Open Door Studios Foundation

INSPIRE INCLUSION DANCE: INSPIRE INCLUSION DANCE (IID) IS AN INCLUSIVE DANCE PROGRAM FOR DANCERS WITH AND WITHOUT DISABILITIES. IID OFFERS CLASSES AT OPEN DOOR STUDIOS, ZOOM CLASSES AND PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES, AS WELL AS OUTREACH CLASSES WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS: UMAR ARTS, AN DAY PROGRAM FOR DISABLED ADULTS, GIGI'S PLAYHOUSE, A SAFE SPACE FOR FOLKS OF ALL AGES WITH DOWN SYNDROME AND THEIR FAMILIES, IGNITE ACADEMY, A SCHOOL FOR TEENS WITH DISABILITIES AND SEVEN OAKS IN CORNELIUS NC. LAST SPRING IID SERVED 750 DANCERS AND AUDIENCES WITH AND WITHOUT DISABILITIES. CREATING UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISABLED AND TYPICALLY ABLED PEOPLE TO CREATE ART TOGETHER AND BE IN COMMUNITY. ODDF YOUTH ENSEMBLE: THE ODDF YOUTH ENSEMBLE IS OPEN TO STUDENTS ENROLLED AT OPEN DOOR WHO ARE INTERESTED IN ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES AND IN BUILDING A STRONGER SENSE OF COMMUNITY. DANCERS PERFORM CLASSICAL BALLET WORKS AND ORIGINAL CONTEMPORARY BY AREA CHOREOGRAPHERS. CHOREOGRAPHIC RESIDENCY PROJECT: THE CHOREOGRAPHIC RESIDENCY PROJECT WAS BORN OUT OF THE HUGE IMPACT COVID- 19 HAS HAD ON THE DANCE, MUSIC AND THEATRE COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. BY PROVIDING RESIDENCY SPACE, THIS PROGRAM SEEKS TO PROVIDE AN ARTISTIC OUTLET FOR CHOREOGRAPHERS, DANCERS AND DANCE LOVERS WITHIN THE CHARLOTTE- MECKLENBURG COMMUNITY TO CREATE NEW WORK AND SHARE IT WITH AUDIENCES. ALL RESIDENCIES WILL CULMINATE WITH A FINAL SHOW- WHICH WILL BE ENTIRELY NEW WORK OR WORK IN-PROGRESS. THIS PERFORMANCE HAS THE OPTION TO BE BROADCAST BY VIDEO, LIVE STREAMED AND/OR PERFORMED IN HOUSE. VERSATILE THEATER/STUDIO: THIS SPACE ACTS AS BOTH A DANCE STUDIO FOR REHEARSALS AND A THEATER SPACE FOR RESIDENT COMPANIES AND COMMUNITY GROUPS. BARAN DANCE: BARAN DANCE IS A PROFESSIONAL CONTEMPORARY DANCE COMPANY BASED IN CHARLOTTE, NC. THEY CREATE DANCES THAT MAKE YOU FEEL, THINK, POSSIBLY CRY, AND MAYBE EVEN LAUGH. FOUNDED AND DIRECTED BY AUDREY IPAPO BARAN SINCE 2012, BARAN DANCE IS KNOWN FOR COLLABORATING WITH LOCAL MUSICIANS AND ARTISTS THROUGH MULTIMEDIA MOVEMENT EXPERIENCES. BARAN DANCE SEAMLESSLY BLENDS BOLD PHYSICALITY WITH THOUGHTFUL ARTISTRY AND PERFORMS ON STAGES, IN GALLERIES, AT BARS, AND ON SIDEWALKS, CREATING WORK THAT IS ACCESSIBLE AND EXCITING FOR WIDE AUDIENCES. THE GARRISON EXPERIENCE: THE GARRISON EXPERIENCE WAS FOUNDED BY CHARLOTTE-BASED DANCER, CHOREOGRAPHER, AND TEACHER, KYLE GARRISON SHAWELL, OUT OF THE NEED FOR A CONCERT DANCE COMPANY THAT FOCUSES ON THE AESTHETIC OF JAZZ DANCE - THE ROOTS, THE MOVEMENTS, AND THE PERFORMANCE. MOVEMENT MIGRATION: MOVEMENT MIGRATION IS A COLLECTIVE OF SEASONED DANCE ARTISTS COLLABORATING TO CREATE AND PERFORM DYNAMIC AND POIGNANT DANCE WORKS THAT PORTRAY THE DEPTHS OF THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE; THE DANCES ARE SHARED WITH AUDIENCES LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY IN PERFORMANCE AND EDUCATIONAL VENUES. DIRECTED BY KIM JONES, THE ENSEMBLE'S MEMBERS ACHIEVED PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE IN DISTINCT TECHNICAL TRAINING AND PERFORMANCE DISCIPLINES.