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Doug Varone and Dancers

About Doug Varone and Dancers

The 2014/15 season marks the Company's 29th Anniversary. Since its founding in 1986, Doug Varone and Dancers has commanded attention for its expansive vision, versatility, and technical prowess. On the concert stage, in opera, theater and on the screen, Varone's kinetically thrilling dances make essential connections and mine the complexity of the human spirit. From the smallest gesture to full-throttle bursts of movement, Varone's work can take your breath away.

At home in New York City, Doug Varone and Dancers is the resident company at the 92nd Street Y Harkness Dance Center. On tour, the company has performed in more than 100 cities in 45 states across the U.S. and in Europe, Asia, Canada, and South America. Stages include The Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, Brooklyn Academy of Music, San Francisco Performances, London's Queen Elizabeth Hall, Toronto's Harbourfront, Moscow's Stanislavsky Theater, the Venice Biennale, and the Tokyo, Bates, Jacob's Pillow and American Dance Festivals. In opera and theater, the company regularly collaborates on the many Varone-directed or choreographed productions that have been produced around the country.

Doug Varone and Dancers are among the most sought after ambassadors and educators in the field. In 2013, the Company toured Argentina, Paraguay and Peru, courtesy of DanceMotionUSA,(sm) a program of the US Department of State produced by Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) which showcases contemporary American dance abroad.

For the past 29 years, annual summer intensive workshops at leading universities attract students and professionals from around the country. The company's multi-discipline residency programs on tour capture their concepts, imagery and techniques across disciplines and for people of all ages and backgrounds, reaching out to audiences in ways that directly relate to their lives and interests.

Varone, his dancers and designers have been honored with 11 New York Dance and Performance Awards (Bessies). In celebration of their 29th year, the Company will be touring and reconstructing major dances from past repertory, as well as recent new works and Company premieres.

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June 2019 - July 2019 Brockport, NY
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