Dawn BonkerBODYTRAFFIC, the critically acclaimed Los Angeles-based contemporary dance troupe, will perform at Chapman University’s Marybelle and Sebastian P. Musco Center for the Arts at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15.
Tickets are still available, at $20 to $55, and may be purchased at www.muscocenter.org or by calling (844) OC-MUSCO (844-626-8726).
BODYTRAFFIC’S Musco Center program will include Barak Marshall’s “And at midnight, the green bride floated through the village square…,” which the choreographer describes as a “morality tale” set to Jewish love songs and hymns from the Yiddish, Ladino and Yemenite traditions.
The program also features Victor Quijada’s “Once more, before you go” and Richard Siegal’s “o2joy,” a rich take on jazz standards.
BODYTRAFFIC is helping establish Los Angeles as a major center for contemporary dance. Founded in 2007 by Barbeito and Berkett, BODYTRAFFIC has surged to the forefront of the concert dance world, recruiting great talent from around the globe to create world-class contemporary dance by distinctive choreographic voices. Named “the company of the future” by The Joyce Theater Foundation, Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch” and “Best of Culture” by the Los Angeles Times, the company is internationally recognized for their high quality of work. The Los Angeles Times says BODYTRAFFIC is “one of the most talked-about young companies – not just in LA, but nationwide.”
The troupe’s repertory includes works by MacArthur Fellow Kyle Abraham, Sidra Bell, Stijn Celis, Sarah Elgart, Alex Ketley, Anton Lachky, Loni Landon, Barak Marshall, Andrea Miller, Laura Gorenstein Miller, Joshua L. Peugh, Arthur Pita, Victor Quijada, Gustavo Ramírez Sansano, Zoe Scofield, Hofesh Shechter, Richard Siegal, and Guy Weizman & Roni Haver.
In 2015, BODYTRAFFIC was selected to be cultural ambassadors for the United States via DanceMotion USA℠. DanceMotion USA℠ is a dynamic cultural diplomacy program that supports United States foreign policy goals by engaging international audiences through educational opportunities, cultural exchange, and performance. Produced by BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music), DanceMotion USA℠ is a program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the US Department of State.
BODYTRAFFIC has performed for sold-out audiences at prestigious theaters and festivals around the world, including The Joyce Theater, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, the Israeli Opera/Tel Aviv Performing Arts Center, New York City Center’s Fall for Dance Festival, Chutzpah! Festival in Vancouver, Laguna Dance Festival, The Broad Stage, Santa Monica, the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia, World Music/CRASHarts in Boston, the Winspear Opera House in Dallas, and the American Dance Festival in North Carolina.
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