Sean Dorsey Dance "The Lost Art of Dreaming"

Sean Dorsey is an Emmy Award-winning choreographer, dancer, writer, educator, and activist. Long recognized as the U.S.’ first acclaimed transgender modern dance choreographer, Dorsey brings his newest work—and his explicitly trans-positive pedagogy—for his Performing Arts Series debut. The Lost Art of Dreaming is a full-evening fusion of full-throttle dance, intimate storytelling, intricate costuming, and exquisite queer partnering, all performed with Sean Dorsey Dance’s signature technical precision, guts, and deep humanity. Performed by a powerhouse ensemble of five trans, queer, and gender-non-conforming dancers with a rich, layered soundscore featuring original and commissioned music.

About the Artist: Sean Dorsey has toured his work to more than 35 cities across the US and abroad, and has taught with his explicitly trans-positive pedagogy in more than 40 cities. Dorsey is a Doris Duke Artist, a United States Artists Fellow, and a Dance/USA Artist Fellow. He has been awarded an Emmy Award, five Isadora Duncan Dance Awards, and the Goldie Award for Performance. In 2019, he became the first openly transgender person on the cover of Dance Magazine.

“evocative, compelling, elegant”— L.A. Weekly

“San Francisco’s best dance company”— S.F. Weekly

Program: 
The Lost Art of Dreaming
A talk-back with the artists will follow the Saturday evening performance.

General Admission Tickets: $25 general public | $20 Middlebury ID holders | $10 Youth (Under 21) | $5 Middlebury students. Buy tickets: http://go.middlebury.edu/tickets

PLEASE NOTE: KN-95 masks are required (available at the door) for all performances, at the request of the artist.

Appropriate for all ages. Approximate running time: 85 minutes with intermission.

Sponsored by the Performing Arts Series, the Rothrock Family Residency Fund, and the Department of Dance.

Learn more about the artists: 
https://seandorseydance.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SeanDorseyDance
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seandorseydance/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/FreshMeatSF

Watch a video:  https://youtu.be/tU4NSbD9PW8?si=FdA8PlOvFUmN-s1m

Performance subject to change.