time: 8:00pm
Location: LaCa Projects (1429 Bryant St.), Charlotte, NC
Cost: $20
Piece: That time we lost forever...
UNCG's Graduate Showcase:
Date: Nov., 20th
Time: 6:00pm
Location: 306 Theatre, Coleman Building (UNCG), Greensboro, NC
Cost: Donation Suggested
Piece: Sometimes I...
~ 2015 ~
Wine & Dance:
Date: Jan. 9-10th
Time: 8pm
Location: The Chop Shop, Charlotte
Cost: $20-25
Piece: Ich Sehe Du und Mich
Promo Video: HERE
Women's Showcase:
Date: Jan. 18th
Time: TBA
Location: Neighborhood Theatre, Charlotte
Cost: $10
Piece: Figure 8
Promo Video: HERE
Greensboro Fringe Festival:
Date: Jan. 22-24th
Time: 6pm
Location: Greensboro Cultural Arts Center
Cost: $10 (suggested donation)
Piece: Axiom
Promo Video: HERE
Loose Leaves Showcase:
Date: March 7-8th
Time: 8pm
Location: The Cube, Charlotte
Cost: $10
Piece: Describe this!...an inside perspective (1st draft)
Promo Video: HERE
2015 Alumnae Concert, Columbia College:
Date: May 2nd
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Columbia College
Cost: TBA
Piece: Cracked 5
Promo Video: HERE
Charlotte New Music Festival: An Evening of Dance
Date: June 18th
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Black Box Theatre, Northwest School of the Arts
Cost: $15
Piece: Axiom & Figure 8
Charlotte New Music Festival: Arts Align Concert
Date: June 27th
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Dana Auditorium, Queens University
Cost: $15
Piece: TBA
Festival in the Park
Date: Sept. 26th
Time: 3:00pm
Location: Main Stage, Freedom Park
Cost: FREE
Piece: Re-Set
Loose Leaves Showcase
Date: Oct. 17-18th
Time: 8:00pm
Location: Duke Energy Theatre
Cost: $10
Piece: That time we lost forever
Emergence Showcase
Date: Oct. 24th
Time: 8:00pm
Location: PSI Theatre, Durham, NC
Cost: $8
Pieces: Re-Set and Q. C. Me
~ 2014 ~
Wine & Dance Fundraiser:
Date: Jan. 11th
Time: 6 - 9pm
Location: Upstage, Charlotte
Greensboro Fringe Festival:
Date/Time: Jan. 30th (8pm), 31st (6pm), Feb. 1st (6pm)
Location: Greensboro Cultural Arts Center
Wine & Dance:
Date/Time: Feb. 21st and 22nd (8pm), 23rd (4pm)
Location: Theatre Charlotte
Charlotte Dance Festival:
Date: March 14th - 15th
Time: 8pm
Location: Booth Playhouse, Charlotte
Charlotte New Music Festival: Arts Align Concert
Date: June 28th
Time: 8pm
Location: Arts Factory (JCSU), Charlotte
Festival in the Park:
Date: Sept. 20th
Time: 3pm
Location: Freedom Park (Main Stage), Charlotte
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