Choreographers Without Companies 2009 2008-09 Guest Artist Series CONTEMPORARY DANCE THEATER PRESENTS
CHOREOGRAPHERS WITHOUT COMPANIES
June 12 & 13, 2009 Tickets to Contemporary Dance Theater’s presentation of
Aronoff Center Ticket Office at
“…the premier showcase of local choreographic talent.”
-- Cincinnati Enquirer
DANCE TALK/Meet the Choreographers: Thursday, June 4, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
This year’s Choreographers Without Companies concert features “The Other Room,” by Ka-Ron Brown Lehman; “Passage to India," by Padma Chebrolu; “Username: Jeri’s New Dance,” by Jeri Deckard Gatch; “Dos Gallos Y Una Dulzura,” by Diane Germaine; " 's Us ,” by Rachel James; and “Little One,” by Holly Price and Rebecca Bedel.
Choreographed and directed by Ka-Ron Brown Lehman, “The Other Room,” speaks to the idea expressed by Helen Keller, “the most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched; they must be felt with the heart.” This duet features Judith Mikita as Annie Sullivan and Karen Wissel as Helen Keller. Padma Chebrolu is the founder and artistic director of the Cultural Centre of India; she started to learn Indian dance at the age of three. Her choreography involves highly complex movements with intricate details personifying the God of Dance. The dances are highly energetic and consist of pure technique and poetic mime. “Username: Jeri’s New Dance,” highlights Jeri Deckard Gatch’s ability to explore some of the countless new technical choices that we have to communicate with each other. This work asks whether we are more united or divided by our ability to share the details of our lives so instantly and thoroughly. You can contact, follow, or interact with “Jeri’s New Dance” now at: http://twitter.com/JerisNewDance or on Facebook at “Jeri’s New Dance.” Choreographer and director Diane Germaine’s "Dos Gallos Y Una Dulzura" (translationTwo Roosters and a Sweetness) is the third work in her acclaimed tango series. With music by Astor Piazzola and L. Desyatnikov, and featuring dancers Jessica Chavez, Johnny Dotson, and Demetrius Klein, “Dos Gallos” explores the sensual, the dark, and the satirical qualities in the nature of tango. “…add a bit of salt and pepper or a bit of competitiveness, then introduce a new spice or something to covet, and the mix can become serious, potent, and maybe deadly…”. Rachel James’s “'s Us,” reveals the bittersweet nature of human existence. All of us want or need help with our problems, our struggles, and there is no one else to turn to but us. We have to help each other. With live music written by Todd Berke Juengling and performed by Juengling and other Cincinnati musicians, the first dance section is more vulnerable, introverted and tender; the second section is more extroverted and athletic. “Little One,” by Holly Price and Rebecca Bedel, is the continuation of “Samadhi,” an exploration of the boundaries of lifting, pulling, and pushing bodies to the extreme—and beyond. Both aerialists, now working on a swing set, Price and Parker reflect upon how the outside becomes part of the inside, and how dance space creates a world within.
2008-09 Sponsors
Contemporary Dance Theater receives season support from
The Wohlgemuth Herschede Foundation
Educational Outreach is sponsored by a grant from
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