Boutique Roster

The Boutique Roster is an eclectic group of dance companies ready to tour! These artists perform a range of styles from modern to aerial to dance inspired by Irish and Indian culture. Fees are reasonable - generally $10,000 and under! To help foster the growth of artists with great talent and potential, JK&A represents these companies at booking conferences, assisting them in establishing contacts in the world of performing arts presentation; the companies then handle their own booking arrangements.

National Boutique Roster

The National Boutique Roster consists of select companies from around the United States with diverse styles and strong ties to their local communities. The addition of these companies to JK&A's Boutique Roster seeks to increase national awareness of dance from all parts of the country.

For booking, please contact companies directly. For general inquiries, contact Boutique Roster Associate br@bookingdance.com

Applications for the 2012-2013 Boutique Roster are accepted through May 1, 2012. Click here for more information.

NATIONAL BOUTIQUE ROSTER

Aloft Circus Arts (Chicago)
www.aloftcircusarts.com | Click to Watch Video

Aloft Circus Arts is a collective of earth-bound aerial and circus artists who have chosen to express themselves vertically as well as horizontally, and without regard to gravity.  Aloft reveals more then just the splendor and danger inherent in our art; they construct accessible, purposeful stories drawing on the juxtaposition of artistic, emotional and physical extremes, and perform them between the ground and the sky.

“Think Cirque du Soleil, but on a local level-breathtaking aerial dance with a gritty, handmade feel. In Dinner of Our Discontent, Shayna Swanson and her crew play out a tragicomic family drama by swinging around on giant lampshades and using everyday objects to create stage magic."  Time Out Chicago

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BMD energizes broadly diverse audiences with inventive and vibrant choreography – a fusion of contemporary and classical techniques set to a sweeping range of musical styles. Showcasing McCauley’s choreography, our award-winning company is renowned for its spirited dancers, use of live music, the professionalism of its dance performances and its extraordinary outreach programs for socio-economically diverse communities.

“Before we even start talking about how good the dancing was at Bowen McCauley Dance’s 15th anniversary gala Saturday night, we have to talk about how good it was that this local company was able to perform at The Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater, with live musicians, before a sold-out audience. That was awesome.”
-The Washington Post

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DNAWORKS (Santa Fe/NYC)
www.dnaworks.org | Click to Watch Video

DNAWORKS is a multi-disciplinary arts organization dedicated to using the performing arts to catalyze dialogue and healing in communities around the world.  Combining dance, theatre, and devised performance practices, Co-Directors Adam McKinney and Daniel Banks create performances and lead workshops that focus on issues of identity, culture, class, and heritage.

“McKinney is a magnetic and elegant dancer...“
– Micah Kelber, The Jewish Daily Forward

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GORDONDANCE(Illinois/Texas)
www.longordon.com

GORDONDANCE Founder / Artistic Director, Lonny Joseph Gordon. 1968 World premiere at Toranomon Hall in Tokyo, Japan. 1970 United States premiere was at Jacob’s Pillow, Lee, Massachusetts. 1971 New York City premiere was at the Museum of Modern Art.

For over 40 years, GORDONDANCE has garnered exceptional praise for: a rare combination of strength and delicacy in performance, a unique artistic vision, and technical virtuosity.  Elegant, spellbinding, and sophisticated are some of the words That have described the company and solo work.

"A Trailblazer" - Wisconsin State Journal

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Kanopy Dance Theatre Company (Madison, WI)
www.kanopydance.org | Click to Watch Video

Hailed by critics as “soulfully fearless," “a creative triumph,” and providing a “rivetingly bold evening of contemplative dance theater," Kanopy Dance Company's expressionistic and emotionally charged works combine the dramatic physical integrity of modern dance and contemporary ballet with dance-theater.  The company’s repertory features works by its Artistic Directors, as well as local, regional, national and international choreographers, all linked by the desire to create thought-provoking dance that is elegant, bold, humorous, even romantic--and always compelling.

“It was a wickedly discordant riptide, cutting deep one moment, bringing peals of audience laughter the next. Drama boldly shared the spotlight with movement… Kanopy dancers resoundingly proved they can move and act, tackling emotionally demanding material that often swung crazily between funny and severe, and that also required them move in alternative ways.” – Karyn Saemann, Capital Times

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Perceptions Contemporary Dance Company creates a new, contemporary perception on life through movement and dance. PCDC is a daring group of hard-hitting storytellers - absorbing audiences in compelling tales, and aiming to challenge existing perceptions of life through athletic and theatrical movement. The Company aspires to break boundaries by taking audiences back to the belief that anything is possible, utilizing iconoclastic ideas and strong story lines.

“Perceiving an opportunity to breathe beauty into a story wrought with grit - Gendreau's perceptions shine… heightened humor, subtle softness, and enough passion to claim NY as home base.”
– Eileen Elizabeth, iDanz Critix Corner

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Zephyr Dance (Chicago)
www.zephyrdance.com | Click to Watch Video

Zephyr Dance, lauded as “fascinating” (New York Times) and  “an extremely tight company, powerful in their imagery” (Wisconsin State Journal), creates movement landscapes that challenge and expand public ideas of dance. Known for its striking imagery and seamless choreography, a Zephyr dance unfolds, sculpting clear movement patterns that ebb and flow like waves. Intricate, distinct gestures, clear, strong lines and tight groupings and formations are set against seamless meditative movement that opens out to engulf space, then reforms elsewhere. Led by artistic director Michelle Kranicke, Zephyr Dance sifts through movement, distilling and refining qualities,

"Fascinating…you couldn't look away. What happened onstage, throughout the evening, was too authentic-looking and authoritative."
- Jennifer Dunning, New York Times

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