Shared Spring Season

Two bold women bring their companies to the MMAC Stage April 18th & 25th, 2015 at 8pm. This evening of dance promises a range of emotion and athleticism with premieres and favorites from each companies repertoire.

Raleigh Veach launches Locomotive Artistries for its New York City Debut at Manhattan Movement & Arts Center bringing the “seductive” & “dramatic” (iDANZ) with “glimmers of her ballet virtuosity throughout”, leaving you “with something [you] will carry forever” (Pro Diligo). She is proud to premiere three new works that display her range as a choreographer and a performer. The Light reflects a woman’s journey through her soul, discovering that what she though weighed her down only sets her free. Toddler’s Delight, dedicated to her son Miles, attempts to capture the profound joy of a child, emanating from the innocent exuberance for simply being alive. And Spectrum of Grace reveals a world that is failing as a whole; the characters learn to work together toward a brighter future. Raleigh is excited to introduce Carole Biers, Hana Ginsberg Tirosh, Maddy Koch, Madeline Kulisek, Kristin Licata, and Julia Sabanga n as Locomotive Artistries, a modern dance company that hopes to create community through dance and other art forms.

www.locomotiveartistries.org

KineticArchitecture Dance Theatre brings to the MMAC Stage work which is artistically progressive, socially relevant and insanely irreverent in nature. Director Arrie Davidson has been called "The naughty lovechild of Modern Dance and a Burlesque Carnival.” nytheater.com The company will premiere an except from NO SAFE WORD which exlpores the need for connection based upon Ms. Davidson’s experiences as a professional Dominatrix. Other repertoire includes her Firebird Pas de Deux and Le Spectre de la Rose from the full length show DIAGHILESQUE which had it’s premiere at Dixon Place in 2014 followed by a successful run at The Rochester Fringe. Company Aritsts Lisa Clementi, Diane Skerbec, Meghann Bronson, Dara Swisher, Brittany Posas and Cecily McCullough infuse each work with vibrancy that has been descibed as “a mixture of dance, gravity-defying gymnastics, yoga and S&M.” TimeOUT NY

www.kadancetheatre.org