Baltimore Dance Project

Known for presenting works of technical precision, joyful ease, dramatic relevance, and playful unpredictability, Baltimore Dance Project presents a diverse program of eight thrilling works, from tap and contemporary dance to poetry and spoken word. The evening also includes Infinite Transformations, an immersive multi-disciplinary installation that can be experienced prior to the performances.

Baltimore Dance Project includes several premieres among repertory works by company choreographers and guests. Premieres include Venom, a stunning trio work by guest choreographer Ryan Bailey, and Free, featuring choreography and spoken word by guest choreographer Amanda Fair. Ann Sofie Clemmensenpresents two new works: A Poem Meant To Be Sung, a solo, and Shaped By Time, a duet. Brandon Russellpresents an excerpt from his new repertory work, Ameliorate.

The program also includes Partial Recall II, a tap piece choreographed and performed by Carol Hess, and Lost, a Maryland Choreographers Showcase award-winning work choreographed and performed by Sandra Lacy, and Dolled Up, a work for five women examining the interiors under the fancy dresses, with original score by Timothy Nohe.

Infinite Transformations is a multimedia, transdisciplinary installation conceived by Foad Hamidi and Linda Dusman and created as part of an Imaging Research Center (IRC) Faculty Fellowship. The project brings together the fields of bio art, audio design, and visualizations, with a creative team involving Lee Boot, Ryan Zuber, and Alan Wonneberger, with choreography by Carol Hess.

Two performances in the Proscenium Theatre:
Friday, February 9, 8 p.m.
Saturday, February 10, 8 p.m.

Infinite Transformations can be viewed in the Dance Technology Studio, located in the Performing Arts and Humanities Building (the same building as the Proscenium Theatre), on the second floor off the Linehan Concert Hall lobby. The installation will open at 6:30 p.m. both evenings, and will include a repeating dance portion from 7:20 to 7:50 p.m.

$20 reserved seating, $15 for students and seniors, $10 for UMBC students, faculty, and staff. Please visit here to reserve seats.

The Proscenium Theatre is easy to visit, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information.

Photo: Kiirstn Pagan ’11, theatre