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Melange
Contemporary Dance Company - World Premiere!
Join us for the world premiere for the Tri-PAC’s new resident
professional dance company
Artistic Director Michelle Jones Wurtz
Audience Guide: Appropriate for all audiences.
ONE WEEKEND ONLY:
MAY 8, 9 & 10
Location/Parking: Tri-County
Performing Arts Center, 245 E. High Street, Pottstown, PA 19464. Click
here for directions and parking
information.
About Melange
Contemporary Dance Company
The Tri-PAC
invites you to experience the World Premiere of our new professional
resident dance company, the Melange Contemporary Dance Company.
Featuring the talents of Artistic Director Michelle Jones Wurtz and a
host of accomplished dancers, the Company’s work encompassing a
mix of modern, jazz, and other diverse dance and music styles.
Energetic, creative, challenging and expressive, the Company offers the
audience member the opportunity to explore professional level
contemporary dance right in your own back yard!
Tickets:
Advanced
tickets encouraged or buy at the door. Special discounted rates for
groups of 10 or more.
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PERFORMANCE
DATE & TIME
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ADULTS
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SENIORS
(age 65+)
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STUDENTS
(with
ID)
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CHILDREN
(12 and under)
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Friday,
May 8
8
pm
Opening Night
Reception and Talk-Back with Michelle Jones Wurtz
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$17
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$14
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$14
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$12
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Saturday,
May 9
8
pm
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$17
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$14
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$14
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$12
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Sunday,
May 10
3 pm
Watch for
Mother's Day Specials!
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$17
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$14
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$14
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$12
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- Order Tickets by Mail: Download
the order form and mail in with a check, money order, or your
VISA/Mastercard information. Download here.
- Order
Tickets by Email or Phone: Contact our
Box Office Manager, Beth McGee,
at beth@villageproductions.org
or 610.323.6884. Please have your credit card ready.
- Buy
at the Tri-PAC: Please
call ahead at 610.970.1199 for Box Office hours or buy on the day of
performance. The Box
office opens 30 minutes before curtain.
Michelle Jones
Wurtz, Artistic Director/Choreographer, holds a BFA in Dance
from the University of the Arts, and has also studied Russian Ballet at
the Pennsylvania Academy of Ballet. She has danced professionally
for twenty years and just completed a European tour, and has been
featured in Dancer Magazine, Dance Spirit, Dance Teacher, and
Philadelphia Magazine. As a choreographer, her work has been
presented at the Philadelphia Fringe Festival, the Independent
Choreographers’ Exchange, Freedom Theatre, ContempraDance
Theatre; and has received “Critic’s Pick” selections,
Philadelphia Dance Alliance grants, and grants from the PA Council on
the Arts. Her works have been seen in three major cities in Europe, and
she was the first American instructor at the International Dance
Festival in Ladek Zdroj, Poland, where she received an Honorary Degree
in International Dance Studies. Ms. Wurtz has taught extensively
throughout the Tri-State area, including Temple University, Swarthmore
College, and the University of the Arts; and her students have been
accepted into Juilliard, Boston Ballet, and many dance professionally
with touring companies including the Alvin Ailey Company and
Momix. Michelle is also a certified Pilates instructor and is
currently studying to receive a Master’s Degree in Public
Administration and Non-Profit Management. She is Director of the
Pottstown Dance Theatre, serves as Artistic Director for the Schuylkill
Valley Regional Dance Company (SVRDC), Assistant Director of
ContempraDance Theatre, as a panelist for the PA Council on the Arts
Program Stream Granand is a member of the National Dance Critic’s
Association. Ms. Wurtz has been invited to teach in five major
Dance Festivals in Europe.
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