Experience the Elements

August 28-29, 2015
7:30 PM

Zilkha Hall, The Hobby Center
800 Bagby Street
Houston, TX 77002
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NobleMotion Dance brings Storm Front: Experience the Elements to The Hobby Center. The evening features a storm front on stage as 33 dancers interact with wind, rain, snow, and light. This ain’t your momma’s ballet; Storm Front is a ferocious evening of “big juicy dance!”

About the Dances

Tower is a 15-minute storm that slowly builds, unleashing 33 dancers in waves until the entire stage is packed with moving bodies. Co-choreographed by Andy Noble and Laura Harrell, it is the largest dance NobleMotion has made to date and will feature guest dancers from many of Houston’s top contemporary dance companies.

Audience favorite KinkyKool Fan Blowing Hard returns to Houston after five years. Critic Theodore Bale stated, “Certain dances are like brilliant ruptures, and this one was without a doubt the biggest of 2010. It’s the kind of piece that smacks you in the face, and you like it.”

Is it snow, or is it ash? Flash Burn, arguably the most visually striking work of the evening, draws inspiration from images of Hiroshima after the atomic bomb. An original light installation by David J Deveau and stage make-up by Raul Pardo create a haunting and stark world where the dancers respond to moments of chaos.

Wasteland rounds out the evening with a set full of trash and a compelling story of a disposable society. Co-choreographed by Andy Noble and Jennifer Mabus with original costume design by Barry Doss, Wasteland combines subtle nuance, athletic virtuosity, and theatrical narrative. This work represents a proud partnership between NobleMotion Dance and the Houston-Galveston Area Council Trash Bash, a non-profit supported by the Texas Commission for Environmental Quality and whose mission is to clean Texas waterways.

Download the full press release for Storm Front here.

Photos by Lynn Lane.