Amy Marshall Dance Company
www.amymarshall.com

The Amy Marshall Dance Company (AMDC) presents a powerful new force in dance. Established in 2000 under the guidance of Artistic Director Amy Marshall and Executive Director Chad Levy, AMDC takes the art of dance to the next level. The comfort of the classics meets the brilliance of the future as Marshall’s work blends choreographic physicality with the art of human passion. The elements of Marshall’s composition bring the power of imagery and intense strength to the stage in over nineteen works, each piece possessing its own breathtaking individuality. Her blend of intricate spatial patterns, expansive lines, and athletic movement is a distinctive grace that cannot be challenged.

“Choreographer Amy Marshall creates serious concert dance pieces that are nonetheless accessible and entertaining to all audiences.”
– Lisa Jo Sagolla, Backstage

Touring Programs
Tours with 7-10 Dancers

Mixed Repertory
Unharvested – A three-part piece based on a Robert Frost poem about love and loss.
English Suite – A classically based piece in five vignettes about relationships such as love, friendship, and a melancholy loss of time.
Duet – A focus on the athleticism and patterns of the dancers’ bodies and how their movements match percussion.
Vortex – A tribal rite of passage, split into three sections, with a very gymnastic element.
Homeland – A tribute to someone leaving his or her homeland, with a focus on the influence one person can have on a whole community.
Riding the Purple Twilight – A work in progress to premiere in 2010 that is sure to be a new favorite.

Holiday Program
Gustav’s Wedding –This piece gives the viewer a glimpse into the lives of a Jewish couple about to be married. When they finally unite the guests erupt into celebration, heightened by the Klezmer music of Shirim.
Klezmer Nutcracker – A perfect holiday program set to the Hannukah story and wonderful music of Shirim, this dance is full of comedy, love, and joyous occasions.