September 11-12: Moving In
Raabe Theatre, Wisconsin Lutheran College, 8815 W. Wisconsin Avenue
Inaugural performance of Danceworks's new, resident performing company, the
Danceworks Performance Company (DPC).
March 20: Ed Burgess and Friends
John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan
May 1-2: Still/Moving
Raabe Theatre, Wisconsin Lutheran College 8815 W. Wisconsin Avenue
Second Season (1998-1999)
September 18 & 19, 1998 at 8 PM: Up Close and Personal
Pitman Theatre, Alverno College, 39th and Morgan
Six new works, with play by play analysis from Anina Bacon and Sarah Wilbur.
January 8 & 9, 1999 at 8 PM: Let's Dance!
Scottish Rite Masonic Center, 790 N. Van Buren
DPC joins Milwaukee's Present Music for a concert of new dance set to great
live music. Performance premieres in Madison on January 7.
March 19 & 20 at 8 PM and March 21 at 2 PM
DPC at the Alverno Presents Festival of Milwaukee Dance
Pitman Theatre, Alverno College, 39th and Morgan
Includes student matinee on March 19
April 9 at 8 PM
DPC Live
University Theatre, UW-Washington County, West Bend
DPC takes to the road in a repertory concert.
May 1 & 2
DPC at Kohler Center Celebration
Mixed repertory at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center to celebrate the opening
of their new facility.
June 1999, Fridays at 5:30 PM: The Work-in-Progress Series
Studio 1661, 1661 N. Water Street
Four free, informal Friday showings of dances-in-progress.
June 4: Reggie Wilson/Fist and Heel Performance Group (NY)
Culmination of rehearsal residency for their fall season at Dance Theatre Workshop, New YorkJune 11: Danceworks Performance Company
New work made by Reggie Wilson.June 18: Danceworks Performance Company
New work made by Brian Jeffery of Chicago's XSIGHT! Performance GroupJune 25: Betty Salamun's Dancecircus
Third Season (1999-2000)
September 10 & 11, 1999 at 8 PM
Danceworks Dances
Pitman Theatre, Alverno College, 39th and Morgan
DPC makes its debut on the Alverno Presents series with a new departure: six
works by guest choreographers. Milwaukee's newest contemporary dance company
puts on its dancing shoes to perform in the work of Brian Jeffery (Chicago),
Li Chiao-Ping (Madison), Janet Lilly (Milwaukee), Reggie Wilson (New York)
and Catey Ott (also New York).
January 7 at 7:30 PM
DPC Live
John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan
January 13 at 7:30 PM, January 14-15 & 21-22 at 8 PM, and
January 23 at 3 PM
Home Cookin'
Studio 1661, 1661 N. Water Street
Welcome home! We are thrilled to invite you into our new home at Studio 1661 for tea and premieres: ten cooks, ten courses. Join us as we make ourselves at home in our new space doing what we do best: creating and performing original work. And remember, our home is your home, so if you haven't come over yet…you owe us a visit. 8
June 2 & 3, 2000 at 8 PM
The Beginning Is the End
UWM School of the Arts Theatre, 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd.
DPC-Milwaukee's hot contemporary dance company-- and Present Music-Milwaukee's premiere new music ensemble-- share a season finale this year. The two ensembles first collaborated in January 1999 and they had too much fun to stop there. According to co-conspirators Sarah Wilbur (DPC) and Kevin Stalheim (Present Music), the concert will be original-extremely original-on the dance end; and diverse-startlingly diverse-on the music end. So open your eyes and ears and join us for another terrific chapter in the evolving DPC-PM story. Followed, as always (and on both evenings), by a wild party for dancers, musicians and audience members
Fourth Season (2000-2001)
November 3 & 4, 2000 at 8 PM
How To Be A Good Dancer…And Other Lessons From The Danceworks Performance
Company
Pitman Theatre, Alverno College, 39th & Morgan
In an age of self-improvement, DPC does not shy away from life's really big questions. If you've ever tried to fix your plumbing, your taxes, or your love life with the aid of a do-it-yourself manual, you will enjoy this evening of hilarious and inventive dances. Co-presented by Alverno Presents.
March 1 & 8, 2001 at 7:30 PM; March 2-3 & 9-10, 2001 at 8
PM
B-Sides and Deep Cuts
Studio 1661, 1661 N. Water Street
DPC suppresses the urge to produce a "greatest hits" show. Instead, they dig deep in the archives for pieces from the past that have yet to see the light of day under the DPC banner, then subject them to the DPC treatment.
