CORE hosts next Salon event, Sept. 19 on the Decatur Square

CORE is proud to host regular "Salon" events — interactive practice performances held in a creative and convivial atmosphere, which aim to promote discussions about dance works currently in-process.

This month’s Salon — “Get on the Good Foot” — will be held on Sept. 19, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m., on the Decatur Square. Tickets are required, free, and limited. They can be reserved at: https://coredance.secure.force.com/ticket/#details_a0SA000000CQj12MAD.

In partnership with the Rialto Center, “Salon - Get on the Good Foot” is inspired by acclaimed Artistic Director Otis Sallid’s upcoming performance “James Brown: Get on the Good Foot, a Celebration in Dance” which will be presented in full this November at the Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University. 

Sallid’s work will shed light on James Brown's worldwide influence intermingled with the rich history of the Apollo Theater. The show will be set to the greatest tunes of legendary soul and funk icon, James Brown. A national tour is in the works to follow the world premier.

CORE Artistic Director Sue Schroeder says they hope this Salon will highlight the conversational nature of Sallid’s dance work. “Ultimately, we want to extend an invitation to the Atlanta community to join this conversation,” said Schroeder. “Dance works are a process, and we want our community to be a part of that process.”

“Salon – Get on the Good Foot” is supported by the Rialto Center for the Arts. CORE is supported in part by the Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund, the Pattillo Foundation, and by the Georgia Council for the Arts through the appropriations from the Georgia General Assembly. GCA is a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.

Committed since 1980 to innovation, artistic risk-taking, and collaboration, COREdance (formally Several Dancers Core) — a professional dance organization — creates, performs, and presents contemporary dance. COREdance is the home of the CORE Performance Company. With bases in Decatur, Georgia and Houston, Texas, the organization promotes dance awareness and education through their three organizational initiatives: CORE Performs, CORE Presents, and CORE Connects. The organization has served the Decatur community for 27 years. For more information about CORE, visit COREdance.org, “like” COREdance on Facebook, or follow @coredances on Twitter. CORE Studios are accessible from the Decatur Square near Sycamore Street, or through the parking lot behind Eddie's Attic on North McDonough Street. Map and parking directions can be found here: http://www.coredance.org/classes/.