Purchase Dance Company Spring Dance Concert

LEGACY – Purchase Dance Company Spring Concert
A celebration of Conservatory of Dance faculty, alumni, and students!

The Purchase Dance Company Spring Concert celebrates our remarkable Purchase Dance Community with an exciting program of works created and staged by our esteemed faculty and alumni and performed by our professional caliber students.

We are honored to pay tribute to the late Kevin Wynn, a beloved faculty member and celebrated figure in the dance community, with his captivating work Sleeping Where I Stumble (2015), staged by three talented Dance alum, Paul Giarratano, Keerati Jinakunwiphat, Claude Johnson (CJ).

Celebrated Guggenheim Fellow, Dance alum, and current faculty member, Doug Varone, Artistic Director of Doug Varone & Dancers, will keep the audience riveted with Rise (1993), a dramatic contemporary work.

We are thrilled to present George Balanchine’s Valse Fantaisie (1969), a classical ballet masterpiece expertly staged by Professor Bettijane Sills, former soloist with New York City Ballet.

An exciting commission for Dance alum Cain Coleman, entitled Shared Generation (premiere), has enabled our students to be an integral part of the creative process as Coleman brings his artistic vision to the stage with a new contemporary piece, created expressly for this season.

Join us for an unforgettable dance performance!

Pre-Show Artist Talk: Friday, May 3, at 7:15pm in the Upper Lobby

Kevin Wynn Celebration: Saturday, May 4, 2024
6pm – 7:45pm in the Dance Building (Kazuko Hirabayashi Dance Theater Lab & Studio B)
The Conservatory of Dance invites you to celebrate the life of Professor Kevin Wynn (1957 – 2023), for a special evening of spoken tributes, class, and a performance of Kevin’s riveting work, Sleeping Where I Stumble (2015), during the Purchase Dance Company Spring Concert. Please RSVP by Wednesday, May 1 to: kevinwynncelebration@gmail.com