is a celebrated contemporary ballet company founded in 1994; it is dedicated to nurturing the artistic activities and the choreographic work of multi-award winning choreographer, Enrico Labayen. [more...]
“hypnotic and mesmerizing.” — Dance Magazine
“This, at its core, is true art.” — Critical Dance
Reviews of Spring Season 2012:
“The full company were powerful…”
Jo Tomalin reviews
Labayen Dance/SF: Genius in the House
Jacoby Racher, Ph.D
A Bold Move from Choreographer Labayen
Dance Commentary by Heather Desaulniers
Choreographer Enrico Labayen is on top of his game: Bold, Brave, Courageous and Beautiful
dancingtimesexaminer
Kulang Ang Dasal (Prayer is Not Enough)
photo ©2012 by Weidong Yang
Upcoming Performances:
SPRING SEASON 2013
US Premiere of Labayen’s Le Sacre du Printemps & Other Works
with guest choreographers Malu Rivera Peoples & WSPA dancers, Daiane Lopes da Silva, and Victor Talledos
Dance Mission Theater March 15, 16 @ 8pm & 17 @ 7pm, 2013
Photos from Spring Season 2012 at ODC Theater
NEWS Flash!
Labayen Dance/SF recently wins the Isadora Duncan Award (The Izzies) for Outstanding Achievement in Visual & Costume Design for Mr. Labayen’s design for “en-Gulf-ed” This is his second Izzies award, the first is “Cloth” for Outstanding Achievement in Choreography. See both award winning ballets in our Spring 2012 Season: Revivals and Premieres at ODC Theatre on April 20-22, 2012.
Classes
Enrico Labayen teaches ballet at LINES Dance Center on Saturdays & Sundays at 11:30am–1pm and Mondays at 9:30am–11:00am.
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