RDT to Host Summerdance 2013: THEN & NOW Workshop Today

Repertory Dance Theatre invites the public to a formal workshop showing of Summerdance 2013: THEN & NOW today, June 28th at 6:00 pm at the Rose Wagner. At this in-depth dance workshop, June 17-29, RDT is hosting over 30 intermediate/advanced dancers from across the country for an intensive that explores modern dance history as well as composition. Workshop guest artists are Nina Watt from the Jose Limon Dance Company and Kurt Koegel of Moving Research.

Workshop participants will be studying Modern Dance Technique and Jose Limon Repertory with Nina Watt. Students will learn portions of Jose Limon's masterwork, "Missa Brevis" [for an excerpt click here] alongside RDT dancers as they prepare for the 2013-2014 season. In the afternoon, participants are working with Kurt Koegel in Improvisation and Composition as they fine tune their skills in choreography.

The public is invited to a final workshop showing on Friday, June 28 at 6:00 pm in the Black Box Theatre of the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center. Workshop students will present their compositional studies, as well as perform excerpts from "Missa Brevis." Ms Watt and Mr Koegel will be there to discuss their experiences and explain their methods in a "Q & A" format. The event is free but a suggested donation of $5 will be accepted at the door.

Utah's Repertory Dance Theatre was founded in 1966 as a fully-professional modern Dance Company through a cooperative effort involving the Salt Lake City community, the University of Utah and a major grant from the Rockefeller Foundation. RDT is the oldest and most successful company of its kind, a living museum representing one hundred years of dance history, preserving the largest and most significant collection of American dance in the world. In addition, RDT is committed to building bridges of understanding as it attempts to demystify the art of dance, making it a meaningful and vital part of the culture of the great state of Utah.