Parsons dancers rehearse new work with choreographer Penny Saunders.
“I love working with Parsons Dance,” says choreographer Penny Saunders about her experience in creating a new piece on the company during our three week residency at Lake Placid Performing Arts Center. “Feeling trusted is a great place to start,” Saunders goes on to say, praising not only our dancers but also David who, when she began the choreographic process, simply said “do what you want.”
As she digs for her own voice, Saunders has called on Parsons dancers to help her explore what she hopes to be a mischievous, mysterious, and fun piece, one filled with sound generating from a rhythmic musical score by the talented composer Michael Wall. Incorporating piano, trumpet and vocals with the amplified sound of dancers’ breathing and stomping feet, the piece will make its world premiere during our Joyce season next spring.
We’re delighted that Lake Placid audiences will have a chance to catch a preview performance
of this new work on September 1 when it appears on a program that features Parsons repertory
favorites as well.
Parsons dancers enjoying 2023 Lake Placid Residency with choreographer Penny Saunders.