Choreocopia: a Festival of Food, Song, and Dance

Choreocopia, a festive dinner show brimming with food, dance, and song, will be presented two Sunday evenings, May 7 and 14, at 5:30 PM at the 418 Project in Santa Cruz. The performance features dances choreographed by Karl Schaffer and performed by dancers of MoveSpeakSpin, songs performed by the women’s vocal ensemble Zambra, and a full dinner prepared by India Joze master chef Jozseph Schulz, all blended together to create a feast for the senses!

Audience members will enjoy light, luscious internationally-inspired courses created by star Chef Jozseph paired in surprising ways with imaginative and humorous dance pieces. Zambra will draw from their global repertoire to provide accompanying songs on the seasonal themes of springtime, food, love and mothers (May 14 is Mother’s Day).

New dance works include
“Chopping Block,” a rhythmic kitchen quartet.
“Top This Too,” a vaudevillian duet with kitchen flair.
“Recital of the Quantum Dots,” a dance of patterns and light.
“Blacks and Whites,” about difference and symmetry.
“Whisked,” a choreographic competition that is a take-off on the TV series “Chopped.”

Celebrate with your mother! Tickets for either Sunday show will feature a Mother’s Day discount of $5 for your mom's ticket.

Because this is a custom dinner event, tickets must be purchased at least two days prior to the show.

MoveSpeakSpin dancers in the show are Jane Real, Saki, Lila Salhov, and Laurel Shastri. Guest artist Maria Basile, co-director of SjDANCEco will also perform.

Date and time: Sunday, May 7 at 5:30 PM and Sunday, May 14 at 5:30 PM
Place: 418 Project, 418 Front St., Santa Cruz, CA
Tickets: choreocopia.brownpapertickets.com/
Price: $35 General; $30 Seniors, Moms, and children under 12; $30 each for groups of five or more, will be seated together. Ticket includes dinner.
More info: http://www.movespeakspin.org/, 831-246-2112, [email protected]

The concert is partially funded by a grant from the Arts Council Santa Cruz County.
Photos by Steve DiBartolomeo.