DANCE

FrenetiCore’s Artist in Residence ChinaCat Dance presents Glow,  Friday and Saturday, June 1 & 2 at 8:00pm at Frenetic Theater, 5102 Navigation Blvd. Houston, TX 77011.

Enter the enchanted realm of ChinaCat Dance with their evening length concert, Glow. This concert takes the audience on an adventure of light, both futuristic and primal. The ChinaCats begin in a magical setting of ethereal light created through blacklight and L.E.D. props. In this world the audience will meet a variety of glowing characters, from delicate swans to hooded alien creatures.

After intermission, the audience will transfer to an outside space where they will enter the primal world of firelight. Here ChinaCat Dance explores the ancient light of fire by creating dance incorporating torches, fans, and fire fingers. ChinaCat also welcomes three guest fire performers, Juniper Jairala and RJ Rock from Houston, and Sterling Marie Harris from Denver, Colorado, who will amaze the audience with their manipulation of fire poi, staff, and hula-hoop.

About Maggie Lasher:
Maggie received an MA in dance from Case Western Reserve University and completed her MFA in dance at Sam Houston State University. Maggie has taught at Case Western Reserve University, Sam Houston State University, and Northwest Vista College and is currently on the faculty at Houston Community College - Central Campus.

Maggie has presented her choreography at a number of American College Dance Festivals as well as with regional companies, universities, and community groups throughout the west. She has danced in works by David Dorfman, Martha Graham, and Pascal Rioult and has performed in dance companies in Colorado, Arizona, and Texas. ChinaCat’s mission is to provide enlightening, audience friendly dance works that are accessible to diverse communities and age groups.

This is not your ordinary dance concert!

FrenetiCore's Artist-in-Residence program, begun in March 2010, functions to support emerging and established artists in the Houston area. Participants receive technical and marketing support as well as access to free rehearsal and performance space at Frenetic Theater.

Photos by Wally James and Lorella Cobb. Lyndsay Lunsmann, Stacey Ramsower and Cindy Lou Parker pictured.