Thodos Dance Chicago - featuring Fosse Trilogy on August 29
Saint Joseph College will present Thodos Dance Chicago (TDC), featuring the east coast premiere of Fosse Trilogy, choreographed by renowned dancer Ann Reinking as the kickoff to the 10th Anniversary Season of The Bruyette Athenaeum Performing Arts Series on Sunday, August 29, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. in the Hoffman Auditorium on the College’s West Hartford campus. Advance Tickets (general seating): $20 Adult, $15 Senior Citizen, $10 Child. From August 23: $25 Adult, $20 Senior Citizen, $15 Child. Note: There will be a talk-back with TDC following the performance. In addition, TDC will offer a master class for regional dancers after a brief break following the talk-back. A special $25 ticket for dancers includes both the performance and the master class. To purchase tickets, contact the Frances Driscoll Box Office at 860.231.5555 or place your orders online at www.tickets.sjc.edu.
As a point of interest, the day prior to their appearance at Saint Joseph College, TDC will be performing at the prestigious Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival in Becket, Mass. - a treasured National Historic Landmark and home to America's longest running international dance festival.
Veteran Broadway dancer, actress, and Tony-Award winning choreographer Ann Reinking has collaborated with Thodos Dance Chicago for Fosse Trilogy, a suite of short dances by director-choreographer Bob Fosse. Fosse Trilogy will be featured at TDC’s performance at Saint Joseph College and comprises three short dances performed on television in the 1960s and not seen by audiences for over a half-century: "Cool Hand Luke," "Mexican Breakfast," and "Tijuana Shuffle."
Ms. Reinking is probably best known for her work on the hugely successful 1996 Broadway revival of Fosse's musical Chicago, for which she won a Tony Award for Best Choreography. She also conceived and co-directed Fosse, the 1999 Broadway revue of numbers from such Fosse stage and screen efforts as Chicago, Damn Yankees, Sweet Charity, and All That Jazz. Additionally, she has choreographed works for Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, Connecticut Ballet Theatre, and Pacific Northwest Ballet.
Thodos Dance Chicago’s highly unique mission of inspiring expression through dance education, dance creation, and dance performance has established the company as an innovative presence in American contemporary dance. “Breathtakingly athletic,” “powerfully beautiful,” performing “vibrant choreography” are among the many critical accolades that Thodos Dance Chicago has received. This ensemble of well-rounded artists, who teach, choreograph, and perform, brings contemporary dance to a wider audience with an appealing style incorporating a variety of dance forms created and performed with an innovative flair. To learn more about Thodos Dance Chicago, visit their Web site: www.thodosdancechicago.org.
