Nevada City Dance Festival
The Miners Foundry Cultural Center is pleased to present the 2nd Annual Nevada City Dance Festival, a celebration and showcase of professional dance in Western Nevada County, March 14-17, 2017.
This year, the festival has expanded its programming to offer a full week of professional dance activities, including three evenings of performances by five professional dance companies, Master Classes for local dancers, and a Gala Reception for all dance company members and patrons, click here for more information.
The festival kicks off Tuesday, March 14 with the risk taking, muscularly elegant contemporary ballet of dawsondancesf followed by the exciting mix of classical and modern dancers of the Lake Tahoe Dance Collective and the imaginative, kinetic and intellectual Linda Bair Dance Company on Wednesday, March 15, and ending with the explosive, spiritual and primal Pisa Za Congo Dance Company featuring Vivien Bassouamina, and the theatrical athleticism of AirAligned aerial dance group on Friday, March 17. During the dance festival, the historic Miners Foundry will transform into its comfortable industrial loft type setting, with the professional dancers performing completely surrounded by the audience seated in chairs on the floor of the Osborn/Woods Hall. Following each performance, dancers will participate in a Question & Answer with the audience, allowing further exploration and learning.
“The Nevada City Dance Festival is presented with support from the California Arts Council’s Local Impact Grant,” said Gretchen Bond, Executive Director of the Miners Foundry. “With their help, along with our partners, Nevada Union High School Theatrical Dance Department, Holt Ballet Conservatory, Sierra Dance Institute, and KSK Dance Collective, we are presenting one of the most comprehensive displays of professional dance ever experienced in the Sierra Foothills.”
The winner from last week’s giveaway to Sierra Stages play End Days is Renee Mayne. And now for this week’s giveaway, if you’re interested in experiencing the Nevada City Dance Festival please post a comment on this blog post for your chance to win a pair of tickets to dawsondancesf show on Tuesday, March 14th at the Miners Foundry. Winner will be announced on Monday, March 13th.
© 2017 InnSide Nevada City, Photos © by Erin Thiem, Kat Alves, Kial James/Nevada City Scenics and submitted by the Nevada City Dance Festival.
Thanks for posting this about the dance event. I didn’t even know it was happening – will for sure attend some of it now. Elizabeth
Love the idea of a dancing Q&A after each show…this would be a fun event to be at!
Looks amazing!
Dawson Dance was incredible last year so I welcome the opportunity to attend by winning the drawing!
Thanks for getting the word out Erin, I see one comment from someone who didn’t know about the event previous to your post!
I missed it last year so hope to go!
Thank you for offering them. What a fun event to attend!
I would LOVEEEEE to go … missed it last year .. but wow, did i ever hear about it!! Yes yes please!!
I saw them last time .. they were amazing. I’d love to see them again.
Love your coverage, and I look forward to the expanded, improved, diverse Dance Festival at Miners Foundry!
I’d love to take my ballerina!!
What a great opportunity! I am so excited that Nevada city has a dance festival.
Yes!