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PRESENTING WORLD-CLASS DANCE TO ST. LOUIS FOR 57 YEARS

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2 NIGHTS. 17 COMPANIES FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. 90 ARTISTS.

DANCE ST. LOUIS AND WHITAKER FOUNDATION PRESENT

EMERSON SPRING TO DANCE® FESTIVAL 2023

AT THE TOUHILL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, MAY 26 & 27

St. Louis, MO (May 2023) – Dance St. Louis, one of the oldest and now one of only fournonprofit dance presenters in the country, wraps its 57th season with the Midwest region’s most celebrated dance festival—15th Annual Emerson SPRING TO DANCE® Festival 2023—Friday and Saturday, May 26-27, at the Touhill Performing Arts Center. Noted as one of the region’s must-see festivals – “arguably the best dance buffet in the Midwest” (Chicago Tribune) and “a celebration of dance and… an invitation to bask in its artistry” (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) – the vibrant dance extravaganza brings together 90 dancers and 17 prominent dance companies from across the country for two unique, exhilarating nights of nonstop dance during Memorial Day weekend. From ballet, contemporary and modern to flamenco, tap and hip hop, the festival offers something for everyone with a distinct, dynamic program each night. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Lobby performances begin at 6 p.m. and mainstage performances start at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15, $20 and $25. Nightly 4-packs are $60 and $75. Additional festival packs (6-packs, 8-packs & 10-packs) are also available.

All tickets are on sale through MetroTix at 314-534-1111 or metrotix.com

WHAT: 15th Annual Emerson SPRING TO DANCE® Festival 2023

FEATURES: 90 dancers, including 17 professional dance companies from across the country performing a variety of styles and repertoire for 2 nights of nonstop dance

FESTIVAL LINEUP & DETAILS: https://www.dancestlouis.org/emerson-spring-to-dance-festival-2023

• New York City-based brotherand-sister ballet & Broadway stars – Tony-nominated Robbie Fairchild and award-winning Megan Fairchild

• Global sensations Amanda Assucena & Alberto Velazquez of the world-renowned Joffrey Ballet

• Acclaimed international flamenco artist Irene Rodríguez

• Native American Hoop dancer extraordinaire Eddie Madril

• Collage Dance Collective – one of the world’s few professional ballet companies with a roster of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) dancers

• Eisenhower Dance Detroit –Michigan’s premier professional contemporary dance company

WHEN:

Friday & Saturday, May 26 & 27, 2023

5:30 p.m. – Doors open

6 p.m. - Performances by St. Louis-area companies and troupes

Terrace Lobby

7:30 p.m. – Mainstage performances –Anheuser-Busch Performance Hall

TICKETS: Tickets are $15, $20 and $25. Nightly 4-Packs are $60 and $75. Additional festival packs are available. All tickets and festival packs can be purchased MetroTix at https://www.metrotix.com/events/ detail/dsl-spring-to-dance or by calling 314-534-1111.

Emerson SPRING TO DANCE continues to be one of the Midwest’s most popular dance festivals. It’s the best opportunity to experience a wide range of nationally touring professional dance companies on the same night at one venue. With all tickets $25 and under, the St. Louis-area community is invited to experience nationally touring professional dance companies that may be inaccessible geographically or cost prohibitive.

The Emerson SPRING TO DANCE Festival 2023 program order is as follows. (*NOTE: Program order and lineup subject to change. Cont. pg. 109)