THE RISING features two world premieres by two women, Kashia Kancey and Brooke Skye Logan with each work accompanied by female composers, and a new company production by Melissa Verdecia (former soloist with Ballet Hispanico). The program celebrates WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH and includes works by Peter London and Armando Gonzales (principal dancer with Grand Ballet of Geneva, Switzerland) that also celebrates the female dancer and female musician. The program is a tour de force of fantastic contemporary choreography fused with the dance forms of Tango, modern dance, and Afro-Caribbean dance. The iconic Peter London Global Dance Company dancers known for their technical virtuosity, high octane, and spiritual energy, holds nothing back with this vibrant multi-cultural dance performance that celebrate the multi-cultural landscape of Miami and South Florida.
WORLD PREMIERES
· A vibrant and mystical duet choreographed by Kashia Kancey with a world premiere commissioned score by Cristina Moya Palacios.
· Brooke Skye Logan premieres her first full company work exceptional beauty and lyric power for PLGDC with a brilliant score by violinist.
· GRACIAS A LA VIDA: Choreography & costumes by Peter London. An ode to the deep and soulful artistic work of internationally renowned Chilean songstress, Mercedes Sosa. Chilean artist, Camilo Toro dances a powerful and heartfelt tour de force solo in his interpretation of this beloved song.
NEW PRODUCTION
· Melissa Verdecia’s work, Que Se Enquentra Los Arrabales is a new company production on a 2015 world premiere. Verdecia’s exploration of the origins of Tango in the hamlets of Argentina evokes the hopes, dreams, and ecstatic struggles of the working class, that morphed into a modern and popular high life rendition of the original and home spun manifestations.
· EOMEONI: Choreography & costumes by Brooke Skye Logan. A work of high emotional and physical drama and technical virtuosity, danced with unrelenting intensity and fire by Nicole Pedraza.
· CALLE FLORIDA: Choreography & costumes by Peter London. A dynamic solo dance by Isabelle Vazquez and fused with Tango moves and brimming with electrifying sensuality. The dance is inspired by the lively and colorful scenes of pedestrians dressed in high fashion on the shopping walk plaza, Calle Florida in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
· STEPPE TANGO Choreography & costumes by Armando Gonzalez. This contemporary influenced Tango dance with bristling energy and heat by Eden Collier and Clinton Harris, opens with an evocation of a Bulgarian folk rhythm that sets up the performance for a hauntingly passionate duet of speed and duende.
REPERTORY
· KAISO BACCHANAL: Choreography and costumes by Peter London. This full company work is a colorful explosion of rhythm, fiery movement and costumes that typifies the Carnival celebrations of Trinidad & Tobago.
This electrifying program will be presented at the Sanctuary of the Arts on Saturday, April 1st at 7:30 pm.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: our ADA Bathrooms are undergoing renovation at this time.
You can also get tickets at the door on the day of the performance.