The Norwegian national company of contemporary dance, Carte Blanche, is to perform at the annual Dance Salad Festival in Houston.
The Dance Salad Festival 2009 has three evening performances scheduled for April 9, 10 and 11, 2009 at 7:30 PM in the Wortham Center’s Cullen Theater. Each curated performance presents a roster of outstanding dancers and choreography from around the world. Among those coming to Houston exclusively for Dance Salad Festival are Carte Blanche from Bergen, Norway, along with the English National Ballet, London, England; The Royal Danish Ballet, Copenhagen, Denmark; Mats Ek and Ana Laguna, Stockholm, Sweden; Gothenburg Opera Ballet, Sweden; SemperOper Ballet, Dresden, Germany; Staatstheater Ballet Wiesbaden, Germany. Choreographers represented in the performance program include: Mats Ek, William Forsythe, David Dawson, Hans van Manen, Jorma Elo, Stephan Thoss and Kenneth Kvarnstrom.
For more information on the festival and tickets, please visit www.dansesalad.org.