FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Contact:
Angela Hayes
319-541-6346
Travelers Dance of Iowa City will present an evening of new choreography and company repertory on August 24, 2007 at the Englert Civic Theatre. This performance is part of the Press Citizen’s Community Spotlight Series and is free and open to the public.
The program will feature new works using original music by Dave Moore who will perform live. Paintings by Gene Anderson, photographs by Sandy Dyas, and additional music by Bo Ramsey will incorporated into several of the dances.
Established
in 1998 as a group of friends performing occasionally, Travelers Dance has
continued to develop. From the beginning the vision has been consistent: To
expand the notion of what is possible with dance by collaborating with artists
of varied disciplines and to build new audiences for dance. Travelers also
hopes that these collaborations will help audiences experience the performances
on many levels: emotional, visual-sculptural and theatrical.
Current
associations include: visual artist Gene Anderson, poet Marvin Bell, Red Cedar
Chamber Music, composer Jerry Owen, playwright Lisa Schlesinger and most
recently Hurley and Dancers from Des Moines. Travelers Dance has been
recognized and supported by the Iowa Arts Council, the National Endowment for
the Arts, The Iowa Writers Workshop, Artists Embassy International, and several
local businesses.
Our
community outreach has included, University of Iowa Hospitals, Iowa City Public
Library, Pathways Adult Day Care Center, Senior Center, Englert Renovation
Project, local arts fundraisers and numerous children’s programs. We have
brought contemporary dance to nontraditional venues such as museums, pedestrian
malls, libraries, art galleries, and private homes.