newMoves Contemporary Dance Festival
Thursday – Saturday, May 13-15, 2010 | 7:30PM
youthMoves
Sunday, May 16, 2010 | 2PM
Presented by Kelly-Strayhorn Theater
Voted best of 2009 by Pittsburgh Post Gazette and Pittsburgh City Paper, KST presents newMoves 2010: a contemporary dance festival that engages Pittsburgh audiences in supporting new talent with movement ideas that are fresh, challenging and fun.
Thursday, May 13 at 7:30 pm, the festival opens with Meredith Rainey (Philadelphia), Gwen Ritchie, and Megan Bridge (Philadelphia).
Friday, May 14 at 7:30 pm, features work by Nichole Canuso (Philadelphia) and Camille Brown (NYC).
Saturday, May 15 at 7:30 pm, includes work by Pearlann Porter, Staycee Pearl*, Michael Walsh*, Jamie Murphy* and Kaylin Horgan.
Sunday, May 16, at 2 pm, the festival concludes with youthMoves – a showcase of young dancers featuring performances by students from Hope Academy of Music and the Arts, Alumni Theater Company, Naka Entertainment and Bodiography .
Hope Academy students performing in youthMoves are Angelina Winbush, Dayna Rouse, Candace Burgess, Allie Brown and Mimi Thomas. They have been working together all year, under the direction of Staycee Pearl, as part of HAT Co. Pearl Dance, an artist residency supported by The Heinz Endowments.
2010 Emerging Choreographers are Andrew Blight, Jamie Murphy*, Renee Danielle Smith, Keila Cordova and Bailey Bretz.
* Hope Academy Teaching Artists
$15 Advance | $20 Door
$10 15206 Zip
$5 Student & Artist
A newMovesPass for $25 provides access to all newMoves Festival events.