June 8 & 9, 2001 at 7:30 PM
Growing
UWM School of the Arts Theatre, 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd.
The season ends with Growing, a celebration of DPC's blossoming relationship with Milwaukee's nationally-acclaimed new music group, Present Music. Live dance, live music: chapter three of the evolving DPC-PM story. Followed, as always (and on both evenings), by a wild party for dancers, musicians, and audience members. Part of Summer Dance Festival 2001.
November 30 - December 9, 2001
Danceworks
on Ice
Studio 1661, 1661 N Water Street (entrance at rear)
Originally conceived as a holiday show, DPC decided to ditch the cash cow and instead make five new works that tackle ice -- as in "ice-packs" -- with fearless abandon.
December 14, 2001
Danceworks on Ice
John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
May 31 - June 2, 2002
Big
Fat Dances
UWM Peck School of the Arts Theatre, 2400 E Kenwood Blvd
New York-based Ben Munisteri is known for precise, technically challenging post-Modern work that seamlessly incorporates ballet, modern dance, and club dance. DPC's movement vocabulary is drawn from everything frmom sports to polka. Expect large-scale works -- all premiers -- from Munisteri, Wilbur, Johnson, Kuepper, and McCusker. Count on a groundbreaking concert that takes a close look at the language of dance in the new millennium.
December 6-8 & 13-15, 2002
Thrown
Studio 1661, 1661 N. Water Street
DPC launches its season with a cyclne of a dance directed by Sarah Wilbur featuring new choreography by Wilbur, Kim Johnson, Dani Kuepper, and guest Ben Munisteri. Made for our intimate Studio 1661 sapce, THROWN explores physical limits--just inches from your face.
April 11-13, 2003
Dance
Milwaukee Festival
Pitman Theatre, Alverno College, 39th and Morgan
Dance feast: DPC joins sex Milwaukee dance companies on a mixed program showcasing the dreadth, diversity, and virtuosity of the city's dance scene. (Your chance to revisit - or discover -Sarah Wilbur's "Like Humans Do" from Big Fat Dances.)
May 30 - June 1, 2003
Just
North of Nashville
UWM Peck School of the Arts Mainstage Theatre, 2400 E Kenwood Blvd
A concert of new works and old favorites by DPC's resident cowgirl, Dani Kuepper. Saddle up and come on down for an evening of dance from a choreographer who began her career at Opryland, U.S.A.
For further information, please call (414) 277-8480.
Seventh Season (2003-2004)
December 5-21, 2003, 7:30 PM
Lucky
Seven
Studio 1661, 1661 N. Water Street
The seven lucky women of DPC explore the many facades of 'dance entertainment' in "Lucky Seven," a 75-minute dance extravaganza tailored to fit the intimate confines of Danceworks 90-seat studio theatre. Choreographers Dani Kuepper and Sarah Wilbur risk losing their shirts on this wild ride through the shimmer and glitz of a Las Vegas review revealing some deep truths about 'dancing girls' that transcend time-steps and high kicks.
March 6th, 2004, 8:00 PM
Munisteri/Danceworks
Pitman Theatre, Alverno College, 39th & Morgan
May 7&8, 2004, 7:30 PM
'Til Death Do Us Part(Danceworks and Present Music)
Scottish Rite Masonic Center, 790 N. Van Buren
Danceworks Performance Company and Present Music are proud to bring you their fourth concert collaboration, "Til Death Do Us Part" at the site of their first 'date' in 1999. Watch the sparks fly as these passionate groups offer two powerful evenings of new music and dance. Artistic Director Sarah Wilbur will have her way with the feverish rhythms of JACKDAW by Wayne Siegel. Elena Kats-Chernin's CHARLESTON NOIR offers a fierce pace made visible by choreographer Megan Licht. Dani Kuepper will weave heartfelt images through Ira Mowitz's NURSERY RHYME STRING QUARTET. THe unforgettable eveing will make for a lifelong commitment to contemporary art....'Til Death Do Us Part!
Eighth Season (2004-2005)
August 19-21, 2004, 7:00 PM
Mixed Six
Studio 1661 N. Water St
Choreography and performance by Kelly Anderson, Simone Ferro, Dani Kuepper, Janet Lilly, Debra Loewen and Sarah Wilbur. Six of Milwaukee's most critically-acclaimed choreographers join forces for a unique eveing of solo works. Audiences intrigued by dancemaking will enjoy seeing this 'mixed-up' assignment unfold, as these artists showcase the results of their 'grab-bag' approach.
