art by Nick Klein

THREE new works by Andrea Ollarvide
May 30 & 31 at 8:00pm
at Klein Dance Studio
Tickets are $10
call 561-762-1876

http://www.pbartspaper.com/2009/03/dance-review-klein-company-boldly.html

Accepting Perfect

This evening length work features dance, contemporary music, text, and spoken word woven into a haunting search for perfect love.  Accepting Perfect seeks to challenge our entrenched ideas about love and perfection.

ONE WEEKEND ONLY!!!

When: March 28 & 29 at 8:00 pm

Where: Klein Dance at 811 Lake Avenue in downtown Lake Worth

More Info: 561-676-5119

Our twentieth anniversary season continues with one more free installment of URBAN/LAND/SCAPES.

Along with the performance by the Demetrius Klein Dance Company this site specific piece features live music, film projections by John Watts and art installations by Lucy Keshavarz.

Date: Saturday, January 31 at 6:30pm

Location: Downtown Boynton Beach – City Hall Parking lot behind Old Historic High School on NE 1st Avenue. Just west of Seacrest Boulevard and one block south of Boynton Beach Boulevard.

Tickets: Free! Do bring your lawn chairs and blankets.

For more information: 561-310-0789

In celebration, tickets for the final three weekends of the Fall Performance Festival are now half-off.

photo: Brian Padgett

The Demetrius Klein Dance Company is celebrating its Twentieth Anniversary this season! Each weekend of Klein Dance Studio’s annual Fall Festival (Oct. 11-Nov. 9) audiences can anticipate a unique experience. South Florida’s premiere modern dance company will showcase its most defining works from the past as well as current favorites and a world premiere. Come celebrate the joy of movement with us! Click on ‘current season’ for details.

Please join us in a common cause…

Benefit Performance and Silent Auction

featuring the Demetrius Klein Dance Company and DKDC II

June 8, 2008

Time: 6-9 p.m

811 Lake Avenue, Lake Worth

Klein Dance is holding a performance, silent auction, and reception in order to raise funds to give our studio and performance spaces a much needed facelift. The evening will begin with a reception and silent auction of framed vintage dance posters and photographs from the Kenn Fay collection followed by performances by the Demetrius Klein Dance Company and DKDC II. Afterward enjoy dessert with the dance company and a drawing for a framed poster. Suggested donation per person $50. Larger or smaller donations are gratefully accepted.

For over 20 years Klein Dance has served South Florida by making the art of dance accessible for all who wish to be a part of it. We need to raise $10,000 to pay for our current renovation project. Your support will give us a more inviting space in which to share the joy of dance. Klein Dance is a 501c3 non-profit institution. Your donation is tax deductible. Make checks payable to Klein Dance. Credit Cards accepted.

Work has already begun on the first phase of planned renovations. The exterior of the building and the front and rear lobbies have been painted. A front door has been repaired, and new lighting has been installed. New flooring is planned for the front and rear lobbies. Phase II includes painting the studios and remaining interior spaces, replacing carpets, and converting underused space into a conditioning room/movement center. Your support makes it possible.

Reserve Your Seat Now!

$50 per person (includes benefit and drawing)
$100 per person (includes benefit, drawing, a pair of tickets to a Klein Dance Fall Festival performance,
and listing in DKDC programs)
$150 per person (includes benefit, drawing, a pair of tickets to the Fall Festival, program listing,
and an invitation to the DKDC 20th Anniversary party)

The Demetrius Klein Dance Company is proud to present this season’s final installment of Urban/Land/Scapes. In keeping with the project’s goal of taking dance to unexpected locations, Klein’s Urban/Land/Scapes will be performed in the city of Pahokee, Palm Beach County’s ”other” coast, located on the shore of Lake Okeechobee. Along with innovative dance, the audience will enjoy live music composed by Kyle Conklin and Nicholas Klein, video projections by John Watts and visual installations by Lucy Keshavarz. The Pahokee performance will take place Saturday, May 31 at 8:00 pm on the Old High School Lawn at the Parks and Recreation Facility which is located at 360 East Main Street. Admission is free. Bring your own blanket or lawn chair. Call 310-0789 for more information or directions. For more information about the company and school visit www.kleindance.org.

BAD NEWS: Due to circumstances outside our control, the Demetrius Klein Dance Company performance of Urban/Land/Scapes that was scheduled this for this Saturday at the Riviera Beach Marina has been canceled.

GOOD NEWS:  The show has been rescheduled for the following weekend. A new installation of Demetrius Klein Dance Company’s Urban/Land/Scapes, this time with a nautical flair, will take place on Sunday, May 25, at 6:00 pm. It will still take place at the Picnic Pavilion of Bicentennial Park at the Riviera Beach Marina and will include live music, visual installations and, of course, a site-specific performance by Klein’s critically acclaimed dancers.  Bring your own blanket or lawn chair, and come experience Urban/Land/Scapes along with the Marina’s refreshing breezes and views of the Intracoastal Waterway. What better way to celebrate the beginning of summer!

The Demetrius Klein Dance Company, proud receivers of Palm Beach Cultural Council’s Category A Grant, are excited to present the first May installment of Urban/Land/Scapes. Hosted by Palm Beach Community College’s Duncan Theatre, the site-specific, multi-media work will include spoken-word texts presented by a chorus of Palm Beach Community College students. Live music composed and performed by Kyle Conklin and Nicholas Klein and video projections by John Watts will accompany the work. The performance will take place outdoors at the Lake Worth PBCC Campus between the Theatre and Humanities Buildings on Saturday, May 3 at 8:00 pm. Bring your own blanket or lawn chair to best enjoy the show. For more information call 310-0789.

We had a super turn out the Keshavarz & Associates performance last Saturday. Thanks everybody for coming out! There are great video clips from both installments of Urban/Land/Scapes on the “recent video” tab at the top of this page.