Phoenix Project Dance to take the spotlight at The Palace Theater
HAMILTON – Local dance company Phoenix Project Dance will be performing its vivid routine at 8 p.m. both Thursday and Friday, Nov. 22 and 23 at The Palace Theater, located at 19 Utica St. in Hamilton.
The performances will mark the end of the third season as a full touring company for the Norwich-based professional dance company, which has traveled across the country to showcase their unique performances. The shows will include special guest Anthony Cicoria, an orthopedic surgeon and self-taught pianist from Oneonta.
Phoenix Project Dance was founded in 2004 under the artistic direction of Amber Perkins and is currently in its eighth season. The company continues to see growth and many of the dancers are trained at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, a rival of the famed Julliard School.
Phoenix Project Dance has achieved great successes in both Europe and America. In 2005, it was selected to perform at the prestigious award ceremony “The Elan Awards” in Manhattan.
In 2011, the company decided to expand its repertoire and booked 3 shows that fall. After a year of strong successes, the company booked ten shows, including a performance at the prestigious Nazareth Dance Festival and the Downtown Dance Festival at Battery Park in New York.
The company's anchor studio – located at 38 Birdsall St. in Norwich – serves as the nucleus for the The Phoenix Project. Said Mike Perkins, choreographer at The Perkins School, “We keep it here because we have a lot of dancers that travel from all over on a weekly basis. The Norwich location is centrally located for all of them. Our paid dancers travel from as far as Ottawa, Pittsburgh, Manhattan and Miami.
“My sister Amber and I are from here, so we've made Norwich the home for our business,” said Perkins.
“Although we perform in Hamilton or Norwich, the majority of our season is elsewhere, according to Perkins. This season we performed in venues from Ottawa to Miami, our tour is bringing us to many different locations,” Perkins said.
It's clear that The Palace Theater in Hamilton – which will be hosting the pair of performances – is a venue that is near and dear to Perkins. He spoke enthusiastically about the transformation the facility has seen since its days as a college town night club. “It's an amazing space and we're very fortunate to have a stage like theirs locally ... It's such a unique and intimate venue,” said Perkins.
The Palace, which is loosely run by Colgate University, is just as excited to have The Phoenix Project perform. “This will be a great production with live music and dance,” Said Patricia von Mechow, Artistic Director of The Palace Theater.
Tickets for the event are $20, $15 for students, and available at either The Palace Theater box office, 19 Utica St., Hamilton or at the Perkins School of the Arts in Norwich.
For more information about The Phoenix Dance Project visit phoenixprojectdance.com or contact the Perkins School of Dance at 336-6143. For more information about The Palace Theater, visit palacetheater.org.
The performances will mark the end of the third season as a full touring company for the Norwich-based professional dance company, which has traveled across the country to showcase their unique performances. The shows will include special guest Anthony Cicoria, an orthopedic surgeon and self-taught pianist from Oneonta.
Phoenix Project Dance was founded in 2004 under the artistic direction of Amber Perkins and is currently in its eighth season. The company continues to see growth and many of the dancers are trained at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, a rival of the famed Julliard School.
Phoenix Project Dance has achieved great successes in both Europe and America. In 2005, it was selected to perform at the prestigious award ceremony “The Elan Awards” in Manhattan.
In 2011, the company decided to expand its repertoire and booked 3 shows that fall. After a year of strong successes, the company booked ten shows, including a performance at the prestigious Nazareth Dance Festival and the Downtown Dance Festival at Battery Park in New York.
The company's anchor studio – located at 38 Birdsall St. in Norwich – serves as the nucleus for the The Phoenix Project. Said Mike Perkins, choreographer at The Perkins School, “We keep it here because we have a lot of dancers that travel from all over on a weekly basis. The Norwich location is centrally located for all of them. Our paid dancers travel from as far as Ottawa, Pittsburgh, Manhattan and Miami.
“My sister Amber and I are from here, so we've made Norwich the home for our business,” said Perkins.
“Although we perform in Hamilton or Norwich, the majority of our season is elsewhere, according to Perkins. This season we performed in venues from Ottawa to Miami, our tour is bringing us to many different locations,” Perkins said.
It's clear that The Palace Theater in Hamilton – which will be hosting the pair of performances – is a venue that is near and dear to Perkins. He spoke enthusiastically about the transformation the facility has seen since its days as a college town night club. “It's an amazing space and we're very fortunate to have a stage like theirs locally ... It's such a unique and intimate venue,” said Perkins.
The Palace, which is loosely run by Colgate University, is just as excited to have The Phoenix Project perform. “This will be a great production with live music and dance,” Said Patricia von Mechow, Artistic Director of The Palace Theater.
Tickets for the event are $20, $15 for students, and available at either The Palace Theater box office, 19 Utica St., Hamilton or at the Perkins School of the Arts in Norwich.
For more information about The Phoenix Dance Project visit phoenixprojectdance.com or contact the Perkins School of Dance at 336-6143. For more information about The Palace Theater, visit palacetheater.org.
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