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Kathy Dunn Hamrick Dance Company, one of Austin’s longest-standing modern dance companies and recipient of multiple awards from the Austin Critics Table, premieres “Parade,” an evening-length dance at KC Grey Home, a warehouse space in South Austin. Recognized for masterful choreography, athletic dancing, and meaningful moments, the company opens its 18th season with a dance about parades.

In “Parade,” Hamrick blends images of the innocent and joyful homecoming parades of her youth with those of ominous, show-of-force military parades, subtly demonstrating the fine line between peace and conflict.

Lighting and Set Designer Stephen Pruitt has transformed KC Grey Home, a warehouse space in South Austin, to accommodate Hamrick’s choreographic structure. Having layered the dancers in a long, narrow space with seating at one end, audience members will feel the power of the dancers moving straight toward them. The depth of field has also influenced the structure of the dance, giving the choreography a motion-filled and highly orchestrated quality.

Percussionist Drew Silverman has composed an original score for “Parade” which will be performed live during each show.

Event Details

• Date: November 30, 2017
• Time: 7:30 p.m.
• Venue: KC Grey Home
• Website: http://www.kdhdance.com/

Ticket Information

• Cost: $18 - $22
• Phone: (512) 934-1082

Presenter Details

• Name: Kathy Dunn Hamrick Dance Company

Kathy Dunn Hamrick Dance Company is one of Austin’s longest-standing modern dance companies, having delivered stellar art experiences for 18 years. With dances described as “strikingly athletic and wonderfully expressive,” “heavenly,” “smart” and “masterful,” Kathy Dunn Hamrick Dance Company has accumulated numerous awards from the Austin Critics Table, including Best Dance Concert, Best Choreographer, Best Dancer, and Best Duet as well as additional nominations for Best Ensemble, BestLighting Design, and Best Original Score.

KDH Dance also produces Austin Dance Festival, an annual event that has hosted 65 professional modern dance companies from across the country and 12 Texas-based youth dance companies. The festival includes artist interviews, site specific performances, and community-wide dances.

Off the stage, Kathy Dunn Hamrick Dance Company has served over 10,000 students, including 2,850 at-risk youth, through arts outreach initiatives. One such program is “Move It!,” which provides free dance experiences to foster girls in residence at The Settlement Home. The girls attend a KDH concert, follow up with a creative workshop, and then produce their own culminating showing. The company also partners with the DEA’s Youth Dance Program to offer free after-school dance classes at Northwest Elementary.

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