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Founded in 1980, CORE is home to the internationally
acclaimed CORE Performance Company, known for its
innovative, passionate, captivating dance works.
Delving deeply into the arts and the many
cultures of the world, CORE unearths and
presents unique and compelling dance experiences.
Guided by a strong sense of community responsibility,
CORE uses dance to educate, to question, to connect,
to heal, and to inspire.
Formerly known as Several Dancers Core, CORE was founded
and is led by artistic director Sue Schroeder, a choreographer
and arts leader with more than 30 years of experience in dance.
The organization is dual-based, with operations in both
Houston and Atlanta.
COMPONENTS
For 30 years, CORE has created and performed innovative contemporary
dance. CORE is home to the internationally acclaimed CORE Performance
Company, but CORE also does much more.
CORE Performance Company
CORE’s renowned professional contemporary dance company premieres new work locally and tours
internationally, performing the work of artistic director Sue Schroeder and guest choreographers from
around the world.
CORE Presents
CORE’s production arm presents dance by CORE Performance Company and by acclaimed dance artists from around
the world, often in partnership with leading arts organizations and venues.
CORE Studios
CORE’s two dance studios have hosted nearly 10,000 classes for some 60,000 students since 1986, in disciplines
ranging widely from ballroom to belly dancing, providing area instructors with needed facilities, and students of all
ages and experience levels with the opportunity to learn and keep active.
CORE Connects
CORE’s grassroots art programs bring dance and its benefits to populations at risk, deepen the dance experience for
audiences, and support artists in their creative process.
Dynamic X-Change
Dynamic X-Change, is a healing arts program that uses dance and movement as a means to open up new pathways
to joy. The program works with people of all ages who are isolated because of their circumstances: dealing with
abuse, homelessness, language barriers, refugee status, aging, and AIDS.
Dynamic X-Change offers healing classes in movement through partner organizations, nonprofits whose mission
it is to help people overcome their obstacles and live more fulfilling lives. Program partners in Atlanta include the
East Atlanta Kids’ Club, Global Village, and the Latin American Association. In Houston, program partners include
the Houston Area Women’s Center, Arts Connect, Project Row Houses, and The Monarch School.
Previous funders include Target, The Community Foundation, John H. and Wilhemina D. Harland Charitable
Foundation, the Houston Endowment, Inc., and the Pattillo Foundation.
Fieldwork
Fieldwork is a rigorous workshop designed to help artists of all disciplines gather information about their worksin-progress. Meeting regularly over several weeks, artists show developing works and receive candid, non-directive
feedback from their peers. Fieldwork sessions are guided by an experienced facilitator who is also creating work. At
the end of the workshop, CORE presents a public showing of the works.
BY THE NUMBERS
From 1988-2010, CORE toured 63 U.S. cities, including: Austin, Dallas, Louisville, Chattanooga, Chapel Hill, Raleigh, Miami Beach, New York, Phoenix, and San Francisco; and several countries, including:
Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands, Hungary, Yugoslavia, and the Republic
of Georgia.
CORE performs for 80,000 people annually.
CORE has created and performed 90 original works, including 21 original music scores commissioned
by CORE.
350,000 people have participated in CORE events either as audience members or class and workshop attendees.
400 artists have been given assistance in developing their own work.
CORE has presented or co-presented 30 performances by other dance companies from around the world, bringing other artists to our home communities. Those artists include: Ballet Prejocaj, David Dorfman Dance, Susanne
Linke, Tanzcompagnie Rubato, Sasha Waltz, Joanna Haigood, SOAP, and Pat Graney.
CORE has collaborated with 40 artists from art forms other than dance, including Yoko Ono,Terrence Karn,
Walter “Chip” Moris, Jr., Carol Karasik, Maya Ciarrocchi, Harry Czarnek and the Texas Dutchmen, and the
Mercury Baroque Ensemble.
CORE Performance Company has been presented worldwide by 134 presenters.
CORE has given 16 performances at Bayou City Art Festival since 2002, to an estimated audience upward of
60,000 annually.
8 works have been commissioned from CORE specifically to illuminate various visual exhibitions, including 7 by
the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and 1 for Sprint’s Corporate Collection of Latino Art.
