Louise Reichlin \& Dancers/ Los Angeles Choreographers \& Dancers

LOUISE REICHLIN \& DANCERS/ Los ANGELES CHOREOGRAPHERS \& DANCERS 2 performances only in a JOYOUS and MOVING presentation at the TAXCO THEATRE. On April 26, 2025, LOUISE REICHLIN \& DANCERS/ Los ANGELES CHOREOGRAPHERS \& DANCERS PRESENTS THE WORLD PREMIER OF "HEART", also "A Jewish Child's Story" and Selections from "The Tennis Dances." Show Times are at 2:00 and 4:00 pm. The performance also includes an audience and artist discussion of the works. LA C\&D presents soulful, imaginative dance works that take audience members on their own journey of self-discovery. Choreography \& Creative Direction: LOUISE REICHLIN DANCERS: Alana Astor, Carmen Tienda, Camille Imperial, Sophie Kim, Alice Lousen, Ashley Magana, Emily Mcguire, Coree McKee Gonzalez, Mcknnly Moren, LOUISE REICHLIN, Brooke Sinton, Jamil Morgan About- The Dances: HEART [https://lachoreographersanddancers.org/concert-performances/repertory/heart-parts-1-and-ii/] A Jewish Child's Story (2018) [https://lachoreographersanddancers.org/concert-performances/repertory/a-jewish-childs-story/] Selections from The Tennis Dances (1979), the very first work of the company [https://lachoreographersanddancers.org/concert-performances/repertory/the-tennis-dances/] About- The Choreographer and Company: Louise Reichlin multiple award winning Producer, Director, Choreographer, began her career in NY in concerts \& Broadway, and has performed and choreographed throughout 18 US with her choreography also seen in 5 countries. Her modern dance studies included with Limon, Graham, Cunningham, McKayle, and her first Union job was with Helen Tamiris. Broadway musicals she performed in include "Fiddler On the Roof", "West Side Story" (Lincoln Center revival) and "Coco" with Katherine Hepburn. Since 1972 she has worked from her LA base, founding LOS ANGELES CHOREOGRAPHERS \& DANCERS, non-profit base of Louise Reichlin \& Dancers in 1979, creating 125 works for the company including "The Tennis Dances" and "The Patchwork Girl of Oz." Her work embodies joy, energy, and a deep connection between her inner and outer expression. Shes praised for using metaphor for larger statements. Early reviews proclaimed her "triumphant, provocative, innovative and entertaining, transformative and moving." The Company: Los Angeles Choreographers \& Dancers, the non-profit name of Louise Reichlin \& Dancers, was founded by Reichlin (modern) and Alfred Desio/Zapped Taps™ with Desio very active till his passing in 2007. Ahead of the curve since its inception in 1979, the companys early work focused on time-travel, Tennis- an American sport made international and homelessness. The LA Zoo commissioned the XXIIIrd Animal/Olympics Series about endangered Animal Champions species. "Alone" explores connectivity with a tribal woman who cant hear or see without her phone, while "The E-mail Dances highlights the internet/digital age. Live interactive technology enlivens the family work "The Patchwork Girl of Oz" (2001-2002, rev 2016). The company also recently updated "Urban and Tribal Dances" (1990/2020) with "Remembrance" and the politics of "War". "A Jewish Childs Story" explores immigration and the Holocaust while "The Baggage Project", including "Tap Dance Widows Club" and "Remembrance" (2011-2012/ 2020), examines Death and the presence of those that have passed on that no one talks about. A more recent piece '"Reboot! Reboot" has sadness and violence but also the resilience that is in our world. In addition to general dance/theater/multimedia works the company tours extensively with educational programs for students of all ages with our interactive family/children shows. This performance is made possible in part by the California Arts Council, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Department of Arts and Culture. OGP Grants Program and LA County Creative Recovery Fund, the WORD Grant 2016 Bruce Geller Memorial Prize, and by grants from the City of LA Stage Advance/ Department of Cultural Affairs, \& from the National EndowmentFor the Arts. ************************************************************ Photo credits *The Tennis Dances-. photo: Alfred Desio *A Jewish Child's Story- photo: George Simian *HEART"- photo: Leif Derrickson