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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">On Saturday, March 6, 2016, <i>Nacre in Concert</i>, the premiere performance of the Nacre Dance Company 2015-16 season, will include a host of new works, featured
choreographers, spoken word, and a new piece by Nacre Artistic Director, Beth Fecteau, featuring new music written and performed by Ria Curley and Chuck Lamb.</font></div>
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">“The March show has always been our flagship performance,” says Fecteau. “It’s always been a culmination of the season leading up to it, and this year is no different.”
That doesn’t mean the audience should expect the same-old show. “It’s probably the most ambitious show we’ve ever attempted. There will be pieces from four different choreographers, renowned poet Marilyn McCabe providing spoken word interludes, and a new musical
composition commissioned by Nacre,surrounding the theme of ‘atmosphere'. It’s all part of our new mission to collaborate with other artistic mediums to encompass a theme and create an experience for our audience .”</font></div>
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This year’s “So You Think You Can Choreograph!?” winner, Kailey McCrudden,
who’s win secured her role as this year’s guest choreographer will present a new piece for the show. In addition, former ‘So You Think You Can Choreograph!?” finalists Brett Cox and Christian Serrano will also be presenting new works.</span></font><font face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">“At
Nacre, we love the classics, but are curious about work being created by </span></font><font face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">talented young artists making their mark in the future of modern dance today. </span></font><font face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">I</font><font face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> am
pleased to offer them this opportunity to feature their work. ”</span></font></span></font></div>
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><font face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The theme for the evening “Atmosphere”
came not quite from planning, but from the realization that all the works being presented seemed to carry that notion as a common thread. It started with Fecteau’s own piece, “Seasons”. “The idea for this piece started with a short movement phrase that I created
to the familiar jazz song ‘Summertime' for my students at SUNY Adirondack. While wanting to expand the movement and finding the jazz music enjoyable to move to , I sought out more jazz music with to accompany the underlying modern dance/ jazz infused dance
to travel us through the seasons. I then met jazz musicians Chuck </span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Lamb (jazz/fusion pianist/composer, Brubeck Brothers Quartet, Dry Jack, etc.)</span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> and
Ria Curley (</span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 15px;">smooth R&B songwriter/singer, Warner/Chappell Music Publishing)</span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> in my travels and fell in love with their sound. </span></font><font face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> I
normally don’t work with jazz music but the collaboration has been easy! The music </span></font><font face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">traverses</font><font face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> so naturally
through the seasons. Having Ria and Chuck accompany us reflects what we know of live jazz musical performances in which the audience is very much part of the music! I’m excited for my dancers to have this personal experience with them." </span></font></span></font> </div>
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Local poet Marilyn McCabe will also offer her talents in the form of spoken word interludes between the pieces.
“In the past,” says Fecteau, “</span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">we’ve always come out on stage to talk about each piece. While informative, it was all very academic. T</span></font><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">his
year we are letting the work stand on its own, and the feeling will be of a much more well-rounded evening of dance entertainment.”</span></font></font></div>
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">Nacre In Concert will be presented March 5 and 6 at the Spa Little Theater, Saratoga State Park. Saturday’s performance
will start 7:30pm, and the Sunday show begins at 2:30pm. Tickets are $20 ($15 for students and seniors). Tickets are available by visiting </span></font><a href="http://www.nacredance.com/" target="_blank" id="LPlnk397228"><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">www.nacredance.com</span></font></a><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;"> or
by calling 518-817-3833. For questions or interview requests, please contact Beth Fecteau, Artistic Director, at </span></font><a href="mailto:beth@nacredance.com" target="_blank"><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">beth@nacredance.com</span></font></a><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">.</span></font></font></div>
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<div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;">You can check put a special video preview Here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eX8h68sJKno&feature=youtu.be" id="LPlnk54369">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eX8h68sJKno&feature=youtu.be</a></span></font></font></div>
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