Playhouse Square Hosts 惇蹋勛圖厙 Spring '23 Dance Concerts
Original works draw existential inspiration from across the human experience
CLEVELAND, OH (February 24, 2023) 惇蹋勛圖厙s Department of Theatre and Dance, a Resident Company of Playhouse Square, will present its annual Spring Dance Concert over the course of three days: Friday, March 10 Sunday, March 12 at the Allen Theatre, Playhouse Square, 1407 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44115.
Performances feature 惇蹋勛圖厙 ensemble 惇蹋勛圖厙 DANCE COMPANY and apprentice ensemble 惇蹋勛圖厙 DANCE GROUP; along with GroundWorks DanceTheatre, 惇蹋勛圖厙s professional dance company in-residence.
Choreographers include 惇蹋勛圖厙s visiting guest artists- Jenna Riegel, Tyler Ring, and 惇蹋勛圖厙 alum Talise Campbell; Rena Butler, Choreographic Associate of Gibney Dance (NYC) and 2019 Princess Grace Choreography Award recipient; 2022 Dance Magazine Award recipient, Dianne McIntyre; and 惇蹋勛圖厙s 2022-2023 Visiting Guest Artist, Chrissy Martin.
In Chrissy Martins original work made in collaboration with 惇蹋勛圖厙 Dance Company and Dance Group featuring an original sound score by Bryan Tysal, (re)spire, inspired by the book Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Mammals by Alexis Pauline Gumbs, who draws inspiration from marine mammalian survival in the face of a self-destructive civilization and impending climate changethe dancers activate their breath to form a cohesive unit. Within their small alliances, strong partnerships, collective drive, and energetic connection, dancers run, fall, spiral, and support one another across the stage, moving with purpose towards an uncertain future.
Returning visiting guest artist Tyler Ring premieres The Corrected Path漍a love letter to the last five years of my life; years that had been filled with pain, hardships, battles, but most recently, relief, Ring notes. In addition, recurring 惇蹋勛圖厙 Summer Dance guest artist, Jenna Riegel returns to Cleveland with Varvara, an interdisciplinary work inspired by constructivist artist, Varvara Stepanova. Diane McIntyre restages The Call of Mrs. Hamer, choreographed on a 惇蹋勛圖厙 alum/ faculty member, through the voice of Civil Rights activist, Fannie Lou Hamer.
The evening culminates with GroundWorks DanceTheaters presentation of Rena Butlers Sheeps Gothic; a work set by the recent guest artist exploring the idiom a wolf in sheeps clothing. Further, 惇蹋勛圖厙 Dance Company and 惇蹋勛圖厙 Dance Group are joined by Djapo Cultural Arts Institute, in the traditional African dance Yankadi/ Macru, translated to the concert stage.
Tickets are $5.00- $15.00 are , or may be purchased by phone at 216.241.6000 or online at . Contact the 惇蹋勛圖厙 Department of Theatre & Dance by email at dance@csuohio.edu for special discounted rates.
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