It is an honor for me to be on the board of Igal Perry’s Peridance Contemporary Dance Company. After attending the spring season 2012 last night I can only encourage you to cancel whatever plans you have for next weekend to make sure you catch PCDC on either May 12 or May 13 for one of their last evening performances at the Salvatore Capezio Theater, organized by executive director Yarden Ronen.

PCDC Spring Season 2012

The evening started with “I am you“, choreographed by Kristin Sudeikis with music by Ani DiFranco and Devotchka, followed by Igal Perry’s “Conflicted Terrain“, to ‘String Quartet No. 3’ by Henryk Gorecki.

After a short pause the audience had the pleasure of seeing guest star Manuel Carreno dance to Franz Schubert’s Ave Maria, breathtakingly choreographed by Igal.

Switching moods, the company performed “The Ungathered“, Sidra Bell’s work to a mix of Scanner, Paavoharju, Pan Sonic and ISAN.

The final piece after the admission was Igal Perry’s “El Amor Brujo“, to music by Manuel de Falla and with live Flamenco singer Marija Temo.

Below are Igal’s comments on choreographing “El Amor Brujo”: ‘Falla’s El Amor Brujo, with a libretto by Gregorio Martinez, is a Spanish Gypsy love tale, which revolves around three main characters: Candela, a young Gypsy woman; her lover Carmlo; and the spirit of her dead husband, Jose, which haunts the two lovers but is ultimately exorcised by a Gypsy Ritual Fire Dance.’

Make sure to see the program next weekend – you can get tickets here.