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...there is a need for a collaborative program which would remove needless duplication of effort, 100 per cent said there is a need for a concerted effort to develop a dance audience, and 100 per cent said a major problem was the cost of procuring space in which to perform--in a regulation high school auditorium, two leaps puts you in the audience," Kosewski commented...
Future weeks of the festival will feature the Boston Concert Dance Company, the New England Dinosaur, and the Hartford Ballet. The concert dance company, which revives classic modern pieces ranging from Doris Humphrey's "Day on Earth" to the unique acrobatics of Pilobolus, will perform in the Boston University Theater the weekend of June 1 and 2. Dinosaur, Boston's oldest modern dance troupe, dances the weekend of May 25 and 26, also in the B.U. Theater. Founded in 1968 by choreographer Toby Armour, the group has toured nationally with numerous performances in New York. Armour was a member...
Next weekend the dance festival will perform the new and repertory works of some of the lesser-known regional choreographers in the first of three "Dance Variations" programs, to be held at the Hotel Bradford Ballroom. The Dance Gallery of Northampton, Mass., the first modern dance group to tour New Zealand, will present works of resident choreographers Peter Schmitz and Kathreen Sanderson, while the Chortet Dance Ensemble will premiere Andrea Morris' and Kathryn Bresee's "Strush." Cambridge local choreographer Becky Arnold will present a solo performance of her own works, and the Impulse Dance Company will display the eclectic style...
...call; they report series subscriptions and individual tickets are going quite quickly. However, if you'd like to experience some of the leaps and twists without making a dent in your wallet, check out the action at the Faneuil Hall marketplace, where three of the local groups will perform in a free, outdoor mini-series. This Sunday Danceworks will entertain the crowd at 4, 5, and 6 p.m.; Dancentral and Becky Arnold and Dancers will follow suit, respectively, on May 6 and May 20. It's a great way to experience a small, painless dose of local talent...
...Harvard Jazz Band will perform several of Mingus's own arrangements, including his ambitious "Shoes of the Fisherman's Wife..." and his haunting tribute to saxophonist Lester Young, "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat." Also featured will be new arrangements of "Sue's Changes" and the rarely performed "Fables of Faubus," as well as a Mingus medley called "Amigus Amingus." This promises to be an evening of inspired music...