Penny Saunders

Two thrilling season openers: Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company’s Act I, Repertory Dance Theatre’s Legend & Lore

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RIRIE-WOODBURY DANCE COMPANY: ACT 1 Expanding the possibilities of dance theater, Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company’s 63rd season opener, Act 1 was as spiritually entertaining and satisfying as it was artistically successful. With two new works by eminent New York choreographers, the production rose upon the company’s legacy of innovative artistic directions that its founders Shirley Ririe … Read more

Repertory Dance Theatre’s 61st season set to open with Legend & Lore, featuring world premiere commission, three other historical works

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The world premiere of Penny Saunders’ Legend Has It will fit perfectly into Repertory Dance Theatre’s (RDT) 61st season opener, Legend & Lore.  It’s a smart segue from the company’s exceptional 60th anniversary season celebration of its own history.  Saunders’ commission is the inaugural offering in RDT’s Living Landscapes initiative. Legend & Lore also features … Read more

Utah Arts Festival 2021: artÉmotion in collaboration with Ballet West set to premiere five dance commissions with live music

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In the decade since the Utah Arts Festival added dance commissions to its chamber music and jazz world premieres, Ballet West artists have established stellar standards in the program. This year’s program (Aug. 27, 4:45 p.m., Festival Stage), however, takes the dance commissions to a new level, featuring more new works and artists than ever … Read more