Okay, this is what I just pulled from the Performing Arts Management webpage. Nothing is finalized, I am sure. It's causing a bit of stress in the production side since we don't have anything finalized, how do we finalize needed equipment?

The Dancers Company
April 27 - May 13
Des Moines, IA
Minneapolis, MN
Wasau, WI
Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Appleton, WI
Chicago, IL
South Bend, IN
Grand Rapids, MI
Detroit, MI

The Dancers' Company Looks Ahead to Midwest Tour

The Dancers' Company is looking not only to turn heads and win applause on their upcoming tour of the United States but also to change the way its audiences view contemporary dance.

Artistic director Pat Debenham wants the company to connect with crowds in a new and exciting way. "I want to share our vision of what contemporary dance is," he said. "I want audiences to see that it's vibrant and has a lot of variety; that dance has the potential to be both humorous and serious."

The Dancers' Company will travel across the Midwest in April and May, performing shows and holding dance workshops in 15 cities and six states: Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan.

Debenham believes that this year's show features dances that will appeal to audiences of all ages and interests. The company's performance of the rollicking "Do Not Remove Under Penalty of Law" is sure to be a crowd-pleaser "that will be enjoyed by young and old alike," Debenham said. "It has great music and really technical dancing, plus mattresses that come to life! It's almost like watching Fantasiaonstage."

The Dancers' Company will also perform "Pilgrimage," an athletic dance set to music written by the iconic Neil Diamond, which Debenham believes will serve as "a blast from the past" for some audience members. In addition, the group will treat crowds to the visual splendor of "Under the Tundra," a virtual aurora borealis of color, light, and motion.

The dancers are excited to share their craft and expertise with the people of the Midwest. Debenham believes that this group represents some of the strongest performers he has worked with and that audiences will feel the same. "The dancers are phenomenal," he said. "Not only are they technically strong, but they have an ability to make the movement come alive. They reach across the proscenium arch and invite the audience to come onstage and dance with them."