Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company

Concert at Sand Lake Center for the Arts
2021-10-09 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Sand Lake Center for the Arts, 2880 NY 43, Averill Park, NY, 12018, United States
ESDC announces its first performance at the Sand Lake Center for the Arts in Averill Park, NY. This concert will include works from ESDC’s early repertory of the 1990’s to its newest creations from 2021.
The intimate space is a perfect setting for a selection of dances that takes the audience through the many lenses of theme, perception and compelling dynamics.
Tickets are $18 and are available by calling SLCA at 518-674-2008, or they can be purchased on the SLCA website

Guest Artists at Russell Sage Student/Faculty Dance Concert
2021-11-20 19:00 - 20:30 | Sage College Meader Little Theater, 65 1st St, Troy, NY, 12180, United States
The Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company is pleased to join the student dancers and choreographers of the Russell Sage dance division in this concert featuring solo and ensemble works by students, faculty, and ESDC.
This year’s concert is co-produced by ESDC dancers Sara Senecal & Laura Teeter, who are sharing teaching duties during the Fall 2021 semeser. The Studio Tap/Jazz class will perform a piece in each of those styles, and two Seniors will present their self-choreographed solo projects. ESDC will perform three selections from its current repertory.

Russell Sage Concert Sunday Matinee
2021-11-21 14:00 - 15:30 | Sage College Meader Little Theater, 65 1st St, Troy, NY, 12180, United States

Abram Lansing Elementary School Residency 2022
2022-01-01 08:00 - 2022-05-31 17:00 | NY
The Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company’s Around the World project works with the Abram Lansing Elementary School’s 3rd grade students to expand their study of Egypt, Norway, Japan, Brazil by incorporating the art form of dance and creative movement workshops. Engaging in the creative process and dance, students increase their knowledge of dance vocabulary, enhance their personal understanding of the 4 countries studied, and reinforce their ability to verbally and physically articulate this knowledge. Throughout the residency students become increasingly aware of and proficient in the dance elements of Space, Time, Force, Body and Movement. Combining classroom instruction and movement workshops allows students to deepen their understanding of the topic studied in inventive and engaging ways. For example, students become a fjord (Norway), bullet train (Japan), rain forest (Brazil) and mummy (Egypt).

Performance at the Opalka Gallery
2022-04-01 19:00 - 20:00 | Opalka Gallery, 140 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY, 12208, United States
The Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company will present a site-specific performance within the Opalka Gallery during the Judith Braun My Pleasure Exhibition on Friday, April 1, 2022.
ESDC will create a series of dances that explore, enhance and elaborate on Ms. Braun’s art as well as on the unique design of the exhibit. Ms. Braun’s larger than life black and white paintings, their placement on frames that can be moved within the gallery space, the enormous backdrop of lettering and side paintings at the entrance to the exhibit establish an environment of boldness, mood and intrigue. The layering of ESDC’s choreography throughout the gallery; the selection of early 20th century and current African American jazz and blues music; the striking costume design of Kim Vanyo all combine to ensure an evening of surprise, humor, drama and singular experience.

TIME TO CELEBRATE: A fundraising event
2022-05-14 17:30 - 22:30 | NY
This celebratory event surrounds our May 14, 2022 concert at The Egg. Please join us for a very special evening!
5:30 – 7:30 PM Pre-concert celebration at The CORNERSTONE Restaurant, Empire State Plaza, Albany
7:30 – 7:50 PM Prelude Talk with Ellen Sinopoli and musicians in the Hart lobby
8:00 – 9:30 PM ELLEN SINOPOLI DANCE COMPANY in performance at The Egg
Premiere of new dances
Featuring cellist Ashley Bathgate, guitarist Maria Zemantauski
and percussionist Brian Melick
9:30 – 10:30 PM Post concert reception in the theater lobby
Meet Ellen Sinopoli, her dancers and guest musicians
Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company is pleased to honor the Mary Jane Dike Family
for its ongoing support of all the arts and our artistic vision.
Tickets:
$250 Sponsorship Level: Admission to the entire evening’s celebration.
This gift also enables ESDC to provide concert tickets to young dance
students.
$150 Guest Level: Admission to the entire evening’s celebration.
$100 Admission Level: Admission to the concert and post concert reception.
RSVP by May 7, 2022 by purchasing tickets via PayPal here:

