- By CYNTHIA LUM
DANCE at the Brand Library & Art Center, is a series of performances curated by acclaimed choreographer, teacher and producer Jamie Nichols, presents top dance companies from Southern California performing site-specific work in non-traditional performance spaces around the Brand Library. Starting at 5pm and free to the public the series will include Re:borN Dance Interactive a dynamic company of artists pushing the boundaries of contemporary modern dance with an emphasis on emotional and social narratives on Saturday, May 4, 2024.
Bodies in Play is a LA-based performance collective founded by Andrew Pearson in 2017 The group creates melodramatic plays in which their bodies further the narrative through dance and movement. Catered to the socially conscious and playfully minded, their work is best viewed through a lens just queer of center, disarming audiences with pop theatricality and inviting a challenge to conformity, Saturday, May 11, 2024.
Saturday, May 18, 2024, will feature the Rangoli Dance Company. Malathi Iyengar established Rangoli Dance Company in 1992 to share the performing and visual arts of India. The company features the vibrant South Indian dance form ‘Bharatanatyam’ through strong technique and storytelling. Bharatanatyam is a classical Indian dance form that originated in the temples of South India. Drawing from the myth and spirituality of South Indian heritage, Iyengar creates dance landscapes that dwell in both traditional and secular and rhythm and stillness. The dances convey a sense of reverence and mystery,
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