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When:
07/31/2007 at 06:30 pm
Where:
ODC Dance Commons in Studio B
351 Shotwell Street
San Francisco California, 00000
United States
Email Contact:
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 Arrive early to enjoy wine and hors d'oeuvres before the show. Then head into Studio B for an intimate one hour performance of some of ODC's most celebrated works. ODC choreographers Brenda Way and KT Nelson will be there to shed some light on the dancing you'll see on stage. Clear the summer fog and satisfy your appetite for art with this delicious sampling of modern dance.
Pieces to be performed:
Scissors Paper Stone (1994)
CHOREOGRAPHER, Way/ MUSIC, John Lee Hooker, Loudan Wainwright, Jimi Hendrix/ LIGHTS, Alex Nichols/ COSTUMES, Eleanor Coppola)
Originally commissioned by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
"...superb" – The New York Times
"...hot-shot dancing and formal precision" – The Village Voice
Stomp a Waltz (2005)
CHOREOGRAPHER, Nelson/ MUSIC, Zarvos/ LIGHTS, Finn)
"Nelson’s choreography bears the company’s trade-mark high energy intricacy...the kind of fast-moving and complex work that demands boldness" – Contra Costa Times
Book of Hours (Premiered at Dancing Downtown- March 2007)
CHOREOGRAPHER, Way/ MUSIC, Monk/ LIGHTS, Nichols
Inspired by the medieval illuminated manuscript, Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, this intimate work loosely explores the seasons of life. Crafted in a distinct gestural movement language, the work unfolds to the memorable vocal strains of Meredith Monk.
6pm ~ doors open for wine/hors d'oeuvres
6:30pm ~ performance
Tickets: $15
(415) 863.9834
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