Josie Moseley Dance

Artistic Director: Josie Moseley

Thurs - Sat, January 24 - 26, 2008, 8pm

Lincoln Hall, School of Fine & Performing Arts
Portland State University

"original, heartfelt and full of the stuff that makes me love dance in the first place." - Trey McIntyre, choreographer

One of the Pacific Northwest’s finest choreographers, Josie Moseley has captivated audiences for over twenty years with her solo performances and group pieces set on various artists and companies worldwide. White Bird is excited to bring her company Josie Moseley Dance to the White Bird stage for the first time.  Influenced by modern dance pioneers Isadora Duncan, Anna Sokolow and José Limón, Moseley has created dances with an inherent musicality, a deep emotional core and an expansive, passionate and humanistic approach to movement.  Join us for an unforgettable evening of new and retrospective work, performed by an ensemble of Portland’s finest dancers. Highlights will be revivals of "Quiet Stories" and "With," originally created for Oregon Ballet Theatre, and a new piece "In Their Bones," commissioned by White Bird.

Josie Moseley Dance Company Members:
Sara Anderson (Co-Director, Polaris Dance), Cristina Betts, Matthew Boyes (former Oregon Ballet Theatre lead dancer), Robyn Conroy, Jae Diego, Patrick Kilbane (courtesy of Oregon Ballet Theatre, where he serves as an Apprentice), Jonathan Krebs (our poster boy and former White Bird Marketing Director, now Programming Associate at The Joyce Theater), Stephan Laks, Josie Moseley, Anne Mueller (courtesy of Oregon Ballet Theatre, where she is a Principal Dancer), Joan Scott, Katarina Svetlova (former Oregon Ballet Theatre lead dancer), Rachel Tess (Co-Director with Stephan Laks, Rumpus Room Dance)

Program (running time approximately 1 hour with no intermission):
OB-LA-DI (2008), Music by The Beatles, Performed by Josie Moseley alternating with Jae Diego
Beside Me (2006), Music by Bach, Performed by Sara Anderson and Jonathan Krebs
Travis John (2007), Music by Kate Power & Steve Einhorn, Performed by Patrick Kilbane (courtesy of OBT)
In Their Bones* (2008), Music by Lou Harrison, Performed by Stephan Laks & Rachel Tess
Quiet Stories (1998), Music by Gavin Bryars and Lou Harrison, Performed by Robyn Conroy, Anne Mueller (courtesy of OBT), Katarina Svetlova
With (1995), Music by Lou Harrison, John Lurie, Performed by Matthew Boyes and Cristina Betts, alternating with Joan Scott

*Commissioned by White Bird.
White Bird's presentation of Josie Moseley Dance is supported by grants from the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts and The Kinsman Foundation.