The Fifth Floor Theater (111 Second Avenue)
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Second Avenue Dance Company/2010
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Mar 31, 2010 – Apr 5, 2010
Daily (8–10pm)
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$10
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“Renewal is the running theme in this SADC showcase. A true original, Alwin Nikolais was a decentralist who combined dance with other theatre elements. In honor of his centennial, SADC is performing his signature 1982 multimedia piece Pond. Two dances on the program are from December 2009: the female group piece among the scapes and fields by alumnus Stacy Spence, and Brass, a ballet by Diane Coburn Bruning. Brass' original score was composed by Andy Teirstein and is performed by musicians from NYU's Steinhardt Music Department. Works by five student choreographers — Angela Curotto, Joshua Green, Julie McMillan, Kristin Schwab, and Simone Sobers — are also in rotation for the performance run.”
Patricia Contino, Flavorpill
SADC says:
The Second Avenue Dance Company/2010 (SADC) will present its spring concert series March 31- April 5 and feature the work of four noted guest choreographers— Diane Coburn Bruning, Alwin Nikolais, Stacy Spence, and Doug Varone. The series will also include work in rotating repertory by five student choreographers (four dances of which one is a co-choreographed duet). In this centennial year celebrating the achievements of Alwin Nikolais, Tisch dance will present his 1982 multi-media masterpiece Pond, staged by Alberto Del Saz, artistic director of the Nikolais Louis Foundation for Dance. Doug Varone’s Of the Earth Far Below—considered a searing depiction of human interaction with rumble-tumble physicality—will be performed by a male/female cast of eight. And reprising their world premieres from SADC’s December concert are: among the scapes and fields by alumnus Stacy Spence, a visually arresting human landscape for 19 women; and Brass by Diane Coburn Bruning, a stridently exciting contemporary pointe piece. Composer Andy Teirstein has created an original brass score for Bruning’s dance and it will be performed live by musicians from the NYU Steinhardt Music Department, Brass Studies Program.
