The New York Baroque Dance Co.

 Projects in Development 2019-2020

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Dancing in the Garden, a short presentation for museums, parks and gardens

The New York Baroque Dance Company is developing two different 15-20 minute programs to be repeated over the course of the day to act as informative entertainment to those visiting historical gardens, a museum or a park which has a performing space catching the attention of the passer-by. One program looks at links between Baroque dance choreography and garden design. The other program presents dance of the French Haitian heritage from the courts of Louis XIV to the salons of 18th century Havana, Cuba at the time of the Haitian Revolution.

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New Concert: The Unaccompanied Cello Suites of Bach with Colin Carr
Catherine Turocy, choreographer, and Colin Carr, cellist, are developing an hour long multi-media concert with music, dance, animated video designs, live video, new costume and light designs. This program with four dancers will highlight the nuances of live performance from the Baroque perspective inspired by our investigation into Bach’s compositional play with cosmic theory.

Dance and Harmony of the Spheres: Planetarium Dome Show

This planetarium dome show, created with the latest digital technology, will tell the story of dance in the context of cosmic theory. Beginning with the Greeks and moving forward to the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and the Baroque, the narrative will highlight early ballet’s relationship to the other arts, as well as geometry, mathematics and astronomy using period iconography and clips of reimagined period choreography. Ending with references to today’s creations inspired by cosmic theory, we hope to reach a broader population, families and young audiences. We also hope to encourage youth to embrace the sciences, especially those who are already active in studying ballet but may be unaware of the historical ties between dance and the sciences. Mariel McEwen is our partner in developing this cutting edge project. The NYBDC is working in collaboration with Pajarito Environmental Education Center and Planetarium in Los Alamos, New Mexico.

For more information on the NYBDC please contact
Catherine Turocy at email: cturocy@gmail.com