About This Show
Join ODC/Dance for their FIRST-EVER Studio B Summer Sampler. Arrive early to enjoy wine and hors d’oeuvres before the show, then head into Studio B for an intimate one hour performance of some of ODC’s most celebrated works. ODC choreographers Brenda Way and KT Nelson will be there to shed some light on the dancing you’ll see on stage. Clear the summer fog and satisfy your appetite for art with this delicious sampling of modern dance.
Pieces to be performed:
Scissors Paper Stone (1994)
CHOREOGRAPHER, Way
MUSIC, John Lee Hooker, Loudan Wainwright, Jimi Hendrix
LIGHTS, Alex Nichols
COSTUMES, Eleanor Coppola
Originally commissioned by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
“…superb” – The New York Times
“…hot-shot dancing and formal precision” – The Village Voice
Scramble (Premiered at Dancing Downtown- March 2007)
CHOREOGRAPHER, Nelson
MUSIC, Bach
LIGHTS, Rieman
Explosive dancing, unrestrained play…A do-si-do between two couples set to Bach Cello Suite, No 6, S. 1012 played by Yo Yo Ma.
Book of Hours (Premiered at Dancing Downtown- March 2007)
CHOREOGRAPHER, Way
MUSIC, Monk
LIGHTS, Nichols
Inspired by the medieval illuminated manuscript, Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, this intimate work loosely explores the seasons of life. Crafted in a distinct gestural movement language, the work unfolds to the memorable vocal strains of Meredith Monk.