Entries from DCist tagged with 'citydance'
June 16, 2008
CityDance Ensemble performs Sophie Maslow’s 1942 piece "Folksay" on Friday. With long horizontal strides, wide smiles that reached the upper tier of Strathmore’s grand 2,000-seat concert hall, and arms fully outstretched at an angle to either side, the CityDance Ensemble began The Songwriters, the final performance of their 2007-2008 season. Farmer boys were clad in jeans and flannel shirts; farmers’ daughters sported flowing frocks. Moving briskly in rows from stage right to stage left,......
Continue Reading "Songwriters Help CityDance Tell Stories"March 7, 2008
Everything old is new again this weekend, as CityDance Ensemble partners with actors from the Shakespeare Theatre Company to present Shakespeare’s Sonnets. Blending together dance, literature, theater, and music, the pairing of the two groups aims to explore age-old interpretations of Shakespeare’s sonnets as well as look at them with a modern eye. There's a whole lot of talent joining together to present Shakespeare’s Sonnets, between all of the dancers, actors and musicians involved in......
Continue Reading "Dance and Theater Companies Unite for Shakespeare's Sonnets"
