Liza Mitchell
Jacksonville’s own professional contemporary dance company will present its full length repertory concert, Jacksonville Dance Theatre in Concert, at 7:30 pm Saturday, May 30 at The Episcopal School of Jacksonville.
Jacksonville Dance Theatre (JDT), a 13-member repertory company known for its athletic and innovative work, will present newly developed pieces from artistic director Rebecca R. Levy, resident choreographers Katie McCaughan and Tiffany Sullivan Fish, as well as three commissioned works by nationally acclaimed choreographers.
The concert will take place on the Golden Pearl Foundation Stage at The Munnerlyn Center for Worship and Fine Arts on the campus of The Episcopal School of Jacksonville. The show runs for approximately 75 minutes with an intermission.
The Episcopal School of Jacksonville -The Munnerlyn Center for Worship and Fine Arts is located at 4455 Atlantic Blvd. Tickets are $25 for general admission; $15 for military and seniors and $10 for students in groups of 10 or more. To purchase tickets visit www.jacksonvilledancetheatre.org orhttps://www.eventbrite.com.
Jacksonville Dance Theatre in Concert showcases the unique, exciting style of the company and offers the audience an entertaining and captivating evening of dance.
“We’re thrilled to be presenting our third repertory concert,” says Levy. “And we are honored to be presenting the work of nationally renowned choreographers, as well as that of our own very talented members. Jacksonville has embraced professional dance, and the rest of the country’s dance community and audiences have taken notice.”
For the third annual Jacksonville Dance Theatre in Concert, JDT commissioned new works by acclaimed choreographers Lana Heylock (Jacksonville), Bliss Kohlmyer (New York/San Francisco) and Mikey Rioux (Seattle/Chicago).
“It was a true pleasure working with the professionals of JDT. My work, Point of Departure, is a choreographic inquiry regarding the various departures we feel in our lives and the subsequent points of entrance to new possibilities,” says Heylock, one of the commissioned choreographers.
JDT annually produces its repertory concert in May, an evening of duets at the Jacksonville Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in February and a concert of solo performances in March, as well as a series of smaller performances and community outreach events throughout the year.
Nationally, JDT has been featured in dance productions including The Dance Gallery Festival at the Ailey Center in New York City, The Dance Gallery Festival at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, TX, The Mix Match Dance Festival at the Miles Memorial Playhouse in Santa Monica and the Ignite Dance Festival at The Vine Theater, in San Diego.
Jacksonville Dance Theatre (JDT) is a contemporary dance and performance company dedicated to creating and promoting excellence in the field of professional dance on local, national and international stages. JDT is committed to creative innovation and exchange through dance making, performance and education. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, JDT’s local performances and outreach impact Jacksonville directly, while their national and international performances help raise the visibility of Jacksonville’s arts community.
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