JULIA
KANE
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A B O U T J U L I A K A N E D A N C E C O L L E C T I V E
Established in 2017, Julia Kane Dance Collective is a philanthropic dance company based in NYC. The mission of Julia Kane Dance Collective is to advocate for cancer patients and their families, while raising funds and awareness for cancer-based organizations and programming.
Artistically, Julia strives to captivate audiences by seamlessly combining elements of technical jazz dance with contemporary movement. The company’s work has been reviewed as “Strong, dynamic, and beautiful,” while “imbuing a sense of strength through bold, cohesive movements.”
On November 10th, 2024, Julia presented Choreographers' Collective. alongside over 20 choreographers who came together to support Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center's Dance Therapy Programming. At the event, we also had the National Marrow Donor Project swabbing potential new matches for those who are in need of bone marrow transplants.
In 2021, Julia presented (sun)BURST in partnership with Broadway Dance Center, and in collaboration with artists who have each faced a cancer diagnosis. The event raised $5,000 for Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Kid's dance movement and therapy program, Drea's Dream.
In September 2019, Julia and the company presented Cultivated Chaos, to benefit Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, as PMT's Artist in Residence. The two sold out performances raised over $1,000 for Dr. Matthew Matasar's Lymphoma Survivorship Program at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
Julia Kane Dance Collective premiered onstage at Jazz at Lincoln Center in the Booking Dance Festival in 2018. Since then, they have performed at venues around NYC, including Dixon Place, Salvatore Capezio Theater at Peridance, Manhattan Movement and Arts Center, at the JCE Jazz Choreography Project, KLICK'T's iDance4aCure Benefit, Peridance's APEX Showcase, and The NYC Choreographer's Forum, among others.
UP NEXT: Julia Kane Dance Collective will be presenting a full-length performance on Saturday November 8th. More details below.
ONLY IF FOR A NIGHT
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Only if for a Night is an evening of dance choreographed by Julia Kane to the music of Florence and the Machine. The evening will conclude with refreshments held in the theater.
Proceeds from this event will benefit Sunrise Day Camp Long Island, a 7 week summer camp provided to children with cancer and their siblings completely free of charge.
Saturday November 8th | 7pm | Mark Morris Dance Center
TICKETS (in-person and livestreams tickets available): https://www.simpletix.com/e/only-if-for-a-night-tickets-232346
DONATE: https://sunrise-walks.org/campaigns/Julia-Kane-Dance-Collective
Only if for a Night
CHOREOGRAPHERS' COLLECTIVE
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CHOREOGRAPHERS' COLLECTIVE was an evening of dance curated by Julia Kane to benefit Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Professional and emerging choreographers alike will had the opportunity to showcase their work at Ballet Arts on Sunday November 10th at 7:30pm. The event was sold out, and raised over $5,000 for Dance Therapy Program at MSK Kids.
Choreographers included Adam Wedesky, Ali Koinoglou, Allison Piette, Angel Kaba, Blue, Bri Mercado, Cara Leggio, Cat Cogliandro, Elodie Dufroux, Giada Leigh, Jenna Fillipelli, Jennifer Dillow, Julia Kane, Katie Drablos, Katie Walker, Lauren Weinberg, Lorena Cobos, Mallory Pettee, Marc Kimelman, Marissa Powers, Sarah Juliet Shaw, Talia Putrino, Taylor Gordon, Yasmyn Sumishoyshi, and Zoey Lytle
Being a cancer survivor has lead to a lot of positive things in Julia's life, but also has led to a lot of loss. This one's for you, Janice, Wynter, Steph, and Ayla.
( S U N ) B U R S T
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Sun·burst /ˈsənˌbərst/ (noun) : a sudden brief appearance of the full sun from behind clouds.
(sun)BURST was presented by Julia Kane Dance Collective and Broadway Dance Center in collaboration with artists who have each faced a cancer diagnosis. we will be bringing light to the stories of growth within their individual cancer journeys, while raising awareness and funds for those who are still working through and towards their own.
BURST celebrated the journeys of Katie Drablos, Alyssa Epstein, Julia Kane, Marc Kimelman, Wynter Mack, Brianna Mercado, Evan Ruggiero, Nick Silverio, Jamie Salmon, and Byron Tittle.
The event included video interviews conducted, filmed, and edited by Allison Zdunczyk -- without whom the event would not have been nearly as powerful. Incredible thanks to Full Out Creative for livestreaming the event, Jenna Maslechko for photographing, and Zanza Steinberg for capturing video. Raffles were graciously donated by Alexa Rae Makeup, ATHLETA Flatiron, BDC Online, James Jin Images, MalJPet Photo, The Limit Fit, Physique 57, and Media By Z. These gracious donors helped us raise $1,000 for the family of BDC's own brain cancer fighter, 10 year old Wynter.
BURST sold out in person, and raised almost $5,000 for MSK Kid's dance and movement therapy program, Drea's Dream.
(sun)BURST
C U L T I V A T E D
C H A O S
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Cultivated Chaos was a celebratory culmination of dance to benefit Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
Choreographed by Julia Kane, a beneficiary of the world renowned care provided by MSKCC, Chaos celebrated the journey in her transition from Cancer Patient to choreographer.
Cultivated Chaos exemplified the juxtaposition that comes with confronting, challenging, and conquering a cancer diagnosis. The hectic uncertainty of a cancer diagnosis inspired the underlying theme of the show, that although not everything turns out as expected, the end result
is gratifying nonetheless.
The audience experienced a performance in three pieces, featuring work with a clear message adjacent to work with abstract meanings. . While each piece was capable of standing on their own, they were brought together to create continuity and stability, thus, Cultivated Chaos.
This show would have been nothing without support and dedication from JKDC's fourteen dancers, Julia's mentors and friends, and of course, the opportunity and production from PMT House of Dance.
The evening was made better thanks to generous contributions from our donors: Alexa Rae Makeup, City Vineyard, Classic Harbor Line, the Confetti Project, Dixon Place, New York City Wine and Food Festival, the Sugar Ridge Inn, and The Tank.
