America's Great Dance Companies



Friday, April 20, 2012, 7:30 pm

Elisa Monte
Contemporary Dance Company

She was taught by George Balanchine and Martha Graham, and admired by Alvin Ailey. No wonder Elisa Monte's powerful and visionary dance company has inspired adult audiences and brought modern dance to young people all over the world. An immediate sensation from its winning debut on the world stage in 1981 at the Festival International de Danse de Paris, Elisa Monte Contemporary Dance Company features artists from many cultures - Asian, Caribbean, Latin American, African - whose perspectives lend fire and originality to a body of work noted for ecstatic physicality and emotional intensity. It's an evening sure to lift your soul.