Celebrated for being provocative, witty, and engaging, Larry Keigwin comes to the Lobero to create a new work during an unique, month-long, on-stage residency. His eight-person, New York company combines physicality with theatricality, samples a variety of mediums and, ultimately, fuses art with entertainment. Keigwin’s recent commissions include the New York City Ballet’s Choreographic Institute, Martha Graham Dance Company, and Juilliard Dance Ensemble, among others.

Not only will Keigwin create a brand new work while in Santa Barbara, he will also recreate his recent work Bolero NYC to make it specific for Santa Barbara and the West Coast. The new work will evoke, in vignettes, the joys and spice of life unique to Santa Barbara and will integrate his dancers onstage with forty or more Santa Barbara community members, such as surfers, skateboarders, yogis, flamenco dancers, and other “fixtures” on the Santa Barbara scene. It promises to have a wide reach and broad appeal.

“SUMMERDANCE Santa Barbara helped launch Larry’s career as a choreographer,” noted Dianne Vapnek, SUMMERDANCE Executive Director and Artistic Director for DANCEworks. “He is talented, witty, hard-working and hip and has his finger on the pulse of contemporary America. He’s an ideal recipient of a DANCEworks residency and will make the most of it.”

Check out Photos and Videos from Larry’s DANCEworks residency here.

Keep up with Larry’s recent work on his YouTube channel.

To learn more about Larry and the company, visit his website.