Through explosive dancing, personal stories, humor and a company of performers whose ages span six decades, Liz Lerman Dance Exchange stretches the expressive range of contemporary dance. Dance Exchange work takes a variety of forms including formal concerts, audience interaction and community residencies. Choreographer Liz Lerman, a 2002 MacArthur Fellow, founded the company in 1976.

In addition to the Summer Dance Institute 2005, Liz Lerman Dance Exchange will participate in Middletown Dances!, a citywide festival, and premiere Ferocious Beauty: Genome at the Center for the Arts as the culmination of a year-long, interdisciplinary residency at Wesleyan. Other activities will include workshops at the Green Street Arts Center and a series of public discussions relating to Genome and the implications of genetic research.

For more information on the Summer Dance Institute 2005,
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