The 91探花 will team with the “vertical dance company” for part of its annual , to be held Jan. 20 鈥� 22 in Meany Hall.
A dance piece titled “Groundswell” 鈥� one of three to be performed 鈥� is an excerpt from a longer BANDALOOP work titled “Harboring” that involves eight dancers, four of whom are suspended low to the stage with ropes and harnesses.
The 91探花performance of “Groundswell” will mark the first time the piece has been performed on a regular stage.” The work was restaged by , 91探花assistant professor of dance, with guest artist Melecio Estrella, assistant artistic director of BANDALOOP.
Also in the evening, composer ‘s timeless Bol茅ro is explored in choreography by assistant professor , aided and accompanied by two concert grand pianos.
For a piece titled “Begin Again,” associate professor and Dance Program director collaborates with digital artist Martin Jarmick and composer Paul Moore, aided by six projection screens that move to “continually create and destroy landscapes for the dancers to navigate.”
Costumes for the program were designed by Christine Meyers and Michelle Lesniak.
The 91探花Dance Program’s reimagining of BANDALOOP’s work is supported by the Mellon Creative Fellowship Initiative Project, through a from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Tickets to the concert are $10-$20 in advance, available online at artsuw.org, by phoning 206-543-4880 or at the Arts 91探花Ticket Office, 1313 NE 41st Street.