Giving Levels

Sponsorship Level $250.00 USDGuest Level $150.00 USDAdmission Level $100.00 USD

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ESDC’s Annual Home Base Concert at The Egg 2019
2022-05-14 20:00 - 22:00 | The Egg Hart Theater, 1 Empire State Plaza, S Mall Arterial, Albany, NY, 12203, United States
AN EVENING OF NEW DANCE AND LIVE PERFORMANCES BY ESDC WITH CELLIST ASHLEY BATHGATE
This evening’s performance features the premiere of Faultline with the music of Christopher Cerrone played live by celebrated cellist, Ashley Bathgate.
Momentum, sometimes out of control, sometimes caught in suspended space.
Power in its most extreme.
Within the Quiet, originally premiered in 2020, will also feature Ashley Bathgate performing the music of Jacob Cooper.
The elegant sculpting of the dancers’ bodies fluctuates between shifting forms, soft gatherings, windswept designs and serene stillness. The singular texture of the music continually wraps and releases the dancers.
Standing Last, our second premiere, features guitarist Maria Zemantauski and percussionist Brian Melick performing their composition Backscattering, a stunning piece that weaves original composition with exceptional improvisation.
Time:

8 pm concert
7:30 pm Prelude Talk with guest artists

Tickets:

$25/Adult
$12.50/Senior (to be purchased one hour before the concert)
$12.50/Student

For more information about TIME TO CELEBRATE, the fundraising event surrounding this concert, please click Here

July Troy Night Out Performance
2022-07-29 17:30 - 20:00 | Monument Square, 200 Broadway, Troy, NY, 12180, United States
ESDC announces the return of our popular summer concert series at various venues throughout downtown Troy!
As part of Troy Night Out, a city-wide celebration held the last Friday of each month, ESDC will perform a site-specific dance at each TNO in the months of July, August, and September.
July’s TNO performance will take place at Monument Square, in the heart of downtown Troy, and will feature live music by flamenco guitarist and long-time ESDC collaborator Maria Zemantauski.
Performances will take place every hour on the half-hour (5:30, 6:30, and 7:30 pm) and last approximately 15 minutes.
We are thrilled to again be part of Troy’s vibrant downtown arts scene!

Performance at The Hyde Collection
2022-08-06 14:00 - 15:00 | The Hyde Collection, 161 Warren St, Glens Falls, NY, 12801, United States
On August 6, 2022, the Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company returns to The Hyde Collection to present a site-specific concert created in response to the exhibit Transformations: The Art of John Van Alstine. Also featured is guitarist Maria Zemantauski. Spanning two large galleries, Van Alstine’s pieces offer a heightened experience for both the audience and the dancer of a simultaneous sense of weight and floating that occurs when natural stone and man-made objects are combined. This is the third collaboration between ESDC and Van Alstine. Each experience between choreographer and sculptor opens new expanses, new queries and ultimately new vision.

August Troy Night Out Performance
2022-08-26 17:30 - 20:00 | Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, 30 2nd Street, Troy, NY, 12180, United States
ESDC announces the return of our popular summer concert series at various venues throughout downtown Troy!
As part of Troy Night Out, a city-wide celebration held the last Friday of each month, ESDC will perform a site-specific dance at each TNO in the months of July, August, and September.
August’s TNO performance will take place near the intersection of 2nd and State streets, between Bacchus and the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, and will feature live music by classical Indian tabla musician Devesh Chandra.
Performances will take place every hour on the half-hour (5:30, 6:30, and 7:30 pm) and last approximately 15 minutes.
We are thrilled to again be part of Troy’s vibrant downtown arts scene!

September Troy Night Out Performance
2022-09-23 17:30 - 20:00 | NY
ESDC announces the return of our popular summer concert series at various venues throughout downtown Troy!
As part of Troy Night Out, a city-wide celebration held the last Friday of each month, ESDC will perform a site-specific dance at each TNO in the months of July, August, and September.
September’s TNO performance will take place on the patio beside No Fun at 275 River St, and will feature live music by Elizabeth Woodbury Kasius.
Performances will take place every hour on the half-hour (5:30, 6:30, and 7:30 pm) and last approximately 15 minutes.
We are thrilled to again be part of Troy’s vibrant downtown arts scene!

