Dance Extroadinaire: Richard Durnford (Colorado Springs, Colorado)

July 20th, 2006 by leafworks

Sunday, 9 July 2006 - Part II
Dance Extroadinaire - Colorado Springs, Colorado

Colorado College Summer Programs: Extroadinary Dance - Faculty Performance Gala, 2006 Summer Festival of the Arts
7:30 PM - Armstrong TheaterRichard Durnford
Solo Extremity

The first opening performance was Richard Durnford doing extremity dance on a pole that leans towards the audience reaching almost to the ceiling of the theater. Richard Durnford is a well known performer and teacher of Circus Arts (he has been teaching since 1988) and is part of the internationally renowned Bongo Bolero. He trained at the French National Circus School, the San Francisco School of Circus Arts, and the Circus Space in London. He currently teaches Ashtanga Yoga at the Colorado College Extraodinary Dance Festival. bongobolero.com. Incredible performance: 4.5 stars out of 5.