Dance spotlight: Penelope Freeh and Jocelyn Hagen

For the Minnesota Star Tribune
September 24, 2012 at 3:58PM
Dancer and choreographer Penelope Freeh, left, and composer Jocelyn Hagen collaborated on several pieces, including "Slippery Fish," a combined effort that proved to be inspired.
Penelope Freeh and Jocelyn Hagen in "Slippery Fish." (Marci Schmitt — ./The Minnesota Star Tribune)

DANCE-MUSIC PAIR-UPFriday-next Sunday: Choreographer Penelope Freeh, who's familiar to fans of James Sewell Ballet, and composer Jocelyn Hagen share a concert exploring the contours and complexities of the relationship between dance and music. The evening includes the premiere of "Slippery Fish," featuring Freeh, Hagen, New York's Patrick Corbin (a former member of Paul Taylor Dance Company, who now leads CorbinDances), soprano Carrie Henneman Shaw and Minnesota Orchestra violist Sam Bergman. Other offerings include Hagen's song cycle about the Lost Boys of Sudan, " ... and then we were left," and Freeh's "Paper Nautilus," performed by the always mesmerizing Nic Lincoln. (8 p.m. Fri., 5 & 8 p.m. Sat., 2 p.m. next Sun. $15-$25. Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Av. S., Mpls. 612-343-3390 or www.ticketworks.com.)

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