In honor of Dorrance Dance’s 15th Anniversary season, SOUNDspace will return to St. Mark’s Church for the first time since its premiere!

Performance schedule:

July 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 7th, 9th, and 10th at 8pm.

Closing Night 15th Anniversary Performance & Party:

July 11th

Dancespace project at st. mark’s church in-the-bowery

131 E 10th St, New York, NY 10003

Casts:

Thursday, July 2nd

Christopher Broughton, Elizabeth Burke, Michelle Dorrance, Zakhele “Bboy Swazi” Grabowski, Sterling Harris, Luke Hickey, Addi Loving, Claudia Rahardjanoto, Gregory Richardson, Byron Tittle, Nicholas Van Young

Friday, July 3rd & Saturday, July 4th

Elizabeth Burke, Michelle Dorrance, Zakhele “Bboy Swazi” Grabowski, Luke Hickey, Emiko Nakagawa, Claudia Rahardjanoto, Gregory Richardson, Leonardo Sandoval, Byron Tittle, Tommy Wasiuta, Nicholas Van Young

Tuesday, July 7th & Thursday, July 9th

Elizabeth Burke, Brittany Destefano, Michelle Dorrance, Zakhele “Bboy Swazi” Grabowski, Asha Dahomey Griffith, Luke Hickey, John Manzari, Gregory Richardson, Leonardo Sandoval, Dylan Szuch, Byron Tittle

Friday, July 10th & Saturday, July 11th

Elizabeth Burke, Michelle Dorrance, Zakhele “Bboy Swazi” Grabowski, Sterling Harris, Luke Hickey, Addi Loving, Claudia Rahardjanoto, Gregory Richardson, Leonardo Sandoval, Byron Tittle, Nicholas Van Young

“SOUNDspace (2013) was created as an exploration of - and percussive love letter to - the sonic sanctum that is the theater/sanctuary of St. Mark’s Church. When this piece was created, I was asked by Danspace Artistic Director, Judy Hussie-Taylor, to consider my influences, lineage, and legacy – “the web of connections that new generations of artists trace with the past through their work.” I would argue that no dancers call upon such a wealth of individual influences of their elders and innovators more directly and more prodigiously than tap dancers. Their personalities, music, movement, style, invention, generosity, and care live deeply within us. And their lessons and invitations live deeply within this work. In honor of Dorrance Dance’s 15th Anniversary season, I am remounting one of my favorite works in one of my favorite places to experience movement as music  - and I cannot think of a better way to celebrate than through the rich and myriad sounds and textures of the feet.”

- Michelle Dorrance

The creation of SOUNDspace was made possible, in part, by the Danspace Project 2012-2013 Commissioning Initiative, with support from the New York State Council on the Arts. As part of Danspace Project’s Choreographic Center Without Walls, Dorrance received a production residency supported by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.