Recent Performances -BRAVE NEW DANCES 2009

BND Audience Responses - “Conveys emotions beyond the edge”

“The piece brought out the human in the superhero and made me feel sorry for him”

“Loved it!” “Awesome!” “Bravo.”

“I see the ebb and flow of all relationships in this piece.”

“I was most moved by the vibrancy of the movement, facial expression and eye contact (between dancers).”

“Large full and open movement- joyful, alive and free.”

“The joy of music in the Peruvian culture was so well expressed – face to toes!”

“I liked the use of hands and arms- open, closed, tangled, searching; to signify strain or ease, confusion, neediness, etc.”

"I could have written a whole book on the Batman dance!"

BRAVE NEW DANCES is a glimpse of the first drafts of dance theatre works created by members of Maude Baum and Company Dance Theatre and invited guest artists. These are innovative and experimental works in progress, rather than polished repertory pieces.
 
BRAVE NEW DANCES (BND) is a forum for choreographers to take creative chances, challenge themselves, stretch the boundaries of their craft and to push the limits of the artform. Discerning questions are posed by each choreographer. Audience members are asked to answer these questions and include other comments and questions raised by the piece in a written format after each work is shown.

New works are presently being choreographed by Company members Maude Baum, Mary Beth Hampshire, Lynn Hasselbarth, Deb Rutlegde and Richard Chaffin.

Lynn Hasselbarth spent last year in Peru.  She learned several indigenous dances from villagers in the small town she lived in.  Lynn has incorporated these dancers with modern dance movement to create an uplifting and beautiful blend of traditional and new dance.  She will use traditional costumes of embroidered wool, made by Peruvian women, and Peruvian Music for her piece.

Richard Chaffin is creating a work about the infamous Batman.  Complete with the “Batman Signal”, motor scooter driving Batman and gargoyles.  The piece is about life forces that tug one in too many directions.

Audience comments from BND 2008:
"Lots of emotion - made me cry and laugh. Filled with reality and satire."
"This piece was better than any I saw at Jacobs Pillow this Summer."

The performance concludes with an informal reception where audience members and choreographers mingle and discuss the work!

Tickets: $14 for adults, $10 for students and seniors, $8 eba Dance & Fitness students.

Brave New Dances sells out.  Ordering tickets ahead is always recommended.


Call or e-mail for further information and tickets:

(518) 465-9916, info@eba-arts.org