Unbreakable Code

Since returning to Orr Street on January 11, Missouri Contemporary Ballet has had a busy few weeks of restaging repertoire. MCB performed a section from its U2 piece at the Columbia Values Diversity breakfast in celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Thursday, January 14. They then spent the next week finishing all the sections U2 in addition to remembering "Falling Into Place" and "Falling Apart" from FALLING and "Waltz No. 3" premiered in the 2008-2009 season for Renewal.

On Friday, January 22, the company participated in its second Artrageous Friday of the 2009-2010 season, and opened its doors to show the aforementioned pieces in their earliest stages of the rehearsal process. Always a great event of which to be a part, Artrageous Friday allows the MCB audience to get up close and personal with the dancers and what really goes on during a day of work.

Today, the company started to restage Unbreakable Code, which was last performed by MCB in the 2008 Spring to Dance festival in St. Louis at Touhill Performing Arts Center (University of Missouri - St. Louis). Claire and Chris have both performed the piece at various points in their time with the company so their knowledge, along with Karen's, made for a quick day of learning. Hopefully the dancers' muscle memory can keep up with the rate at which their minds are busy processing new choreography!

Next up on the MCB agenda is a kickoff party for Dancing with Missouri Stars this coming Sunday evening! Hard to believe the big event is less than 5 months away, which seems an eternity but will fly by with the crazy upcoming months in store for the company. Also, look out for an exhibit at Sven's Kafe and Gallery featuring work done by local artists depicting the MCB dancers, the company touring to Moberly in early April, and the second annual LIVE performances at the Missouri Theatre!

Stay tuned and PLEASE stop by Orr St. Studios Monday-Friday, 9 am-3 pm to see the dancers in action and get a treat at Sven's Kafe and Gallery!