bergenPAC Presents PARSONS DANCE FOUNDATION 11/18

The internationally acclaimed Parsons Dance Foundation will be performing live at the Bergen Performing Arts Center on Friday, November 18th at 8P.M. Since 1985, Parsons Dance has toured an average of 32 weeks per year. Its performances have a total of more than 250 cities, 35 countries, six continents and millions of audience members. Many may have also caught a glimpse of Parsons Dance's phenomenal repertories on PBS, Bravo, A&E Network and the Discovery Channel. bergenPAC now offers the chance to see Parsons Dance LIVE; it will be a show you don't want to miss.

With over 70 works of different repertories personally choreographed by David Parsons, Parsons Dance offers eclectic stunning modern performances that undoubtedly leave the audience speechless. Among the various choreographed works Mr. Parsons has created are the Paul Taylor Dance Company, American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, Atlanta Ballet and National Ballet of Canada among others. In 1995, 1989 and 1988, David Parsons received Choreography Fellowship Grants from the National Endowment for the Arts. He has lectured at a manifold of locations, including Harvard University, The Yale Club and the Columbia University Business School.

Throughout dance history, Parsons Dance is also the only dance company to perform at all three Spoleto Festivals (Italy, Australia and the US) in a single season. The New York Times calls Parsons Dance "humorous, fast moving and exuberant." Parsons Dance seeks to bring contemporary dance to all ages by displaying its extraordinary, uplifting artistry. While engaging the audience in every performance, Parsons Dance mesmerizes and entirely captures the eyes of any crowd.

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About Bergen Performing Arts Center: Known as The John Harms Center for 27 years, this cultural hub in Englewood, has been reborn as Bergen Performing Arts Center or bergenPAC. This 1367- seat theater, currently in its eighth season, is a landmark, and in its seventh season as bergenPAC it remains one of the finest acoustic halls in the United States. The legendary Tony Bennett and Canadian crooner k.d. lang recorded their 2003 Grammy award-winning CD live on bergenPAC's own stage through a broadband fiber-optic connection with Bennett Studios. bergenPAC is the home of a media production system that is unparalleled, upholding its reputation as a venue for outstanding music, dance and theater. As a non-profit corporation, bergenPAC has thrived thanks to the aid and generosity of sponsors, donors and patrons.