Peter Sparling Dance Company Celebrates Anniversary with “A Decade of Dance: The PSDC Summer Reunion Revue”

Ann Arbor, MI July 13, 2004 -- With ten exciting seasons and 18 new dance works under its belt, the Peter Sparling Dance Company (PSDC), Michigan’s premier modern dance company, has reason to celebrate. Ann Arbor's only not-for-profit professional dance company--known for its unique blend of modern dance tradition and interdisciplinary innovation—invites you to “A Decade of Dance: The PSDC Summer Reunion Revue” on August 19-22nd as part of Performance Network's Treetown Festival at 120 East Huron, Ann Arbor, Michigan. The reunion features the PSDC repertory, current members and returning alumni in an evening of performance highlights from ten years of dances.

Peter Sparling, PSDC Artistic Director, will emcee the evening’s performances covering "Travelogue" (1994) to the highly-acclaimed, "Peninsula," (2004) a new piece which combines live modern dance, original music by noted local composer, Frank Pahl, and the latest in video backdrop technology.

You won’t want to miss this commemorative reunion of dance with performances August 19th-22nd at 8:00 p.m. and a Sunday matinee at 2:00 p.m. Single ticket prices are $27.50, and there is a $3.00 discount for seniors. One-half student rush tickets will be offered one hour before curtain, if available. Thursday performances are “Pay-What-You-Can”. For tickets, please call (734) 663-0681. Box Office hours are from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday and one hour before all performances.

“We are thrilled to have an opportunity to thank so many of our faithful fans, former dancers and community leaders with this danced reunion. We greatly appreciate the support the local community has given us these ten years,” states Peter Sparling, PSDC Artistic Director. “It has been a fantastic journey, and we look forward to celebrating our anniversary by bringing together fond dance memories of the past with new choreography of the present.”

About Dance Gallery Foundation/Peter Sparling Dance Company
Dance Gallery Foundation was established in 1984 and supports Dance Gallery Studio, the only non-profit dance center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The studio offers students of all ages high-quality training in a non-competitive, nurturing environment with performance opportunities and an intensive pre-professional training program. The mission of Dance Gallery is to produce, develop, and promote contemporary dance performance, and provide dance training and educational experiences of the highest artistic quality.

Founded in 1993, the Peter Sparling Dance Company (PSDC) is the third consecutive non-profit professional modern dance company to be supported by the umbrella 501©3 organization. Peter Sparling, a prolific and internationally-respected dancer and choreographer, serves as artistic director, creating, premiering and touring works off original choreography annually with his seven-member company. A former principal dancer with the legendary Martha Graham and José Limón companies, Sparling has over thirty years of professional dance and choreography experience. He is also a tenured professor of dance at the University of Michigan and a leader in the area’s arts and cultural community.

For more information on Dance Gallery Foundation and PSDC, please see www.dancegallerystudio.org or call 734.747.8885





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