Current Repertoire
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A Ritual Dynamic
The work that started it all! “A Ritual Dynamic” was the very first company piece, created to define Jon's signature style. . 2007 Music: Hovannes K, DJ Disse Lighting - Kam Hobbs Costumes - Cindy Darling Dancers - 8 TRT - 10:00 "Surprise landings and tableaux that sliced space into unexpected geometrics kept the audience on the edge of their seats.” - Lyn Shapiro, Dance Magazine |
Photo by Jack Hartin
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Photo by Rhea Anna
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Bridge and Tunnel
A playful homage to growing up in Queens, NY. 2002 Music - Paul Simon Lighting - John Imburgia Costumes - Cindy Darling Dancers - 8 TRT - 14:30 “Jon Lehrer’s delightful Bridge and Tunnel is a playful hymn to the sidewalks of the outer boroughs. It’s a first rate sample of American vernacular dance, a genre whose distinguished heritage includes Jerome Robbins’s Fancy Free, Agnes DeMille’s Rodeo, and Gene Kelley’s ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ solo.” -Kelly Kleiman, Chicago Reader |
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Cash or Check?
In the 1920’s the phrase ‘Cash or Check?’ was used to ask, "Will you kiss me now or later?" 2014 Music - Moreno Quintet Jazz Manouche, Cab Calloway, Tchan Tchou Vidal, Kahn & Donaldson, Gypsy Jazz Caravan Lighting - Kam Hobbs Costumes - Tammy Bialek Dancers - 8 TRT - 15:00 “Cash or Check,” with its high-energy playfulness and period costumes, transports you back to 1920s America, Above all, group members looked as though they were having a blast, as though there was nowhere else they’d rather be." - Matt Chandler, The Buffalo News |
Photo by Chad Cooper
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Photo by Chad Cooper
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Chukchi
Chukchi is our tribute to the beautiful people of Anadyr, Russia. In 2014 we embarked on our third tour to Russia, sponsored by the US Consulate, Vladivostok. This tour brought us to the easternmost city of Anadyr, in the Chukotka Region. While there we were treated to a performance by Eygryon , The Russian State Chukchi-Eskimo Song and Dance Ensemble. Their performance was awe-inspiring and full of life as they shared their culture and history with us. After the performance, they presented us with their original music as a gift. Out of that once in a lifetime experience came Chukchi, our heart felt thank you to Egryon, Anadyr, and the US Consulate, Vladivostok. 2015 Music - Ergryon Lighting - Kam Hobbs Costumes - Laura Vanner Dancers - 8 TRT - 15:30 “Chukchi was a spectacle worthy of Broadway. With a tribal feel, Chukchi was breathtaking. When the lights went down, it drew the loudest applause of the evening, and rightfully so.” - Matt Chandler, The Buffalo News |
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Femeie de Lume
Romanian for “Woman of the World’. 2014 Music - Giacomelli, Einaudi Lighting - Kam Hobbs Costumes - Laura Vanner Dancers - 5 TRT - 10:45 “Like some exalted goddess, dancer Colleen Walsh was carried and attended to by four male dancers who kept her aloft as if up on a never-ending symbolic pedestal. With a potent mixture of strength, grace and sensuality, her skilled performance as the object of worship was the highlight of the evening.” - Steve Sucato, Buffalo News |
Photo by Jim Bush
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Photo by Christopher Duggan, Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival
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Here In This Eden Completely lost in their love for each other, they are the only two people in the world. 2013 Music - Lisa Gerrard & Pieter Bourke, Balanescu Quartet Lighting - Kam Hobbs Costumes - Cindy Darling Dancers - 2 TRT - 8:15 “Almost divine, Here in This Eden was a wonderfully harmonious-dreamy pas de deux with great charisma.” - Onetz - Amberg, Germany |
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Instinct
A male duet that follows the evolution from animal to man. 2000 Music - Clint Mansel Costumes - Cindy Darling Lighting - Tabitha Rodman Dancers - 2 TRT - 7:00 “Lehrer’s affinity for air-born antics doesn’t keep him from making stunning use of the floor and stationary movement in the male duet Instinct. The dancers assault the ground, their ritualistic gestures less giving into gravity than diving into it." -Lynn Shapiro, Dance Magazine |
Photo by Nate Benson
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Photo by Letitia Doyle
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Loose Canon
A zany comedy inspired by the film “One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest”. 2004 Music - Johann Palchelbel Costumes - Sarah Brazo Lighting - Kam Hobbs Dancers - 5 TRT - 7:30 “In Loose Canon, Lehrer's sharp choreography requires honest acting over hapless mugging and expertly entwines humor and pain" - Sid Smith, Chicago Tribune |
