“Mother Earth Beckons” is the theme of the dance concert and will feature dancers Nina Deacon and 11 year old Dorothy Rabstenek who will perform three duets which have interrelated themes. Mother Earth, a duet from the film Hymn to the Earth, is the prelude to the longer work, some of which shall be shown in a film with other dance company members.
There will be short dance films in between the duets that will include Parachute with music by well-known Woodstock composer Bar Scott; Hernando’s Hideaway with Nina Deacon, Marcos Vasquez and two 9 year-old dancers, Niyah Berger and Luna Anata. Another dance film with choreography by Linda Diamond and music by the late Jonathan Kramer will also be shown. Dancers are Linda Diamond & Clifton Brown – a guest artist at the time from Alvin Ailey American Dance Company.
Woodstock composer Tom Desisto’s music shall be featured in the Mother Earth duet as well as in the film section of Hymn to the Earth, a Dance odyssey for our times.
LINDA DIAMOND & COMPANY is celebrating its 25th anniversary in Woodstock. The company has received awards in the past from Arts MidHudson, Harkness Foundation for Dance, Mary Duke Biddle Foundation and others.
