Kanopy Dance Company

Shades of Light

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Friday, October 20 - Sunday, October 22

Reception following Friday night performance

Promenade Hall

Age Recommendation

All ages

Running Time

90 minutes

<p>Tickets (reserved seating): $40<br />Groups of 4 or more: $35<br />Ages 18 &amp; under: $20<br />Students: $20</p>

Impossibly exquisite dance with guest choreographer and dancer Tadej Brdnik, former principal dancer and soloist, Martha Graham Dance Company.

Kanopy’s Shades of Light is a debut of two world premieres as well as reconstructed iconic Kanopy works. Expect impossibly exquisite dance that transcends the apparent boundaries of movement/emotion.

Renowned world class-dancer and choreographer Tadej Brdnik directs Kanopy Dance Company in his premiere, “The Moment," which poignantly explores the human experience and illuminates the complex interplay between choice, circumstance and the boundless potential for personal transformation. This new work delves into the profound notion that a singular MOMENT, as simple as a glance, can alter the trajectory of our lives forever. “The Moment” will be staged creatively with dancers choreographically moving outsize props to define our personal, spiritual and communal spaces.

In the premiere, Brdnik, who is critically acclaimed as a magnificent presence on the stage, will perform “A Solo for Two and a Chair” a reflective piece that examines the emotional journey of a retired dancer returning to the stage for the first time. The piece will be set to Grammy award-winning composer Bryce Dessner’s visceral album “Ahyem,” that combines tradition and modernity to evoke a restless, spiritual experience.

Bring a Group! Purchase 4 or more standard price tickets and get a discount. Discount automatically applied when you check out.

Master Class

Martha Graham Dance Technique

Taught by Shades of Light guest artist Tadej Brdnik, former principal dancer, Martha Graham Dance Company, NY

Sat, Oct 21, 1pm - 2:30pm

Kanopy Center for Contemporary Dance
329 W Mifflin St Madison WI 53703

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Meet the Guest Artist

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Choreographer & Dancer

Tadej Brdnik

Tadej Brdnik (Brdnik) is a program director, educator, regisseur, curator, choreographer, and former principal dancer with the Martha Graham Dance Company. He began his career in Slovenia and has danced with Baryshnikov’s White Oak Dance Project, Robert Wilson, Battery Dance Company, and in works by Maurice Béjart, Nacho Duato, Lucinda Childs, Yvonne Rainer, Susan Stroman, Anne Bogart, Doug Varone, Andonis Foniadakis, Larry Keigwin, among others.

Brdnik appeared in the feature film “Noah”, choreographed works on Battery Dance Company, Graham 2, Teens@Graham, and Milwaukee Dance Theater, among others as well as for Slovenian National TV. He was assisting choreographer to Susan McClain’s “Ardent Song (Redux)” and Luca Veggetti’s “The Tempest Songbook,” both for the Martha Graham Dance Company.

Brdnik teaches internationally, at the Graham School and for “Dancing to Connect.” He is currently a full-time modern faculty at the LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts, and a regisseur for the Martha Graham Dance Company. Formerly he held positions including education director for the Downtown Dance Festival and programs director for the Martha Graham Dance Company. He is a recipient of The Benetton Dance Award and the Eugene Loring Award and is a BAM/DeVos Institute Performer in Transition Fellow.

Thank you to our sponsors

Underwritten by gifts from Tom Neujahr & Julie Underwood, Betty & Corkey Custer (Custer Burish Financial Services), Terry Haller, and other generous support.

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