Parsons, in a telephone interview from his home in New York City, bursts with energy, explanations, ideas, enthusiasm. The Parsons Dance Company has 11 dancers and a bank of some 60 works in its repertoire. New routines are created as often as four times a year, incorporating one to all 11 athletic dancers. Talent alone won't make a dance troupe successful, Parsons says. The company is famous for its risks, gladly bending the traditional rules of dance.
Audiences think they're more like jocks but with artistic flair.
Part of Parsons' mission is to allow dance to be enjoyed by a variety of audiences, not just an upper crust. We make sure they get it and feel the passion.