The American Indian Dance Theatre has toured Europe, Asia, Canada and the United States. This week they are performing in Hawaii. Company members are chosen from prestigious Native American festivals and dance competitions. Their work reflects a commitment to preserve traditional dance and to combine the traditional with the modern. With the cooperation and approval of tribal leaders, the troupe adds new pieces each year to its repertoire.
All dances are authentic, but are staged as theatrical pieces.
Kotuwokan is a recent work. It combines the traditional vocabulary of American Indian dance with modern expression in a story that reflects the universal theme of finding one s identity through a quest and questioning of one s own values, as well as those of the community. Tickets are available at the Community Concert Hall box office at 247-7657. Contents copyright 2001, the Durango Herald. All rights reserved.