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Mark Dendy Ritual Cycle, photo by Marisa Gruneberg<\/p><\/div>\n

As if DANCEworks<\/a> new show Dystopian Distractions! <\/a><\/i>weren’t exciting on enough, the organizers have just added a pre-curtain discussion with dance critic Rachel Howard to the bill.<\/p>\n

Staring at 7:15 p.m., Howard will discuss topics like who is Mark Dendy, what is dance theater, and how does Dendy\u2019s new Dystopian Distractions! <\/i>carry forward the tradition of dances made about war and society.<\/p>\n

In this pre-show talk participants will learn about Dendy\u2019s beginnings with the Martha Graham Dance Company, get a primer on his contributions to the art form as a Bessie Award-wining choreographer, and consider the context of dances about war, from Kurt Joos\u2019s 1932 The Green Table<\/i> to William Forsythe\u2019s 2007 Three Atmospheric Studies<\/i>.<\/p>\n

A graduate of UC Santa Barbara, Howard has written about dance for the San Francisco Chronicle, Dance Magazine,<\/i> and other outlets for more than 15 years.\u00a0New York Choreographer Mark Dendy\u2019s work is known for its wit, searing social commentary, intense physicality and tour de force acting. He and his company, Mark Dendy Projects, will enjoy a month-long creative residency (March 31 \u2013 April 26) during which they will create and premiere a new work,\u00a0Dystopian Distractions!<\/i>\u00a0<\/a>This work will be a black comedic deconstruction of the American war machine as conceived by an artist interested in exploring our relationship with war through the lens of pop culture.<\/p>\n

DANCEworks<\/a>\u00a0presents\u00a0Mark Dendy Projects\u00a0on Saturday, April 26 at 8 p.m.\u00a0at the Lobero Theatre (33 E. Canon Perdido St.), with the pre-curtain discussion starting at 7:15 p.m. Click here<\/a> to purchase tickets.<\/p>\n

\u2014Leslie Dinaberg<\/p>\n

Originally published in\u00a0Santa Barbara SEASONS<\/a>\u00a0on April 16, 2014.<\/p>\n

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