Relocated and updated!

Hello! Well fall is upon us and with that is the revamping of MOTH. I am very excited to announce that we have relocated to the beautiful mountains of Boulder, CO! I will be teaching for Frequent Flyers and working again on MOTH, all very exciting!!! With the move though, I have been contemplating a revamping of what MOTH is to me, and how I want the world to see us. I don't think Aerial Dance quite fits who we are, so I am changing the name to MOTH: Poetic Circus. I hope you like it as much as I do! It will take me sometime to change the name on all of my websites and Blogs, but hope you will spread the word. MOTH is still MOTH, just more defined and refined. Looking forward to sharing new work with you all very soon. Blessings from the Mountains!

Cirque Fantasies

Hello!
It has been awhile indeed, but many things have been brewing. The latest news is that Deena will be performing two solo aerial acts this summer for Cirque Fantasies, in Marshfield, MA. Check it out at www.cirquefantasies.com. She has also been working with Cirque Legacy in promoting their new show, "City Life" as well as their solo and group acts. Check that out at www.cirquelegacy.com.
Deena is excited to be working in collaboration with Katrin Leblond, costume and fashion designer from Montreal. She is designing an amazing costume for the solo silks act. Pretty exciting!
One more piece of news, Deena will be working in collaboration with DreamCatcher Entertainment on a new dance film this summer. Stay tuned for news regarding this project. Hope the spring is going well for everyone!

De Plumas: A Theatrical Circus Show

MOTH in collaboration with Sol y Luna Dance is heading to Houston, TX in a few weeks for the Houston Fringe Festival. We are premiering an excerpt from a show called 'De Plumas,' a 25 minute piece about memory and reality. Here is a short trailer for the show, and visit www.deplumas.blogspot.com too. Enjoy!

Works in Progress

I have been very busy this year, continuing touring with Cirque Le Masque with Elsie, and of course teaching the Professional Training Program at the New England Center for Circus Arts.
I have been working on a new lyra solo, and will start working on a new act with Aimee on a new chandelier, something we are both very excited about. I'm not sure what the next step is, but I am searching for grants and once my vision is clear, I will be sending out another appeal letter. I am ready for MOTH to be involved in a full production again. Stay tuned!

What's been happening with MOTH you ask?

Well, it was a busy summer and it continues to be a busy fall. I have been touring with a show called Cirque Le Masque, performing two pieces with Elsie Smith, a duo trapeze and a duo silks piece. It has been a great experience.
I was also recently awarded an Artistic Development Grant from Fractured Atlas, through which I will have the honor to work with Shana Carroll of Les Sept Doigts de la Main in Montreal.
Also, I have finally finished my website and would love to share it with you. Please check it out!

www.deenafrank.com


Deena working on her new chains act...coming soon on Halloween!!!

We did it!

Thank you to everyone that helped make Channeling come to life! There are so many people that helped out, whether it was as a performer, a donor, production crew, tech crew, volunteers, etc. Everyone was amazing! I feel so blessed to have such a supportive community, and look forward to the next MOTH creation. Now it is time to decompress, relax and hang out with my daughter Ruby. Lot of love to everyone. I'll be posting pics and videos from the show very soon.
Hooray!

Dress Rehearsal & One Day to go!

Here is a photo from last night's dress rehearsal...a sneak peek. :)

Dress Rehearsal

We have dress rehearsal tonight! OMG, I can't believe we are doing this finally. It has come together so well. The cast and crew are amazing and I feel so blessed to have my vision come together in reality. I think the show is going to be beautiful and I hope you do to! Pictures and a video of the show to be posted next week. Thanks everyone for your support.
There is still time to help support MOTH and the project Channeling, and future projects of MOTH. Go to https://www.fracturedatlas.org, click on donate and then find the project, "Channeling." Thanks everyone! See you on Friday and Saturday!

2 weeks 2 go!

Wow, the show is two weeks away!!! We are almost finished with the finale, a good feeling indeed. Work, work, work, work and PLAY!!!

Premier of Channeling coming soon!!!

