Carmel Dance Festival
Friday Evening Performance paired with wine and hors d'oeuvres
6:30 pm
Presented by Carmel Dance Festival and Sunset Cultural Center
The PARA.MAR Dance Theatre programme will include the West Coast premieres of “kiss,” choreographed by Stephanie Martinez, a new solo for Princess Grace Award winner Ching Ching Wong by Lucas Crandall, and a much-anticipated quintet by Jennifer Archibald.
During this jovial affair, each dance piece will be paired with wine and hors d'oeuvres and enhanced by insights about the work by Artistic Director Stephanie Martinez
The inaugural Carmel Dance Festival has relocated to the Sunset Center outdoor campus in picturesque downtown Carmel-by-the-Sea. This world-class dance presentation of Chicago-based PARA.MAR Dance Theater will take place in our newest, unique outdoor setting on the lower south end of our campus. Please park on San Carlos Street or in our North parking lot, head toward the theater and look for the event entrance adjacent to the box office.
ABOUT PARA.MAR DANCE THEATRE
PARA.MAR Dance Theater is a Chicago-based contemporary ballet company that was founded in 2020. In naming PARA.MAR Dance Theatre, founder and artistic director Stephanie Martinez attached her last name to the Spanish prefix para, an ode to her individual identity and broader Mexican heritage. Para, meaning together, with, and for, stands to represent why and how the company exists and creates. Along with its goal of continuing innovation in dance as an essential mode of human expression, PARA.MAR finds its center in the unique identities of its artists and audiences, providing performances grounded in excellence and accessibility. PARA.MAR strives to be truly representative of the audiences it serves, focusing on equity in the curation of dance artists, dance makers, and the administrative team.