On a beautiful afternoon , June 5th 2021 Dance Matrix & Company performed a Live Performance Event at Downtown Greens in Fredericksburg VA. It was a glorious day!
DMC with our 10 amazing company dancers were joined by 4 other local guest artists. Performance poet MICKI O’hearn, Vocalist Michelle Ditzler, The Sameeha Bellydance Collective under the direction of Amy Limbrick and Vocalist Talitha Muggenridge all joined us in supporting and raising awareness for Downtown Greens organization.
Our Emerging Artist program honored 2 performances by students of The Fredericksburg Ballet Center.
DMC pieces
Two beautiful works by Beverly Mendez were included in this show. The Company members include; Kori Terrell, Christina Hawkins, Anissa Wells, Lyndsey Kilgore, Debbie Bennett, Patrick Mayer, Becky Brassfield, Grace Mayer, Ixchel Mendez, and Katie Fatiga.
THE GARDEN, 3 sections of dance with poetry. Section 1 My Life With A Gardener – poem by Bob Hicok, Section 2 – What Would I Grow in My Garden? poem by Katherine Riegel and Section 3 – Bountiful Givers by Lola Ridge.
Below is pictured THE HEAVEN TRILOGY, also with 3 sections and using Dance Matrix & Company dancers listed above.
GUEST ARTISTS
Emerging Artists
Emerging Artists are young people chosen from local studios. We highlight different local studios at different performances. For this show we were proud to present 2 pieces from Fredericksburg Ballet Center.
Special Guest Artist – Cherish Horton Dobbins
Creating a piece for the dance Matrix dancers Cherish created, A Different Kind of Human.