November 25-December 20, 2004
Cabaret (special project)
Cabot Theatre, Broadway Theatre Center, 158 N. Broadway
Tickets:$15-$54
April 8th - 10th, 2005 at 7:30pm
Cabot Theatre, Broadway Theatre Center, 158 N Broadway in the Historic Third Ward
Tickets: $15-$25
Ten of Milwaukee's most versatile dancers bring you a concert to shout about: VOCAL MUSCLE features a wild assortment of music from Wagner to Mexican garage rock illuminated by choreographers Sarah Wilbur, Dani Kuepper, Lee Wei Chao and Li Chiao-Ping. Live performances by soprano Victoria Benson and the Cathedral Voices and a new score from composer Kevin Schlei add to this exciting evening of dance and vocal music.
Ninth Season (2005-2006)
WIDE SKY DANCE PROJECT
June 17-19, 2005
7:30pm
Cabot Theatre, Broadway Theatre Center, 158 N. Broadway
Tickets: $25/premium, $20/general, $15.00/students & seniors (60+), Subscribers pay: $21.00
Skylight Box Office: (414) 291-7811
Directed by Sarah Wilbur, Danceworks Performance Company and filmmaker Claudia Looze create a community-based performance featuring a cast of over 25 dancers of all ages and backgrounds.
CATCH AS CATCH CAN (special project)
November 12-13, 2005
Saturday 7:30pm
Sunday 2pm and 7:30pm
Danceworks Studio Theatre
Tickets $15/gen $10/students & seniors
Choreographer Janet Lilly presents three evenings of bold choreography and performance showcasing nationally and internationally recognized choreographers including: Sean Curran, Heidi Latsky, Sara Hook and Navtej Johar. The evening will feature the Danceworks Performance Company performing Lilly’s recent choreography.
CLASSIC EXAMPLES
January 6-7 @ 7:30pm, January 8 @ 2pm
Cabot Theatre, Broadway Theatre Center 158 N Broadway
Warm up a cold winter weekend with three new dances from DPC’s Sarah Wilbur, Dani Kuepper, and Lee Wei Chao. One choreographer picks up where the last left off in this exciting night inspired by classical music.
WILLING TO RISK a Wide Sky Dance Project
April 7-8 @7:30pm, April 9 @ 2pm
Cabot Theatre, Broadway Theatre Center 158 N Broadway
A DPC original: this multimedia performance uses dance and video to explore ideas about risk and reward. Don’t miss the second edition of this danceumentary series inspired by the stories of our community.
June 9-11, 2006
June 16-18, 2006
Fri/Sat 730pm, Sundays 2pm
Sarah Wilbur’s 75-minute piece bends the laws of physics and blows the doors off of the studio theatre. Don’t miss the Danceworks Performance Company in action!
DRASTIC ACTION/NYC
June 24 & 25, 2006
Saturday at 7:30 pm, Sunday at 2 pm
Choreographer Aviva Geismar brings her New York company to Danceworks for their Milwaukee debut. Her program "Perishable" will explore the complexity of group dynamics and the nuance and paradoxes of human behavior. Co-presented by the UWM Dance Department.
ENCUENTRO DANCE THEATRE
July 7-8, 2006
Friday and Saturday at 730pm
A passionate array of flamenco dances and music featuring Coco Cabrel and her New Mexico based Encuentro Dance Theatre.
DANCEWORKS ON TAP: STANDARD TIME
July 14-16, 2006
Friday and Saturday at 730pm
Sunday at 2pm
Danceworks On Tap performs STANDARD TIME, an evening of new choreography set to tap and jazz standards created by Amy Brinkman-Sustache, Tina Wozniak, Patrick Kendall, and Martin Gregory
DANCEWORKS FUEL
August 11-13, 2006
Friday and Saturday at 730pm, Sunday at 2pm
FUEL’s latest hip-hop performance features music of current pop artist and explosive new choreography by Artistic Director Cedric Gardner
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ART TO ART: a danceLAB concert
August 18-19, 2006
Friday and Saturday at 730pm
Tickets $10 (special danceLAB rate)
ART TO ART is part of the Danceworks danceLAB, concert series offering a creative playground for emerging choreographers to unite with artists in another discipline to create new works.
MIXED SIX: a danceLAB concert
August 25 & 26 2006
Fri/Sat 730pm, Tickets $10 (special danceLAB rate)
Six choreographers will create and perform solo works created using a unique grab-bag approach.
TICKETS: $18/general, $12/students
Danceworks Box Office: (414) 277-8480 x 4