CORE Performance Company to Present "Edge in Unexpected Spaces, March 4-5 at 55 Park Place

CORE, the award-winning contemporary dance organization based in Atlanta and Houston (www.coredance.org), will present “Edge in Unexpected Spaces” Friday-Saturday, March 4-5 at 55 Park Place on the Georgia State University Campus. The free performances will be offered as part of the “Off the EDGE” biennial contemporary dance festival, presented by Georgia State University’s Rialto Center for the Arts in partnership with Kennesaw State University, March 4-5.

CORE has commissioned and will present works by Atlanta contemporary choreographers: Gregory Catellier, Kristen O’Neal, Sharon Carelock and CORE Performance Company member Erik Thurmond, who has created his first piece for his fellow company members. Sharon Vanzanna, guest choreographer from Israel, will also offer a work for the program.

“CORE is thrilled to present these exciting new works by a group of talented local and international choreographers as part of the ‘Off the EDGE’ festival,” said Sue Schroeder, co-founder and artistic director of CORE. “Audiences will not only have the opportunity to see compelling dance works created by innovative choreographers, but the non-traditional performance space will compliment the movement and enhance the audience’s experience. I firmly believe dance has the ability to ignite compassion and move us toward empathy, which is why I am honored to bring together this particular group of choreographers of various nationalities and viewpoints.”

“Edge in Unexpected Places will also be offered Friday-Saturday, March 4-5 in the lobby of 55 Park Place, Atlanta, Ga. 30309 at 6 p.m. Admission is free. Audiences may then walk from this event to the Rialto Center for Arts to enjoy the mainstage performance of “Off the EDGE” beginning at 8 p.m.

About Off the EDGE

Off the EDGE is a biennial contemporary dance festival presented by Georgia State University’s Rialto Center for the Arts in partnership with Kennesaw State University. The 2015 event will be held Friday-Saturday, March 4-5 at 8 p.m. at the Rialto. The event began in 2012 as a revolutionary dance experience gathering some of the world’s most innovative and thrilling dance companies at the nucleus of Atlanta’s dance communities. For more information, visit www.rialto.gsu.edu/2015-2016-rialto-series/off-the-edge.

About CORE

Celebrating its 30th season in Atlanta beginning fall 2015, CORE, an award-winning contemporary dance organization, creates, performs and presents compelling and distinctive original dance works that ignite the creative spirit and foster cultural conversations. For over three decades, CORE has initiated and supported innovation, collaboration, artistic risk-taking and sustainable art-making in dance.

CORE was founded in 1980 in Houston, Texas by dancer and choreographer Sue Schroeder. Five years later, the organization added Atlanta, Ga. as a second home base, and now cultivates dance awareness and education in both cities, as well as throughout the country and around the world. CORE is organized around three initiatives: CORE Performs, CORE Presents and CORE Connects. CORE Performance Company, the professional contemporary dance company of CORE, is internationally recognized for the physical and emotional range of its Dance Artists, as well as its innovative and compelling work. CORE’s Decatur, Ga. studios host classes and events for teachers and dance students of all experience levels. www.coredance.org