Dear friends of BIODANCE,
I am proud of this work, and humbled by the generosity and depth of the work of the artists involved in this show. BIO/DANCE & Social Justice is a collection of work that brings various reflections and diverse perspectives of inequality in society today. Following sold out houses during The Rochester Fringe Festival for the past two years, BIODANCE returns to Geva Theatre Center Center’s Fielding Stage, featuring all new premieres of choreography, performance, music and sculpture in four different programs.
Thurs. Sept. 17 at 6pm
Tues. Sept. 22 at 8:30pm
Wed. Sept. 23 at 7pm
Sat. Sept. 26 at 7pm
Choreographers include:
Donna Davenport, Lev Earle, Equal Footing Dance,
Kelly Johnson, Kelly Ferris Lester, Missy Pfohl Smith, Marcia Vanderlee and the Umoja Drummers,
and
Allen C. Topolski, sculptor
Joe Mangano, composer
Mark Wenderlich, Lighting Designer
Performers include:
Drew Bellavia, Sarah Canny, Wayne Cleveland, Jeanne Schickler Compisi, Kathleen Dalton, Donna Davenport, Maureen Gorman, Maureen Gorman, Kelly Johnson, Sarah Morell Johnson, Kelly Ferris Lester, Alaina Olivieri, Laura Regna, Julie Schlafer Rosette, Elizabeth Strano, Ashley De Los Santos, Becky Geisinger, Khalid Saleem, Stuart Tsubota, Marcia Vanderlee, Phil Vanderlee, Ashley Owen, Tina Green, Isaiah Harris, Rachel Vinciguerra, Kaitley Wozer.
TICKETS
Online: rochesterfringe.com (no extra booking fees)
Phone: 585-957-9837 (fees apply)
Box Office: One Fringe Place (corner of Main and Gibbs St.)
In Person: Venue door one hour before start of show
For more info and artist bios, visit facebook.com/BIODANCE1
Sept. 17 Program includes work by Donna Davenport, Kelly Johnson (Tiger Lily), Missy Pfohl Smith, Kelly Ferris Lester and Allen C. Topolski.
Sept. 22 Program includes work by Donna Davenport, Lev Earle, Kelly Johnson (Tiger Lily), Missy Pfohl Smith, Marcia Vanderlee, Khalid A. N. Saleem and Allen C. Topolski.
Sept. 23 Program includes work by Donna Davenport, Lev Earle, Kelly Johnson (Tiger Lily), Missy Pfohl Smith, and Allen C. Topolski.
Sept. 26 Program includes work by work by Donna Davenport, Equal Footing Dance, Kelly Johnson (Tiger Lily), Missy Pfohl Smith, Marcia Vanderlee and Khalid Saleem, and Allen C. Topolski.
This project is made possible with funds from the Decentralization Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature
and administered by Livingston Arts, a member supported
organization.
Missy Pfohl Smith, Artistic Director, BIODANCE
