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Wednesday, November 9, 2011

JAW-DROPPING PERFORMANCE BY PARSONS DANCE FOUNDATION

parsonsParsons Dance Foundation
Performs LIVE at Englewood’s bergenPAC
WHEN: Friday November 18, 8 PM
WHERE:
bergenPAC, 30 North Van Brunt Street, Englewood
TICKETS: $55, $45, $39, $29
201.227.1030
www.bergenpac.org

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.