Upstate New York Tour
Presenting Sponsor: Capital Region Living Magazine
Tour Supporters: Stewart’s Shops and Stuyvesant Plaza
Major funding received from The Charles R. Wood Foundation

This season, thanks to major support from Capital Region Living Magazine and The Charles R. Wood Foundation with tour support from Stuyvesant Plaza, Inc. , ESDC is embarking on a five-venue tour of upstate New York. Aptly dubbed Northern Exposure , the tour will take the company from Saratoga Springs on up to Lake Placid with stops in Glens Falls, Indian Lake, and North Creek in between. Stretching from September through January, the tour kicks off with a performance at Skidmore Dance Theatre followed by a family program in November at Indian Lake Theater co-hosted by that venue and the Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts . Upper Hudson Musical Arts brings the company to Tannery Pond Community Center in December and the tour culminates with repertory programs at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts and the Wood Theatre in January.

“We are thrilled to be able to bring our work to these five communities in the northern part of our state,” exclaims Ellen Sinopoli. “The financial support we have received from our sponsors and our extremely dedicated individual supporters along with the commitment of all five venues has been critical in making this happen. We are delighted to be making our debut two of these venues while returning to the other three for performances of different works.”

Tour Performance Dates

Friday September 26, 2008 at 8 PM
Skidmore College – Saratoga Springs NY
$15 per adult/$12 per senior/$10 per students and Skidmore community
Skidmore College Dance Theater, Saratoga Springs, NY
Box Office: 518-408-1341
Arts in Education performance Sept. 26 th at 10 AM

Branches of Words: A filigree of 14 th century Persian poetry, Middle Eastern and African music, and American modern dance featuring ESDC with Iranian actor/director, Mahmood Karimi-Hakak, American Jewish vocalist/composer Zoe B. Zak and Ghanaian musician Zorkie Nelson

Saturday November 1, 2008 at 7 PM
Indian Lake Theater in Indian Lake, NY
Co-hosted by Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts and Indian Lake Theater
$10 per Adult / $5 per student
Box Office: 518-352-7715
www.adk-arts.org

MegaMoves & Maxi-Motion
Filled with visual and aural delights, this family-friendly concert features selections from the company’s repertory that are chosen specifically to engage and entertain young children and their families.

ESDC’s striking collection of dance pieces for the following venues brings the lush and vibrant choreography of Ellen Sinopoli to dance audiences in a variety of repertory groupings and thematic offerings.

Saturday January 17, 2009 at 7:30 PM
Lake Placid Center for the Arts, Lake Placid NY
$12 per adult/$10 per student and senior
www.lakeplacidarts.org

Saturday January 24, 2009 at 8 PM
Wood Theater – Glens Falls, NY
$15 per adult/$10 per student and senior
518-408-1341

The Sept. 26 th AIE performance is supported by Partners in Dance with funds from the NYS DanceForce which receives funding from the New York State Council on the Arts Dance Program and Altria Group, Inc.