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Murmur A lyrically infused work based on murmuration and quantum entanglement. 2012 Music - Budo, The Cinematic Orchestra, Grey Reverend Lighting - Kam Hobbs Costumes - Laura Vanner Dancers - 8 TRT - 12:50 "A graceful work filled with balletic movement that explores the constant tension between the individual and the group." - Steve Sucato, Buffalo News |
Photo by Gary Emord-Netzley
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Photo by Jamie Kraus, Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival
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Pantheon Rising
Using science fiction and greek mythology as inspiration, an epic work about the Gods and Goddesses who created the universe. 2013 Original Music Composition - Damien Simon Lighting - Kam Hobbs Costumes - Cindy Darling & Laura Vanner Dancers - 8 TRT 12:00 “The aggressive, hard-driving group choreography of Pantheon Rising blew across the stage like a gale-force wind carrying with it truly heroic figures with the single-minded determination and drive the marvelous company of dancers brings to every work and performance.” - Colin Dabkowski, Buffalo News |
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Pulp
Inspired by the physical comedy and films of Buster Keaton, with a nod to Quentin Tarantino and Scooby-Doo. 2016 Music - Ennio Marricone, James Brown & 2Pac Shakur, Riziero Ortolani, Booket T. & The M.G.’s Lighting - Kam Hobbs Costumes - Laura Vanner Dancers - 8 TRT - 14:05 "With a lot of wit and slapstick the dancers take the audience on a crazy journey. “Pulp" shows that dance theater can be poetic, expressive, and moving.” - Sigrid Blomen-Radermacher, RP-Online - Vieren, Germany |
Photo by Chad Cooper
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Photo by Chad Cooper
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Rascal
Like a child at play who thinks no one is watching. 2016 Music - Silk Percussion, Chapelier Fou Lighting - Jeremy Granger Costumes - Laura Vanner Dancer - 1 TRT - 6:30 “Petite powerhouse Rachael Leonard poured forth a vigorous stream of athletic dancing tinged with humor. Mischievous and motivated, Leonard bounded through tongue-displaying, hip-shaking and face-making bursts of dynamic dancing that delighted the audience.” - Steve Sucato, Buffalo News |
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Sirenic
"Bound by no boundaries, contained by no countries, tamed by no time, she is the force of nature’s course.” - Roman Payne, The Wanderess 2017 Music -DakhaBrakha Lighting - Kam Hobbs Costumes - Laura Vanner Dancers - 4 TRT - 15:00 “The four woman of the company perfectly stage a physical wave with the help of an almost stage-sized, ventilated cloth, reminiscent of the feeling of natural weightlessness.” - Gunter Faigle, Sudkurier |
Photo by Gary Emord-Netzley
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Photo by Luz
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SuperZeroes
A dysfunctional family just trying to cope with each other. 2010 Music - Bellstedt, Rigolleto, Dvorak, Bach, Sibelius Costumes - Mortimer Von Honeycutt Lighting - Kam Hobbs Dancers - 5 TRT - 11:00 “Charmingly idiosyncratic tics and fragments of movement that most choreographers would toss onto the cutting room floor are strung together to tell an odd story about a dysfunctional family of superheroes.” - Steve Sucato, Buffalo News |
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The Alliance A group of warriors prepare for battle, relying on their individual strengths as well as their strength in numbers. 2011 Music - YACHT, No Zu, Iva Nova Lighting - Kam Hobbs Costumes - Cindy Darling Dancers - 8 TRT - 12:30 “A tour de force of creativity and a stunning piece of work.” - Colin Dabkowski, The Buffalo News |
Photo by Rhea Anna
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Photo by Nate Benson
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The Way Within
A dancer embarks on a journey to find herself amidst the push and pull of everyday life. 2007 Music - Christopher O’Riley Lighting - Kam Hobbs Costume - Laura Vanner Dancers - 1 TRT - 5:30 “As a bow to all stage art, The Way Within contrasts between the floating lightness of classical ballet and its weighty, self-confident counterpart in modern dance. “. - Annette Mahro, Badische Zeitung - Lorrach, Germany |
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Troika
The power of three together is greater than the individual. 2016 Music - Goldmund, Michael Nyman Lighting - Kam Hobbs Costumes - Jessica Wegrzyn Dancers - 3 TRT - 11:00 “The dancers brilliantly implement the scenic ingenuity of Jon Lehrer. They use the entire stage space, develop a dynamic of movement that makes tension-filled sequences and abrupt stops, and show how well they master their body balance.” - Gunter Faiglem, Sudkurier - Villingen, Germany |
Photo by Gary Emord-Netzley
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