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SEPTEMBER
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Works by five emerging female choreographers span a spectrum of styles and moods. Three evenings of performances question the disproportion of female dance artists to female choreographers presenting works on main stages. September 6-8 at the Den Theatre
Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre
Cerqua Rivera’s fifteenth season is emotionally charged, featuring a farewell performance by long-standing company member Kate Dempsey and a restaging of “Tom and Jerry” with former members of the company. September 14-15 at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts
Susan Marshall & Company
Marshall pulls from YouTube and indie rock to create “Play/Pause,” a mash-up of high art and pop culture, with an original score by celebrated composer David Lang. September 19-21 at the Dance Center of Columbia College
Joffrey Ballet
“Russian Masters” fill the Joffrey Fall program. The highlight: the company’s authoritative reconstruction of Nijinsky’s “Rite of Spring,” still potent and visceral a century later. September 19-22 at the Auditorium Theatre
The Seldoms/Photo: William Frederking
The Seldoms
Carrie Hanson’s meditations on consumption and waste are revisited in this second staging of “Monument,” a thoughtful reminder that there are growing human monuments we’d rather not see. September 26-29 at Stage 773
Vision, Faith & Desire: Dancemakers Inspired by Martha Graham
Winifred Haun and Lizzie Leopold join forces with Ayako Kato to honor the Grand Dame of modern dance, including performances by former Graham company dancers, video works and a master class in Graham technique. September 27 and 28 at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts
