Dance/Splits is a double bill of exciting original contemporary dance by local choreographers Clare Cook and Leigha Porter. This new performance series brings together area talent to build a shared space for professional dance in Acadiana. Both Clare and Leigha have cultivated thriving dance community spaces at Basin Arts and PARC Village in Lafayette.  There will be an audience talkback with Clare, Leigha, and Dancers after both performances. Friday night will be moderated by Cissy Whipp and Saturday by Melana Lloyd. Rounding the Edge dancers & creators: Clare Cook (Choreographer) is a hyphenate artist working simultaneously as a choreographer, dancer, teacher, and arts administrator through her work as Founder & Creative Director of Basin Arts, an arts incubator for dance and visual arts in Lafayette, La. Throughout Louisiana, she can be found creating dances, facilitating artistic opportunities for others, advocating for new models integrating the arts, and envisioning a more sustainable arts ecosystem for all. Past dance projects include presenting choreography at Joe’s Pub/DanceNOW Festival, the New York Musical Theatre Festival, Triskelion Arts, Opera Slavica, Columbia University, NYU, and the New School for Drama. Clare was the choreographer for the First National Tour of Bullets Over Broadway, re-setting Susan Stroman’s … Continue reading Dance/Splits