Houston International Dance Coalition's DANCE SALAD FESTIVAL April 9, 10, & 11, 2009 Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 7:30pm Wortham Center, Cullen Theater 501 Texas Ave. Houston, Texas Companies Represented This Year

American Airlines is the Official Airline of Dance Salad Festival Hyatt Regency Houston Official Hotel of Dance Salad Festival Hotel Reservations

Update 5/06/09: Press Response to Dance Salad Festival 2009:

Festival preview from the Houston Chronicle.

Interview with Mats Ek in the Houston Chronicle.

Review from Dance Magazine.

Review of Thursday's performance on Chron.com.

Review of Friday's performance on Chron.com.

Update 4/08/09: Dance Source Houston interviews Nancy Henderek.

Update 3/20/09: Individual 2009 Evening Concert Programs are now available.

UPDATE 03/16/09: Download the Preview Brochure (PDF, 800kb) of the April 8th Choreographers’ Forum at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Learn more about the Forum on the Community Programs page.

UPDATE 01/13/09: Updated Press Release is now available.

UPDATE 12/17/08: Tickets are now available for Dance Salad Festival 2009. Please see Tickets page for details.

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The much anticipated annual Dance Salad Festival returns the week of April 7 to 11, 2009 beginning with the Choreographers’ Forum which features renowned international choreographers such as Mats Ek from Sweden. With our co-presenters, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, this event will take place again at the Museum’s Brown Auditorium on Wednesday, April 8, 2009, 6:30 PM with a reception following. This event is free and the general public is invited.

Three Evening Performances are scheduled on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 9, 10 and 11, 2009 at 7:30 PM in the Wortham Center’s Cullen Theater. Each curated performance presents a roster of outstanding dancers and choreography from around the world. Among those coming to Houston exclusively for Dance Salad Festival are The English National Ballet, London, England; The Royal Danish Ballet, Copenhagen, Denmark; Mats Ek and Ana Laguna, Stockholm, Sweden; Gothenburg Opera Ballet, Sweden; SemperOper Ballet, Dresden, Germany; Staatstheater Ballet Wiesbaden, Germany. Choreographers represented in the performance program include: Mats Ek, William Forsythe, David Dawson, Hans van Manen, Jorma Elo, Stephan Thoss and Kenneth Kvarnstrom.

Throughout the week of the Festival there will also be master classes, from intermediate to advanced level, taught by Festival participants at diverse locations throughout the city.

There will be more remarkable dance companies coming this year. The most updated information on the program will be available as soon as possible. Please, check for updates regularly.

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