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SjDANCEco’s spring streaming recitals

- — Randy McMullen, Staff

Spring is usually a busy season for sjDANCEco, and this year is no different, even with a global pandemic going on.

The San Jose troupe is offering a streaming series titled “ReEnvision­ed” through May. On the fourth Friday of each month, sjDANCEco will offer highlights from seasons past. The schedule includes:

Friday: A program titled “Shakespear­e Dances” is highlighte­d by the company’s 2012 revival of José Limón’s classic “Othello”themed work “The Moor’s Pavane.”

March 26: The company presents segments from its 2013 world premiere of co-artistic director Maria Basile’s “Tango Fatal,” along with other works.

April 30: The company offers segments from its tribute to American modern dance pioneer Doris Humphrey, featuring her acclaimed work “Day on Earth.”

Meanwhile, the company is also offering free master classes/presentati­ons on the first, second and third Wednesday of the month, with topics covering a range of technical and theoretica­l aspects of dance.

From April 19-25, the company will host a virtual version of its annual Spring Dance Festival, featuring five to seven streaming performanc­es a day.

On June 11-12, the company presents “Looking Back — Seeing Forward,” a virtual program of all world premieres. Details on that program are still to come.

Details: All programs are free except “Looking Back — Seeing Forward,” $35 per household; more informatio­n and access to streaming content available at www.sjdanceco.org.

 ?? SJDANCECO ?? As part of its “Re-Envisioned” streaming series, sjDANCEco will present segments of its 2012 revival of José Limón’s classic “The Moor’s Pavane” on Friday.
SJDANCECO As part of its “Re-Envisioned” streaming series, sjDANCEco will present segments of its 2012 revival of José Limón’s classic “The Moor’s Pavane” on Friday.

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