34 lic courier • february 2013 • www.queenscourier.com dance dance Long Island City dance company celebrates 15 years Finding a space for Photo by Robert Salas Photos by Rodney Zagury BY CRISTABELLE TUMOLA Among the galleries, bars, restaurants and theatre spaces, there is one more thing that is bringing culture to LIC — dance. Celebrating its 15th season as a company, Dance Entropy came to Long Island City in 2005, creating its first permanent home at Green Space on 24th Street. To celebrate its anniversary, the nonprofit modern dance company is having a special concert, Skimming the Surface: Fragments of Collective Unconscious, from February 21 through 23. The show, featuring both previously preformed and debut dances, was choreographed by company founder and artistic director Valerie Green. “We wanted to celebrate this special milestone in Queens, in our home space,” said Green. According to Green, the action of Skimming the Surface “centers around a table and 24 knives engaged in precarious acts used to skim the emotional, and physical surface in an attempt to reveal a root life altering moment.” “I think the show will challenge what people think dance is,” said Green. “Some of the 42 lic courier • february 2013 • www.queenscourier.com
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