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The Power Company presents:

Power Plants: A Spring Garden

 

On April 17th and 18th The Power Company, will present “Power Plants, A Spring Garden”.  This season The Power Company, an artistic force in Columbia known for cultivating innovative choreography gathers a colorful bouquet of seven choreographic works freshly harvested from their diverse repertory.

 

“Pieceworks”, created originally as a site-specific piece based on visual artist, Ellen Kochansky’s installation, “Embedded Energy”, will be transplanted to the stage for this performance.  “Embedded Energy”, an installation recently featured at the 701 Center for Contemporary Art in the Olympia community, Columbia, SC referenced the history of the mill community and resurrection of the building at 701 Whaley Street.  Bill Carson of the New Music Collective provides the original music.

 

Other Power Plants hatched out of rich sonic soil by local musicians include “at this point…” with music by local musician (and Free Times editor) Dan Cook.  The choreographer is Christine Keirnan.  Another local musician, Eric Wolff created an original composition for “Reverence” choreographed by Power Company dancer, Erin Bailey.

 

“The Otis Project”, choreographed by Power Company dancer, Stephanie Wilkins is set to several tunes by Otis Redding and is an exploration of the dynamic emotions inspired by Redding’s music. A new work choreographed by Christian von Howard brings new pollination to the Power Company’s repertory in the premier of “Dreams” which Howard set this year.

 

Two solos fill out the evening’s abundant arrangement.  A perennial Power Company favorite, “Walrus Wrestling” will be performed by director, Martha Brim with her ominous partner, a sculpture created by artist Loren Schwerd.  And “Darling Dove” offers a delicate presence of feminine androgyny with video created by Kevin Host and choreography by Beth Coiner, both of Charleston.

 

The performance is at 7:30 both nights and will be held at Cottingham Theatre on the campus of Columbia College at North Main Street and Columbia College Drive.  A special recession discount, tickets are $10/general admission and $5/students and seniors and may be reserved by calling the Cottingham Theatre Box Office at (803) 786-3850.  Box office is open 2-5 p.m. each day of event, beginning April 16th.  The Power Company is supported in part by the South Carolina Arts Commission, which receives funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.

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