ODC/Dance Downtown March 12, 2009

The 38th season of smart, exuberant, fearless dance that matters. World premieres by Brenda Way and KT Nelson and the return of five ODC repertory favorites.

Program 1 features the world premiere of KT Nelson's "Grassland," with a commissioned score performed live (3.12-3.14) by acclaimed Brazilian composer and pianist, Marcelo Zarvos. Inspired by the power of nature, suggestive of the winds of change, this full company work is a sweeping collaboration of sight and sound.

Program 2 features Artistic Director Brenda Way's "In the Memory of the Forest," an exploration of human will, resilience and ingenuity, inspired by Way's late mother-in-law, Iza Erlich, who, as a teenager in 1941, walked away from the Warsaw Ghetto. Features special video artists David and Hi-Jin Hodge.

Program 1: 3.12 7pm, 3.13 8pm, 3.14 8pm, 3.27 8pm, 3.29 2pm
Origins of Flight
Hunting and Gathering
Grassland

Program 2: 3.20 8pm, 3.21 8pm, 3.26 8pm, 3.27 8pm
They've Lost Their Footing
Unintended Consequences: A Meditation
In the Memory of the Forest

Program 3: 3.19 6:30 pm, 3.28 2pm
They've Lost Their Footing
Unintended Consequences: A Meditation
Kari (performed by the ODC Dance Jam)
Weird Weather

Special Events:
OPENING NIGHT GALA PERFORMANCE - 3.12
SMALL PLATES - 3.19
VERGE AFTER-PARTY - 3.20
FROM THE BALCONY - Pre-performance talk. 3.20 7pm & 3.27 7pm
CURTAIN TALKS - 3.28, 8pm & 3.29, 2pm

$10-45, Discounted Groups 10+.

Official Website: http://www.odcdance.org