Enjoy performances of the best of contemporary dance in the Dominican Republic and guest performances of famous troupes from abroad soon in Santo Domingo.
The 11th Festival of Contemporany Dance (Edanco) opens at the Palacio de Bellas Artes on 15 September 2015 with performances of contemporary dance through 28 September.
The program for this year includes performances by dancers from Norway, Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, France, Puerto Rico and Switzerland. To back emerging talents, Edanco includes in its program the five top performers during the Festival of Youth Dance carried out every year during the Santo Domingo Book Fair.
The program is:
15-16 September 8:30pm: Panta Rei Dance Theatre (PRD) from Norway, known for its high paced and colorful dance theatre performances.
http://www.pantareidanseteater.com/en/om-oss
17 September 8:30pm: Grupo Juvenil Escuela Nacional De Danza Dominican Republic.
18-19 September 8:30pm: Noche De Colombia, Kalus Danza, Pilar Hernandez and Folkloric Ballet Antioquia, Medellin. 20 September 6:30pm and 8:30pm: New Generation Dominican Night. The best contemporary dancers and choreographers of the Dominican Republic.
21-22 September 8:30pm: LX3 (Mexico), Desde Azul (Argentina)
23 September 8:30pm: Collectif Art mouv/Zone Libre (France)
http://www.artmouv.com/compagnie.htm
24 September 6:30pm and 8:30pm: Danza Joven, winners of the first place of the Festival Nacional de Danza Joven and emerging national talents.
25-26 September 8:30pm: Puerto Rican Night. Andanza Contemporary Dance Company, Ballet Concierto de Puerto Rico and Coda 21
http://andanzapr.org/Andanza/inicio_andanza.html
http://balletconcierto.com
https://www.facebook.com/CoDa21pr
27 September 6:30pm and 8:30pm: T42 Dance (Switzerland), El Salvador National Dance Company with Karol Marenco from Costa Rica, Dominican Republic National Contemporary Dance Company and National Dominican Ballet Company.
http://www.t42dance.ch/t42e.html
28 September 8:30pm: T42 Dance (Switzerland)