Music, dance, and poetry, all come together in a captivating live performance of DUST AND IONS, with a portion of proceeds going to help the children of Lebanon and Wichita.
Composer and pianist, Alex Wakim (RAINDANCE Film Festival’s Frayed Roots, and the 2019 production of musical AN AMERICAN IN BEIRUT) is joining forces with musicians from the Wichita Symphony Orchestra, singers from the Wichita Grand Opera, dancers from Regina Klenjoski Dance Company, as well as composer and musician Juan Dussán, to actualize a new 90-minute live version of Dust and Ions. He is collaborating with award-winning poet and writer, Yara Zgheib, to mix in poetry and story to Dust and Ions, as well as writing a whole new 40-minutes of original music. This show reminisces on the purity of creation and the joy of unity in an evening that is sure to transport all who attend.
Artistic Director Regina Klenjoski will be facilitating a movement and writing workshop with Los Angeles poet Jennie Linthorst at the Kansas Literacy Festival. In Poetry in Motion: Making Connections Through Writing and Moving, these two artists will share their methodology for integrating creative writing and embodied movement for students. Jennie guides participants in developing an autobiographical […]
This summer Dancing with RKDC is offering two dance intensives for students ages 8-17yrs. Each 3-day intensive focuses on core fundamentals of technique in various styles of dance and movement. Students will take classes in ballet, jazz, hip hop, contemporary and more. Space is limited. All levels are welcome. Some dance experience is recommended. Intensive […]
Join us for an opportunity to witness two versions of Regina Klenjoski's choreography for US. Experience the original version, which was created as a dance film, staged and shot in a downtown Wichita parking garage, then see its evolution as Regina reimagined and restructured it for a vastly different outdoor space in the gardens of Botanica. Regina […]
