Chop Shop 2013 Is Underway!

Chop Shop:  Bodies of Work, A Contemporary Dance Festival, now in its sixth year is taking form.  The Artists have been curated and I couldn't be more excited about this year's installment.  Here's the line up:

MOVE: the company  - New York - Josh Beamish, Artistic Director

Vincent Lopez - Seattle - Choreographer (and principle dancer with Spectrum Dance Theater)

Mid Columbia Ballet - Richland, WA - Debra Rogo, Artistic Director

Andrew Bartee - Seattle - Choreographer (and PNB company member)

Shayla Bott & Company - Utah - Shayla Bott, Artistic Director

Kiyon Gaines - Seattle - Choreographer (and PNB company member)

The Stone Dance Collective - Bellevue - Eva Stone, Artistic Director

Heather Dotto - Vancouver, B.C. - Choreographer

Bennyroyce Royon - New York - Choreographer

Spectrum Dance Theater - Seattle - Donald Byrd, Artistic Director

Each of these companies/artists have a terrific story to tell and each will be bringing their unique work to the Theatre at Meydenbauer on Feb. 16th and 17th, 2013.

This will be definitely be a feast for the eyes...and the heart!

I just got realized my event is five days away...hey, not panicking! I am so excited and so fortunate to have such a strong line up...it's going to be very hard to top this next year. Hope you all enjoy the performances and master classes and please feel free to give me feedback on what you liked and what you didn't!

In the meantime, got a few mins to shout out about Chop Shop on Art Zone!

http://www.seattlechannel.org/artZone/

See you this weekend!

Two weeks out and things are starting to take shape. Master classes are set and enrollment is off to a great start. The community outreach classes, Experience Dance, were amazing with record numbers of participants. I have almost 100 free tickets to give away to new dance lovers. Man, that feels good!

Trying not to stress over a gig on Art Zone tomorrow. How do I describe five years worth of work in 90 seconds? I guess I don't. I'm really going to try not to look like the world's biggest dork.

A journalist from Beijing, China want to write an article on Chop Shop. Things are really starting to get out of hand....

www.chopshopdance.org. Tickets on sale now!