Join Idaho Dance Theatre (IDT) for four days of performances featuring the work of five choreographers and 15 dancers, happening Nov. 5-8 at the Special Events Center.
Performances will be at 8 p.m. on Nov. 6-7 and 2 p.m. on Nov. 8, with a preview show at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 5. Tickets are $10 for students, $20 for general admission, $30 for premier seating and can be purchased online here or at the box office. In addition, Boise State faculty and members of the military with I.D. can receive discounted tickets for $15, available only at the box office.
“IDT is the professional company in-residence at Boise State,” explained Marla Hansen, an associate professor in theatre arts and the artistic director of IDT. “There are 15 dancers performing in the November shows and six of them are also Boise State students. What is exceptional about this is that these professional caliber dancers are able to attend Boise State, pursue a degree and a dance minor and build or continue to pursue a professional career in dance.”
During the November show, dancer and choreographer Jason Hartley – of TMP and LED fame – will premier a new work that he will also be performing, “Marley Burn,” which refers to skin abrasions contracted from vinyl dance flooring. Generous contributions from friction and gravity inspire the artist’s life-long pursuit for the perfect slide/roll. Listen for the squeak.
Marla Hansen presents “Sphere of Influence,” performed to the music of Thomas Newman. This work is evocative, moody, rhythmic and full of contrasts. Sphere of Influence is a visual feast of solos, duets, trios and groups exploring different personalities, energies and human experiences: brothers, sisters, anger, fear, sex, manipulation, compassion, exploration, joy and introspection. We are each alone, yet our lives intertwine. We influence and are influenced.
Gonzalo Valdez will premiere a new piece set to the music of Rob Simonsen and Max Richter titled “We Need to Talk.” This work explores the emotional world that happens within us but is never physically seen. Seven of the company dancers including Gonzalo showcase the fluid and physical movement of his choreography that ventures into a deeper emotional state that can be dark in times of change.
Choreographer Lydia Sakolsky-Basquill plays with creating and retrograding movement phrases, blurring the lines of where the phrase ends and the retrograde begins, creating an almost soothing sensation. Performed to music by composer Olafur Arnalds, this new work features all women.
Yurek Hansen also will premier a work of theater and dance for all men, using an amalgamation of all the tools in the theater artists’ tool belt.
For more information, call Marla Hansen at (208) 331-9592 or (208) 426-3568.
BY: CIENNA MADRIDÂ Â Â PUBLISHED 11:52 AM / OCTOBER 21, 2015