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Robert Moses' Kin re-broadcase on SPARK in May 2010

Robert Moses’ Kin Dance Company with Youth Speaks on KQED’s series, SPARK. The segment will re-broadcast on KQED-TV 9 on Wednesday, May 12 at 7:30pm and will repeat on Friday, May 14 at 11:30pm.

The full listings for SPARK can be found here: http://www.kqed.org/arts/programs/spark/episode.jsp?epid=113405

This episode can also be seen in the South Bay on KTEH-TV 54 and KQET-TV 25 (same airdates as KQED-TV 9). For listings on KTEH-TV 54 please check: http://www.kteh.org

Dance Insights of Multi-Faceted Modern Family Life
by D. Rane Danubian
ArtsSF.com
"Galjour spins their stories and conversations out brilliantly, touching also on themes of intolerance."
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PRESS COVERAGE

Robert Moses' 'Cinderella' in San Francisco
by Allan Ulrich
San Francisco Chronicle
"Moses may have attempted nothing more ambitious than his latest opus, 'The Cinderella Principle: Try these on, see if they fit.'"
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Choreographer Robert Moses Unleashes a Gutsy Endeavor
by Greg Archer
Huffington Post
"The world premiere of the outing comes to life in San Francisco this week via the Robert Moses Kin contemporary dance company, a visually delicious beast that never comes short of dazzling the senses."
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CBS 5 Bay Sunday interview
with Robert Moses about
The Cinderella Principle
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It's a family affair for Robert Moses’ Kin
by Andrea Pflaumer
San Francisco Examiner
"Moses, whose San Francisco troupe is celebrating its 15th anniversary, is well-known for a willingness to tackle thorny social issues. But his ability to reframe the material on a more human scale is what has earned him a wide and appreciative audience."
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In Step: Marching in like a jackrabbit
by Ann Murphy
Inside Bay Area
"This weekend, elegant and provocative choreographer Robert Moses presents his company Robert Moses' Kin in his newest work, 'The Cinderella Principle.'"
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"Then and Now"
Sunday interview with Todd Reynolds
KALW San Francisco, 91.7 FM
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"Giving Voice" by Karen McKevitt
Theatre Bay Area Magazine

"This is such a beautiful notion of family," says Moses of the stories in the dance. When asked if The Cinderella Principle was an attempt to redefine family or offer a vocabulary to talk about difference, he clarifies, "I'm trying to give voice to these families."
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The Cinderella Principle: Anne Galjour
by Linda Ayres-Frederick
San Francisco Bay Times
"Award-winning solo performer and playwright Anne Galjour recently spoke with the SF Bay Times about the upcoming interdisciplinary work, The Cinderella Principle: Try these on, see if they fit. "
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ROBERT MOSES’ KIN ADDS TWO WORKS TO THE PROGRAM
FEATURING THE WORLD PREMIERE OF
THE CINDERELLA PRINCIPLE
AT YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS FEB. 25 - 27

SAN FRANCISCO, January 27, 2010—The nationally acclaimed Robert Moses' Kin (RMK) contemporary dance company announced the addition of two works from the company repertoire, Hush and Toward September, to the program featuring the world premiere of The Cinderella Principle: Try these on, see if they fit, an hour-long work exploring non-traditional family structures. Three performances will be presented at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on February 25, 26 and 27 at 8 pm.

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Robert Moses' Kin's collaboratations

RMK presents its remarkable new multi-media work The Cinderella Principle, exploring identity and love in non-traditional families. The Cinderella Principle marks a significant new direction for the company, weaving text - based on family interviews by award-winning documentary playwright Anne Galjour - into the performance. Nationally recognized violinist/composer Todd Reynolds has created an original score and will be performing live with star beat boxer Kid Beyond . Video projections are created by Guggenheim fellow and Alpert Award winner Bill Morrison."

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Awards

RMK is grateful for recent funding from the following organizations: The Irvine Foundation, The Hewlett Foundation, Grants for the Arts, The National Endowment for the Arts, The California Arts Council, The Zellerbach Foundation and The Fleishhacker Foundation.

Robert Moses to collaborate with playwright Anne Galjour

Robert Moses has long been interested in using dance to explore social and psychological issues. In his new work “The Cinderella Principle,” Robert Moses will collaborate with the nationally-known playwright Anne Galjour in exploring the evolving cultural identities associated with non-traditional families. Together they will hold community “story circles” to discuss issues of family and culture. These will be followed by individual and family interviews that will delve deeper into the personal experiences of the participants.

Ms. Galjour has a wealth of resources and experiences that are especially pertinent to The Cinderella Project. She recently completed a documentary theater project with the Hopkins Center at Dartmouth University that included extensive research into class difference in the small communities of rural New England. As part of that project she developed a one-woman play, You can’t get there from here, that was performed throughout New England and then brought to Theatre Artaud in September by Z Space Studio.

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Anne Galjour’s one-woman plays have been praised for their originality of the writing as well as excellence of performance. Originally from Cajun French speaking Southeastern Louisiana, she has been a resident of San Francisco for over 30 years. Her additional solo performance credits include Alligator Tales – Hurricane and Mauvais Temps, The Krewe of Neptune, and Alligator Tales (4 Dramatic Short Stories). All of which have played at numerous theatres, colleges and theatre festivals throughout the country.

Anne’s playwriting credits include Okra, which premiered at Brava Theater Center in San Francisco in 2004, before moving to Southern Rep, True Brew Theatre, and the Bayou Playhouse; Bird in the Hand, which was commissioned by Z Space and produced by Central Works Theatre Company in Berkeley; and her children’s play The Queen of the Sea, which was commissioned and produced by Berkeley Repertory Theatre.

Awards for her work include the Bay Area Theater Critics Circle Awards for Best Original Script and Best Solo Performance, the Will Glickman Playwriting Award, the American Theatre Critics Association Osborn Award for Emerging Playwrights, S F Solo Mio Festival – outstanding solo artist award, and S F Bay Guardian “Goldie” for outstanding performance artist.

Anne Galjour is currently a lecturer in the Creative Writing Department at San Francisco State University, and is a member of both the Actors Equity Association and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.

For more information about her work please visit www.annegaljour.com.

San Francisco Chronicle
by Rachel Howard, September 14, 2008

Five Questions for Robert Moses - "San Francisco dance company Robert Moses' Kin has rocketed in national reputation recently, gaining notice for Moses' fast and furious, streetwise yet eloquent style and his bold way of exposing the hypocrisies of race and gender in America." read >>