Peter Sparling Dance Company Offers Open Rehearsal June 3rd

Ann Arbor, MI June 1, 2004–-Enjoy a night of free entertainment with the Peter Sparling Dance Company (PSDC), Michigan’s premiere modern dance company, on Thursday, June 3rd from 7:00-9:00 p.m. at Dance Gallery Studio in Ann Arbor, MI, 815 Wildt Street, www.petersparlingdance.org, 734.747.8885.

Recognizing their 10th anniversary this summer, PSDC is preparing for the world premier of “Peninsula,” a performance which pays homage to unique Michigan people and places through live modern dance and video backdrops. The new choreography by Peter Sparling unfolds in three sections including: southeastern Michigan’s industrial heritage, the land and water above the 45th parallel and looking back to the glaciers that formed the two peninsulas and created natural resources such as copper and iron. At no charge, the local community can catch a “behind-the-scenes” look at the dance rehearsal process and enjoy some light refreshments with the PSDC company members.

“Peninsula” is co-presented by the Peter Sparling Dance Company and the Ann Arbor Summer Festival and will premier June 23, 2004 at Ann Arbor’s Power Center. Beginning in the fall, PSDC will tour “Peninsula” throughout the Midwest including performances and residencies in Lansing, Canton, Monroe, Big Rapids, and Tecumseh, Michigan, and at the Chicago Humanities Festival.

“’Peninsula’ is a Michigan-based project that many people can get involved with and enjoy,” states Peter Sparling, PSDC Artistic Director. “We are happy to share our rehearsal process with the local community and get their valuable feedback to make this a true success.”

For more information about the Ann Arbor Summer Festival, and to purchase tickets, please visit http://www.annarborsummerfestival.org/ or call 734.764.2538.

Peter Sparling Dance Company:
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.petersparlingdance.org or call 734.747.8885





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