The Dance Hour--Sponsored by Stephen Pelton Dance Theater April 8, 2010

Thu-Sat, April 8, 9 & 10 at 8pm

The Dance Hour
sponsored by Stephen Pelton Dance Theater
Thursday-Saturday, April 8-10, 2010 8pm
at CounterPULSE, 1310 Mission Street, at 9th, San Francisco, CA
$20; $15 for members, students, seniors; no one turned away for lack of funds
More info: counterpulse.org, stephenpeltondance.org
Tickets: 1-800-838-3006 or brownpapertickets.com

Gather round! It's time for our favorite show-The Dance Hour, sponsored by and starring the Stephen Pelton Dance Theater. This episode features star turns by each of the company's core members Christy Funsch, Nol Simonse and Erin Mei-Ling Stuart along with new work by director Stephen Pelton and playwright-in-residence Brian Thorstenson. The company is joined by Tanya Bello, Chad Dawson, Juliann Rhodes and Brad Smith for an evening (more like an hour and a half!) of world premieres and audience favorites. So let's tune in to:

Epilogue by Christy Funsch and Nol Simonse
Prologue by Stephen Pelton
Awake, a Wake by Nol Simonse
Box Alder by Christy Funsch
The Something-ettes, off and on by Erin Mei-Ling Stuart
two rooms by Stephen Pelton and Brian Thorstenson

With lighting and stage design is by Derke Duarte.

"Stephen Pelton's full-bodied and thoughtfully structured choreography fits his dancers like second skin. He is a storyteller in the manner of poets who suggest, evoke, and analogize - but don't spell out. The results are dances that resonate like a Zen bell." -San Francisco Bay Guardian

About Stephen Pelton: Artistic director, Stephen Pelton has been working in San Francisco since 1989. Established in 1993, the work of Stephen Pelton Dance Theater has been seen in New York, London, Berlin, Edinburgh and throughout the Bay Area. He currently spends half of each year based in London where he teaches contemporary dance technique and choreography at schools and studios including The Place, London Studio Centre and Central School of Ballet as well as master classes throughout Europe.

Official Website: http://stephenpeltondance.org