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Baltimore Dance Project

On February 9, 10 and 11, Baltimore Dance Project returns to the UMBC Theatre with a mix of heart-warming, mind-bending, vigorous, inventive, creepy, and entertaining dance. BDP highlights the creativity of award-winning artistic directors Doug Hamby and Carol Hess of UMBC's Department of Dance.

The program features choreography by Carol Hess, Doug Hamby, Hallie Dalsimer, James Hansen, Eran David P. Hanlon, and performances by Sandra Lacy and other acclaimed artists. Works will include:

* The Collected by Carol Hess, a modern pointe solo based on the book The Collector by John Fowles, a harrowing novel in which a woman is kidnapped by a butterfly collector in order to add her to his assortment of beautiful things.

* Against the Tide by Carol Hess, which premiered in 2011--an exciting, tumultuous and slippery dance for seven women who move between cliques and independence.

* A new duet by Carol Hess for a man and woman to music by the vibrant "breakcore" composer Venetian Snares. Veering away from conventional partnering, the the dancers pursue a relationship of "equals" through contrapuntal structures, spatial orientations and supports.

* Dust by Doug Hamby, a physical journey for five dancers that combines Hamby's highly energetic moment with beautiful moments of stillness inspired by the sculptures of Henry Moore, with an original score by Ferdinand Maisel.

* A new dance by Doug Hamby in which modern dance of 2012 is brought together with modern dance from the past. Live dancers perform with archival silent dance films from the 1950s, originally created by choreographer Helen McGehee, with a musical score by Ferdinand Maisel.

* Excerpts of Lovely by James Hansen, which premiered at Jacobs Pillow Dance Festival in June 2011. The dance is performed to Maria Callas, Cher, Frank Sinatra, and an original sound design by Hansen that uses text from the 1960s classic game show The Newlywed Game.

* memories of walking on the moon by Hallie Dalsimer, a solo borne of the vulnerability that comes with taking responsibility for oneself. The piece premiered in November 2010 at Moving People Dance Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

$20 general admission, $10 students and seniors. 8 pm each evening in the UMBC Theatre.

To order tickets in advance using a credit card, order online through MissionTix at http://www.missiontix.com or call 410-752-8950. Patrons who would prefer to pay by cash or check at will call may make a reservation by calling 410-455-6240.

Funds raised through ticket sales for this event will be administered by the UMBC Foundation for the benefit of UMBC.

Photo ©2011 Enoch Chan. 

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