Paradigm Shift: Past, Present and Future April 14, 2011

PARADIGM presents a program including World Premieres by Carmen de Lavallade and Gus Solomons jr from April 14 – 16, 2011 at 8pm at Danspace Project, St. Mark’s Church, at 131 E. 10th Street (at Second Avenue), NYC. The opening night performance will be followed by a celebration of PARADIGM’S 15th Anniversary and Carmen de Lavallade’s 80th birthday, at Lautrec Bistro on 111 First Avenue. General admission tickets are $18 ($15 for students and seniors with I.D), available at 866-811-4111 or www.danspaceproject.org. Gala tickets are $75 and $100 and are available by phone at 212-477-1321.

The program features the World Premieres of two as-yet-untitled new pieces by Carmen de Lavallade and by Gus Solomons jr. Solomons is creating a company piece for five legendary performers (Sarita Allen, Michael Blake, Hope Clarke, Robert La Fosse, and Valda Setterfield) with original live music by Matthew Flory Meade and Kyle Olson. The evening will also include "Idyll" and "A Thin Frost" and a solo by Kyle Abraham. Choreographed by Kate Weare, "Idyll" (2010) for Karen Brown, de Lavallade, Blake, and Solomons, interweaves two duets that explore trust and authority. "A Thin Frost" (1996) will feature for the first time an all-male cast (Blake, Solomons, and Dudley Williams); the dancers’ own sounds accompany this piece, as three uneasy strangers find consensus. Plus a special performance by Solomons’ former student, Kyle Abraham heralds the future of dance. Appropriate for ages 6 and up.