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This summer we will be sharing information about the 2022-23 Season, including company auditions in August. Continue to follow us on social media throughout the summer as Kristin and company apprentice Taylor Bennett create and perform with the Camp Ballibay campers in July and August!

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Salt in the Soil focuses on sea level rise and the emergence of ghost forests.

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We are thankful to have had such a special (and fu We are thankful to have had such a special (and full) festival season! We had the opportunity to share a program with Harambee Dance Company, premiered Hover in our incredible Society Hall concerts, and performed with the students who participated in our residency. 

Season 15 included creating a new work, performing and revisiting repertory, and working with students during our residencies with Engaging Creative Minds, the College of Charleston, and our upcoming residency with Camp Ballibay. We are excited to see the work that Kristin and company apprentice Taylor Bennett will create and perform with the campers in July and August!

Photo credit: DJ Connor
Happiest of birthdays to our wonderful company adm Happiest of birthdays to our wonderful company administrator, Genese! Thank you for all that you do.
We are in the Chapel Theatre all week preparing fo We are in the Chapel Theatre all week preparing for our final performances of the Piccolo Spoleto Festival! 

Thursday, June 9th at 7PM Friday, June 10th at 6PM.

Beautifully Weathered, presented as part of the Stelle di Domani Series, is the culmination of our Maymester residency with the College of Charleston Department of Theatre and Dance. Also dancing with us is @iam.anyatran , who is a member of the Dance Moves Youth Company Pre-Professional Ensemble.

We have enjoyed working with the students and their dedication to the creative process has allowed us to create a full concert with six pieces of company repertory!  We can’t wait to share it with you later this week!

Link in bio for tickets.
What an incredible afternoon of dance and music! T What an incredible afternoon of dance and music! Thank you to everyone who attended our Piccolo Spoleto performances at Society Hall today. We had a gracious and receptive audience!

Pictured are the women who created and performed ‘Hover’. This is just the beginning for this piece and we were so grateful to share it today! ❤️
We had a wonderful performance at the @jamesisland We had a wonderful performance at the @jamesislandartsculturalcenter presenting ‘Connections’ with @harambeedanceco! Thank you to our engaged and enthusiastic audience. We loved sharing repertory from our upcoming Piccolo performances and a glimpse into our creative process with you! 

We finished the program dancing with Harambee Dance Company… and the audience! A highlight of the day!!
Charleston is bursting with artistic energy with b Charleston is bursting with artistic energy with both Spoleto Festival USA and Piccolo Spoleto Festival in full swing. It is an exciting two weeks in our city when we can be both performers and patrons (sometimes on the same day)! The company is so excited about our upcoming performances!

‘Connections’ with Harambee Dance Company
James Island Arts & Cultural Center 
June 3rd at 1pm

Annex Dance Company with Laura Ball and Rachael Kistler Igo 
Society Hall
June 5 at 3pm & 5pm

‘Beautifully Weathered’ - Residency concert with CofC Department of Theatre and Dance 
The Chapel Theatre
June 9 at 7pm
June 10 at 6pm

Link in bio for tickets and more information about our performances. 

Enjoy the festivals!!
Last week, about 132 miles apart, Leslie Alexander Last week, about 132 miles apart, Leslie Alexander (visual artist) and Janine McCabe (costume designer) were in their studios working on our new collaboration ‘Hover’.

‘Hover’ will premiere in our Piccolo Spoleto Festival concert featuring Laura Ball (piano) and Rachael Kistler Igo (violin) at Society Hall on Sunday, June 5th at 3pm and 5pm. 

There is also a reception to meet the company and collaborators between the shows! Link in bio for tickets!
Highlighting our final @engagingcreativeminds resi Highlighting our final @engagingcreativeminds residency of the school year at James B Edwards Elementary School. @sydni_lane, @bethany_r_willis, @trooks88 explored electricity with the 3rd grade students at the end of April! 

We loved dancing about so many subjects this year in our ECM residencies! The students we worked with were curious, eager, and full of creative energy. Thank you ECM!
PERFORMANCE ANNOUNCEMENT! Annex Dance Company wil PERFORMANCE ANNOUNCEMENT!

