Forward Motion Dance Company presents a stunning and innovative dance event with their
annual performance, Cape Fear Arts in Motion: Shimmer, Steps, Strings. Dancers and musical
artists bring the art form of modern, contemporary, classical and jazz dance to the stage at the
beautiful and historic Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts for a varied and collaborative
event that showcases the talents of Choreographer Tracey Varga. Presented are new dance
performances along with re-creations of works from the past, a piece danced to live music
performed by guitarist Edward Stephenson and violinist Bella Garcia, film by Patrick Ogelvie, and
a jazz piece from guest choreographer Alison Dutka Jones.
Forward Mo)on Dance Company is thrilled to feature onstage Entrance to the Enchanted Castle
(1993) from the extraordinary American painter and sculptor Dorothy Gillespie (1920-2012). From the
Thalian Hall archives, this majes)c sculpture will be displayed for the first )me with the return of the
dance piece "Mys)cal Journey", choreographed for seven dancers to music by Swiss harpist Andreas
Vollenweider.