Events

Dancing People Company’s “Salon Series” features stylish new dances in an intimate setting

• Saturday, April 13th at 8 PM, and Sunday April 14th at 3 PM 
•  Friday--Monday, April 19th – 22nd at 8 PM 
•  DPC’s 310 Studio, 310 Oak Street, Ashland, OR 
• $17 – Tickets at the Music Coop or online at www.dancingpeople.com 
•  More information at www.dancingpeople.com or 541-488-9683 

Dancing People Company, the Rogue Valley’s premier professional contemporary dance company, presents Salon Series, Saturday, April 12 – Monday April 22, 2013. Join DPC at their home studio, 310 Oak Street in Ashland, when the company presents intimate, evocative and virtuosic performances of four brand new dances. 

For six performances only, DPC will present new dances created by Artistic Director Robin Stiehm, and performed by company dancers Veronica DeWitt, Erin Drummond, Brianna Rae Johnson and Tiffany Watson. The dances to be shown are at once evocative, compelling, entertaining and energetic – showcasing both the physicality and charm of the Rogue Valley’s own dance company. 

Featured in the performance will be two world premieres and two local premieres: 

• Galatea Released is a beautifully abstract dance using as impetus the idea of statues released from the confines of marble to become fully embodied women, like the Galatea of the Pygmalion legend. 

• Aspects of the Heart is a brand new work created by Stiehm especially for the four women of the company and embracing their philosophies about life, intimacy and human relationships. 

• Ephemeral Lifetimes, is inspired by all the possible lifetimes one could have had, the people one could have met, the paths not trodden. Erin and Brianna dance this duet with precision and poignancy. 

• Seems Like Forever What is the body language of aging? This piece looks at how our bodies’ change their ways of moving as we age and our relationships to each other deepen. 

DPC initiated Salon Series in 2007, as a way for audiences to see new, experimental dance work in a casual and comfortable setting. A significant part of the project, as in salons of old, is discussion of the work presented. Each performance is followed by a dialogue between the artists and the audience members, which serves to de-mystify the creative process and encourages a level of comfort with dance as an expressive art form. 

DPC has built a strong reputation for presenting high-quality, innovative contemporary dance that appeals to a wide variety of audiences. Besides Salon Series, DPC is recognized for their annual Winter Solstice production, their high school residency projects throughout the Rogue Valley, and their dance school located at 310 Oak Street, in Ashland. 

DPC’s Salon Series is made possible by the generous support of the James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation, General Mills Foundation’s matching grant program, and the Oregon Arts Commission.