Annex Dance Company will be presenting a concert featuring Laura Ball (piano) and Rachael Kistler Igo (violin) at the Piccolo Spoleto Festival!
 
Sunday, June 5th 
3pm and 5pm 
Society Hall
 
The concert of Annex Dance Company repertory will highlight a few of our past collaborations with Laura Ball including ‘Bernice’ (2017) and an excerpt from ‘Trinity’ (2017). The performance will premiere 'Hover', set to an orginal score by Laura and created in collaboration with Leslie Alexander (visual artist) and Janine McCabe (costume designer). 
 
There will be a meet-and-greet for ticket holders from 3:45-4:45pm with the company and our collaborators. Link in bio for tickets!
Starting off the week with a highlight video of ou Starting off the week with a highlight video of our @engagingcreativeminds residency at Whitesville Elementary School. 
@sydni_lane, @bethany_r_willis, @trooks88 had a great time exploring geometry with the 3rd grade students at the beginning of April!
Our Maymester residency is officially underway! We Our Maymester residency is officially underway! We loved working with CofC dance majors @hannahbakerr_ and @horwitzds in rehearsal yesterday. We will be sharing lots of images and clips over the next 5 weeks as we prepare for our Piccolo Spoleto Festival performance in the Stelle di Domani series on June 9 & 10th!
Our Match by May Donation Challenge is well underw Our Match by May Donation Challenge is well underway!  We have a donor who pledged a 1:1 match up to $3000 for money contributed by May 31st. Since starting last week we have already raised $1350 through donations on our website (link in bio) and our Facebook fundraiser! Please consider contributing to help us reach our $3000 goal- Thank you for your generosity!

Photo credits: @xraydj
‘A Light in A Window’ through the lens of the ‘A Light in A Window’ through the lens of the incredible DJ Connor! We love all the moments he captured as we danced in the lighting designed by @jordanmaria_art . 

Thank you @xraydj!
Tickets still available for our 5pm and 7pm perfor Tickets still available for our 5pm and 7pm performances! tickets.annexdancecompany.org

#showday
Today is the last day of our @engagingcreativemind Today is the last day of our @engagingcreativeminds residency at Whitesville Elementary School! We had a GREAT week exploring geometry with the third graders. Look for a video highlighting what @sydni_lane, @bethany_r_willis, and @tararooks88 created with students soon!
Be sure to grab your copy of West Of Free Press th Be sure to grab your copy of West Of Free Press this month! The A&E section features an article about the company and our upcoming performance of ‘A Light in A Window’!
Kristin will be on ‘Just Imagine’ with Eliza I Kristin will be on ‘Just Imagine’ with Eliza Ingle and Stephanie Hunt talking about our upcoming performance of ‘A Light in A Window’ TODAY at 1pm on @ohmradio963!
Finding one another in the light from the window. 

'A Light in A Window' 
The Magnolia Hall
April 9, 2022
5pm and 7pm

Developed as a set score utilizing dance and theatre improvisation techniques, each performance of ‘A Light in A Window’ promises to be unique.

Link in bio for tickets! 

Special thanks to the Office of Cultural Affairs and Pure Theatre for the use of Cannon Street Arts Center to film this video! Music by Michael Wall.
Another #tbt highlight video of our ECM residency Another #tbt highlight video of our ECM residency exploring shapes and patterns with the kindergartners at North Charleston Creative Arts Elementary School. 

Next week we are working with the 3rd graders at Whitesville Elementary School to put geometry in motion!
A Light in A Window will be presented Saturday, Ap A Light in A Window will be presented Saturday, April 9th at the Magnolia Hall at 5:00pm and 7:00pm. The company is offering an advanced ticket sale promotion which includes two tickets for a total of $30, which can be used for two tickets for one performance, or one ticket for each performance. Individual tickets can be purchased for $18. Tickets can be purchased online at tickets.annexdancecompany.org. Masks will be required to be worn at the venue. 
 #alightinawindow
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