Nearly 10,000 classes offered to some 60,000 students in CORE Studios since 1986.
Some 100 interns, including participants from the United Kingdom and Australia, have been nurtured by CORE,
providing them with a solid platform before they step off to the next point in their careers. CORE interns have
gone on to careers in arts administration, education and professional dance, and have forged relationships with
Harvard, Emory University, Georgia State University, Agnes Scott College, Spelman College, and The Art Institute
of Atlanta–Decatur.
From the beginning, CORE has received tremendous community support, enlisting thousands of local volunteers
to help with CORE events.
BY THE NAMES
Veteran CORE Performance Company members include:
Michael Medcalf (founder of Cleveland Contemporary Dance Theatre)
Elizabeth Dishman (founder of Coriolis Dance Inc.)
Nicole Livieratos (artistic director of Gardenhouse Dance)
Lori C. Teague (choreographer, performer, and Associate Professor of Dance at Emory
University)
Dierdre Smith Gilmer (a certified Anusara yoga instructor in New York and Asheville, NC)
Maya Ciarrocchi (creates video environments for dance companies including Merce
Cunningham, Bebe Miller, Ping Chong, Donna Uchizono, as well as CORE)
Julie Hebb (with Rebecca Kelly Ballet from 1992-2006 and now teaching in upstate
New York)
Gail Giovanniello (owner of Mind Your Body Pilates and GYROTONIC in New York City)
Cherie Carson (independent choreographer in Oakland, CA)
Anthony Phillips (formerly with Bebe Miller Company)
Sonia Noriega and Sophia L. Torres (co-founders of Psophonia Dance Company in Houston)
Presenters of CORE Performance Company include:

the Arts Festival of Atlanta
the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
the AJC Decatur Book Festival
Emory University
Columbia University (New York City)
the Rialto Center for the Arts
Dance Mission (San Francisco)
Werkstadt (Dusseldorf)
Cleveland Performance Arts Festival
Miami Dance Festival
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
the High Museum of Art
the Woodruff Arts Center
the Bayou City Art Festival
the University of Houston
the Houston International Festival
the Jewish Community Center of Houston
the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
JFK Middle School
Rice University
the Tennessee Dance Alliance
Presbyterian College, South Carolina
Arizona State University, West
the Extremadura VII Festival (Monterrey)
the Festival Cultural CEIBA (Tabasco)
MEDIA MATTERS
Major coverage (Atlanta, 2008-2010): The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, accessAtlanta, ArtsCriticAtl.com,
Atlanta Buzz, Creative Loafing, Dance Magazine, Skirt! Magazine, The Marietta Daily Journal,
Public Broadcasting Online, WAGA-TV Fox 5, WSB-TV Channel 2, WATL-TV Channel 36, CW69-TV,
National Public Radio station 90.1 WABE-FM, Georgia Tech’s 91.1 WREK-FM, Radio Free Georgia’s 89.3
WRFG-FM, and many others.
Major coverage (Houston, 2008-2010): Houston Chronicle, Houston Press, Arts Houston magazine,
El Día newspaper, ArtsHound.com, Dance Source Houston website, Dance Hunter and Dance Advantage
blogs, GuidryNews.com, BayouCityArtFestival.com, Houston Arts Week,
ABC affiliate KTRK-TV Channel 13, KRIV-TV Fox 26 News, Preview magazine,
Rice University’s 91.7 KTRU-FM, 88.7 KUHF-FM’s The Front Row on Houston
Public Radio, and more.
15,000 average page requests per month to CORE’s website in 2010.
CORE is ahead of the arts organization curve in its extensive use of social media,
including Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube.
The Georgia Council for the Arts noted CORE’s newsletter, COREography, as a shining
example, one that communicates its mission well.
CORE helps spread the word about all dance in metro Atlanta through its support, in
partnership with the Atlanta Ballet, of DanceATL, a resource for both dance professionals
and dance fans. DanceATL coordinates an online calendar of dance events, a dance information table at shows, and also presents a series of workshops on topics of interest
to developing dance professionals.
Demographics
Atlanta audiences surveyed are 70% female, 19% male, and 11% unspecified.
Among respondents, 42% are between the ages of 20 and 49.
