Parsons Dance’s 12^th Annual

SUMMER INTENSIVE WORKSHOP

 Three-week intensive for pre-professional and professional dancers

May 29 - June 16, 2012

Parsons Dance – praised around the world for its virtuosity, exceptional theatricality, athleticism, energy and accessibility – presents the twelfth annual New York City Summer Intensive Workshop for pre-professional and professional dancers from May 29-June 16, 2012.  For the first time, the workshop has been extended to three weeks. David Parsons’ Master Choreography Workshop will follow the Summer Intensive Workshop from June 18-22, 2012. Enrollment information for both the Summer Intensive and Master Choreography Workshops can be found at www.parsonsdance.org/summerworkshops.

The Summer Intensive Workshop includes a culminating performance, the Summer Intensive Showcase, on Friday, June 15, 2012 at 6pm.  Audiences are welcome to the free performance at Manhattan Movement and Arts Center, 248 W. 60^th Street between Amsterdam and West End Avenues.  Admission to the performance is free and open to the public, but seating is limited and reservations are required.  To reserve seats, call (212) 869-9275 or email info@parsonsdance.org.

Parsons Dance is committed to building new audiences for contemporary dance by creating American works of extraordinary artistry that are engaging and uplifting to audiences throughout the world. The company tours regionally, nationally and internationally.  Since 1985, Parsons Dance has toured an average of 32 weeks per year, to a total more than 235 cities and 30 countries.  Many others have seen Parsons Dance on PBS, Bravo, A&E Network, and the Discovery Channel. Millions watched Parsons Dance perform live in Times Square as part of the internationally broadcast, 24-hour Millennium New Year’s Eve celebration.  In New York City, Parsons Dance has been featured at The Joyce Theater, City Center, New Victory Theater, Central Park Summerstage, Guggenheim Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art and The World Trade Center.  For more information, visit parsonsdance.org.