Fifth Season, Already?

Have we really been here that long? Some days it feels like we just got here and other days, its hard to imagine feeling at home anywhere else.This is going to be a great season. On the June show, June 21-23, we have two really exciting new works, and we are bringing back some of our favorites as well. One repeat that I think will especially excite people is an excerpt from "Alice." We are doing "That Caterpillar's Trippin' Again," (the Caterpillar Pas de Deux), complete with Gary Crossey's projections and the As-Is Ensemble.

This seemed like a perfect fit since we are collaborating with As-Is again for a brand new work (as yet untitled). This is the work where we will have local painter, Benjamin Betsalel, in a booth of the theater creating a new piece every night, inspired by the dancers and musicians on stage. The painting will be projected in real time onto the backdrop as the piece is performed. Exciting!

The other new piece on that show is our second collaboration with Evan Bivins, the composer of last season's "Welcome to Cabaret KiKi." We have been reading and studying the works of Edward Gorey, as well as his life, to create a tribute to the bizarrely wonderful man and the magical, twisted world he created through his drawings. This work, featuring local singer and front man of The Goodies, Holiday Childress, is titled, "The Many Deaths of Edward Gorey."

August 9-11 brings us back to what I believe is the greatest accomplishment of my life thus far. We are restaging "The Scarlet Letter." Ask anyone who saw the show, this is the ultimate Terpsicorps production. The mix of elements truly found a perfect balance with this production. Three shows last season didn't feel like enough. I have heard many people lamenting the fact that they missed the shows, and it only seems fair to give them another chance. Mark this one down on your calendar!

The biggest news for us this year, is the acquisition of our own rehearsal space. After four years of living off of the generosity of every location in town large enough to lay a dance floor, we will be opening Studio Terpsicorps! In the evenings and all day long for our off season (mid-August - May), we will renting the space out to dancers and movement artists of all kinds. Anyone needing rehearsal or class space, please don't hesitate to call! We want the studio to be as all inclusive and representative of Asheville's vibrant performing art scene as possible. (828)231-8618

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