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Agnieszka Laska Dancers

The Agnieszka Laska Dancers have come together gradually over the last four years, originating with Laska's initial choreography of three movements from Dreams of a Dancer to the music of Portland-based composer Tomas Svoboda. In April of 2003, for composer Jack Gabel's Dog Star CD release event, the ensemble marked a solid presence on the artistic stage in Portland as the most musical dance company in town.

The company's performances with live music include the (2003) Dreams of a Dancer production with Trio Spektrum, the (2004) Songs of Eva with fEARnoMUSIC, PSU Percussion Ensemble, chamber choir and guest soloist Diane Syrcle; Tessa Brinckman's (2005) Glass Sky CD release event at Portland's First Presbyterian Church, (2005) Peace is Every Step with Phil Hansen - cello, Janet Jones - piano, Erin Furbee - violin and (2006) Mozart Now and Then with Oregon Symphony String Quartet: Chien Tan - violin, treble violin, Amy Schwartz-Moretti - violin, Joel Belgique - viola, Nancy Ives - cello and guest cellist: Justin Kagan .

Agnieszka Laska is now developing new talent through a Repertory Group and performing regularly throughout the region at diverse venues. After the company's successful April-2005 festival tour to Baja California, Mexico, a fall '07 festival tour is now being planned.

Sumi Wu in "Diameter IX"


The Company can perform with 3 to 8 dancers. Programs can be short and simple, or big and complex, and with live music if requested. Fees vary with the size of production. Agnieszka Laska designs all lighting. Complexity depends on the hall's technical limitations. The company brings all its own costumes and stage props. A professional dance floor should be provided by the hall. Travel expenses should meet current reasonable standards. Home stays are acceptable. Presenters wanting specially designed shows may consult directly with Agnieszka Laska. The company's repertory is widely varied and appealing on many levels.

AGNIESZKA LASKA DANCERS is a PUBLIC BENEFIT nonprofit 501 (c)(3) corporation, functioning as a modern dance company. In this era we inhabit rare territory, shared by few others, in that we are dedicated to offering public performances (as often as possible) with live concert hall music in the classical tradition, and in the most artistically polished contexts achievable.

Our mission is to educate and offer to the public cultural enrichment through modern dance performed with live concert hall music in the classical tradition and to educate individual choreographers, dancers and musicians toward the realization of such collaborations at the highest artistic level. To maintain the development of a vibrant company and network of collaborative artists, we have developed several ongoing programs:

Choreographic Development - focus: develop skill and vision in aspiring choreographic artists while working with performers and composers of music in the classical tradition - in studio and on stage.

Educational Workshops - focus: improve technical skills and raise the level of execution in dancers and collaborating musicians and provide teaching workshops with professional dance teachers in disciplines rare in the local dance scene; and thereby build and develop relationships with the region's dance community at large.

Repertory Group - focus: develop aspiring dancers while learning the ALD repertory, with the possibility of becoming regular ALD company members, while sharing (in performance) their progress in outreach and audience development contexts to communities both under-served and uninitiated to fine art modern dance and music.

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mail to: A.Laska@comcast.net