Caldwell Fine Arts 2005-2006 Season

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Repertory Dance Theatre (RDT), founded in 1966 in Salt Lake City, Utah, is a professional modern dance repertory company dedicated to the creation, performance, perpetuation and appreciation of dance. Known worldwide for its collection of dance treasures, RDT is both a museum and contemporary gallery representing the scope and diversity of modern dance, past and present. From the early pioneers of the art form to today’s cutting edge choreographers, the company maintains one of the largest collections of modern dance classics in the world.

In addition to public performances, RDT produces a variety of community-based programs and has a long-standing commitment to arts-in-education. Outreach activities include lectures, informal performances, and teachers’ workshops, open rehearsals, annual summer workshops and year-round classes that serve to train and ignite the creative voice in people of all ages.

Repertory Dance Theatre’s future, like its past, will be rich with community involvement, educational opportunities and a global focus for world dance through artistic growth, preservation and innovation. Striving to increase an awareness of the art of modern dance, the company continues to build partnerships and design programs that serve a variety of audiences in the community, the United States and around the world. RDT remains committed to building bridges of understanding that demystify the art of dance, making it a meaningful part of the culture of the great state of Utah.

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