Performances
February 3-4, 2012 | 7:00pm | 2pm Saturday Matinee | Capitol Theatre
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Tickets: $30 Adults | $15 Students/Seniors | $45 Family of 5
For our Family and Children’s show we revisit the magical choreography of Alwin Nikolais. Performed on the stage of the beautiful Capitol Theatre, the dances are selected from among Nikolais’ most delightful works. The New York Times wrote, "There is still nothing else like 'Kaleidoscope' on the stage today—even in the Nikolais repertory. Anyone who has not seen it, should."
Giant elastic bands that define space like a huge cat’s cradle give form to the exciting work “Tensile Involvement.” “Noumenon” fascinates us with dancers moving in strict unison, creating dynamic forms while completely enshrouded in silver bags. Garish clowns, frolicking in a black light filled arcade, set the stage to entertain us in excerpts from “Gallery” (Premiere). “Kaleidoscope” brings strange-footed dancers balancing on discs, men hanging precariously out in space, and a pair of dancers on a journey while balancing a long pole between their feet. “Clothes,” a statement on fashion, features outlandish costumes which are changed on a whim by the characters on stage. This exciting collection of Nikolais’ works is presented here for the child in all of us!
Performed under the direction of Alberto del Saz, Artistic Director of the Nikolais/Louis Foundation for Dance.
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$30 General Admission
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$45 for a family of 5 (phone and box office purchases only)
April 26-28, 2012
7:30 pm
Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center
“Secret Dark World” (Premiere), by former Ririe-Woodbury dancer Keith Johnson, is a timely and thought provoking work inspired by the secret languages of children, the brutality of childhood/adolescence, and how these formative experiences shape our lives.
“West” (Premiere), by Charlotte Boye-Christensen explores the sociopolitical and physical landscape of a land marked by contrasts, tension, freedom, and violence – a place of endless vistas, spaces untouched by civilization, and a land of refuge for the free-spirited.
“It’s Gonna Get Loud,” by Tony Award winning Karole Armitage (coined the “Punk-ballerina” by Vanity Fair), is a work that was created for the company in 2009 drawing inspiration from the rawness and directness of the Punk-era and set to an original score by Rhys Chatham.
A work by one of America’s foremost choreographers, Bill T. Jones, completes the program. “Duet” explores pure movement and abstraction and draws on the tension between and the elegance inherent in two people moving together in perfect unison.
For tickets call ArtTix at 355-ARTS or purchase them online at www.ririewoodbury.com. Season tickets are only $85, which is over 30% off regular ticket price. For more information call 801/297-4241.
December 8-10, 2011
7:30pm
2pm Saturday Matinee
Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center
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*This performance contains language that may not be considered appropriate for all ages*
This showcase of Ririe-Woodbury Artistic Director Charlotte Boye-Christensen’s choreography will feature the world premiere of “But Seriously…” “Push” (2011), the award-winning “Touching Fire” (2010) and selected excerpts from “West.”
“But Seriously…” uniquely combines the compelling choreography of Boye-Christensen, the comedy talents of Star Trek actor & comedian Ethan Phillips, the insightful orchestration of author David Kranes, and the innovative set designs of architect Nathan Webster in a collaboration that explores the similarities between stand up comedians and dancers. Phillips’s comedy is woven into the dance, unraveling the inescapable truth that all performers are deeply, deeply vulnerable.
“West,” to premiere in its entirety at Ririe-Woodbury’s Iridescence in April, examines the associations that we have with the West as a place and state of mind – a place of endless vistas, spaces that are untouched by modern civilization, challenging living conditions, independence and a free-spirituality. “Push,” which premiered in September, explores the mental faculty by which one deliberately chooses or decides upon a course of action. “Touching Fire,” a collaboration with Kranes and Webster that premiered in 2010, garnered Boye-Christensen a 2011 Arty Award for Best Choreography.
Prism runs December 8-10, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. with a 2p.m. Saturday Matinee at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, 138 West Broadway, in Salt Lake City. Tickets are $30 for the general public, $15 for students/seniors and can be purchased by calling 801-355-ARTS or visiting bit.ly/prismtix. Season tickets are still available for the three remaining shows at ririewoodbury.com for just $64 for general audience and just $52 for students with ID.
To do its part to help meet the ever-growing holiday season needs of the Utah Food Bank, Ririe-Woodbury is giving $5 off each ticket for each for every 5 food items brought to the Rose Wagner box office. This includes any regular, student/senior or 2-4-1 tickets.
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September 22-24, 2011
7:30pm
Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center
Brook Notary’s visually mesmerizing and physically charged premiere of “Grid”, brilliantly juxtaposes complex dance structures and a strikingly simple stage setting. The New York Times has raved about Notary’s “choreographic magic” and proclaimed her “adept at theatrical conjuration.”
Ririe-Woodbury’s own Artistic Director Charlotte Boye-Christensen, explores the mental state of well-being characterized by positive emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy in her intriguing premier of “Push.”
Larry Keigwin’s “80’s Night” (2007), is an entertaining look back at popular culture in the 1980s. In this piece the dancers lead us on a journey back in time that revisits everything from music and movement to questionable fashion choices.
In contrast, “Spurts of Activity before the Emptiness of Late Afternoon” (2010) by John Jasperse, is a reflective exploration of time and accidental behavior and is marked by the interplay between Jasperse’ tightly conceived structures and his elusive movement style."
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