Diavolo Makes Folsom Debut in January; 1/19 Show Added

Comprised of a team of dancers, gymnasts, rock climbers, athletes, and actors, Diavolo and its large-scale interdisciplinary performances examine the funny and sometimes frightening ways individuals interact with their environment.  In doing so, it has redefined dance, theatre, and thrills-taking movement, athleticism and risk to the extreme.

Their January 20 performance at Three Stages sold out very quickly; a second show for January 19 has been added.

Executive Director Dave Pier noted that, "Jacques Heim, choreographer of Cirque du Soleil's Ka, has founded a company that must be seen to be believed."

DIAVOLO will perform in Three Stages on Thursday, January 19 at 7:30 pm and Friday, January 20 at 8 pm. Tickets are $25-$45 with Premium tickets available for $55; they are available online at www.threestages.net or from Three Stages Ticket Office at 916-608-6888 from 10 am to 6 pm, Monday through Saturday, and two hours before show time. Three Stages is located on the west side of Folsom Lake College campus in Folsom, CA, facing East Bidwell Street.

The company will perform "Fearful Symmetries" (2010) and "Trajectoire"  (Section 1: 1999, Section 2: 2001). Go tohttp://www.diavolo.org/ and click the "Repertoire" link to learn more.

Diavolo Dance Theater is an internationally renowned modern acrobatic dance company. Diavolo company members are dancers, gymnasts, actors, athletes and, above all, teammates. Under the guidance of Artistic Director Jacques Heim, the Company has developed a reputation for stunning, innovative movement on oversized surrealistic sets and everyday structures. Through working together, Diavolo dancers explore the challenges of relationships, the absurdities of life, and the struggles to maintain our humanity.

Jacques Heim founded Diavolo Dance Theater in 1992. Based in Los Angeles ever since, Diavolo was officially recognized as a cultural treasure by the City of Los Angeles in 2007. The 2011-12 season marks Diavolo's thirteenth U.S. tour, with over fourteen weeks on the road in twenty cities. In addition, Diavolo has toured extensively throughout Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Diavolo has also created unique performance events for corporate clients such as Wells Fargo, Honda, Sebastian Inc, and General Motors.

The Los Angeles Philharmonic commissioned Diavolo to create a trilogy of dance pieces to premiere with the orchestra at the Hollywood Bowl: Foreign Bodies (2007), set to the music of Esa-Pekka Salonen; Fearful Symmetries (2010), set to the music of John Adams; and Fluid Infinities (to premiere in 2013), set to the music of Philip Glass. The Los Angeles Times described the Hollywood Bowl premieres as "those rare events that define the art of this city, when the levels of vision and support are equally exceptional…[Diavolo] makes precisely coordinated feats look improvisational, even reckless…To say Diavolo is exciting is redundant."

This past year alone, the Diavolo Education Company performed for over 40,000 students through young persons' matinees, in-school assemblies. In addition, the company regularly hosts open training sessions, master classes, and weeklong intensives that immerse emerging dance artists in Diavolo technique. With the University of Georgia Research Foundation, Diavolo received a 2010 American Masterpieces grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to fund education activities.

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Jacques Heim has been one of America's most transformative choreographers for nearly 20 years. He founded Diavolo Dance Theater and has choreographed the Company's entire repertory.

Mr. Heim has also been active as a performer and choreographer for other companies. He choreographed the long-running KA, a permanent show for Cirque du Soleil, which premiered in April of 2004 at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas. Mr. Heim has been the recipient of a James Irvine Foundation Fellowship in choreography, the Martha Hill Choreography Award by the American Dance Festival, the Special Prize of the Jury at the 6th Saitama International Dance Festival, and a Brody Arts Fund fellowship. Mr. Heim has choreographed workshops at Ballet Pacifica and taught movement and dance for many years at Cal State LA and UCLA.

Three Stages: Inspire, Include, Instruct!
Three Stages at Folsom Lake College presents touring artists from around the world; partners with the best regional arts organizations, and supports productions by FLC students and faculty.

Three Stages at Folsom Lake College is a $50 million performing and visual arts center that opened in February 2011. Located on the campus, Three Stages includes three intimate performance venues (850, 200, 100 seats), an art gallery, a recording studio, ample rehearsal and classroom space, a full service ticket office plus all the amenities of a state-of-the-art performance venue. Parking is free on weekends and for those buying tickets in advance.

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