Open Dance Project

Description

Open Dance Project’s dance theater performance experiences break down conventional barriers between artist and audience creating dance that is more accessible and meaningful for both. Annie Arnoult, one of Dance Magazine’s ’25 to Watch,’ directs this critically acclaimed troupe of dancers/actors bringing timely, thought-provoking subject matter to the stage. Arts & Culture Texas called ODP’s work ‘…some of the most unique, audience intensive and truly theatrical productions dance lovers can experience in Texas and perhaps the nation.’ Performances for young audiences include: ‘Staging Stories Live,’ where dancers build a comic dance theater performance using audience suggestions; ‘ENGINuity,’ an educational romp through engine history and science; and ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,’ a humorous coming-of-age tale featuring ODP’s signature athleticism, theatrical antics, and acrobatics. For general audiences, the company offers ‘Shortcuts,’ an evening of cutting-edge works blending dance and theater. Signature, ready-to-install, immersive performances include: ‘Panopticon,’ a retro-futuristic dystopian love story with a set that transforms around the audience throughout the show; ‘Bonnie and Clyde,’ based on the real people behind the romanticized anti-heroes; and ‘Red Landscape: Georgia O’Keeffe in Texas’ where audience members walk with Georgia through a dollhouse-inspired set of her life and work during her Texas years. Photo by Lynn Lane.