CELEBRATING ST. LOUIS’ VIBRANT DANCE COMMUNITY
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Behind the Movement: MADCO “SETs” the Stage with its 50th Anniversary Performance
Behind the Movement: MADCO “SETs” the Stage With its 50th Anniversary Performance. This weekend, The Modern American Dance Company (MADCO) celebrates that legacy with SET: The Legacy Concert. The performance will bridge the company’s past and its present. In rehearsals leading up to opening night, the studio has been buzzing with energy! Alumni have visited, stories have been shared, and dancers have been connecting with the roots of the work they now carry forward.
Before You Go: American Natya Festival presented by Soorya Performing Arts
The 16th American Natya Festival is a three-day long Indian classical dance festival hosted by Soorya Performing Arts, a not-for-profit dance organization based in St. Louis, dedicated to the education of the Indian classical arts of Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Carnatic music, and Mrudangam. This year's festival will occur from June 13-15, at Clayton High School, and will showcase a variety of artists representing Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Kuchipudi, Andhranatyam, Odissi, and more!
Before You Go: Saint Louis Ballet presents “Feels Like Broadway” on April 26-27, 2025
On the weekend of April 26 th and 27 th , The Saint Louis Ballet will premiere its triple bill “Feels
Like Broadway.” Accompanied by live music, performed by the Springfield Symphony Orchestra,
this production will bring together the worlds of Broadway and Ballet. This came to be because of Artistic and Executive Director, Gen Horiuchi. Horiuchi has had an impressive career in both Ballet, working with Jerome Robbins and George Balanchine, and on Broadway. His connections helped bring this remarkable and ambitious production to life. In this article, we will explore each of the program’s three ballets: George Balanchine’s Who Cares, Jerome Robbins’ Interplay, and Christopher Wheeldon’s Carousel.