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45 Years and Still Makin' the Moves!

Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company furthers contemporary dance as an accessible and valued art form. Through our performances and our educational outreach, we raise the standards, deepen the understanding and promote personal connections with contemporary dance.

The Ririe-Woodbury Review is designed to keep those connections with our audience members and supporters strong. Thank you for exceeding our expectations with your interest and support.

We hope that you’ll take a minute to read on and consider making a donation today. Come share in the excitement. Come be inspired!

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Alwin Nikolais Centennial

Next year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of National Treasure Alwin Nikolais, and Ririe-Woodbury will be at the center of it. The ambitious Alwin Nikolais Centennial begins this fall and spans two years (2009-2011) and two continents, with fully-produced performances, residencies, workshops, panel discussions and exhibits.

Managing Director Joan Woodbury and Associate Managing Director/Touring Director Jena Woodbury have worked closely with Alberto del Saz from The Nikolais/Louis Foundation for Dance as well as alumni from all over the world to create the most fitting Nikolais retrospective possible. It begins this summer when the Company and the Foundation converge in Salt Lake City to reconstruct a four-ballet suite from Nikolais’s early "Kaleidoscope." After the reconstruction, it's off to France to tour the fanciful The Crystal and the Sphere to a variety of cities from Nanterre to Lyon during the month of October.

Next spring, Ririe-Woodbury will be performing two weeks of salient Nikolais works in New York City at both the Abrons Center/Henry Street Settlement downtown and the prestigious Joyce Theater in mid-town. The objective of this ambitious initiative is to preserve and perform the artistry, philosophy and pedagogy of Alwin Nikolais.

If you're in New York City the week of May 3, 2010, join us at the Joyce. You can get updates/itinerary on the Centennial by visiting our Touring Webpage. Your donations can help fund Ririe-Woodbury’s May appearance in New York.

Goodbye to Jo Blake

In his program bio, out-going Ririe-Woodbury dancer Jo Blake referred to Salt Lake City as the antidote to his "touring and traveling spirit"--a "place to finally call home." After six years of making Utah's capital city his residence, Jo is again heeding the call of his spirit and is leaving for a different life, possibly in a different location.

He couldn't be leaving the Company with a more stunning display of his talent. In April's Surfaces Jo performed "Solo with Table" by Susan Marshall. As always, he exhibited the kind of verve and aplomb of an artist motivated from the deep well of the soul. We wish Joe well in his new endeavors, wherever they may be, and we welcome new dancer Prentice Whitlow.

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