Chamber Dance Project: Dancers & Musicians

Saturday,  June 21, 2019, I was fortunate to be invited to join my dear friend, Marianne, at the Harman Hall to see "New Works + " performed by the Chamber Dance Project.  I confess I had never heard of this company but apparently it's be around for six years.  Note to self - read the dance reviews in the Post!

The musicians were on the stage with the dancers - thus the name of the company I think.  Need to confirm that.  Love the fact that the Founder & Artistic Director and Principal Musician are female: Diane Coburn Bruning & Claudia Chudacoff.    Google them - their bios are very impressive.

The first dance on the program was "Journey" choreographed by Diane.  I loved everything about it.  The dancers were Luz San Miguel and Davit Hovhannisyan.  They were a perfect pairing - at times they became "one" being in motion.  I was enthrauled.  

I enjoyed the rest of the program.  "Rondo Ma Non Proppo" (I have not idea what that means and iTranslate didn't help) but the dancers were around a table and I had flashbacks of every partners meeting I ever attended, even the part where they hid under the table.  I had to do that once in Austin when two partners got into a fist fight and I was sitting between them.

Dancers in rehearsal - note the woman's expression on the far right. Priceless!

Shacara Rogers sang in the "Songs by Cole" and she was terrific.  I loved all of the pieces but "Don't Fence Me In" made me think of Tommy Tunes and the tap dancing cowboys in Best Little Whore House in Texas (in case you've forgotten - it's based on a true story and the movie sucked but the stage show was awesome.  Saw it in Austin before it got to Broadway.  But I digress.)

I am now an official fan of this company and look forward to many future performances.