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Errol Grimes Dance Group
The Errol Grimes Dance Group seeks to explore contemporary dance and themes that are informed by an American and Afro-West Indian perspective. The Errol Grimes Dance also aims to conduct residencies, workshops, lectures and symposiums in the communities in which it performs.
Description and/or History:
The Errol Grimes Dance Group, Inc. is a not for profit corporation that is registered with the State of New York, Department of Law, Charities Bureau. The company is also registered under section 501 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code as an organization described in section 501(c) (3).
The company is located in the Clinton Hill section of Brooklyn.
The EGDG is uniquely positioned to appeal to audiences who want to see work of a multicultural perspective. EGDG is committed to the continual development of new dance works, the rehearsal of repertoire and the maintenance of its repository of costumes, props and archival materials. The company will also perform the choreographic works of guest choreographers whose work enhances the programs of EGDG.
The company is comprise of 6 dancers but this number is augmented depending on the work performed.
Errol Grimes, the founder and choreographer of EGDG, has been described as a “poet of motion” by Jack Anderson of The New York Times. Mr. Grimes identifies his muse as an early immersion in Barbadian mythology, story-telling, music, culinary arts, and costume. The mix of English colonial customs and African culture that existed in Barbados while growing up there is a key influence in the aesthetics of his work. To this he has added training at the Merce Cunningham Studio, the Juilliard School, and the Martha Graham School; as well as travel and performance in Sweden, Norway, Italy, Holland and Denmark. Mr. Grimes was also a recipient of a USIA fellowship to Denmark.
Errol Grimes has conceptualized and choreographed numerous works; and his collaborative efforts have been with musicians, composers, opera singers, writers, actors, circus artists and designers. His vision is rooted in a deep interest in the individual’s quest for identity.
The EGDG Advisory Board and Board of Directors includes the world renowned choreographer Merce Cunningham, noted architect and designer Ralph Appelbaum, Elinor Ratner, a trustee of the Educational Alliance and Laura Kruger, a trustee of the American Folk Art Museum.
The EGDG has performed in the United States and Europe since the early 1990s. Its U.S. performances have included notable engagements in New York theaters such as the renowned Aaron Davis Hall, Dance Theater Workshop, The Kitchen and La MaMa. The company has also performed at Williams College, Middlebury College and The Place in Washington, DC. In Europe, EGDG work has been performed in Holland at the Artemis Space in Amsterdam, in Italy at the Theater de Trevi, in Sweden at the Thalia Theatre in Gothenburg, and in Denmark at Dansens Hus, Copenhagen.
Contact people:
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Errol Girmes, Artistic Director, (718) 596-0560, (email)
Donna Agustin, Press Representative, (347) 217-5297, (email) |
Office fax number: (718) 596-4499
Address:
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P.O. Box 05026
Brooklyn, NY 11205 |
Web Site: http://www.errolgrimesdancegroup.org
Directions:
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By subway:
G train to Classon Ave
By Car:
BQE exit Whyte/Kent Aves or Flushing Ave
please call for further details
Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: Classon Ave on the G ,
Walk distance (in minutes): 15
Nearest Bus Stop: B61, B57, B54, 5 minute walk |
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