Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

PHILADANCO Celebrates 35th Anniversary Season Preserving the Past, Seizing the Future at Kimmel Center’s Perelman Theater
October 18, 2004

The Kimmel Center Presents its resident dance company Philadanco on November 11-13, 2004 at 7:30pm and November 13-14 at 2:30pm. in the Perelman Theater as part of the Movers and Shakers series sponsored by American Express. The performances, which will include world premieres by Dyanne McIntyre and Milton Myers, are part of the company’s 35th anniversary season &madsh; "Preserving the Past, Seizing the Future." This Philadelphia cultural treasure began 35 years ago as a community organization that has since traveled the world, receiving acclaim for the troupe’s "dazzling speed and sophisticated grace" (Buffalo News), blending African American dance with ballet, jazz and modern dance.

The Philadelphia Dance Company (Philadanco), founded by Joan Myers Brown in 1970, is a modern contemporary dance company that tours nationally and internationally. For 34 years, the company has traveled the country and the world, performing before sold-out audiences of diverse people of all ages, creed, ethnicity and cultural traditions. The company also founded the International Conference of Black Dance Companies and International Association of Blacks in Dance, which addresses the special needs of the African American dance community.

Over the years Philadanco has trained thousands of dancers through its Instruction and Training Program, which consists of 40 weeks of intensive training in various dance techniques by nationally renowned teachers in ballet, jazz, modern and distinct techniques such as Dunham, Horton, and African.

Tickets for the November 11-14 performances by Philadanco are $32 & $45 and can be purchased by calling 215-893-1999, online at http://www.kimmelcenter.org/ or at the Kimmel Center box office, open daily from 10am to 6pm and later on performance evenings. For group sales call 215-790-5883.

A limited number of $10 tickets will be available for every Kimmel Center Presents performance at the Kimmel Center. $10 tickets go on sale the day of the event and can be purchased at the Kimmel Center box office beginning at 5:30pm for evening performances and 11:30am for matinees. Limit one per person.

Philadanco appears as part of the Kimmel Center Presents Movers and Shakers series, sponsored by American Express. The University of Pennsylvania Health System is the Season Sponsor of Kimmel Center Presents. American Airlines is the Official Airline of Kimmel Center Presents. BMW is the official Vehicle of Kimmel Center Presents.

Sponsors of the 2004-2005 Kimmel Center Presents season include Mellon Financial Corporation, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Bank of America, Sovereign Bank, Wachovia Foundation, The American Express Company, Verizon Foundation, Bucks County Coffee and SEPTA, the Commuter's Choice. American Airlines is the Official Airline of Kimmel Center Presents. Toyota is the Official Vehicle of Kimmel Center Presents Jazz and World Pop programming.

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