...elegant performing, inventive choreography. [Civry is a] lighthearted, decorous dance full of counterbalances and gentle supports for falling bodies. It reminded me of why, sometimes, dance matters: in its very lightness, it lifts our cares.

-  Elizabeth Zimmer, "The Village Voice"

•  BOUNCE

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BOUNCE 2002
BOUNCE 2007

BOUNCE 2009
EDD’s Newest BOUNCE dance is now part of our available repertory.
Dean pushes the boundaries of her seminal work BOUNCE in her newest “Balls” dance. Hatleberg and Schieber float through space using a large orange circus globe. Hirsch glides on rollerblades while partnering with Hatleberg and Schieber. Movement possibilities are further expanded by using colorful juggling balls. Dancers, rollerblades, juggling balls and an orange circus globe combine their rolling and balancing forces to create surprising three-way partnering. For more information email: evadean@evadeandance.org


BOUNCE is a captivating theatrical experience featuring dances with balls. A kaleidoscope assortment of colors, textures and sizes, these spheres are more to BOUNCE than mere props. Six breathtaking performers use the balls as dancing partners that extend movement possibilities and performance intention. The dances transform space and time, taking audiences on a journey into magical vignettes. Images of serene orbiting planets, a Busby Berkeley inspired water ballet, a genie balanced on a pearl in a desert, a mysterious Egyptian moon garden, an ancient Irish dance with a crystal ball: All these inspire the atmospheric journey that is BOUNCE.

•  BOUNCE, JR.

BOUNCE, JR. is a 45-minute version of BOUNCE created specifically for those with a shorter attention span. The dances performed on the junior program cut straight to the chase by including the most energetic, awe inspiring movement. Dances featured include a wickedly fun playground romp, dolphins diving and surfing over giant balls, a rubber ball orchestra, and a cascading 500 ball waterfall.

•  SONOROUS ECHO

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Eva Dean Dance, in collaboration with members of Alloy Orchestra, created SONOROUS ECHO which premiered in July 2007 at Dance Theatre Workshop. This evening-length work was inspired by the night - the unconscious world of sleeping and the surreal world of sleep deprivation. Falling asleep and reawakening merges death into birth; for many, the nighttime is magical. This piece will live through peaceful calm and fear, those richly varied emotions we experience in the night. The shadows of separate worlds blend as a family plays musical beds and shrouded specters make their presence felt. Alloy Orchestra created and performs a sound score featuring the ambient noises of the night such as crickets and dripping faucets.
Costumes are by Jean Hill, who has collaborated with Ms. Dean since 1986, and lighting is designed by Zoë Klein. Dancers included Eva Dean, Marcel Dou, Maia Sage Ermansons, Kristin Hatleberg, Nicole Mannarino, and Tony Nilsson.

*The sound score created by Alloy Orchestra for Eva Dean Dance’s SONOROUS ECHO was commissioned by the American Music Center Live Music for Dance Program.

•  SITE SPECIFIC DANCES
(Ready to create dances for your special site)

Eva Dean Dance has received awards and critical recognition for its site-specific work. Ms. Dean is available to create a site-specific dance for your organization's dancers and local community. Past site specific locations that Ms. Dean has choreographed for include the Rock Garden, Lilac Grove and Horse Chestnut Grove in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, The Boat House in Prospect Park, Brooklyn and a turn-of-the-century barn in Massachusetts. A complete list of Ms. Dean's site specific choreography is available upon request.

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