Pearson Widrig Dance Thaeter

I joined Pearson Widrig Dance Theater (PWDT) in 2004 for the creation of 'Thaw'. Since then I have been part of six new works, I have danced on gravel, climbed many trees, spun on a pottery wheel, thrown water bottles. I have been with Sara and Patrik to many wonderful places such as Bratislava, Slovakia; Ithaca, NY; Troy, NY; Bates Dance Festival, ME; Connecticut College, CT; Atlanta, GA; New Orleans, LA; Myrtle Beach, SC; New York, NY.
In January 2012 we are going to Santiago,Chile.

Drama

Choreographed by Sara Pearson and Patrik Widrig


'Tzveta Kassabova moves as if her limbs are only loosely joined to her body. It’s as though every impetus to fling an arm, hurl her chest forward, or kick out a leg then reverse her torso, sending that leg into a high arabesque, is simply part of the way she moves. Her quirky, somewhat dark Tim Burton-esque movement quality is all her own. It’s no surprise that Sara Pearson and Patrik Widrig used her improvisations as inspiration for Drama, which premiered last month.'
Emily Theys, Dance Magazine
'The linchpin of this work was Tzveta Kassabova, a tall, long-limbed dancer with a steely gaze and wild tangle of curly brown hair. Program notes indicate that her improvisations helped build a foundation for the choreography, and it shows. In her performance, every step looked intuitive, assured and pure. She’s appealing to watch because nothing she does is safe, and yet she is always in control.'
Sarah Halzack, the Washington Post

Works

                          ‘Drama’ performed at CSPAC (2011, MD), Dance Place (2011, DC)
                          ‘Oashisu’ performed at Tenri Cultural Institure (2010, NYC), Connecticut College (2011, CT), 
                                             Dance Place (2011, DC), Velocity Dance Festival (2011, DC), CSPAC (2011, MD) 
                          'Curious Inventions' performed at Connecticut College (2011, CT)
                          ‘Paradise Pond’ performed at Bates Dance Festival (2007, ME) 
                          ‘Unmoored- Love Letters from New Orleans’ performed at Kennedy Center (2006, DC), 
                                              Dance Place (2008, DC), MDE (2009, CSPAC, MD) 
                          ‘Thaw’ performed at the Duke (2005, NYC), Skidmore College (2005, NY), 
                                               Myrtle Beach (2005, SC), DanceNow at DTW (2005, NYC) 
                          ‘Ordinary Festivals’ performed at City Center (2004, NYC)