Company: Spring 2012 Season

Be a Part of History!

Join us for our 12th and final season.
It’s a celebration of 12 triumphant years of critically acclaimed world premieres and national tours, brilliantly creative collaborators, amazingly talented dancers—all guided by the strength, dedication, and soul of Jeanne Ruddy. From May 10th - 12th it will all come together ... as we transform our 12th season into the most memorable. And the most historic.

Montage À Trois
Flirtatious Paris 1910. An era of inspiration. Color. Joie de vivre.
Restaged for the theater, MonTage à Trois showcases Elizabeth Osborne’s color and light paintings, Ellen Fishman-Johnson’s multimedia interpretation of Satie and Debussy and Ruddy’s award winning choreography.

Out of the Mist, Above the Real
Ancient Ireland. A paean to the search for one's past. Lyrical. Sacred.
Set to Daniel Brewbaker’s Irish Cantata, this piece was choreographed by Ruddy based on Thomas Cole’s The Four Voyages of Life. For one last time Ruddy will perform a section of this piece with the company alongside local artist Brigitta Herrmann, who will revive her role as the mature woman.

Game Drive
On Safari. Kenya. Spirited interplay between tourists and animals. Mischievous. Fun.
A world Premiere. With choreography inspired by Ruddy’s recent trip to Africa, Game Drive is set to the unique and pulsating music of 2010 Pulitzer Prize winner, Jennifer Higdon, hailed by The Washington Post as “a savvy sensitive composer with a keen ear, an innate sense of form and a generous dash of pure esprit.”

Season Dates:

Thursday, May 10, 7:30pm—Opening Night Performance
Friday, May 11, 8:00pm—Post Performance Talk with Jeanne Ruddy

Jeanne will be talking with composers, Daniel Brewbaker, who created the score for Out of the Mist, Above the Real, and Pulitzer Prise-winner, Jennifer Higdon, who created the score for Jeanne’s newest work, Game Drive.

Saturday, May 12, 8:00pm—Final Gala Celebration honoring past and present dancers and our creative collaborators.

Season Location:

Suzanne Roberts Theatre on Philadelphia's Avenue of the Arts
(Broad and Locust Streets)
There is a very convenient parking garage on the corner of Broad and Pine.

Ticket Info:

GENERAL PERFORMANCE TICKETS
(Thursday and Friday nights only)—from $25
Discounts of 20% are available for groups of 10 or more.
Discount does not apply to Final Gala Celebration tickets.
Cash, checks or all major credit cards
(MC, Visa, Amex, Discover) accepted.
All sales final. Tickets are non-refundable.

GALA CELEBRATION TICKETS
(Saturday night only)—$130 per ticket
$100 for Young Friends of Ruddy Dance (individuals 35 and younger and Dance Pass holders)
contact Rachael Glashan at 215.569.4060 (For Final Gala Celebration tickets only)

For any questions regarding tickets please email Rachael Glashan at rglashan@ruddydance.org

Jeanne Ruddy Dance thanks our wonderful season sponsors: