Los Angeles - 2000

The Clemens Center - 2000

New York City - 1998

Los Angeles - 2000

“Like dying and going to dancer’s heaven”

The New York Times

Created by Tina Croll and Jamie Cunningham, From the Horse’s Mouth is a celebratory dance/theater production that has received standing ovations for its captivating story-telling and exceptional dancing, with rave reviews from critics around the United States.  In each production, 30 performers – outstanding dancers and choreographers of all ages and all dance traditions – tell personal stories from their lives, then perform movement of their own choosing, sometimes interacting with another dancer.  The stories range from humorous to poignant and reveal personal moments of loss, joy, frustration, and triumph

Premiered in 1998 at Joyce Soho in New York City with modern dancers and choreographers, subsequent productions have become more diverse featuring dancers with backgrounds in African, Flamenco, East Indian, Irish, Japanese, clogging, hip-hop, tango, jazz, tap, ballet and Broadway, to name a few .  

“Heightened emotions and serendipitous dance moments mingle with belly laughs and bittersweet anecdotes.”

Los Angeles Times

This highly entertaining, evening-length work features 25 distinguished performers from your community, who can be joined by a core company of 5 dancers from New York City at your request.  Each production of From the Horse’s Mouth is considered a new “chapter” of the piece and is cast or “curated” to showcase a specific group of performers/dancers – no two performances are ever the same.  For example, a production in a university may focus on alumni and faculty, as well as include local dancers from the surrounding area.  Or, a venue may want to focus on a specific lineage or tradition.  Because the structure is simple, From the Horse’s Mouth can be rehearsed and performed in three days.  This is a superior event with which to engage your local dance community in a singular experience, whatever that unique community may be

“A look into the heart and history of dance.”

The New York Times

  Over the past six years From the Horse’s Mouth has been presented in New York City at Lincoln Center, The Duke on 42nd Street, Dance Theatre Workshop, Danspace-St. Mark's Church, the Kaye Playhouse and New York University; as well as in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia and at Jacob's Pillow and the American Dance Festival.  To date over 500 dancers, from ages 13 to 86, have participated, including Mary Anthony, Brenda Bufalino, Jane Comfort, Roxane Butterfly, Grover Dale, Gemze de Lappe, David Dorfman, John Jaspers, Kwikstep & Rokafella, Carol Lawrence, Carmen de Lavallade, Martine Van Hamel, Gus Solomons jr, Viola Farber and Yvonne Rainer.  

  BOOKINGS

Center for Creative Resources: 212-864-782 www.centerforcreativeresources.org  

Tina Croll, Director  tel/fax: (212) 627-9407.  tina@horsesmouth.org

Jamie Cunningham, Director: (212) 989-7125

 Lois Welk, Project Advisor (607)-936-6374. lwelk@servtech.com