Fall Gala 2022 - A Sunday Soirée
2022-10-02 16:00 - 20:00 | Loft 433, Hedley Building, 433 River St, Troy, NY, 12180, United States
As we begin our 2022-2023 season, we are delighted to invite you to join us for The Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company’s Fall Gala on Sunday, October 2nd in a celebration of modern dance in the Capital Region. This year’s gala event, entitled A Sunday Soirée, will again take place at the magnificent Loft 433 that features both indoor and outdoor patio space on the top floor of the Hedley Building in Troy, NY.
In celebration of the collaborating artists who have been part of Ellen Sinopoli’s many artistic projects over the past 32 years, the Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company invites you to a very special evening as we celebrate the notable talents of sculptors CAROLINE RAMERSDORFER and JOHN VAN ALSTINE, and musicians BRIAN MELICK and MARIA ZEMANTAUSKI. The evening will feature a unique sampling of their many talents as well as a fascinating look into our past and future collaborative projects with them.
You are invited to join us for an evening of delectable and innovative gourmet food offered by Mazzone Hospitality and an open bar with a broad selection of wine, beer and cocktails. It will be an evening noted for its fun-filled energy, fine food, stunning décor and, of course, for a dance party like no other.
We thank you for your ongoing support and look forward to having you gather with us October 2nd!
Presenting Event Sponsors: Karen & Chet Opalka
Silver Sponsors: Nancy & David Rosenblum

A Sunday Soiree Gala Tickets

Honorary Committee – single $225.00 USDHonorary Committee – couple $400.00 USDGeneral Admission $150.00 USDGeneral Admission under age 35 $100.00 USDChampion of Dance Table for 8 $1,000.00 USDFriend of Dance Table for 6 $750.00 USD

A Sunday Soiree Gala Sponsorship Levels

Presenting Event Sponsor $3,500.00 USDSilent Auction Sponsor $2,500.00 USDGold Sponsor $1,500.00 USDSilver Sponsor $1,200.00 USDFull Page Ad $200.00 USDHalf Page Ad $125.00 USDQuarter Page Ad $75.00 USD

$3,500 PRESENTING EVENT SPONSOR
(only one available-Thank you to Karen & Chet Opalka, this year’s Presenting Event Sponsors!)

Table for 10 plus promotion at event as PRESENTING EVENT SPONSOR
Company logo with billing above other sponsors on event invitation* and all digital/print advertising and all onsite event signage
Company logo and web link on ESDC 2022 Gala website and Facebook event page
Full-page cover ad in event program book*

$2,500 SILENT AUCTION SPONSOR (only one available)

Table for 8 plus promotion as SILENT AUCTION SPONSOR
Company logo on Gala invitation*, event signage, table card and Silent Auction signage
Company logo and web link on ESDC 2022 Fall Gala website and Facebook event page
Full-page ad in event program book*

$1,500 GOLD SPONSOR

Table for 8 plus promotion at event
Listing on Gala invitation*, event signage, and logo on table card
Listing and web link on ESDC 2022 Fall Gala website and Facebook event page
Half-page ad in event program book*

$1,200 SILVER SPONSOR

Table for 6 plus promotion at event
Listing on Gala invitation*, event signage and table card
Listing on ESDC 2022 Fall Gala website and Facebook event page
Quarter-page ad in event program book*

$1,000 Champion of Dance Table

Table for 8 at the event
1 Honorary Committee Listing

$750 Friend of Dance Table

Table for 6 at the event
1 Honorary Committee Listing

*print deadlines apply, please contact us for specifications

Kingsborough and Park Terrace Residencies 2023
2022-10-03 08:00 - 2023-06-14 17:00 | NY
ESDC’s annual residency in the Gloversville Schools continues!
The Kingsborough and Park Terrace communities will get to see performances of “Science in Motion”, one of ESDC’s many Arts-in-Education oriented programs, focusing on 2nd grade science curriculum: cloud formations, the food chain, animal movements and more!
2nd graders experience in-person workshops where they will explore creative movement related to science concepts. The culminating event will be an informal performance in front of their families and classmates!

ChoreoPhysics 2022
2022-11-09 10:00 - 11:30 | UAlbany Performing Arts Center, 1400 Washington Ave, Albany, NY, 12222, United States
Dance and physics collide in extraordinary ways!
Professor Keith Earle of the University at Albany Physics Department and choreographer Ellen Sinopoli focused on a communion of the arts and sciences, studying side by side the principles of physics and modern dance. Equal parts lecture, demonstration, performance and discussion, this program is a result of their efforts and includes Texture of the Whole, a choreographic work for the Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company that they collaborated to create and which utilizes more than a dozen laws of physics deeply intertwining the science with the dance.
For booking or more information about this program, please contact ChoreoPhysics coordinator Kim Engel at kengel@albany.edu

Guest Artists at Russell Sage Student/Faculty Dance Concert 2022
2022-11-12 19:00 - 20:30 | Sage College Meader Little Theater, 65 1st St, Troy, NY, 12180, United States
The Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company is pleased to join the student dancers and choreographers of the Russell Sage dance division in this concert featuring solo and ensemble works by students, faculty, and ESDC!
This year’s concert is produced by ESDC dancer and Sage professor Sara Senecal. The Russell Sage dancers will perform ensemble pieces created in class, as well as self-choreographed solo projects. ESDC will perform three selections from its current repertory.
Tickets are available through the RSC box office by calling (518) 244-2248.

