6 Degrees

Toni Valle, George Heathco, and Shelby Craze premiere
"Testimony: Seen and Heard"
September 18, 2024 @ 6pm at University of Houston
Louise J. Moran Fine Arts Courtyard, Blaffer Art Museum
4173 Elgin St, Houston, TX 77004
FREE

"Testimony: Seen and Heard" is a multidisciplinary collaboration between composer George Heathco, choreographer Toni Valle, and visual art student Shelby Craze, with costume design by Ashley Horn Nott. Performers include Craze, Veronica Ordonez, Michelle Reyes and Talia Saulsberry. It premiers as part of Convergence Research, a platform for interdisciplinary inquiry supported by the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts and the Blaffer Art Museum.

The performance is followed by a moderated Q&A on the importance of artistic freedom of expression and free speech.

Dancer: Talia Saulsberry

UH School of Theatre and Dance 6 Degrees Michelle Reyes Toni Leago Valle University of Houston University of Houston Dance Program Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts

My company, 6 Degrees, is performing at Artists for Hope February 9 & 10, alongside other Houston artists! I have a lovely new trio!

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Artists for Hope | Charity Dance Concert in Houston, Texas | Artists for Hope Join us for Artists for Hope, a charity dance concert in Houston, Texas, benefiting a local organization making a positive impact in our community. Support the cause through mesmerizing performances and help us create a better tomorrow.

6 Degrees is performing two new works - an aerial duet and a new trio - performed by Mia Pham, Michelle Reyes, and newest company member, Margo Smolik! Michelle is also performing our signature Me Too solo. Join Us next Saturday!

MIX-MATCH is an all day festival featuring Houston's performing arts!

Here are some lovely photos from POP DEMO! Great opening night! 6 more shows - we only have 4 seats left open for tonight!
https://matchouston.org/events/2023/pop-demo

PRESS RELEASE: 6 Degrees premieres POP DEMO September 15-23, 2023 - https://mailchi.mp/bc6b5bcbee33/6-degrees-presents-score-celebrating-20-years-of-works-by-toni-leago-valle-15078430

POP DEMO
September 15-17 & 21-23, 2023 at MATCH.
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6 Degrees premieres "POP DEMO" a live 3-D experience of contemporary dance, aerial dance, theatre, and visual projections. Through 60’s Pop Art costume designs by My Flaming Heart, lighting by Hudson Davis, and live music by George Heathco, “Pop Demo” creates the surreal world of political cartoons.

"POP DEMO" is a historical perspective of how the ideas of popular democracy, extremism, and propaganda have shaped and warped American political and cultural beliefs, ultimately attempting to overthrow democracy.

POP ART never looked so good.

Photo by Mcauley Teters

NOW is the time to get your tickets! We are thrilled to see you this weekend and next week for all the festivities and performances. If you haven't already head over to our website to read more about SPARK and Barnstorm Dance Fest 2023 and of course to PURCHASE TICKETS!!!!!

https://dancesourcehouston.org/barnstorm-dance-fest/

Had fun making this video last night. Cannot wait to get back in the studio to work on this show.

POPDEMO promo 1 This is "POPDEMO promo 1" by 6' on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

Dance Source Houston Announces 2021 Groundwork Grantees Contact: Mollie Haven Miller Executive Director Dance Source Houston [email protected] Dance Source Houston Announces 2021 Groundwork Grantees Dance Source Houston is pleased to announc…

Getting ready to premiere "HUMAN2021" on film at the virtual Houston Women's March On.
https://vimeo.com/502031663

6Degrees_HUMAN2021_WM21 This is "6Degrees_HUMAN2021_WM21" by 6' on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

Getting ready to premiere "For the BLM Movement" on film, excerpts from "Never Again" at the virtual Houston Women's March On.
https://vimeo.com/500938120

6Degrees_BLM_WM2021 6 Degrees presents "For the Black Lives Matter Movement" an excerpt from the evening-length concert, "Never Again" in 2018.

Getting ready to premiere "MeToo" on film, excerpts from "Never Again" at the virtual Houston Women's March On.

https://vimeo.com/501341902

6Degrees_MeToo_WM2021 This is "6Degrees_MeToo_WM2021" by 6' on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

Just premiered "Santa Fe Shooter" on film, excerpts from "Never Again" at the virtual Houston Women's March On.

https://vimeo.com/498771402

6 Degrees Sante Fe Shooter Trigger Warning: This is a performance art piece that uses the sound of live gunshots in the sound track. Please use caution around children and others that may…

Just premiered "Texas Legislatures" on film, excerpts from "Never Again" at the virtual Houston Women's March On.
https://vimeo.com/503131484

6Degrees_TXLegislatures_WM2021 6 Degrees presents "TX Legislatures," a vaudevillian take on Governor Greg Abbott, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick, and Senator Ted Cruz. Premiering at the Houston…

6 Degrees is performing for the Houston Women's March On event, "Making HERstory" this Saturday online. Join Us by signing up at the link below.

Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021, 10 am - 11:30 am.

Sign up now and spread the word. More details to come after your RSVP"
https://actionnetwork.org/events/2021-houston-womens-march?source=direct_link&&link_id=2&can_id=99f1b6f6f3b3aae15735ed1ec3ca3676&email_referrer=email_1049856___subject_1424185&email_subject=houston-womens-march-this-sat-12321

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6Degrees_MakingHERstory_WM2021 6 Degrees presents "Making HERstory," an homage to a few of the powerful women in US Government who are breaking glass ceilings and paving the way for…

Came across this oldie but goodie from Cracked in 2016 of Tyler and I performing this duet. (Tyler also did the whip solo to the sound of gunshots in Never Again.) Tyler is one of the few performers that match my intensity on stage and I have loved every moment working with him as a 6 Degrees company member.
6 Degrees is currently in the editing phase of our new work, "HUMAN re/con/struct/" to premiere in January.

CRACKED In the Closet CRACKED, the evening-length dance/theatre concert by Toni Leago Valle, explores how women still obsess on “the perfect size” and “Pretty Woman”…

I've just been informed by the Houston Women's March to start choreographing a dance for January!

6 Degrees / HUMAN re/con/struct/ premieres in November 2020 - https://mailchi.mp/09d487b67976/toni-valle-in-dance-magazine-human-reconstruct-under-construction-3920813
Donate Today and Keep Dancers Dancing
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Donate as little as $10 this weekend to keep dancers dancing and get a sneak peek at our new dance for camera project, "HUMAN re/con/struct/"

Donate here: https://6-degrees-dance.square.site/

I was featured in an article in Dance Magazine:
https://www.dancemagazine.com/coronavirus-and-parenting-2646951756.html

It is always a pleasure to work and dance in my community. It is an extra gift when people recognize that work. A shout out to Editor Nancy Wozny for the article and for giving me the title of "Houston dance legend."

Stay tuned for our next fall launch, HUMAN re'con/struct/

The Challenges of Dancing While Parenting While Going Through a Pandemic When Yvonne Montoya climbs all over the piano while her 12-year-old son Buddy tries to practice on it, we might guess that she is either having a parental meltdown or making a dance. Turns out, it's both. "It's been wild, and completely overwhelming," says Montoya from her Tucson, Arizona home, wher...

Thank you Nancy Wozny for including me on what it is like to be a mom and artist.

The Challenges of Dancing While Parenting While Going Through a Pandemic When Yvonne Montoya climbs all over the piano while her 12-year-old son Buddy tries to practice on it, we might guess that she is either having a parental meltdown or making a dance. Turns out, it's both. "It's been wild, and completely overwhelming," says Montoya from her Tucson, Arizona home, wher...

Computers for Kids Fall 2020 Drive - https://mailchi.mp/cc83cd0bbb03/computers-for-kids-fall-2020-drive-3853541

6 Degrees is in rehearsal with a new project, "HUMAN re/con/struct/," five different choreographic voices in one house to explore the desire to bring together personalities and cultures for the common goal of redefining personal mental and physical spaces. "HUMAN re/con/struct/" poses the questions on an intimate level: "How do we create room to include all of our different needs and voices so that everyone is treated fairly, within one space? Where can individuals question themselves, give breathing space to others, and collaborate so that everyone is heard, seen, and given equal time? How can we learn to give up our own space to others? How do we examine the concepts of "otherness?"

6 Degrees explores these ideas in a physical context with five company members collaborating in one piece, one space, figuring out how to create literal "breathing room" to choreograph, dance, express ideas, so that no one person dominates the space.

The Site: Buffalo Bayou public art installation. " 'Passage Inachevé' by Linnea Glatt and Francis Thompson (1990) was created to highlight issues of human rights, freedom of expression, and historic and contemporary concerns." - Paper City Magazine, October 2106

Rehearsal Choreography: Toni Leago Valle with Carlos Perez, Michelle Reyes
Music: "Shifting Landscape" by George Heathco
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Lizzy Woodson Elyssa Vega Tempest McLendon Michelle Reyes Carlos PerezJessica Figueroa Ty Scarberry Mary Catherine McReynolds Toni Leago Valle

HUMANreconstruct rehearsalpromo 6 Degrees is in rehearsal with a new project, "HUMAN re/con/struct/," five different choreographic voices in one house to explore the shift in society from t...

I think this is my new idea percolating in the background.

"HUMAN reconstruct" by 6 Degrees Just playing during quarantine. "Pure Imagination" performed by George Heathco 6 Degrees Company: Jessica Figueroa, Mary Catherine McReynolds, Tempest McLend...

6Degrees HUMAN 2020 Preview 6 Degrees premieres HUMAN at the 2020 Houston Womens March at Eleanor Tinsley Park in Houston, TX., January 25, 2020