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April 8, 9 @7:30 pm, April 10 @ 2:00 pm 7:30 pm

BLUE SKY @ BodyVox 2011
Featuring Northwest Choreographers
4 unique dance performances @ BodyVox Studios

Blue Sky is a choreographers showcase where emerging choreographers and groups meet with experienced dance-makers - all done with local forces, by choreographers and for choreographers. We draw steadily growing audiences - Blue Sky has become an anticipated annual event in the dance community.

Fri. April 8 - Evoke
     Niqi Cavanaugh, choreography/dance

Fri. April 8 - The Long Table of Contents
     music by Dan Senn

Sat. April 9 - Etudes on Love
     music by Tomas Svoboda

Agnieszka Laska Dancers
     Allegra Carlson, Cady Cox, Courtney Coughlin, Heidi Nelson, Nick Cavanaugh, Keyon Gaskin

work-in-progress

The Long Table of Contents experiment started as a series of etudes for dancers exploring their sense of balance - both: physical and emotional - atop a 12x3-foot table found in ALD's Portland rehearsal space, the Polish Hall. The dancers developed choreographic material into a series of solos and duets which follow the opening quartet.

The dance was initially done in silence and after the structure was developed the composer stepped in. This is opposite my typical method, where I first analyze the music and then create the movement, usually, strictly following the score. We're still developing the piece and hoping to premiere the complete work this summer. I personally hope this experiment will be the first step toward a more tangible collaboration between Cascadia Composers and local choreographers - two pools of talent with lots to offer Portland lovers of fine performing arts.

Special thanks to Barry Cox, Kyle Fleming and Carl King for donating material, labor and time in constructing this replica of the Polish Hall table, a portable version, and to the Polish Hall for use of the original and to the Polish Library Building Association for their ongoing support of ALD in donating rehearsal space. AL

Etudes on Love is the further development of the set started in 2008, now totaling six of eighteen of Tomas Svobodas' Nine Etudes in Fuge Style, Vol. 1 & 2.

Friday & Saturday 7:30
Sunday 2 & 7:30 pm

BodyVox Studios
1201 NW 17th
Portland, Oregon

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ALD Photos by Chris Leck
peruse Chris Leck's 16 ALD photo Galleries

Autumn - choreography: Agnieszka Laska from Agnieszka Laska on Vimeo.

Hellenic Triptych - choreography: Agnieszka Laska from Agnieszka Laska on Vimeo.

The Dissonant - choreography by Agnieszka Laska from Agnieszka Laska on Vimeo.

THREE ETUDES ON LOVE - choreography: Agnieszka Laska from Agnieszka Laska on Vimeo.

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