Boulevard Elementary School Residency 2023
2023-01-02 08:00 - 2023-01-31 17:00 | NY
ESDC’s annual residency in the Gloversville Schools continues!
The entire Boulevard Elementary School community will get to see performances of “See the Dance!”, one of ESDC’s many Arts-in-Education oriented programs, focusing on how creativity and movement can capture thoughts, ideas, emotions, and imagery!
5th graders experience in-person workshops where they will explore creative movement related to dance as a communicative art. The culminating event will be an informal performance in front of their families and classmates!

See the Dance! Arts in Education Performance 2023
2023-01-11 10:00 - 11:00 | NY
ESDC heads out to Gloversville to perform for the students of Boulevard Elementary School! During our performance of “See the Dance!” students will experience our most high-flying repertory, and even get a chance to come on stage and try some moves for themselves.

Creative movement workshops for 5th graders commence the next day, and culminates in a performance by the eight 5th grade classes!

ESDC's Annual Homebase Concert at The Egg 2022
2023-05-13 20:00 - 22:00 | The Egg Hart Theater, 1 Empire State Plaza, S Mall Arterial, Albany, NY, 12203, United States
ESDC performs in The Egg’s Hart Theater!
The ever creative, collaborative choreography of ESDC, resident dance company of The Egg, returns to the stage to perform its annual showcase of imaginative and inspiring works. The company will premiere a collaboration with visual artist Calvin Grimm which journeys through initial descent to a revealing of new manifestation and new possibility. Also on the program is Brink to music by two-time Grammy nominated jazz musician Dave Douglas and a newly commissioned work by long-time company member Sara Senecal for her fellow dancers.
A true talent who delves deeply into the souls of her partnering artists, Ellen Sinopoli’s “varied program and the exuberant, polished dancing reminded us once again how lucky we are to have this homegrown treasure right in our own backyards.” (TIMES UNION)
Support provided by Executive Park, 4 Tower Place, Albany, NY

June Troy Night Out Performance 2023
2023-06-30 17:30 - 20:00 | NY
ESDC announces the return of our popular summer concert series at various venues throughout downtown Troy!
As part of Troy Night Out, a city-wide celebration held the last Friday of each month, ESDC will perform a site-specific dance at each TNO in the months of June and July, 2023.
June’s TNO performance will take place in Franklin Alley between Broadway and River streets. Our guest musician for the evening will be Carolyn Shapiro on the banjo!
Performances will take place every hour on the half-hour (5:30, 6:30, and 7:30 pm) and last approximately 15 minutes.
We are thrilled to again be part of Troy’s vibrant downtown arts scene!

ESDC Performance at Barker Park 2023
2023-07-20 11:00 - 12:00 | Barker Park, 64 3rd Street, Troy, NY, 12180, United States
ESDC will perform as part of the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall’s Barker Park Kids’ Summer Series!
This interactive performance of ESDC’s popular family-friendly production Undercover Playground brings site-specific dance to the public, and encourages kids to think a little more creatively about the playgrounds they visit!
Free to the public. Barker Park is located near 3rd St and State St in downtown Troy.

July Troy Night Out Performance 2023
2023-07-28 17:30 - 20:00 | NY
ESDC announces the return of our popular summer concert series at various venues throughout downtown Troy!
As part of Troy Night Out, a city-wide celebration held the last Friday of each month, ESDC will perform a site-specific dance at each TNO in the months of June and July, 2023.
July’s TNO performance will take place in the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall courtyard. Guest musicians will be Elizabeth Woodbury Kasius on keyboard, melodica, and percussion, with Adam Siegel on saxophone!
Performances will take place every hour on the half-hour (5:30, 6:30, and 7:30 pm) and last approximately 15 minutes.
We are thrilled to again be part of Troy’s vibrant downtown arts scene!