MOTH Aerial Dance: Movement Of The Heart, presents “Channeling,” a full-length show blending the arts of circus, dance and theater to tell the story of a few American women brave enough to challenge the waters of the English Channel in the summer of 1926. The show features Amanda Goble, Aimee Hancock and Deena Marcum Frank, as they swim through the air, revel in their successes and failures, and ultimately change the course of history for women in sports.
Tickets, $12.00 in Advance at Boomerang, 12 Elliot St. in downtown Brattleboro, $15.00 at the door, $10.00 Students
For more information, mothaerialdance@gmail.com.

One Month To Go!

We are officially one month away from our premier show, "Channeling." This is very exciting! Please pass the word to your friends and family that live in the New England area. The show will take place at The New England Center for Circus Arts on Friday, April 24 and Saturday, April 25, both shows at 8:00pm. Tickets will be available for reservation soon, so stay tuned.

Production...

We have assembled our production crew and I feel SO lucky. I have an amazing crew. We are in the final stages of putting our show together, working on getting the word out, piecing costumes together, finishing up choreography, editing music, deciding on lighting, looking for more funding, and getting the set design together. Sigh...all of that and then some. It is certainly coming together and I am so excited. Check in for more pictures from rehearsals soon.

"De Anima," Deena & Aimee

"De Anima" Premier at The Affair of The Arts!

Aimee and I just premiered our first official MOTH piece for the Affair of the Arts in Brattleboro this past weekend. The piece is entitled "de Anima" which is latin for, "of the soul." We are pretty excited about it and look forward to reworking and re-staging the piece for the "Channeling" show in April. Check it out.

Affair of the Arts

MOTH is premiering a piece from Channeling, "De Anima" for the Affair of the Arts at The Latchis Theater in Brattleboro, VT. Come and support Aimee and Deena...

THIS SATURDAY, March 7th:
11 am - 4 pm, Daytime Workshops and Performances, NEYT, Brattleboro, VT - FREE
6 pm, Pre-Show Reception (Includes Reserved Seating for Performance): Latchis 4, Call BMC for Reservations
8 pm, Evening Performance, Latchis Theatre, Brattleboro, VT - Purchase tickets at BrattleboroTix.com

On Saturday, March 7th, join the Brattleboro Music Center, Fulcrum Arts, New England Center for Circus Arts and New England Youth Theatre for the second annual “Affair of the Arts”. This collaboration of artists, acrobats, actors and musicians –a celebration of our vibrant arts community – offers a full day and night for everyone to enjoy the arts!

Rectangled

Aimee and I are finally making progress on the vertical rectangle duo...we have entitled it De Anima, meaning On the Soul in latin. The premier of this piece will be at The Latchis Theater here in Brattleboro, for The Affair of the Arts. We have also submitted the piece to the NYC Aerial Dance Festival in May, and of course will be performing in the Channeling debut in April. So much to do, so little time it seems. Photos to come soon.

Working hard.

It has been a while since I last posted on our progress. We have been very busy and I feel like "Channeling" is starting to take shape. Scary how quickly time is flying by though.
Amanda, Aimee and I have finished the basic choreography for the trio horizontal rectangle. Aimee and I are working on a duet on a long thin vertical rectangle, which we will be performing at The Latchis Theater here in Brattleboro on March 7th, for The Affair of the Arts. More details on that soon. Also, Amanda is working on her single point trapeze piece, making progress as she befriends the beast. Bronwyn joins us back in the rehearsal studio once she is done working on the latest incarnation of Nimble Arts' production, The Love Show.
That is the what's what for now...post again soon. And check back for some rehearsal video soon.
Happy February!

Back to work.

We are back at work for our show in May. The four of us got together this morning and worked on character movement. Good progress for a first rehearsal in the year 2009. There is much work to be done. Yikes!

New Year's Show!

Aimee and I had a fantastic time performing at First Night in Burlington...here are a few pictures. Amanda, Aimee, Bronwyn and Deena wish you all a Happy New Year!

Inspiration

Here are a few photos of the ladies that are the inspiration of Channeling.


Clarabelle Barret


Mille Gade


Lillian Cannon and her dogs.



Gertrude Ederle, the champion!