DANCE

The Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company

Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, now in it’s 60th Anniversary Season, presents an evening of tantalizing dance. Performed at the Center for the Arts at Kayenta, this concert will include three stunning pieces. To Have and To Hold (1989) choreographed by Danial Shapiro and Joanie Smith explores themes of love and loss. This iconic piece was restaged on the Company in 2022 for the third time in its history. Long View by Molly Heller is inspired by visual elements of “Full View,” a multi-media work Heller created in 2020 for the Company in collaboration with the Salt Lake City based Heartland Collective. Long View asks us to believe that the future is looking out for us while merging singular, complex, and dreaming realities. Daniel Charon’s On Being (2021) was created post social distancing and celebrates connection, community, and an awareness of those around us as the Company dancers explore physical connection and people moving in space together.

Join us for a spectacular evening of contemporary dance, featuring three dynamic works from the company’s repertoire.

On Being / Choreography by Daniel Charon

Long View / Choreography by Molly Heller with Brian Gerke

To Have and To Hold / Choreography by Danial Shapiro and Joanie Smith