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Performance Season
2014-2015 Season
Mime Body Spirit.
November 14-16, 2014
Overture Center for the Arts, 201 State St, Madison, WI 53703
Kanopy Dance Company
Presented by Urban Land Interests
Venture into a questing dreamscape of mystery and nuance as physical
theater and modern dance marry into an evening of angst, solace, and
vibration�
A confluence of dancer/actors from across America and Europe join Kanopy
for a mysterious and powerful evening.
�A Strange Day for Mister K,� a world premiere of corporeal mime
physical theater and dance written especially for Kanopy by recognized
leaders of the genre: Steve Wasson and Corrine Soum, Artistic Directors
of London�s Theatre de L�Ange Fou and White Church Theatre Project,
Spring Green. Former Martha Graham principal dancers, Graham dancers,
and Kanopy Dancers perform together in this Kafkaesque tale.
Also on the program, Steve Wasson and Corinne Soum perform �Resonance
II,� a duet based on the founder of Corporeal Mime, Etienne Decroux�s
�La Meditation.� Former Graham Principal Dancers and Graham dancers:
Donlin Foreman and Jenny Emerson Foreman dance their �A Man and A Woman
Sit Near Each Other;� Martin L�fsnes and Carrie Elmore Tallitch create a
duet of energies; Sandra Kaufmann and Deb Goodman reprise Lisa
Thurrell�s �Lamentation Variation.�
"Lamentation Variation" created in association with, and using the creative
structure provided by, the Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance.
Re-staging of "Steps in the Street" licensed through Martha Graham Center
of Contemporary Dance.
Pre-Show Talk Opening Night
Friday Nov 14, 7:00-7:30pm, Promenade Hall
Show ticket or ticket stub to Mime Body Spirit for
admittance. Artists will talk about the creation process.
Tickets: www.overturecenter.com, 608.258.4141
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Martha Graham: In Her Footsteps.
February 6-8, 2015
Overture Center for the Arts, 201 State St, Madison, WI 53703
Kanopy Dance Company
Presented by Stone House and Custer Financial Servicies
Grace, hope, beauty, tenderness: uplifting human cornerstones for
expanding above the shadows of war�
In homage to the founder, we present selections from Martha Graham�s
iconic Appalachian Spring, danced to Aaron Copeland�s uplifting music.
Debuted at the height of WW II, it is an American dance of grace and
expansive hope.
Miki Orihara, Principal Dancer with the Martha Graham Dance Company
will perform a solo from her recent concert �Resonance� that premiered
at LaMama, NYC.
Lisa Thurrell�s powerful �Miserere� (Have Mercy), International Bonnie
Bird Choreography Award nominee, reveals humankind�s struggle to reach
the divine. Robert E. Cleary premiers an homage; and Kanopy will perform
NYC choreographer Stanley Love�s �Bonewash.�
Re-staging of selections from Appalachian Spring licensed through Martha
Graham Center of Contemporary Dance.
Pre-Show Talk Opening Night
Friday Feb 6, 7:00-7:30pm, Promenade Hall
Show ticket or ticket stub to Martha Graham: In her Footsteps for
admittance. Artists will discuss Martha Graham�s legacy and work.
Tickets: www.overturecenter.com, 608.258.4141
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Emergence: Gaia Rising.
April 17-19, 2015
Overture Center for the Arts, 201 State St, Madison, WI 53703
Kanopy Dance Company
Presented by Earthling Interactive
Seeds sleep the winter chill away, and in respect for the warming sun,
the spring rains and receptive earth, a new beginning emerges, as does
new and original dance�
A piquant potpourri of new dances presented by local, national, and
international choreographers. Maureen Janson, director of Smartdance
presents a postmodernist work. Audience-favorite Kiro Kopulos, unveils a
work informed by Japanese Butoh. Robert E Cleary re-invents his
�Primavera Portena.� Tiana Ching Maslanka, premieres a dance based on
Scottish folklore. Brienna Tipler, a work inspired by Monet
masterpieces. Carlos Ramirez, director of Danztrad, blends Mexican
folkloric and modern dance. Juan Carlos D�az V�lez, presents a fusion of
Flamenco with contemporary ballet.
Pre-Show Talk Opening Night
Friday April 17, 7:00-7:30pm, Promenade Hall
Show ticket or ticket stub to Emergence: Gaia Rising for admittance.
Choreographers will talk about their process of creating dance.
Tickets: www.overturecenter.com, 608.258.4141
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2013-2014 Season
Ticket Prices: $29/general, $22/students, $14/children, youth
Photos by Harper Photography
Poster Design by Zillman Design
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