In 2018, BODYTRAFFIC debuted at this venue as the final event of the dance season. This year, the contemporary company assumes the mantle of company-in-residence and opens a dance season devoted entirely to L.A.-based dance companies. Led by artistic directors Lillian Rose Barbeito and Tina Finkelman Berkett, BODYTRAFFIC has attracted dancers who move seamlessly from impressive ballet technique through a range of equally demanding contemporary moves, abilities that draw major national and international choreographers to create on the company.

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BODYTRAFFIC (Photo: Lee Gumbs)

For this program, the company selected two works from L.A.-based choreographers, a world premiere by Michaela Taylor and a West Coast premiere by James Gregg and Rubberlegz known as Wewolf. The program also includes a U.S. premiere from Fernando Hernando Magadan (artistic director of Nederlands Dans Theatre 2) plus the reprise of A Million Voices by Ballet X artistic director Matthew Neenan which had its world premiere in BODYTRAFFIC’s 2018 debut program here.

Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Bram Goldsmith Theater, 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Beverly Hills; Thu.-Sat., Sept. 26-28, 7:30 p.m., $39-$99. thewallis.org/bodytraffic.

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