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Aerial
Dance Theater
Aerial Dance
Theater, a
professional
touring company in
residence at Hope
College, performs
regularly
throughout
Michigan, the
Midwest and beyond.
The company’s
contemporary,
theatrical and
multi-media
repertory consists
of works by the
company directors
as well as local
and international
choreographers.
International
dancers and
performers
regularly appear
with the company as
Aerial-sponsored
artists for
cross-cultural
collaboration and
community exposure.
Aerial presents
dance in a way that
pushes emotions and
understanding,
bringing innovative
and challenging
imagery to the
performance. The
company’s purpose
is to present a
diverse
contemporary
movement experience
that entertains,
educates and
stimulates its
audiences.
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Detroit
Dance Collective
Detroit Dance
Collective (DDC), a
professional modern
dance company
founded in 1980,
performs unique
concerts and
informative yet
entertaining
lecture
demonstrations
statewide. Young
folks’ concerts
(elementary through
high school)
include audience
participation “in
your seats” and
“on stage.”
Choreography by
directors Barbara
Selinger and Paula
Kramer includes
video and photo
projections,
surprising set décor,
costumes and music.
The company’s
nine dancers are
critically
recognized as
technically
stunning, energetic
and dramatic
artists and are
friendly,
knowledgeable
teachers. DDC
instructs classes
and workshops in
modern, creative
dance, ballet and
jazz for all ages
and levels.
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Eisenhower
Dance Ensemble
Artistic Director
Laurie Eisenhower
founded the
Eisenhower Dance
Ensemble (EDE),
Michigan’s
premier
contemporary dance
company, in 1991.
An eclectic and
versatile repertory
company with seven
dancers, the
ensemble boasts
works by Eisenhower
and other
internationally
known
choreographers. EDE
presents Kids in
Motion, an
exciting
lecture-demonstration
program for
elementary through
high school
students, and has
worked with school
districts
throughout the
state in residency
projects. EDE has
toured nationally
and to St.
Petersburg, Russia.
From classical
sophistication to
contemporary
vibrance, EDE’s
stunning
performances have
dazzled audiences
for a decade.
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Happendance
Happendance, a
24-year-old
contemporary dance
company, provides
annual public
performances and
outreach education
programs. Under
strong artistic
leadership,
Happen-dance
concerts offer
original
choreography which
has broad appeal
and accessibility
to mature and new
audiences alike. In
addition, an
ongoing commitment
exists to include
themes of
importance to
society, whether it
is
nondiscrimination (Chicken
Lips, Sneetches),
preserving
threatened
rainforests
(Treasures in the
Treetops) or
protecting
threatened wildlife
such as wolves (Crepitant
Whispers). The
school-based
Lecture-Demonstration
Team purposefully
couples
children’s
literature and
dance with
appropriate music
and costuming (The
Paper Crane, Stellaluna).
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Peter
Sparling Dance
Company
Dynamic, evocative
and edgy. Lyrical,
passionate and
dramatic. The Peter
Sparling Dance
Company (PSDC)
embodies the
adventurous spirit
of modern dance in
bold performances
of Sparling’s
original
choreography and
classic works by
Martha Graham.
PSDC’s innovative
use of text,
original musical
scores and
multi-media sets
both delight and
engage audiences.
Premiering this
season is the
dance/opera Orfeo
and Euridice.
PSDC features an
extensive repertory
and educational
programs including
lecture-demonstrations,
master classes and
workshops for all
ages.
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Wellspring/Cori
Terry & Dancers
Wellspring/Cori
Terry & Dancers
is the only
professional modern
dance company in
southwest Michigan,
presenting
performances
featuring works
choreographed by
artistic director
Cori Terry, veteran
company member
Michael Miller and
guest
choreographers.
This extraordinary
company of poetic
and athletic
dancers is
committed to
revealing the
language of modern
dance to adults and
children alike.
Critics have called
Wellspring’s work
dramatic,
impassioned,
seamless,
compelling,
exuberant and
life-affirming.
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