The PGK Dance Project, which is based in Middletown and known for performing in unique spaces, will be heading Downtown to perform Sept. 18-20 on the Lyceum Theater’s spacious Main Stage.
The works of nine choreographers from across the U.S. will be featured.
“And then, one day…” will have its premiere at the dance recital. The work created by Boroka Nagy of Irvine is called an unexpected, physically demanding work for the women of the company.
Kevin Jenkins of San Francisco has created a contemporary ballet duet for PGK dancers Jennifer Puls and John Paul.
Lawson Andrew Pearson of Los Angeles premieres a stylized and “groovy” work.
Blythe Barton, director of Blythe Barton Dance in San Diego, restages “Cinema of a Certain Tension,” returning after three sold-out shows at San Diego Dances at Bread & Salt.
Artistic Director Peter G. Kalivas presents premieres and audience favorites. “Don’t Touch” is a fun, clever look at temptation and was created in collaboration with PGK dancer/choreographer Alyssa Junious. “Stay with Me” premiers with “live vocals” by Kalivas, who is also an accomplished singer, and is a duet featuring new PGK members Jenny Henkel and Ron Davis. “Ode” is created for new PGK Natalia Hill. Kalivas’ group work “There & Back” (2009) returns, inspired by the company’s first tour to Central Asia and getting caught up in a sandstorm. “Listen,” a duet that is premiering, was created and will be performed by new company member James LeMaster and apprentice Nicole Lee in collaboration with Kalivas.
“The Sound of Dance” is conceived and directed by Kalivas, created with Kristina Cobarrubia (flamenco), Divya Devaguptapu (classical Indian) and John Paul Lawson (tap). It puts together forms that rely on sound production for their expression and is a returning hit with audiences following its premiere at Bread & Salt.
“Beginning to End” (2011) displays a gay and a lesbian couple, one at the beginning and the other simultaneously at the end of their relationships. This work was originally commissioned by The Diversionary Theater.
Sean Curran’s (1997) “Folk Dance for the Future” will close out each show. The company dons Scottish kilts and lets Irish folk and modern dance collide.
Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 18 and 19 and at 2 p.m. Sept. 20. Tickets are priced from $10 to $20. Parking is free if stamped at the theater.
Tickets available at ThePGKDanceProject.org.
