By Anna Skinner
Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre is known for its original dance performances choreographed by Gregory Hancock himself.
G2, the GHDT’s pre-professional company with dancers ages 13 to 18, will perform at 7 p.m. June 4 at the Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre with the Gregory Hancock Dance Academy, which takes in students ages 6 to 18.
In years past, the G2 performance took place at the Gregory Hancock Dance Academy, 329 Gradle Dr., but this year it will move to the Tarkington.
“We moved to elevate the performance of this concert for them,” Gregory Hancock, choreographer, said. “It’s fun to have a studio performance, but we thought it would be nice to be on a premium stage and have a bigger production.”
G2 will be performing a repertoire from the company, including “Li Ma Wessu,” “Birth of the Gods,” “Repurposed” and others, all choreographed by Hancock.
The Gregory Hancock Dance Academy will also be showcased at the performance.
“It’s a great training program for dancers, producing wide variety of company repertoire, we have great academy teachers so they get to showcase all their choreography and techniques they teach,” Hancock said of G2 and the academy.
G2 dancers often audition for GHDT, but Hancock said the company usually encourages the dancers to attend college and get worldly experience first.
“G2 is still a very high level of dancing, we do encourage the general public to come see them and the students (in the academy) are great too,” Hancock said. “It’s a nice experience for the young dancers to be on a bigger stage and in a nice theatre. It’s a rare opportunity form.”
Tickets cost $25 for adults and $15 for students. For tickets, visit thecenterpresents.org.