Houston audiences surveyed are 65% female, 25% male, and 10% unspecified.
Among respondents, 36% are between the ages of 20 and 49.
WHAT THEY SAID
“I have had the great pleasure of working with Several Dancers Core for many years.
Sue Schroeder’s artistic and civic leadership is felt throughout the community. As the
Executive Director of DeKalb Council for the Arts and as Chairman of Georgia Council
for the Arts, we invested numerous times in Several Dancers Core, through our grants
program. The high quality of their work combined with a commitment to community
outreach and accessibility, delivered high value for our investment. I wish them
continued success as they celebrate their 30th Anniversary Season.”
— Jan Selman, board member of South Arts (formerly Southern Arts Federation) and former chair of the
Georgia Council for the Arts
“Several Dancers Core is such an important asset to Atlanta; for three decades they have
enriched our community through their innovative, original work and allowed Atlanta
audiences to experience international new works.”
— Virginia Hepner, former board chair of the Metro Atlanta Arts & Culture Coalition and recent interim executive
director of the Atlanta Ballet
“Life and beauty surround us each day—even while engaging in activities that may seem
mundane. Sue and the members of Several Dancers Core show us that art and movement
are not limited to artists and movers. If you see, if you hear, if you react, if you ponder, if you
think, if you dream then you can move. A person attending a performance by Several Dancers
Core observes not only supple and disciplined bodies but supple and disciplined intellects. Life,
both challenging and sublime, is translated to movement. The visitor is inspired to reexamine
everyday facets of life with new and broadened perspective.”
— Eric Ladau, KUHF— 88.7 FM, Houston
“Several Dancers Core provides our children with an outlet to express themselves through
dance and movement. Our children look forward to Tuesdays when Ms. Sanders provides
dance classes. Our children have witnessed domestic and/or sexual violence, and with our
community partnership with Several Dancers Core, they begin the healing process and are able
to express themselves through movement. The children enjoy the different kinds of music Ms.
Sanders brings and their highlight is being able to share with the group their creative moves.
Thank you so much for your commitment to providing creative movement to our children here
at HAWC.”
— Lisa Martinez, Manager of Children’s Services, Houston Area Women’s Center
“Experiences that deepen and broaden our intellectual,
emotional, and spiritual engagement with works of
art stand at the core of the education mission of the
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. We have partnered with
Several Dancers Core for many years, asking them to create
new choreography in response to works of art. Witnessing
the resulting performances always changes the way we see
the art on our walls. What could be more valuable than the
ability to inspire us to think, to see, and to feel more deeply?
It is the essence of our common humanity.”
— Margaret Mims, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
“Without Sue Schroeder, there would be no consistent single voice for contemporary dance in
this community. Her leadership, vision, and dedication to the art form has helped Atlanta keep
a vibrant culture of dance alive even in the hardest times. Thank you Sue and Core Performance Company for being a vital part of our arts scene. And here’s to the next 30 years!”
— Leslie Gordon, Director, Rialto Center for the Arts, Georgia State University
Note: Several Dancers Core recently re-branded as CORE.
SPONSORSHIP
A custom benefits package is created for each
sponsor, targeted at the segment of CORE’s
audience of most interest to the sponsor and
designed to provide a valuable return on the
sponsorship amount.
For more information, contact
[email protected].
BENEFITS
Your company’s brand presented to CORE’s annual audience of
approximately 80,000 people.
Access to an audience that is predominantly composed of educated,
young and middle-aged women with active lifestyles.
An international emissary for your brand. Dual-based in Houston and
Atlanta, CORE performs throughout the United States, as well as in
Europe and Latin America, drawing on cultural and artistic influences
from around the globe.
Your brand associated with the excitement of CORE’s dynamic, innovative
performances, created by CORE artistic director Sue Schroeder and by acclaimed
guest choreographers from all over the world.
Opportunities, at appropriate sponsorship levels, to have CORE perform at a
company event.
ATLANTA: P.O. Box 2045 • Decatur, GA 30031-2045 • (404) 373-4154 • fax (866) 202-9156 HOUSTON: P.O. Box 66008 • Houston, TX 77266-6008 • (713) 862-5530 • fax (866) 202-9156