Bozeman’s historic Ellen Theatre bursts with excitement when this high energy, collaborative dance performance of ballet, modern and contemporary takes the stage.
This is TUTU COOL.
“What’s that?” you ask – Tutu Cool is a Montana dance collective featuring works by both local and out-of-town choreographers and dancers.
“Faith,” choreographed by Piper Flair, Bozeman Dance Academy.
“The motivation for this piece is one of sheer joy, to dance for the sake of dance, and to just have fun!”
“Reminiscence,” by Melissa Dawn independent choreographer, Bozeman.
“A reminiscence is by definition not just a memory, but a memory shared.”
“Asylum” by Nina Tucciarelli, independent choreographer, Bozeman.
Featuring six dancers, this piece “explores feelings of hopelessness and anxiety when one is shunned and feared by society.”
“Resist” by Suzann Kienast-Brown, independent choreographer, Bozeman.
This piece “explores the idea of resistance: the refusal to accept or comply with something; the impeding, slowing, or stopping effect exerted by one material on another.”
“Distant” choreographed by Alexey Kulpin, Motion Arts Dance Company, Billings.
A contemporary ballet set to the music of Osso and Sufjan Stevens.
“At the First Light of Dusk” choreographed by Leigh Schanfein, Motion Arts Dance Company, Billings.
Ballet set to the music of Claude Debussy.
“Waves of Surrender” choreographed by Katy Ross Raczkowski, Kadosh Dance Company, Bozeman.
The dancers explore “their own struggles and triumphs regarding inevitable juxtapositions: Trust vs. Fear, Release vs Resistance, Freedom vs. Enslavement.”
“Paquita” restaged by Christine Austin, Anna Hall, Deborah Yarington, The Dance Center, Bozeman.
Historical ballet from 1846.
“Giselle” excerpts restaged by Kathleen Rakela with dancers from the Yellowstone Ballet, Livingston, and The Dance Center and Bozeman Dance Academy, Bozeman.
Historical ballet from 1841.
In addition, there will be a musical theatre piece, presented by
Tate Academy, Bozeman
Tutu Cool is a must-see for all dance lovers!
