PAGE TO STAGE III PRESENTED BY STARR FOSTER DANCE

PAGE TO STAGE III presented by Starr Foster Dance
A cross discipline project combining the art of writing and dance.
5 performances, December 5th to 8th 2024 at The Firehouse Theatre RVA

Thursday December 5th 7:30PM (Opening Night! - Post show Q&A with the artists)

Friday December 6th 7:30PM (Champagne Toast with the artists post show)

Saturday December 7th 2PM (Young dancer invitational to view company warm-up pre-show)

Saturday December 7th 5PM (Post show Q&A with the artists)

Sunday December 8th 2PM (Young dancer invitational to view company warm-up pre-show)

*Young dancer warm up invitational is intended for dancers 12+ and must have tickets for the Saturday or Sunday 2PM matinee*

PAGE TO STAGE III is supported in part by a generous Building Capabilities Grant from CultureWorks RVA

COMPANY ARTISTS:
Fran Hemmer-Beaumont, Madison Ernstes, Shannon Comerford, Molly Huey, Angela Palmisano

2024 PAGE TO STAGE III WRITERS:
Judith Bice, Tara Shea Burke, Sheena Jeffers, Caitlin McGill, Y.B. Taylor, Tim Wenzell, Geraldine Beaumont

PAGE TO STAGE III GUEST PERFORMERS:
Sara Burtner, Danielle Cecile, Hailey Clevenger, Ma-Siya Dycus, Olivia Gotsch, Janelle Ragland,
Roya Baker-Vahdani

TICKET DISCOUNT: Date night tickets are always available: 2 tickets for $40 ($10 savings).
Dance Schools: Please contact us for information about your young dancers viewing company warm-up before the matinee performances. Space is limited and this option is FREE for students with a ticket. Please contact us via email at starrfosterdance@gmail.com for group discounts.

PROGRAM LENGTH: 1hr 30mins

IMPORTANT LOCATION AND PARKING INFORMATION
The Firehouse Theatre is located at 1609 W. Broad Street near the corner of Lombardy & West Broad in the Fan neighborhood of Richmond. Free street parking is often available on either side of Broad Street between Lombardy and Allen, and along Lombardy between Grace and Broad. It is very hard to seat late patrons, so we encourage you to come early.

The bar will be open before the show and during intermission. There's plenty of lounging space.

Performances are General Admission. All the seats are fantastic!

Tickets are not refundable. All sales are final. You may change your seats to another night of Page to Stage, if seats are still available. Please contact us in advance for changes. All requests must happen by November 29th, 2024 through email starrfosterdance@gmail.com or by phone 804.304.1523. Changes cannot be completed at the box office or through Firehouse Theatre.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO DONATE TO SFD TO SUPPORT OUR PROGRAMMING?
https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/starr-foster-dance
Visit our website for to learn more about us!

HISTORY OF PAGE TO STAGE:
In the Spring of 2015, we launched a call for submissions of sudden and flash fiction stories to be created into, and inspire, new dance works. The response was incredible and we decided to continue this project and presented PAGE TO STAGE II in 2022, including poetry. For this year, we have added selections of non-fiction. Producing these stories allow us to provide an opportunity to dancers in the community for a short-time contract, as well as opportunities for other collaborators.

Starr Foster Dance, founded by Artistic Director Starrene Foster, is an award-winning contemporary dance company based in Richmond, Virginia. Known for creating emotionally resonant works, Foster has received numerous awards and recognition for her teaching and choreography and feels strongly about creating work that embraces the human spirit. The SFD dancers have received much praise for their superb technique and the innate sense of connectedness while executing Foster’s unique movement vocabulary. It has been the goal to provide audiences nationally with prolific and engaging productions.

In their quest to make the world richer with art, SFD is dedicated to their mission of collaborating with all types of artists. SFD produces the bi-annual Page to Stage Series, a collaboration with writers, and the Spitting Image Series, a collaboration with photographers. Each of these productions foster the idea of merging interdisciplinary practices and providing opportunities to artists from the community. For the last 20 years, Starr Foster Dance has produced the highly recognized Annual Mid-Atlantic Choreographers Showcase, producing more than 250 dance artists and companies from around the country. In 2010, SFD established a mentorship program which offers young dancers an opportunity to train in a professional and safe environment.

Each year Starr Foster Dance strives to advance their mission, and is committed to deepen the understanding of dance and the performing arts through artistic excellence, innovative performances, lecture demonstrations, and community outreach. Dedicated to the enrichment of the cultural landscape, Starr Foster Dance thrives to make dance accessible and inclusive for all audiences.

Starr Foster Dance is a resident company at Firehouse Theatre in Richmond, Virginia