…their expressiveness was as moving as it was breathtaking -The Wall Street Journal Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring has inspired dances and ballets for over 100 years, but never circus – until now. See the bodies of 10 fearless acrobats – highlighted by a technically and artistically stunning lighting design – hurl, twist, and collide […]
read moreThe most heartfelt and evocative sounds imaginable. -Roots World Small Island Big Song celebrates 5,000 years of Pacific Islander culture. From Taiwan to Aotearoa/New Zealand – Madagascar to Rapa Nui/Easter Island. Islanders who share an ancient seafaring ancestry and language. Over three years, Small Island Big Song evolved from visits to 16 Island Nations, and […]
read more…a sonic distillation of a blistering American past and its perilous present, with a transcendent strength of spirit woven through. -The Washington Post With 10 tap dancers and one acoustic bass player, Michelle Dorrance’s SOUNDspace strips tap dance down to its most raw basics—movement as pure music. SOUNDspace invites the audience to experience tap dancing […]
read morean interactive experience where children will be expected to take off their shoes and dive right into a whimsical world… -The National Two dancers move, play and paint in the air, telling the story of the slow metamorphosis of the butterfly. COMPAGNIA TPO’s “theater of the senses” weaves dance, storytelling, and visual experience into a […]
read moreBANDALOOP honors nature, community, and the human spirit through perspective-bending, vertical dance. Using buildings on the UArizona Campus Mall as a dance floor on its side, BANDALOOP creates a new and original performance suited for the times we are all living in. A pioneer in vertical performance, BANDALOOP seamlessly weaves dynamic physicality, intricate choreography, and […]
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