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>CHICAGO -- Chicago’s leading contemporary dance company, Zephyr Dance will 
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>April 8th, 2004 at 7:30 p.m. at the Barking Legs Theater, 1307 Dodds 
>Avenue, Chattanooga, TN.
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>Zephyr Dance is an all-female company bringing a fresh approach to classic 
>modernism.  Zephyr’s work is conceptual, metaphorical, and 
>layered.  Artistic Director Michelle Kranicke and Associate Artistic 
>Director Emily Stein have developed decidedly unique and complimentary 
>styles of movement that constantly endeavor to stretch the limits of the 
>female body.  Zephyr’s elegant work is innovative, while remaining 
>grounded in traditional theatrical space.
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>Since 1989 Zephyr Dance has been a premier modern dance company in Chicago 
>and throughout the United States committed to artistic excellence in dance 
>and to sharing that excellence with diverse audiences through performance 
>and education.  Zephyr Dance has consistently received rave reviews in 
>both its home town of Chicago and throughout the United States for its 
>“gripping” and “evocatively structured” choreography (Lucia Mauro, Chicago 
>Tribune) and its virtuosity as “an extremely tight company, powerful in 
>their imagery” (Jay Rath, Wisconsin State Journal). ) Zephyr has earned 
>kudos for creating innovative works that are not only visually 
>electrifying but also intellectually and emotionally invigorating.
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>Zephyr’s program will feature three original works from Artistic Director 
>Michelle Kranicke and Associate Director Emily Stein.
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>Ms. Kranicke’s The Rhythm of Irreversible Direction uses a combination of 
>lyrical, geometric and pedestrian movement and gesture to create a 
>haunting exploration of the concept of time passing.  The work 
>incorporates dancers’ use of vocal and physical improvisation to create a 
>tonal as well as visual landscape. The work offers “entrancing 
>combinations of performer-generated chants and Eastern inspired coiling of 
>the wrists”. (Lucia Mauro, Chicago Tribune). The Moment of Disappearing, 
>choreographed by Ms. Stein, investigates the concept of boundaries in 
>various realms, whether physical, geographical, psychological or 
>emotional.  The work explores the intangible and often abstruse 
>distinction between stillness and movement; silence and sound; individual 
>and couple. The casting is flexible and the piece calls for some 
>improvisation by the dancers, thereby creating a slightly different work 
>with each performance. The two works “effectively use space and its 
>infinite ability to be sculpted through movement to create meditatively 
>engaging pieces.”(Lucia Mauro, Chicago Tribune). Also on the program will 
>be Wanderthrough, Ms. Kranicke’s tour-de-force ensemble piece inspired by 
>William Gass’s On Being Blue: A Philosophical Inquiry.  A breath-taking 
>vivacious work, Wanderthrough was described as “a 20-minute odyssey of 
>sound and high energy creativity, a showcase for Michelle Kranicke’s 
>riveting choreography…” (Tom Springer, Kalamazoo Gazette).
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>Zephyr Dance Concert
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>Thursday April 8th, at 7:30 p.m.
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>Barking Legs Theater
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>1307 Dodds Avenue
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>Chattanooga, TN
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>Tickets: $10
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>For ticket information call
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>Barking Legs Theater at 423-624-LEGS (5347)
>e-mail: <mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]
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>Call Zephyr Dance at 773-489-5069
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>e-mail: <mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]
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>Program:
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>The Rhythm of Irreversible Direction
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>Choreography: Michelle Kranicke; Dancers: Erica Farrell, Sara Fisher, 
>Michelle Kranicke, Christy Lutz, Lisa Mannina, Emily Stein; Lighting: 
>Richard Norwood; Music: John Cale, Rhys Chatham, Tom Nunn plus original 
>improvisation
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>The Moment of Disappearing
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>Choreography: Emily Stein; Dancers: Erica Farrell, Christy Lutz; Lighting: 
>Richard Norwood; Music: John Adams
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>Wanderthrough
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>Choreography: Michelle Kranicke; Dancers: Erica Farrell, Sara Fisher, 
>Michelle Kranicke, Christy Lutz, Lisa Mannina, Emily Stein; Lighting: 
>Richard Norwood; Music: Steve Merritt, Phillip Glass, Les Phones, Terry Riley
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>Program is subject to change
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>For more information on Zephyr Dance call 773-489-5069 or visit their 
>website at <http://www.zephyrdance.com>www.zephyrdance.com.
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Kim Edward Renz, Director
Patten Performances, UTC Fine Arts Center
Department 1351, 615 McCallie Avenue
Chattanooga, Tennessee 37403-2598
[log in to unmask]  www.utc.edu/finearts
Office: 423-425-4379  Fax: 423-425-5249