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Show TheSalt Lake Tribune ARTS Sunday, April11,1999 Riie-Woodbury: ‘} Years Here ind on the Road Sontinued from D-1 to set ‘Smashed Landscapes,’ @ Ririe-Woodbury & Friends Joining the Ririe-Woodbury Dance Companyfor yp) at an alternative school in Poctello. The kids there wore nose ‘In the Wings” will be company alumni. Carolyn Carlson left Utah to forge a secondcareer in Europe. Although Paris is her home and chief base, she has directed or ngs and punk hair. They were the yds who hadbeentaken out of the ygular school system for discijline problems. And they loved it! ‘hey thought it was something ery contemporary.” The company’s involvement in community outreach, in the pre- entation of modern danceto stuts in the schools as wellas toits atergoing public, bears testimoto the company's adage danceis for everybody.” That perspective has affected | only audiences but also the Janeers. Because of the company's lucational efforts, its dancers ‘fin to be more than technicians. oneof my favoritepieces.” Like Thomson's, Berger's choice of apres-dancer vocation was affected by the peripheral skills she learned while dancing with Ririe-Woodbury. When she pursues her social-work degree next year (she has a BFA and an MFA), she hopes to focus on working with disadvantagedchildren. R-W nurtured her capacity for relating to children. will include a piece for her mother, who has never seen her When I started looking for prk as a teacher,all I had to do 3 list on my résuméthat I had lanced with Ririe-Woodbury and got job offers,” said company Qunnus Emmy Thomson, who Renner returns from New Zealand. Her Maoriheri- tage inspired her to design her solo around traditional Maori dance forms. Emmy Thomson’s piece vill be the most positive part of a reflective trilogy called “Tethered.” The section, “Internal Pathways,” is set to a recording of Andres Segovia playing the musicof Tarrega. Shirley Ririe will lead a stage filled with R-W alumni in an improvisation to honor seven former dancers: the late Dee Win- If Thomson, Arrington and Berger represent one population — the one that is drawn back by the company that was once its terton, Lynn Topovski, Dennis Wright, Michael Podolsky-Bal- home — thereis a second, smaller populationthatwill not be returning. Overthe years, R-W haslost lard, Robert Martinez, Tim Wengerd and Paul Callihan. Thefull companywill present Alwin Nikolais’ Tensile Involvement,” a work never performedoutside his troupe until his death in 1993 andrarely given to another company since. “T left for a year to pursue a degree in social work,” Berger said, “but I missed performing, and I missed this repertory. I had to get it out of my system. And I get out into the community and Ririe and Woodbury know they ae repertoryalive while in- must ponder the future. “When we look toward the fu- viting fresh new choreographers to make worksfor us. ture,” added Woodbury, “we eo that she andRirielater includ- much ill lyrical dancer,” said ae “Then Doug Varone came we don't just dance, because we interact and tour, we will need someone who sharesour philoso- phy about dance beingfor every- someone who will keep our — said then-company members Dennis Wright and Lynn Topovski made a short improvisational vid- Claudio]; he's such a great dancer, and he's grown so much. a us on theartistic staff. Because UTRYa CE) “Tt is a sad loss,” said Wood- “WhenI entered the company thefirst time, I felt I was pretty wide search for someone to join RMUaT bury, ‘‘a loss ofgreattalent.” She wanted to dance with Juan [Carlos phy, we can’t just mount a world- - knowthat because ofour philoso- automobile accident and six to Ririe-Woodbury alsowill present the Utah premiere of Doug has returned as a dancer. didn’t, but he did.” Lookingback over their field of dreams that became reality Woodbury mused, “When we started, there were no role mod: els for what we wanted to do. We never knew if what we were beginning would havea lasting impact.” alumni (see sidebar), one to an Varone’s “Strict Love.” alie Berger, on the other hand, Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company's “In the Wings” takes off Friday and Saturday at the Capitol Theatre, 50 W. 200 South, Salt Lake City. Curtain is 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $12 and $25 at the Capitol Theatre Box Office or call ArtTix at 355-ARTS. It was awfulatfirst, but now it’s become founded companies as far apart as SwedenandItaly. Her work caead Suzanne @ Hang Time ourselves to the ground. all overthe stage, literallyhurling dance, and will incorporate the dancer’s children into the choYe performed it a few months and here we were throwing ourselves ed in a teaching video they pro- duced. “This was before Lynn became Dennis knew he was dying when he made the video. We iebagns ot 3am. vids the dance program at Ap- e Valley High School in Minnedlis. yrmer company member Gigi ington has returned to take er the educational component the company’s program. 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