For Immediate Release
Media Contact: Angie Bertucci abertucci@lobero.com 805.679.6010
Santa Barbara DANCEworks Welcomes
Adam Barruch Dance for 2015 Residency
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Residency Activities schedule now available!
Choreographer Adam Barruch to create a new work based on the score of Stephen
Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd
Auditions for performers for Sweeney Todd will be held September 1 & 2
Preview of thrilling and chilling new work will be September 25 & 26
Santa Barbara, CA, February 9, 2016 – Santa Barbara DANCEworks is thrilled to welcome trailblazing
New York City actor, dancer and choreographer Adam Barruch for their coveted 2015 residency
(August 31-September 26) at the Lobero Theatre. While in residence with his six-member company,
Adam Barruch Dance, Barruch and will create a new work of Dance Theater based on selections from
the score of Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street during their
DANCEworks residency. Mentored by acclaimed Canadian artist, Margie Gillis, Adam Barruch will work
with the company to discover the corporeal language that eventually become a full-scale production of
the acclaimed musical. Using Barruch's gestural and emotionally charged language, audiences will be
taken deeper into the psychological realms of these complex and emotionally charged characters. Don’t
miss a preview of the new work along with repertoire from the company at the DANCEworks
culminating performances on September 25 & 26 at the Lobero Theatre.
In addition, DANCEworks will be providing many opportunities for the Santa Barbara community to get
involved with this dynamic company throughout their residency:
First, Auditions for community performers will be held at the Lobero Theatre on September 1 & 2.
DANCEworks is seeking experienced community vocalists and dance performers who are adventurous,
open-minded, and interested in pushing the boundaries between dance and theater. Applicants should
be prepared to sing excerpts from Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and learn some
choreography. A stipend will be provided for the candidates selected. Interested applicants can email
Sheila Caldwell for more information, or view the casting call.
Meet Adam and his company of performers as they headline the 1st Thursday: After Hours reception on
September 3, performing in a cabaret setting onstage at the Lobero Theatre. Dancers Chelsea Bonosky,
Timothy Heck, Jodi McFadden, Zach McNally, Haylee Nichele, Lily Ockwell, and William Dixon Popp will
perform selections from their vast repertoire. More information about this event is available at
Lobero.com.
DANCEworks’ Friday Club returns for three sessions this year. Launched last year, Friday Club has been
a big hit with fans of contemporary dance in Santa Barbara! Held from 5-6:30 PM each Friday of the
residency, Friday Club offers a rare opportunity to see a choreographer Adam Barruch in action as he
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creates an ambitious new work of Dance Theater. Friday Club members have each made a contribution
of $50 or more, which provides access to rehearsals and discussions about the work before enjoying a
reception with Mr. Barruch and his company. Friday Club will be held September 4, 11, and 18 from 56:30 PM at the Lobero Theatre.
DATES TO REMEMBER
September 1-2: Sweeney Todd Community Auditions
September 3: 1st Thursday: After Hours with Adam Barruch Dance
September 4: Friday Club
September 11: Friday Club
September 18: Friday Club
September 25 & 26: Adam Barruch Performances at Lobero Theatre
About Adam Barruch
Adam Barruch began his career as a young actor, performing professionally on Broadway and in film and
television–working with prominent figures such as Tony Bennett, Jerry Herman and Susan Stroman. He
later received dance training at LaGuardia High School for Music & Art and Performing Arts and
attended Juilliard School in the dance division. Since then, Adam has been on a dizzying path, collecting
awards and residencies for his choreography. His company has performed at Jacob’s Pillow, the Harris
Theatre, Bates Dance Festival and The Yard. As a dancer he has performed the works of Jiri Kylian, Ohad
Naharin, Susan Marshall, Jose Limon, Daniele Dèsnoyers, and is currently a dancer with Sylvain Émard
Danse in Montreal.
As a choreographer, Adam's work has been presented at venues such as Dance Theater Workshop
(NYLA), City Center, and NYU/ Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, The Juilliard School, The AileyCitigroup Theater, SUNY Purchase, New York University, Cedar Lake Theater and Theatre Usine C in
Montreal. In March 2009, he self-produced his first full evening of original dance/theater works at The
Baryshnikov Arts Center. Adam was selected as an Emerging Collaborator for Springboard Danse in
Montreal in 2009. Adam was also selected as a Movement and Dance Artist-in-Residence at the Stella
Adler Acting Studio, where he collaborated with solo-performance artist Lauren Marie Albert. In 2010,
Adam created works for the Ailey/Fordham BFA Senior Concert and NYU Tisch School of the Arts MFA
program.
“I am extremely honored and incredibly excited for the 2015 DANCEworks Residency, and I
look forward to sharing my work, and including the Santa Barbara community in our process!”
About DANCEworks
Santa Barbara DANCEworks isn’t just about unforgettable performances. It’s about long-term
relationships with the gutsiest artists in contemporary dance—relationships that allow bold
choreographers to take new risks. DANCEworks is an innovative collaboration between SUMMERDANCE
Santa Barbara and the Lobero Theatre Foundation designed to offer notable choreographers a monthlong residency in which to create, rehearse and premiere a brand new work on the Lobero stage. This
partnership puts Santa Barbara on the map as a community that supports the creation of new
choreography in a significant way. Learn more at SBDANCEworks.com, and keep up to date on Facebook
& Twitter.
DANCEworks is gaining broad recognition within the world of contemporary dance and has already
contributed to the careers of groundbreaking choreographers Aszure Barton, Larry Keigwin, Doug Elkins,
Brian Brooks and Mark Dendy.
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Aszure Barton, who made her ravishing dance Busk during the first DANCEworks season in 2009,
continues to shine. Barton and her collaborators recently won the first ever Charles and Joan
Gross Family Foundation Prize for Awaa. She is in great demand as an internationally recognized
choreographer.
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DANCEworks’ 2010 and 2013 choreographer-in-residency, Larry Keigwin, celebrated the opening
of If/Then, a new musical choreographed by Keigwin and starring Idina Menzel. He was recently
selected by Paul Taylor to be one of three choreographers to create new work for the Paul
Taylor Company.
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2011 choreographer-in-residence Doug Elkins sold out the his Joyce Theatre performances of
Hapless Bizarre, paired with Mo(or)town/Redux–the acclaimed dance that Doug made onstage
at the Lobero during his DANCEworks stay. The New York Times’ hailed Mo(or)town as, “One of
the most compelling dance creations of this century.”
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Brian Brooks, in residence at DANCEworks in 2012, made his debut at the Brooklyn Academy of
Music with a new work, Run Don’t Run. Brian is currently touring internationally to perform his
duet with ballet superstar Wendy Whelan as part of her “Restless Creature Tour.”
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DANCEworks’ 2014 choreographer-in-residence, Mark Dendy, is continuing a streak of
prodigious productivity with an ambitious new work, Labyrinth, which premiered at New York’s
Abrons Arts Center. The New York Times declared, “As long as artists like Mr. Dendy are making
such distinctive, impulsive, personal work, there’s hope for the old town yet.”
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DANCEworks is sponsored by National Endowment for the Arts in addition to generous support by The Towbes Family
Endowment for Dance, The Towbes Foundation, and the Dianne & Daniel Vapnek Family Foundation. DANCEworks is funded in
part by the Events and Festivals Program using funds provided by the City of Santa Barbara in partnership with the Santa
Barbara County Arts Commission, and by the Santa Barbara Independent.
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