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In its 2nd Season of Performing Columbia Summer Rep Dance Company Announces Two Shows – August 13th and 14th at Trustus Theatre
After taking 2020 off due to Covid-19 the Columbia Summer Repertory Dance Company has united for its second season and will offer two performances of contemporary ballet on August 13th and 14th at Trustus Theatre. Founded in 2019 by Stephanie Wilkins and Bonnie Boiter-Jolley, the purpose of the Columbia Summer Rep Dance Company is to provide innovative dance experiences for local audiences and professional dancers and choreographers who, due to the abbreviated seasons of Columbia’s professional dance companies, go without performing for half the year.
The 2019 season of the CSRDC was a test season engaging six dancers who, after one month of rehearsals, offered a sold-out performance, turning patrons away at the door. Covid-19 led to the suspension of the project in 2020, but the dancers are back in the studio now working on new choreography to bring to audiences for two nights - August 13th and 14th at Trustus Theatre.
Dancers include classically trained Bonnie Boiter-Jolley who, in addition to being a principal dancer at Columbia City Ballet, also danced with Spectrum Dance in Seattle and, locally, with Wideman-Davis Dance as well as internationally in Prague and Italy.
Returning to Columbia is Josh Alexander who most recently performed this year with the Weeknd at Super Bowl LV Halftime Show, on ABC’s Hairspray Live! and So You Think You Can Dance.
Abby McDowell, who is a soloist with Columbia City Ballet along with Nicole Carrion and Joshua Van Dyke, who are demi-soloists with CCB, are also Summer Rep company members as well as Nicholas White, Sam Huberty, and Jennifer Becker Lee.
Head Choreographer Stephanie Wilkins received her MFA from NYU’s Tisch School and has studied or performed with some of the most acclaimed artists in the industry including Bill T. Jones, with whom she apprenticed, David Parsons, and Bebe Miller. Joining her as choreographers for this performance are international award-winning choreographers Terrance Henderson, Dale Lam, and Angela Gallo.
Internationally acclaimed cellist Claire Bryant will also be performing both solo and with the company, and singer-songwriter Katie Leitner will offer a musical interlude.
Tickets are on sale now for $25 in advance ($30 at the door) as is the opportunity to support the company with a champagne toast pre-performance and more at Brown Paper Tickets or via The Jasper Project website where you can donate to and learn more about the Columbia Summer Rep Dance Company.
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