U.Va. Drama & Dance welcome
AXIS Dance Company
Guest Artist Residency & Performance
March 22-26, 2010

Press Documents:
February 19, 2010
Press Release Announcing AXIS Dance Residency (pdf)
March 15, 2010
Press Release Announcing U.Va. Alum Sisti's Participation in AXIS Dance (pdf)

Monday, March 22, 2010
Audition to Perform with AXIS Dance
7 p.m. | North Grounds Rec Center (map)
Always wanted to perform with AXIS Dance Company and be in the work of a well-known choreographer? This is your chance!  We are looking for dancers with and without disabilities to perform in Light Shelter choreographed by David Dorfman on March 26 at 7:30 p.m. in The Paramount. Dance experience is not required and auditions are open to all.  Selected dancers must be available on 3/23 and 3/24 from 6-11, 3/25 and 3/26 from 5-11 p.m. RSVP to ras3tj@virginia.edu by 3/15. Send your phone number, age, a short (2 lines) description of your dance, athletic or movement experience and whether or not you have a disability. To see an excerpt of the piece, click here.

Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Master Class for U.Va. Students
11 a.m. | AFC (map)
Admission is free; space is limited.
RSVP to ras3tj@virginia.edu

Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Master Class for Community Members
5 p.m. | North Grounds (map)
Admission is $7.00; space is limited.
RSVP to ras3tj@virginia.edu

Friday, March 26, 2010
Lecture/Demonstration
for Students
10:30 a.m. | The Paramount Theatre
Admission is free.
RSVP to ras3tj@virginia.edu
AXIS Dance will provide students 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.

Friday, March 26, 2010
Live Performance
featuring AXIS Dance Company with U.Va. students and local community members
7:30 p.m. | The Paramount Theatre
$10 adult
$5 student/child & U.Va. faculty/staff


About: 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. 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 U.Va. Arts Enhancement Fund, Arts Connect, New England Foundation of the Arts, VSA Arts and The Hook.


The National Tour Sponsor of AXIS Dance Company

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.