By Zach Collier
This Saturday, Wasatch Contemporary Dance Company will present a new work entitled Chronology. True to their name, all of the works presented in the concert will be contemporary dance, except for a contemporary ballet number by Shani Robison, a former ballet professor at Brigham Young University. Chronology explores the different ages and stages of life through dance.
Wasatch Contemporary Dance Company (WCDC) is a professional dance company that has been performing and teaching in the Utah County community since March 2010. The company explores unique elements that enhance dance, including dance film, immersive and site-specific dance, and the use of technology and audience involvement within performance.
“WCDC also strives to promote thought-provoking dance that helps our community think deeply on important topics of social and emotional importance,” says Jessica Heaton, Artistic Director of Wasatch Contemporary Dance Company. She cites Hayley Stoddard’s new work There’s Been a Study, which comments on women’s societal roles in the past and the present, exploring the ideas of women’s values and the value of a woman.
“Our mission is to build a creative and compassionate community through dance,” she says. “WCDC is also committed to building the dance scene in Utah County, where a professional contemporary dance group had not existed previously in the history of the county before the creation of WCDC. Utah County residents deserve to enjoy quality professional dance close to home, and not have to drive all the way to Salt Lake to get it!”
Heaton invites everyone to come to the theater and enjoy the beautiful, the messy – and everything in between. She believes it all makes life an incredible gift. “With the arts scene growing in Utah County so much in recent years, we boldly suggest that if you haven’t seen what’s going on in the professional dance scene in Utah County yet, you’re missing a big part of the growth occurring in our community!”
Wasatch Contemporary Dance Company presents Chronology this Saturday, November 11 at 7:30 PM in the Orem Library Hall. Tickets are on sale at wasatchcontemporary.com.
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