Who: nicholas leichter dance
What: 2009/2010 Mainstage Dance Series
When: Friday and Saturday, February 26 & 27, 2010 • 8:00 p.m.
Where: Diana Wortham Theatre at Pack Place
Ticket Prices: Regular $35; Senior $33; Student $30; Child $12; Student Rush day-of-show $10 (with valid I.D. and based on availability)
Info/Tickets: Box Office (828) 257-4530
Web: www.dwtheatre.com
Artist’s Website: www.nldnyc.org
The high-energy, virtuosic dance company nicholas leichter dance performs its rhythm-driven works, Free the Angels and Killa 8:00p.m. Friday & Saturday, February 26 & 27 at the Diana Wortham Theatre at Pack Place in downtown Asheville. Whether exploring race and gender, the relationship between dancers, or between street and traditional dance styles, choreographer Nicholas Leichter readily delivers his signature style: soulful, kinetic, and beautiful. The Village Voice qualifies, “a festive display by terrifically vibrant dancers, attuned to all the African, Indian, Latino, and Middle Eastern flavors that [Nicholas] Leichter stirs into his brew.”
Known for creating works with an inherent communal spirit and sensuality, Leichter’s choreography has been described as “Hard-driving, filled with meaning-laden movement” (The Fresno Bee).
For its Asheville appearances, nicholas leichter dance performs two major works. Free theAngels, is a joyous offertory dance to music by Stevie Wonder. The core of the piece is couples, but it is equally a piece for the whole group as couples shift and change fluidly and emphasize the connection of everyone onstage and off. Killais a bold collage reflecting the underground dance and music scenes, a celebration of the virtuosity and ingenuity of club dancing and the cultural melting pot that it has become. The New Yorker reports, ” Killa is an apt title for Leichter’s new dance. Killing it, working it, bringing attitude and invention to bear on every beat is the piece’s aim and its pleasure-giving achievement. African movements, samba hips, the stylings of various Jacksons, and the funky chicken all find a place.”
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Pre-performance Discussions: Pre-performance discussions will be held at 7:00 p.m. in the Forum at Pack Place before each nicholas leichter dance performance. Free for ticket holders. Please check Diana Wortham Theatre’s website for details to come. nicholas leichter dance will also be performing as part of the 2009/2010 Young Audience Series for area school children on February 26 at 10:00 a.m.
nicholas leichter dance’s Asheville performances of “Free the Angels” and “Killa” are made possible by Performance Sponsors David & Dianne Worley, and by Mainstage Dance Series Sponsors Tina & John McGuire, Hedy Fischer & Randy Shull, and the Grand Bohemian Hotel Asheville, with additional support from Media Sponsor WNC magazine.
To obtain more information about nicholas leichter dance February 26 & 27 performances at Diana Wortham Theatre or to purchase tickets (Regular $35; Senior $33; Student $30), call the theatre’s box office at (828) 257-4530 or visit www.dwtheatre.com. Student Rush tickets ($10 for students with valid I.D.) are sold the day of the show, based on availability.
