October 6th at 4:30 pm
Preconceived Motions
As we move through life, we all develop beliefs, ideas, and experiences
which we draw upon to form our opinions, make decisions, and handle situations.
Often, without realizing it, we jump to conclusions based on these preconceived
thoughts and fail to see clearly, fail to remain open, fail to try new
things thus closing ourselves off from one another and the world around
us. Preconceived Motions brings to light the judgments we make based on
appearance, sound, and movement and looks at where these “motions” come
from and whether we will let them continue to rule us. Alchemy teams up
with b-boys of Philly’s Illadelph Phlave for an exciting combination of
ballet, modern, and breakin’ techniques in a performance that promises
to captivate, entertain, and inspire.
Alchemy Dance Company
Alchemy Dance Company is a non-profit corporation formed by Artistic Director
Amy Harding in 2007. Many people ask “What is Alchemy?” Alchemy has a
few different meanings or descriptions, but for our purposes, Alchemy
is a magical or mystical process of transformation and raising consciousness.
Alchemy Dance Company is dedicated to the vital role art plays in transforming
our lives, communities, and world. It is important to us to create dance
and dance programs that awaken, enrich, enlighten, empower, heal, and
entertain.
Through artistic collaboration, outreach programs, and performance, we
currently share our art with communities in and around Philadelphia. Alchemy
consists of 7 professional dancers as well as guest artists from other
area dance companies and will be premiering Preconceived Motions in the
Philly Fringe Festival this year. We are very happy to be a part of the
first Philly Dance Fest where we will perform excerpts of Preconceived
Motions and close our 2007 season.