Dance & Shoes Join In THE OTHER SHOE At Ailey Citigroup Theater 6/25-28

Tap shoes create music; pointe shoes suggest the unreachable; the modern dance bare foot signifies freedom. In choreographer Sasha Soreff's "The Other Shoe," which premieres at Ailey Citigroup Theater, June 25-28, shoes are a symbol of anxiety.

A fusion of theater and dance, "The Other Shoe" is performed by a cast of 16 dancers. Hovering above them is a set comprised of suspended shoes of all kinds-stilettos, Doc Martens, sandals, pointe shoes, sneakers, jazz and tap shoes. The shoes are the result of Calling All Shoes, a donation drive that targeted the downtown dance scene.

Shoelaces inscribed with personal wishes and fears serve at once as metaphors for barbed wire, temptation and security. The forty-five minute dance uses each of its four central characters to explore a different aspect of the seductive lure of dread, desire and fear. Composer Chris Becker created the work's original score.

TICKET INFORMATION
The curtain for Sasha Soreff Dance Theater at Ailey Citigroup Theater is at 7:30 pm on June 25; 8 pm on June 26 & 27; and 7 pm on June 28. Tickets are $25; $14 for students, artists and senior citizens. They may be purchased online at www.brownpapertickets.com, or by calling 212-501-2425. Ailey Citigroup Theater is located at 405 West 55th Street at 9th Avenue.