New Dance Partners The Ultimate Collaboration
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Midwest Trust Center 12345 College Blvd, Overland Park, Kansas
Four choreographers and four local dance companies look back on past premieres of works in contemporary and modern dance. All were commissioned and premiered by the Carlsen Center at JCCC.
An original film showcases four local dance companies who participated in New Dance Partners over the years. We also shine the spotlight on each company’s artistic director and the choreographer who worked with them in interviews conducted during the “pandemic pause” by Michael Uthoff, New Dance Partners’ Artistic Advisor and Executive Director of Dance St. Louis.
Raised on Guam, trained in New York, and a dancer with BalletX since 2013, Quan has choreographed for Konverjdans, Columbia Ballet Collaborative, DanceWorks Chicago’s ChoreoLab, and CelloPointe.
The mission of the Owen/Cox Dance Group is to create new music and dance collaborations, present high-quality contemporary dance performances with live music, and engage a wide audience through affordable live performance, education and outreach programs.
Rosie Herrera, working with Störling Dance Theatre
Herrera is a Cuban-American dancer, choreographer and artistic director of Rosie Herrera Dance Theater in Miami. She also has collaborated with numerous producers and filmmakers.
Störling Dance Theater has built a repertoire that includes dances of beauty and passion, while establishing a reputation for their gutsy and powerful narrative productions.
Micaela Taylor, working with Wylliams/Henry Contemporary Dance Company
Taylor is a professional dancer/teacher/choreographer from Los Angeles, where she founded contemporary dance company The TL Collective in 2016.
With thought-provoking performances that speak to the human spirit, the Wylliams/Henry Contemporary Dance Company is known for its beautiful, athletic style and has been hailed as one of the most exciting, captivating dance troupes in the Midwest.