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SIDF Mini Fest 2024 Artists

Olympic Ballet Theatre

Debuts 24

Performance Details:

Olympic Ballet Theatre presents Eva Stone’s work creating a glamorous and seductive world in Keep Me in Mind, set to the music of legendary singer/songwriter Peggy Leep,

Date:

 Weekend One, Program A – March 29th and 30th at 8pm

Company and Choreographer Background:

Olympic Ballet Theatre is a professional ballet company presenting four classical and contemporary ballet productions during each performance season. Founded in 1981, and now under the leadership of co-artistic directors Mara Vinson and Oleg Gorboulev, OBT has become a mainstay of the north Puget Sound arts scene, regularly touring theaters in Everett and Edmonds. With the support of local patrons and organizations, OBT brings high-quality original and classical ballet productions featuring renowned and emerging choreographers. OBT offers audiences of all ages opportunities to experience the joy and magic of ballet with affordable ticket pricing, intimate venues, and a diverse repertoire of performances.

Eva L. Stone (Choreographer) received a BFA in Performance and Choreography from Arizona State University. After completing a Master of Arts degree in Choreography and Choreological Studies from Trinity Laban in London, England, she formed The Stone Dance Collective, a modern dance company. Eva relocated to Seattle in 1995, re-established her company, and began an extensive teaching and lecturing career throughout the Puget Sound. Since 2008, Eva has been the producer and curator of CHOP SHOP: Bodies of Work, an annual contemporary dance festival held in Bellevue, Washington. She is currently on faculty at Pacific Northwest Ballet School and Spectrum Dance Theater, in addition to working as a guest instructor and commissioned choreographer with dance festivals and companies around the US.

 

Khambatta Dance Company

Performance Details:

Khambatta Dance Company, presents Cyrus Khambatta’s Dream in the Back of the Head, an intricate and energetic work mixing music and poetry, about the passage of time and valuing how we spend it with choreography mimicking the gears of a clock.

Date:

Weekend One, Program A – March 29th and 30th at 8pm

Performance Details:

Khambatta Dance Company and Newport Contemporary Ballet present an exciting mix of dancers from both groups, rehearsing together in residence over four days to present a series of works/studies serving up an audience surprise.

Date:

Weekend Two, Program B – April 6th at 8pm and April 7th at 7:30pm

Company Background:

Khambatta Dance Company (KDC) connects artists and audiences through the exploration of contemporary issues, emotionally resonant performances, and a collaborative process of dance creation. KDC tours annually nationally and internationally at renowned festivals and venues, and intentionally cultivates networks of support with other dance artists through residencies and artist-to-artist collaborations. Since 2006, the Seattle International Dance Festival, KDC’s signature program, unifies communities and celebrates the city’s neighborhoods by showcasing the work of local, regional, national and international dance artists who exemplify the diversity of contemporary dance. 

Newport Contemporary Ballet

Performance Details:

Newport Contemporary Ballet presents Blind Witness, about being present but not really present and the struggle of communication and compassion, versus indifference and fear, and In the Wind, about the feeling of others drifting away, disappearing from sight and fading from memory.

Newport Contemporary Ballet and Khambatta Dance Company also present an exciting mix of dancers from both groups, rehearsing together in residence over four days to present a series of works/studies serving up an audience surprise.

Date:

Weekend Two, Program B – April 6th at 8pm and April 7th at 7:30pm

Company Background:

Newport Contemporary Ballet (NCB), formerly Island Moving Company, is a non-profit, professional, contemporary ballet company with a long history of enriching the cultural fabric of communities throughout Rhode Island, the region, and the world. The company creates and presents relevant, visceral, and engaging dance works by a diverse group of the worlds’ leading choreographers and collaborating artists.  In addition to works created for traditional stages, NCB is widely known for its unique approach to experiential and site-specific performances. NCB also runs The Academy at Newport Contemporary Ballet, a pre-professional school offering adult, youth and core ballet programs, and provides an arts-integrated, in-school learning program called Dancing Through Boundaries serving 3,500 kids across Southern New England annually.

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