Off the Edge

Off the EDGE 2016 program focus: Kennesaw State University Dance Company

The KSU Dance Company is a pre-professional dance company that performs regionally and nationally. The mission of the KSU Dance Company is to bring concert dance to the community, as well as serve the mission of education in dance through its outreach programs. Every year the company tours regional venues, performing and educating students about dance as a performing art. Through this outreach program, students in the company gain valuable touring experience while serving an important community mission.

As part of Off the EDGE Program 2 on Saturday March 5th they will be performing THE EMPTY ROOM by Ido Tadmor.

To read more about the KSU Dance Company and KSU Dance Program, check out this feature article on KSU Dance from Arts ATL: http://www.artsatl.com/2015/11/preview-ivan-pulinkala-kennesaw-state-celebrates-10-years-dance/

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Preview: Under the leadership of Ivan Pulinkala, Kennesaw State celebrates 10 years of dance The KSU Dance Company will present the concert, “TEN,” to mark the 10th anniversary of the department by founder Ivan Pulinkala.

Off the EDGE 2016 program focus: La Otra Orilla

Sensitive to the world of music and dance from very early childhood, Myriam Allard’s life changed when she discovered flamenco. She now lives in Montreal, where she founded La Otra Orilla in 2006 with singer and director Hedi Graja. Within this company she has developed a unique choreographic expression and produced 7 different shows that have toured Canada, the United States, South America and the United Kingdom with much success.

Works by acclaimed La Otra Orilla are recognizable for their unique and radical approach to flamenco, reflecting an absolutely trans-disciplinary vision. Based on the collaboration between dancer and choreographer Myriam Allard and singer-director Hedi Graja, this company embodies and celebrates the timeless and universal appeal of flamenco. The artistic directors rely on their in-depth knowledge of the nuances and modes of this art to suggest a hybrid language that is modern and poetic, creating strong productions that are firmly rooted in the present.

As part of Off the EDGE Program 2 on Saturday March 5th they will be performing excerpts of Moi&lesAutres (Me & the Others) by Myriam Allard and Hedi Graja. In this brand new piece, the charismatic dancer-choreographer Myriam Allard and the singer and director Hedi Graja reaffirm their unique style of reinvented flamenco. Hybrid, iconoclastic and poetic. See below for a video preview.

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Moi&lesAutres, 2015 FR La chorégraphe-interprète Myriam Allard et le metteur en scène-chanteur Hedi Graja affirment la signature de leur flamenco ré-imaginé…