This is a four-performance subscription. Choose from five different packages in Perelman Theater. Click on the package numbers to BUY ONLINE. Scroll down for performance descriptions.
- Package 1
Thursday evening Philadanco fall & spring; Friday Black Grace and Aspen Santa Fe Ballet
- Package 2
All Friday evening performances
- Package 3
All Saturday matinee performances
- Package 4
All Saturday evening performances
- Package 5
Sunday Matinee Philadanco fall & spring; Saturday matinee Black Grace and Aspen Santa Fe Ballet
Mover & Shakers Show Descriptions
"When I told my parents that I was leaving
my job at the bank to pursue a career in dance,
my mother cried and my father didn't speak to me. That
was the moment when I knew that I could not fail."
Neil leremia, Founder and Artistic Director, Black Grace
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Thursday-Saturday, November 12-14, 2009, 7:30pm
Saturday and Sunday, November 14-15, 2009, 2:30pm
Perelman Theater
Philadanco's thrilling 40th Anniversary Season begins with a world premiere by Christopher L. Huggins, as well as Jawole Willa Jo Zollar's Batty Moves. Leading the world in versatility, diversity and imagination, Philadanco is famous for its sensuous skill and energy. See for yourself why the New York Times calls this theatrical force "exuberant!"
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Friday-Saturday, February 26-27, 2009, 7:30pm
Saturday, February 27, 2009, 2:30pm
Perelman Theater
Program includes:
Minoi
Surface
Gathering Clouds
Black Grace, a New Zealand expression for daring and bravery, is truly unique in the world of dance. Formed in 1995, this group of male dancers fuses Pacific traditional cultures with contemporary dance, all based on the vision of founder/choreographer Neil leremia. Program will include Minoi, showcasing Samoan slap dancing and singing, as well as Surface, which traces the masculine traditions of the Samoan culture. Black Grace has been funded by The Pew Center for Arts and Heritage, through Dance Advance.
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40th Anniversary
Thursday-Saturday, April 15-17, 2010, 7:30pm
Saturday and Sunday, April 16-17, 2010, 2:30pm
Perelman Theater
This special 40th Anniversary program features the world premiere of a new ballet by Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, co-commissioned for Philadanco by Kimmel Center Presents and the August Wilson Center in Pittsburgh, as well as Element in Which it Takes Place by Milton Meyers and perennial favorite Ronald K. Brown's Gate Keepers.
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Friday–Saturday, May 14-15, 2010, 7:30pm
Saturday, May 15, 2009, 2:30pm
Perelman Theater
Program includes:
Twyla Tharp: Sue's Leg
Jorma Elo: Red Sweet
From the Land of Enchantment comes one of the nation's pioneering contemporary dance companies. For nearly two decades, the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet has brought its unique vision of classical intelligence and western ingenuity to the world of dance. Applauded at such venerable venues as the famed Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival and the Kennedy Center, experience what the New York Times calls a "breath of fresh air." Sue's Leg, choreographed by Twyla Tharp, is a reconstruction of the 1975 ballet inspired by '30s dance halls with music by Fats Waller. Red Sweet is choreographed by Jorma Elo to music by Vivaldi and Biber.
