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“Sinopoli’s dances are celebrations of pure movement that combine the philosophical and cerebral with raw rhythm and musicality”
~ Taconic Weekend
2008-2009 PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
Sunday August 3, 2008 at 7 PM
Freedom Park Outdoor Concert Series, Scotia NY
Free Admission
www.FreedomParkScotia.org
This family-friendly concert features selections from the company’s repertory that are chosen specifically to engage and entertain young children and their families. Filled with visual and aural delights, this show includes Artistic Director Ellen Sinopoli who introduces each dance and cues the audience on ideas and images to look for in each work. The program also contains a participatory element whether it is children playing rhythms to accompany the dancers, being encouraged to try certain shape and movement skills, or calling out the names of specific movements every time they occur within a particular dance.
Friday September 26, 2008 at 8 PM
Skidmore College – Saratoga Springs NY
$15 per adult/$12 per senior/$10 per students and Skidmore community
Skidmore College Dance Theater, Saratoga Springs, NY Box Office: 518-408-1341 BRANCHES OF WORDS Iranian actor and director, Mahmood Karimi-Hakak, American Jewish composer Zoe B. Zak, Ghanaian musician Zorkie Nelson and ESDC open themselves to the “magical wine” of Hafez. The music, dance and each recitation of spoken word, whether in Persian or English, follow the emotional terrain Hafez has laid out. The evening is filled with new and existing works performed and created by Hakak, Nelson, Zak, Sinopoli and the dancers of ESDC. The sonnets of Khajeh Hafez Shirazi investigate human relationships. His poems startle, confound, and yet resonate as they celebrate the universal themes of love, union, freedom and tolerance. Hafez champions the underdog and outlaw while holding no sympathy for hypocrisy, deception or duplicity. “In his poetry, Hafez has inscribed undeniable truths indelibly…Hafez has no peer.” Goethe
Saturday, October 20th at 7:30 pm & Oct. 21 st at 2:30 PM
Kaatsbaan International Dance Center in Tivoli, NY
$25 per adult/$10 per student rush at the door
Open Rehearsal - Wednesday October 16th at 2 pm Box Office: 845-757-5106 www.kaatsbaan.org
Branches of Words: A breathtaking tapestry of live music, spoken word and dance that is performed by a multi-national gathering of artists and celebrates the Persian poetry of Hafez, the 14 th century Sufi poet. These concerts are part of ESDC’s three-week residency at Kaatsbaan.
Saturday November 1, 2008 at 7 PM
Indian Lake Theater in Indian Lake, NY
Presented by Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts
Box Office: 518-352-7715
www.adk-arts.org
This family-friendly concert is part of ESDC’s 2008-2009 Upstate New York Tour and will feature selections from the company’s repertory that are chosen specifically to engage and entertain young children and their families. Filled with visual and aural delights, this show includes Artistic Director Ellen Sinopoli who introduces each dance and cues the audience on ideas and images to look for in each work. The program also contains a participatory element whether it is children playing rhythms to accompany the dancers, being encouraged to try certain shape and movement skills, or calling out the names of specific movements every time they occur within a particular dance.
Friday & Saturday, November 15 & 16, 8 PM
Russell Sage College James L. Meader Little Theater in Troy, NY
Box office: 518-244-2248
ESDC is the guest company at Russell Sage College’s Dancing Before the Snow Flies VIII. ESDC will perform works from its vibrant and varied repertory.
Sunday November 23, 2008 at 3 PM
Proctor’s Theater in Schenectady, NY
Admission: $7.50 Box office: 518-244-2248
www.schenectadysymphony.org
Part of the Schenectady Symphony Orchestra’s fall season, this concert will feature the premiere of two new dances by ESDC to music by Bernstein and Ibert and the performance of Into Dark Moods with music by Münir Beken. The Schenectady Symphony Orchestra will perform live.
Saturday December 27, 2008 at 7:30 PM
Tannery Pond Community Center, Blue Mountain Lake NY
518-251-3751
www.tpcca.org
This concert is part of ESDC’s 2008-2009 Upstate New York Tour and will feature works from its vibrant and varied repertory.
Saturday January 17, 2009 at 7:30 PM
Lake Placid Center for the Arts, Lake Placid NY
www.lakeplacidarts.org
This concert is part of ESDC’s 2008-2009 Upstate New York Tour and will feature works from its vibrant and varied repertory.
Saturday January 24, 2009 at 8 PM
Wood Theater – Glens Falls, NY
518-408-1341
This concert is part of ESDC’s 2008-2009 Upstate New York Tour and will feature works from its vibrant and varied repertory.
Saturday May 9, 2009 at 8 PM
The Egg – Albany, NY
www.theegg.org
ESDC explores the world of jazz and improvisation with their signature contemporary flair, featuring new works and old favorites.
“It’s the choreographer’s vision expressed in her dances, that draws both audience and performers” ~ The Saratogian