Virtual Symposium hosted by Fenimore Art Museum
2023-08-01 18:00 - 21:00 | NY
ESDC has been commissioned by the Fenimore Art Museum to create a site specific dance inspired by the museum’s M.C. Escher: Infinite Variations exhibit this summer. The dance will be filmed and subsequently presented at an August 1st virtual symposium sponsored by Fenimore Art Museum.

Performance at Tannery Pond Community Center
2023-08-24 19:30 - 21:30 | Tannery Pond Community Center, 228 Main St, North Creek, NY, 12853, United States
ESDC returns to the Tannery Pond Community Center’s stage, in North Creek NY, with a concert that highlights the company’s repertory of imaginative and inspiring works.

Abram Lansing Elementary School Residency 2023
2023-09-15 - 2024-06-25 | NY
For more than 25 years, ESDC has provided programming designed to offer ALES’ 3rd graders the opportunity to experience the bravery of creativity and invention as they step into the realm of how one might learn differently and see themselves in the most positive way possible. By incorporating the art form of dance and creative movement workshops, ESDC’s Around the World project expands upon the students’ study of Egypt, Norway, Japan, and Brazil.

Fall Gala 2023 - A Sunday Soirée
2023-11-12 16:00 - 20:00 | Opalka Gallery, 140 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY, 12208, United States
We are delighted to invite you to join us for The Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company’s Fall Gala on Sunday, November 12th in a celebration of modern dance in the Capital Region. This year’s gala event, entitled A Sunday Soirée, will take place at the Opalka Gallery on the Albany Campus of Russell Sage College.
In celebration of the collaborating artists who have been part of our many artistic projects over the past 33 years, ESDC invites you to a very special evening as we celebrate the notable talents of sculptors CAROLINE RAMERSDORFER and JOHN VAN ALSTINE and musicians BRIAN MELICK and MARIA ZEMANTAUSKI. The evening will feature a special performance by Melick and Zemantauski as well as a fascinating look into our past and future collaborative projects with them. AND…we invite you to meet the filmmaker BAT-SHEVA GUEZ of AdventurePants, Inc. who will be taking ESDC’s The Wells Project/Slipping Into One to the next critical stage of its development.
You are invited to join us for an evening of delectable and innovative gourmet food offered by Chef Humble, Brandon Schatko, plus a selection of fine wine and beer. We thank you for your ongoing support and look forward to having you gather with us!
Presenting Event Sponsors: Karen & Chet Opalka

A Sunday Soirée Gala Tickets

General Admission $150.00 USD

General Admission under age 35 $100.00 USD

Friend of Dance Table for 6 $750.00 USD

Champion of Dance Table for 8 $1,000.00 USD

Honorary Committee (single) $225.00 USD

Honorary Committee (couple) $400.00 USD

A Sunday Soirée Gala Sponsorship Levels

Presenting Event Sponsor $3,500.00 USD

Silent Auction Sponsor $2,500.00 USD

Gold Sponsor $1,500.00 USD

Silver Sponsor $1,200.00 USD

Full Page Ad $200.00 USD

Half Page Ad $125.00 USD

Quarter Page Ad $75.00 USD

$3,500 PRESENTING EVENT SPONSOR
(only one available-Thank you to Karen & Chet Opalka, this year’s Presenting Event Sponsors!)

Table for 10 plus promotion at event as PRESENTING EVENT SPONSOR
Company logo with billing above other sponsors on event invitation* and all digital/print advertising and all onsite event signage
Company logo and web link on ESDC 2022 Gala website and Facebook event page
Full-page cover ad in event program book*

$2,500 SILENT AUCTION SPONSOR (only one available)

Table for 8 plus promotion as SILENT AUCTION SPONSOR
Company logo on Gala invitation*, event signage, table card and Silent Auction signage
Company logo and web link on ESDC 2022 Fall Gala website and Facebook event page
Full-page ad in event program book*

$1,500 GOLD SPONSOR

Table for 8 plus promotion at event
Listing on Gala invitation*, event signage, and logo on table card
Listing and web link on ESDC 2022 Fall Gala website and Facebook event page
Half-page ad in event program book*

$1,200 SILVER SPONSOR

Table for 6 plus promotion at event
Listing on Gala invitation*, event signage and table card
Listing on ESDC 2022 Fall Gala website and Facebook event page
Quarter-page ad in event program book*

