North Carolina Dance Festival Trailer
Tickets
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Ticket Prices for NCDF only:
General Admission: $15
Weekend Pass: $35
Students, Seniors, Military - $12
Weekend Pass: $30
All reduced ticket prices available with ID.
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North Carolina Dance Festival
Jan. 11-13
8 pm Fri. & Sat., 3pm Sunday
Mainstage Theatre
Presented by:
UNCW Department of Theatre &
The Dance Cooperative
UNCW Theatre is proud to launch our collaboration with the NCDF and the Wilmington Dance Cooperative to host this festival celebrating professional dance in North Carolina. The NC Dance Festival is an annual showcase of North Carolina dance artists that travels to five communities statewide – Charlotte, Raleigh, Boone, Wilmington, and Greensboro.
WILMINGTON NCDF PROGRAM:
Friday, Jan. 11, 8 pm
Touring Choreographers
Gaspard Louis, Durham
Lauren Kearns, Greensboro
E.E. Balcos, Charlotte
Local Choreographers
Nancy Podrasky Carson
Anne Firmender
Sue Meier
Kate Muhlstein
Brittany Patterson
Alyona Suslova
Saturday, Jan. 12, 8 pm
Touring Choreographers
John Gamble, Greensboro
Gary Taylor, Winston-Salem
Jan Van Dyke, Greensboro
Local Choreographers
Nancy Podrasky Carson
Anne Firmender
Linda Larson
Tracey Varga
Alyona Suslova
Sunday, Jan. 13, 3 pm
Touring Choreographers
Autumn Mist Belk, Raleigh
Carol Kyles Finley, Raleigh
Local Choreographers
Linda Larson
Sue Meier
Tracey Varga
Kate Muhlstein
Brittany Patterson
Heather Wells
More info on the professional artists for the 12/13 NCDF:
E.E. Balcos - His dance company, E.E.MOTION, has been featured with North Carolina Dance Festival, Charlotte Dance Festival, ADF's Acts to Follow Series, Piccolo Spoleto's Dance at Noon Series in Charleston, SC, and the Minnesota Fringe Festival in Minneapolis. www.eemotion.org
Code f.a.d. Company (f.a.d. is an acronym for film, art, dance) is a multimedia modern dance company based in Raleigh, NC. Founded in 2008 by choreographer and filmmaker Autumn Mist Belk, Code f.a.d. has performed across the United States in its first four seasons, including significant shows in New York, Washington, D.C., Houston, Seattle, and Birmingham, Alabama. www.codefadcompany.org/
Carol Kyles Finley - Her works for stage have been performed in many venues on the East Coast, in Ohio, and Seattle. Her works for camera have been screened in national and international festivals and can be seen on hulu.com's Dance For Camera channel. www.imhbvdance.com
John Gamble is a prolific choreographer, having created over seventy dance works, which have been performed throughout the United States, in Canada, and in Europe. His company, John Gamble Dance Theater (JGDT), includes dancers, musicians, and actors. John, along with Jan Van Dyke, co-founded the North Carolina Dance Festival in 1991.
Lauren Kearns is the artistic director of the kearns dance project. Kearns has choreographed over 47 concert pieces produced nationally and internationally, and has written scholarly articles on her research. Kearns received the 2008 NC Dance Alliance Choreography Fellowship for her artistic excellence.www.thekearnsdanceproject.org
Gaspard Louis was born and raised in Haiti. He performed, taught, and traveled worldwide with Pilobolus Dance Theater for ten years. He formed his own dance company, Gaspard&Dancers, in 2009, and is proud to have it based in Durham, North Carolina. He is currently directing The American Dance Festival (ADF) year-round creative movement outreach program. www.gaspardanddancers.org/
Gary Taylor is Founder and Artistic Director of the Winston Salem Festival Ballet. Gary has choreographed original works for many ballet companies in the southeast and his versatility has led him to choreograph for over 20 different musicals. Ballet. www.winstonsalemfestivalballet.org/
Jan Van Dyke is director of the Van Dyke Dance Group and artistic director of the NC Dance Festival. She formerly directed a studio and company in Washington, D.C. for eight years, touring nationally with her company and as a solo artist. www.janvandykedance.org/
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