Modern dance: JDT & Friends set for May
Jacksonville Dance Theatre teams with the Amelia Island Dance Festival for 'JDT & Friends' at the Florida Theatre on May 9, a collaborative contemporary program to watch. (broadwayworld.com) The show promises interdisciplinary pieces — a solid early pick if you're tracking U.S. regional contemporary work this spring. (broadwayworld.com)
Guest artists from the Jon Lehrer Dance Company will appear alongside Jacksonville Dance Theatre on the split bill, according to the Florida Theatre event listing. (floridatheatre.com) The program names four JDT works — La Folia/The Madness (Rebecca R. Levy), Susan Dodge’s Tabula Rasa, Episodes of Snow (Louis Kavouras), and Chasm (Jessica Plonka) — as part of the evening’s choreography lineup. (europesays.com) Jacksonville Dance Theatre will reprise Episodes of Snow, identified in promotional copy as a 2024 commission by Louis Kavouras. (europesays.com) The performance is listed to start at 4:00 PM with doors opening at 3:00 PM, and a pre-show reception in the Florida Theatre’s PNC Lounge is offered for $15 (includes a glass of sparkling wine, small bites, and access to a silent auction). (floridatheatre.showare.com) Amelia Island Dance Festival schedules an accompanying event — “Behind the Movement,” a May 8 artist discussion featuring Jon Lehrer at Story and Song — as part of the festival’s activity slate. (ameliaislanddancefestival.org) The season for the presenting organizations is sponsored by Community First Credit Union, per the Florida Theatre’s event page. (floridatheatre.com)
