LIFTOFF: A dance show by Idaho Dance Theatre (3/10)
See dance live. Support your artists in your community. Experience new choreography.
Hold on to your seats as LIFTOFF takes us soaring with a new dance show by Arts & History Grant Recipient Idaho Dance Theatre (ITD). Enjoy a mix of artistry, energy and excitement as we perform works by Marla Hansen, Anna Adaska, Nathan Powell, Lemuel Reagan, Sophie Dalbratt, Libby Schmoeger, and Yurek Hansen. It’s a show that spans the generations with works from both Marla Hansen and her son Yurek Hansen, to newcomers choreographing for the company including Sophie Dalbratt and Libby Schmoeger.
Discounted tickets are available for students, seniors, and military.
Here's a look at LIFTOFF:
Marla Hansen’s Tenacious is an action packed dance which employs virtuosic technique and precision while captivating the audience throughout. Originally choreographed in 2006 this piece, with music by the Balanescu Quartet is making a comeback in Marla Hansen’s last season as IDT Artistic Director
Nathan Powell is bringing back one of his most memorable pieces to date. The “lightbulb” section of What you Wanted for Me. A single light bulb falls from the ceiling and swings across the stage and the dancer spends the rest of the dance manipulating the bulb and dancing in its shadow. This plus new elements including tap dancing to Italian composer Stefano Seghedoni’s string quartet will thrill the audience.
Set to the music of Joan Jeanrenaud, Anna Adaska's Boundless Unbinding utilizes creative lighting design in a series of solos that show one woman's evolution towards freedom.
Lemuel Reagan’s, Tickle My Fancy, is an upbeat and imaginative dance with music by Ween. The Idea of this dance is to explore the inner experience of a child's excitement for life. This is contrasted with the themes of the adult world encroaching on innocence is the guiding focus for this choreography.
Sophie Dalbratt in her choreographic premiere with IDT will be presenting a new work "Good Thoughts, Bad Thoughts" is a dynamic piece of three sections representing a person, their brain and their emotions. It includes entrancing music from Kevin Morby, Adam Hurst and The xx. The effect is a thrilling, exuberant work that will surely captivate all.