U.Va. Department of Drama and U.Va. Dance Program welcomes
AXIS Dance Company
Guest Artist Residency & Performance
March 23-26, 2010

AXIS Dance Company’s focus is on creating and presenting contemporary dance by artists with and without disabilities. More than any other company in the United States, AXIS is a bridge between contemporary dance and physically integrated dance.

Two Master Classes will be held for U.Va. Students and Community Members
Days and times to be determined early 2010. Please check back for details.
Admission is free
RSVP at jmays@virginia.edu

Friday, March 26
Lecture and Demonstration for Middle & High School Students
10:30 a.m. @ The Paramount
Admission is free
RSVP at jmays@virginia.edu
AXIS Dance Company will provide children grades 6-12 with the exciting experience of participating as an audience member of a live AXIS performance in a theater setting. AXIS dancers showcase artistic repertory, provide educational information on disability, personal dance history, and include the audience in a physically integrated dance experience. This interactive performance lasts approximately 50 minutes and includes a 5-minute Q&A session. AXIS offers a study guide for teachers to use with their students prior to and after the performance experience.

Friday, March 26
Performance of
A Light Shelter
choreographed by David Dorfman
performed by AXIS Dance Company
8 p.m. @ The Paramount
$10 adult, $5 student/child
Tickets will go on sale through the
U.Va. Arts Box Office in early 2010.


For recent praise, see the New York Times review of AXIS Dance.
For more information about AXIS Dance, visit www.axisdance.org.

The AXIS Dance Company residency at U.Va. is generously supported by Arts Connect, New England Foundation of the Arts, the U.Va. Arts Enhancement Fund and VSA Arts.

The 2009-2010 AXIS Dance Company tour is sponsored by the


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Photo credits
Top: AXIS Dance Company in 'Decorum' choreographed by Katie Faulkner. Dancers Katie Faulkner, Sonsheree Giles, and Bonnie Lewkowicz. Photo by Matt Haber.
Middle: AXIS Dance Company in 'the beauty that was mine, through the middle, without stopping' choreographed by Joe Goode. Dancers Sonsheree Giles, & Rodney Bell. Photo by Brian Rdzak-Martin.
Bottom: AXIS Dance Companyin 'the beauty that was mine, through the middle, without stopping' choreographed by Joe Goode. Dancers Sonsheree Giles and Rodney Bell. Photo by Trib LaPrade.