SYREN MODERN DANCE rehearses Bach: The Art of Fugue at St. Johns Episcopal Church from left to right: Blake Allan, Nico Li, Lynn Peterson, Rivkins Christopher

Syren Modern Dance will be bringing their critically acclaimed dance “Bach: The Art of Fugue” to St. John’s Episcopal Church for one night only, 4/9/2016 at 7pm. Under the direction of co-founder and co-artistic director Kate St. Amand, Syren’s interpretive work combines classical with modern movements with a use of the unique space where the piece will be performed.

Originating in it was performed in New York city, this piece will be performed by three of the original dancers of the work, Lynn Peterson (co-founder and co-artistic director of the company, Nico Li and Darcie Perkins. Joining them are Rivkins Christopher and Blake Allan.

Kate St Amand uses a collaborative process with her dancers. By sharing the vision of the work, the dancers understand the emotions and context and this creates an especially moving and emotional performance. Fugue is inspired by a recognition that with all of our electronic devices and new means of communication we have somehow created a loss of intimacy and beauty with all of the quickness with which we communicate; this dance explores the richness of that topic.

There will be world class live music accompaniment by Rick Erickson, a magnificent organist who is the Director of the Bach Society, Houston.

Director Kate St. Amand watches the rehearsal of Syren Modern Dance

Syren Modern Dance is based in New York City and is founded by Kate St. Amand and Lynn Peterson. Dancers Nico Li has been with the company since 2009 and has danced in China, UK, Malta, Romania, Austria, Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia. Darcie Perkins has been with the company since 2012 and has performed at the Ailey Citigroup Theatre, Dumbo Arts Festival, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The recent members dancing in this performance, Blake Allan and Rivkins Christopher, joined in 2015 and each have extensive dance backgrounds and have performed nationally.

The performance is FREE! There is a suggested donation of $20 but all are encouraged to attend and enjoy this once in a lifetime, truly unique performance.