DanceAspen takes creative strides toward its Winter Program

It’s rare for a company dancer to present their own choreography alongside outsourced choreographers in a single showcase or program.

But DanceAspen is a rare breed. And the young company of six dancers continues to push past industry barriers and explore possibilities.

DanceAspen’s Winter Program, taking place on March 17 and 18 at the Wheeler Opera House, will debut the works of international guest choreographers — Penny Saunders, Sebastian Kloborg and Yin Yue — alongside those of its own company dancers.

“It's bringing the company to the next level in terms of, we're getting those really high-level choreographers in alignment with our in-house choreographers who are building toward a future like that,” said DanceAspen Executive Director Laurel Jenny Winton. “I would just say it's kind of like, we're melding the distance between the really upcoming innovative works that are, you know, on the other side of the world and what we're doing here in Aspen.”