Trailblazing PHILADANCO Performs World Premiere of 'Latched' in Risky Business Program, Dec. 12-14

Trailblazing modern dance troupe PHILADANCO returns to their home in Philadelphia with a new program entitled Risky Business on December 12-14 (times vary) in Perelman Theater. Risky Business features the world premiere of choreographer Christopher Huggins' "Latched," while revisiting and elevating the works of beloved choreographers who have contributed choreographic elements of risk to an ever-evolving dance landscape. Additional program highlights include Ray Mercer's "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner," Eliza Monte's "White Dragon," and Daniel Ezralow's "Pulse."

Risky Business leads up to their 45th anniversary concert, which celebrates the contributions of female choreographers in a program entitled Having Our Say, scheduled to take place April 17-19.

Philadanco was recently invited to perform as special guest with choreographer Christopher Huggins in Chile. The dance group performed a fusion of classical ballet to contemporary dance in a program ranging from Beethoven to Bruno Mars, which celebrated the Teatro del Lago de Frutillar's fourth gala. Their performance also featured 30 students of the Chilean institutions ¡PUEDES BAILAR! (You Can Dance!) and the Ballet Royal Academy of Dance Escuela de las Artes Teatro del Lago.

Philadanco was recently invited to perform as special guest with choreographer Christopher Huggins in Chile. The dance group performed a program fusing classic and contemporary, ranging from Beethoven to Bruno Mars, to celebrate the Teatro del Lago de Frutillar's fourth gala. The performance also featured 30 students of the Chilean institutions ¡PUEDES BAILAR! (You Can Dance!) and the Ballet Royal Academy of Dance Escuela de las Artes Teatro del Lago.

"high-quality, international performances that the community in Frutillar is accustomed to..."-24 horas.cl

"the incomparable North American artists, who realized this unique spectacle in Chile, retained the gazes of the 1,700 attendees to the anniversary gala in a permanent way" -australosorno.cl

Philadanco founder Joan Myers Brown was recently honored as the 2014 recipient of the George Bartol Arts Education Award for her dedicated work to educate youth in Philadanco summer program and D/3. Brown was also the recent recipient of the 2012 National Medal of the Arts award presented by President Obama, and 2013 DanceUSA Honor Award for extraordinary leadership and vision in Dance.

Risky Business concert is the company's last performance in the United States before embarking on an international tour of the James Brown project, "Get on the Good Foot," in Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands beginning January 2015. The James Brown project, "Get on the Good Foot," recently made its world premiere at the Apollo Theater in New York City on October 22, and has been performed this season in Lafayette, Louisiana, where Philadanco stayed for a two-week residency, as well as at The Rialto Theater in Atlanta, Georgia and The Music Center's Ahmanson Theater in Los Angeles, California.

Tickets are available from $29 to $46. Tickets can be purchased by calling 215-893-1999, online at kimmelcenter.org, at the Kimmel Center box office, Broad & Spruce Streets (open daily 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.).