Celebrate sjDANCEco’s 15th Anniversary Season with the company’s signature pairing of Contemporary and Classic Modern Dance with live music by the San José Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Barbara Day Turner. Performances feature the sjDANCEco Premiere of American Modern Dance Pioneer Doris Humphrey’s exquisite masterpiece Day on Earth set to the 1st Piano Sonata by Aaron Copland. Resident Choreographers Hsiang Hsiu Lin and Guest Artists Nhan Ho create World Premieres inspired by their personal and artistic “Roots”. Company artistic Director Maria Basile presents her award winning solo Upward Spiral from Birthing the Ascension and co-artistic director Gary Masters presents Limón Rhapsody, an excerpt from his 1997 tribute to José Limón Journey Through the Labryinth. This revival has a newly commissioned score by bay area composer Michael Tuochi.
Celebrate sjDANCEco’s 15th Anniversary Season with the company’s signature pairing of Contemporary and Classic Modern Dance with live music by the San José Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Barbara Day Turner. Performances feature the sjDANCEco Premiere of American Modern Dance Pioneer Doris Humphrey’s exquisite masterpiece Day on Earth set to the 1st Piano Sonata by Aaron Copland. Resident Choreographers Hsiang Hsiu Lin and Guest Artists Nhan Ho create World Premieres inspired by their personal and artistic “Roots”. Company artistic Director Maria Basile presents her award winning solo Upward Spiral from Birthing the Ascension and co-artistic director Gary Masters presents Limón Rhapsody, an excerpt from his 1997 tribute to José Limón Journey Through the Labryinth. This revival has a newly commissioned score by bay area composer Michael Tuochi.
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