Company Chaddick contemporary dance presents "Landslide"

Mon, May 8 - Sat, May 20
8 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.
$20

Company Chaddick contemporary dance company, known for their
"visceral exuberance" (San Francisco Bay Guardian) and Artistic
Director Cheryl Chaddick's range of witty, meditative, humorous and
contemplative choreography, announced today the world premiere of
Landslide, an evening-length, site specific work designed for the
company's home season, May 8-20 at Danzhaus in San Francisco. These
performances mark Company Chaddick's 21st anniversary season.

In "Landslide" Chaddick probes questions of perception such as: Is
beauty ugly or can ugliness be beautiful? Do we see only what we
want to believe and how does this influence our relationships with
others? Chaddick observes, "People and situations are like icebergs,
we only see about a tenth of what is there. The rest is hidden under
water." Landslide will feature music by Thomas Newman, Psapp, Schola
Cantorum and others.

Performances take place in the unique and malleable venue known as
Danzhaus, a converted warehouse located in San Francisco's Potrero
Hill district. The performance will occur throughout the space,
transforming it into a kind of live action gallery and creating a
carnival-like atmosphere. Chaddick explains, "We selected Danzhaus
as our venue this year because I wanted to collaborate with rooms and
environments. I wanted my imagination to be stretched," she says. "I
wanted to be inspired by light, color and architectural angles along
with erratic feeling and non linear thoughts." The new work also
features the use of masks, enabling the choreographer to suggest
changing or ambiguous identities and realities.

The eight dancers of the company are Chaddick, Blane Ashby, Melissa
Crawford, Sriba Kwadjovie, Pete Litwinowicz, Lorevic Rivera, Lise
Worthen, and founding member Jennifer Wright, who with this season
celebrates 21 years with Company Chaddick.

Venue:

Danzhaus
1275 Connecticut Street
San Francisco
415-435-7569


1275 Connecticut @ Cesar Chavez

Additional Info:

415-435-7569
www.companychaddick.org