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Chamber Dance Company Explores Relationships
October 13 - 15, 2011, 7:30pm Meany Theater
October 16, 2011, 2:00pm Meany Theater
Pre-Performance lectures
October 13 - 15, 6:45pm Meany Theater West Lobby
October 16, 1:15pm Meany Theater West Lobby
Following a decade that brought the general public Dance in America and The Turning Point, the 1980s heralded Reaganomics, Michael Jackson moon-walking, and the AIDS crisis. While postmodern choreographers created in an analytical, objective, pedestrian mode in the 70s, many of the next two decade's artists revisited the notion of "content," embracing elements of character, mood, emotion and situation. Chamber Dance Company's 2011 concert, Relationships, includes three works from the late 80s and early 90s that reflect this trend toward content beyond the mere dance medium as artists worked to make some sense in a world that was rapidly changing all around them. By shining the light on the past, this concert underlines the impact that sociopolitical forces have on art making.
Created in 1989 Wade Madsen's Embrace is a suite of four duets: Kiss, Caress, Glance and Embrace. The audience is treated to an inside peek at the couples' trysts--stolen moments during a cocktail party or game of croquet. Set to laughing, whimsical music by Fritz Kreisler, Embrace offers a glimpse into Madsen's romantic humor and tenderness.
To Have and to Hold, affectionately known as Bench, journeys into the poignant world of human fragility, mortality and loss. Whether inspired by the Holocaust or the tragic deaths of so many artists from AIDS in the 1980s-or both-To Have and To Hold choreographers, Danial Shapiro and Joanie Smith, have created an homage, a prayer, to memory.
Cantos Gordos, a 1994 collaboration between Bebe Miller and clarinetist/composer Don Byron, creates a mood of the last, playful moments in a rough, nearly empty ballroom late at night. The meat of the choreography is in the duets, a specialty of Ms. Miller's. Seattle jazz musicians, featuring Eric Likkel on clarinet, perform Byron's witty, rollicking score, Music for Six Musicians, live.
Performances are at 7:30 PM Thursday, October 13 through Saturday, October 15. The Sunday, October 16 performance is at 2:00 PM. All performances take place in Meany Hall on the University of Washington campus. Advance tickets are $18, $16 for UW faculty, staff and UWAA members, and $10 for students and seniors. Ticket prices at the door are $20, $18 and $12 respectively. Tickets are available through the UW Arts Ticket Office at 206.543.4880, in person at 1313 NE 41st Street or on the web at www.meany.org
Ticket Pricing:
$18 Advance General Admission, $20 at the door
$16 Advance Faculty/Staff/UAA, $18 at the door
$10 Advance Students/Seniors, $12 at the door
Ticket information for all concerts:
UW Arts Ticket Office 206-543-4880
For information about other Dance performances, please visit the
Dance Performance Calendar page
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