WE EK THR E E / F R IDAY, SATUR DAY, MAR CH 2 3 , 2 4


AXIS DANCE COMPANY (OA K L A N D, C A) Full of Words choreographed by Marc Brew To Color Me Different choreographed by Alex Ketley Light Shelter choreographed by David Dorfman


FRIDAY, SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 24 PERFORMANCES @ 8PM (FRIDAY, MARCH 23: POST PERFORMANCE RECEPTION/TALK-BACK)


AXIS began in 1987 with a vision of a group of dancers with and without disabilities exploring dance and creating a performance piece. The Company soon developed a new, innovative move- ment vocabulary distinctly its own and a language for speaking about and teaching “physically integrated” dance. Since 1997, under the direction of Judith Smith, AXIS has focused on the artistic quality and range of its repertory by commissioning world-class choreographers. Now entering its third decade, AXIS wants its work to challenge traditional definitions of dance, dancer and ability to expand dance to include an entire community that has been virtually left out of the performing arts.


In UK choreographer Marc Brew’s FULL OF WORDS his edgy, intricate movement vocabulary asks questions of what it is to be human and who might dance while David Dorfman’s LIGHT SHELTER explores states of light and darkness, community and isolation. TO COLOR ME DIFFERENT by choreographer Alex Ketley in collaboration with poet Carol Snow is a duet “…transcend[ing] the merely autobiographical, as word and action seem to prosper and blossom in a genuine synthesis. Bodies thrust and retreat, enablers become partners.” — Allan Ulrich, Voice of Dance


Left to Right: AXIS Dance Company’s Full of Words by Marc Brew. Dancers: Alice Sheppard, Sonsherée Giles, Sebastian Grubb, and Juliana Monin. Photo: Andrea Basile; and Light Shelter choreographed by David Dorfman. Dancers: Sebastian Grubb, Sonsheree Giles, Rodney Bell, Alice Sheppard and Janet Das. Photo: Kevin Colton


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