For Immediate ReleaseContact:
Patrizia Herminjard
(719) 963-1893
COLORADO COLLEGE DANCE FESTIVAL FEATURES
MASTER TEACHERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – May 22, 2013– The 8th annual Colorado College Dance Festival, which runs June 3-14,gives participants a two-week immersion in dance with master teachers from across the country. This summer, the festival offers the unique opportunity to train with former members of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, learning the company’s unique movement style, repertory and collaborative approach tochoreography.
In addition, the festival features daily classes in modern and ballet technique, hip-hop, choreography, improvisation and Bill T. Jones repertory.
The two weeks culminate in an eclectic performance showcase at 8 p.m., Friday, June 14, featuring a variety of works original by Ayo Jackson and Rosalynde LeBlanc Loo, former members of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, Colorado College Artist-in-Residence Patrizia Herminjard, alumna Casey Avaunt, collaborative works with the Summer Music Festival and spoken word poetry by members of the cross-genre writing workshop taught by Idris Goodwin and Steven Hayward.
Also, don’t miss the mime workshop with Bill Bowers from 7-8:30 p.m., Tuesday, June 11 in Cossitt Hall, 906 N. Cascade Avenue. Everyone welcome: $15 at the door.
The dance festival’s intensive dance instruction community members are welcome to attend classes on a drop-in basis. Classes are $15 each,single and five-class passes may be purchased from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., beginning June 3 at the Dance Festival office in Cossitt Hall, Room 104, 906 N. Cascade Ave., on the Colorado College campus.
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Performance details:
Performance Showcaseat 8 p.m., Friday, June 14 in Cossitt Hall, 906 N. Cascade Ave.
Tickets are available for purchase beginning June 3 at the Colorado College’s Worner Center, 902 N. Cascade, $15 general admission / $10 student with ID / $15 with CC ID. Seating is limited and advanced ticket purchase is encouraged.
For information, directions or disability accommodation at the event, members of the public may call (719) 389-6607.
About Colorado College
Colorado College is a nationally prominent, four-year liberal arts college that was founded in Colorado Springs in 1874. The college operates on the innovative Block Plan, in which its 1,975 undergraduate students study one course at a time in intensive 3½-week blocks. The college also offers a master of arts in teaching degree. For more information, visit