The high-energy and visually stunning Diavolo Dance Theater, presented by Syracuse University Arts Engage, will return to Syracuse to perform its new work, “Fluid Identities,” co-commissioned by SU Arts Engage, on Friday, April 4, at 7 p.m. at the Landmark Theater in downtown Syracuse.

Tickets are now on sale for this extraordinary production.

An internationally known modern acrobatic dance company, Los Angeles-based Diavolo was established by artistic director Jacques Heim in 1992. The company uses abstract and recognized structures to explore the relationship between the danger of our environment and the fragility of the human body. Diavolo is made up of people of varied abilities and training—dancers, gymnasts, rock climbers and actors—all of whom are teammates. By working collaboratively, they explore the challenges of relationships, the absurdities of life and the struggle to maintain humanity.

“Fluid Infinities” is set on an abstract dome structure sitting on a reflection of itself, allowing the performers to explore metaphors of infinite space, continuous movement and voyage into the unknown future. The dome’s organic patterns evoke the craters of the moon, a honeycomb of bees, a shifting brain or an undiscovered starship. “Fluid Infinities” investigates the persistence of life through struggle and the promise of life to change beyond the space of time. The work is set to Symphony  No. 3 by Philip Glass and is the third in a triptych of works created for the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.

“Fluid Infinities” was commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association and co-commissioned by SU Arts Engage and Movimentos 2014, University of Notre Dame’s DeBartolo Performing Arts Center The work premiered in September 2013 at the Hollywood Bowl.

Read the full story in SU News here.

http://news.syr.edu/diavolo-dance-theater-performs-new-work-april-4-tickets-now-on-sale-69106/

Tickets are available at the Landmark Box Office, 362 S. Salina St, 475-7980, or through SU Arts Engage at SU Arts Engage at 443-0296 or suartspresenter@syr.edu.



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