A New Type of Dance Comes to Pelican Rapids

--published in Pelican Rapids Newspaper June 2005

Wednesday, June 22, dancers from Wilderness, a Twin Cities based contemporary dance company, will entertain the children at Summer Reading at the Pelican Rapids Public Library. The participants will learn to move like bugs. This is entirely fitting – bugs are the theme of the library’s 2005 Summer Reading program.

Wednesday evening, the dancers of Wilderness will conduct a movement and dance workshop for all ages and all skill levels at the cafeteria in Pelican Rapids High School at 7 PM. This workshop will teach dance and improvisation skills. No previous dance experience is necessary. Laughter is guaranteed. The workshop is free and open to the public.

Thursday evening, the dancers of Wilderness will perform “Zoo” at 7 PM in the High School Fine Arts Auditorium. “Zoo” is a quartet that explores the movements and behaviors of animals through dance. The evening will also include an educational demonstration about contemporary dance. This performance is also free and open to the public.

The programs put on by Wilderness are sponsored by the Friends of the Pelican Rapids Library and paid for in part by a grant from Lake Region Arts Council through an appropriation from the Minnesota State Legislature.