Different Voices

Thursday & Friday, August 5 & 6
Schaeffer Theatre, 8 p.m.
$24/$12 (Students & Seniors)

(left to right) Omar Carum-photo by Martin Gavica, Donna Mejia-photo by Jon Crispin, Claudia Lavista-photo by Lois Greenfield

Showcasing diverse styles and perspectives, visiting choreographers from three continents bring compelling styles and perspectives to our stage. On the program are new works by choreographers, Claudia Lavista and Omar Carrum of Mexico’s Delfos Danza Contemporanea. Recognized as one of the most important contemporary dance companies in Latin America, Delfos is known for a fully articulated, high-energy style, fast and free of constraint. The evening also features the sensational Middle Eastern performer, Donna Mejia; Mozambican choreographer, Paniabra Gabriel Canda, known for his powerful and imaginative choreographic response to the ravages of war; Ethiopian dancer, Shiferaw Tarikou, in his first U.S. appearance; Connecticut-based company elephant JANE dance; and emerging choreographers Deborah Goffe; and Quebecois choreographer, Helen Simoneau, a recent winner of the first prize for choreography at the Internationales Solo-Tanz-Theater Festival in Stuttgart, Germany.

Watch Video

Delfos danza contemporanea from Omar Carrum on Vimeo.