$1,000 Champion of Dance Table

Table for 8 at the event
1 Honorary Committee Listing

$750 Friend of Dance Table

Table for 6 at the event
1 Honorary Committee Listing

*print deadlines apply, please contact us for specifications

Guest Artists at Russell Sage College Student/Faculty Dance Concert 2023
2023-11-18 19:00 - 21:00 | Sage College Meader Little Theater, 65 1st St, Troy, NY, 12180, United States
The Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company is pleased to join the student dancers and choreographers of the Russell Sage dance division in this concert featuring solo and ensemble works by students, faculty, and ESDC!
This year’s concert is produced by ESDC dancer and Sage professor Sara Senecal. The Russell Sage dancers will perform ensemble pieces created in class, as well as self-choreographed solo projects. ESDC will perform three selections from its current repertory.
Tickets are available through the RSC box office by calling (518) 244-2248.
ESDC’s current repertory includes the full company in an exhilarating excerpt from “Brink” (2009); a quartet of women in the fierce “Compas” (2008) to music by flamenco guitarist Maria Zemantauski; plus, ESDC dancer Emily Gunter will perform the solo “Becoming” (2006). We hope you’ll join us!
There are two shows: Saturday, November 18 at 7pm and Sunday, November 19 at 2pm.

Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company at Opalka Gallery
2023-12-08 19:00 - 20:00 | Opalka Gallery, 140 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY, 12208, United States
The Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company will perform new work inspired by the Opalka Gallery’s exhibition “Séance: Photographs by Shannon Taggart.”

For the past twenty years American artist Shannon Taggart (born 1975) has documented Spiritualist practices and communities in the United States, England and Europe. The resulting body of work, Séance, examines Spiritualism’s relationship with human celebrity, its connections to art, science, and technology, and its intrinsic bond with the medium of photography. This exhibition presents forty-seven haunting images from the series, revealing the emotional, psychological, and physical dimensions of Spiritualism in the 21st century.

Capital Trio & Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company
2024-01-27 19:30 - 22:00 | UAlbany Performing Arts Center, 1400 Washington Ave, Albany, NY, 12222, United States
Pianist Duncan Cumming, violinist Hilary Cumming and cellist Şölen Dikener team up with the revered regional modern dance company in a program of live music and dynamic dance. The evening will feature a new ESDC premiere with the music of David Walther from his CD, Distance. In 2018, the artists collaborated in honor of the 25th anniversary of UAlbany’s College of Arts and Sciences and created “As Seen from Above” to music selections from William Matthews’ A Book of Hours. The work will be expanded to its full length for this performance.

Troy School District 21st Century After School Program 2024
2024-03-01 - 2024-04-30 | NY
For the 4th year, ESDC offers creative movement workshops to students in the Troy NY School District for its 21st Century After School Program.

ESDC's Annual Homebase Concert at The Egg 2024
2024-05-18 20:00 - 22:00 | The Egg Hart Theater, 1 Empire State Plaza, S Mall Arterial, Albany, NY, 12203, United States
ESDC performs in The Egg’s Hart Theater!
The ever creative, collaborative choreography of ESDC, resident dance company of The Egg, returns to the stage to perform its annual showcase of imaginative and inspiring works. The company will be joined on stage by musicians Brian Melick and Maria Zemantauski who will play live for Falling (2003). Bob Buckley will join the pair in performing live music for Compas (2008), and for a musical interlude. Melick and Zemantauski’s stunning musical compositions are fused with an array of jazz and funk that takes the dancers and audience on a most enticing ride.
Also on the program is the company’s newest work, Boundary Behavior (2024) set to the music of David Walther, Jr., which premiered at the University at Albany Performing Arts Center in January. The dance will be performed with the addition of a projected image created by Willie Marlowe. The choreography explores how boundaries control and curtail movement and yet enable it when they segment, shatter, reshape and become living malleable entities.
The fourth and final work on the program is inspired by the Opalka Gallery’s exhibition “Séance: Photographs by Shannon Taggart.” This is the premiere of the dance at The Egg. Hilary Tann, a fellow artist, friend, and colleague, was taken from us much too soon and quite suddenly. It is an honor to work with and develop a dance to this very beautiful composition of Hilary’s, “And the Snow Did Lie.”
A true talent who delves deeply into the souls of her partnering artists, Ellen Sinopoli’s “varied program and the exuberant, polished dancing reminded us once again how lucky we are to have this homegrown treasure right in our own backyards.” (TIMES UNION)
For tickets, please visit the event page on The Egg’s website or call The Egg Box Office, 518-473-1845, Monday-Friday, 11 AM – 3 PM.
