Touch

Bruce Wood Dance Dallas presents Touch

Join Bruce Wood Dance Dallas as the company celebrates its 15th Anniversary Season of dance excellence with Touch — November 15+16 at 8:00 PM and November 17 at 2:00 PM PM at Moody Performance Hall. Experience Touch, featuring four captivating and emotionally powerful dance performances. As we celebrate this milestone year, the company performs the Dallas Premiere of Lieder Eines Fahrenden Gesellen (Songs of a Wayfarer)  by world-renowned choreographer and former artistic director of Nederlands Dans Theater, Jiří Kylián; the iconic duet from Concerto Six Twenty-Two by legendary American choreographer Lar Lubovitch; and the return of Bruce Wood’s riveting audience favorites, Piazzolla de Prisa and RED.

Friday, November 15 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, November 16 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, November 17 at 2:00 PM

Moody Performance Hall

Immerse yourself in romance in the Dallas premiere of Jiří Kylián’s Lieder Eines Fahrenden Gesellen (Songs of a Wayfarer). Considered one of his most iconic works, Lieder Eines Fahrenden Gesellen is set to a score by Gustav Mahler and features five duets that explore themes of love, tenderness, and the sorrows of separation. Kylian is an internationally acclaimed choreographer whose work has been performed by major dance companies around the world, including Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Nederlands Dans Theater, American Ballet Theatre, and Paris Opera Ballet. His numerous awards include the Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur from the Académie des Beaux Arts, Paris; Sir Laurence Olivier Award, the Nijinsky Award from the Monaco Dance Forum, among others.

Concerto Six Twenty-Two by Lubovitch delivers joy, beauty, and his signature rich, layered choreography. At the heart of the piece is one of the most famous male duets in the world, created during the AIDS pandemic in 1980s NYC. This iconic and transformative duet is, as Anna Kisselgoff noted, “more about love than lovers,” distinguished by its quiet intensity, tenderness, and unwavering mutual support.

In Bruce Wood’s Piazzolla de Prisa, you will feel the intensity and passion of Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla’s music drive the dancers in a whirlwind of energy and emotion. You’ll be swept into a world where classical technique meets the fiery spirit of Argentine tango. The urgency of each step and the elegant virtuosity of the dancers will leave you breathless.

Experience the heart-pounding journey into human fortitude with Wood’s unforgettable RED. Premiering at Fort Worth’s Bass Hall in 2001, RED  tops the list of Wood’s most esteemed and iconic works. Completed just days before September 11, 2001, viewers of its debut drew an immediate correlation between the themes presented in RED and the state of our nation in the days following those tragic events.

Touch  guarantees a captivating performance that will lift your spirits and ignite your passion.

Join us for the post-performance Curtain Chat, where you can engage with the artists and share your insights on this riveting experience.

Approximate run time: 90 minutes, including two intermissions.

Bruce Wood Dance Dallas programs and events are made possible in part by the following sponsors: Heritage Auctions (HA.com), City of Dallas Office of Arts+Culture, Texas Commission on the Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, James Lynn Williams, TACA, James Avery Artisan Jewelry, Michael Keller+Rodger Kobes, Generations of Giving Foundation, Donna Wilhelm Family Fund, E. Fay Jones Conservancy, Wallace Consultancy, Lancaster+Associates, Inc., Ellen Kendrick Creative, Inc., Communities Foundation of Texas, Carrington Coleman, and Dallas Tourism Public Improvement District.