An Evening of Live Dance and Conversation with Dancer, Choreographer, & Paul Taylor Muse Laura Halzack
Thursday, September 18, 2025, 6:00 pm
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
$30 Members - $40 Non-Members
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT
Choreographer and Arts Club Member Dana Tai soon Burgess will interview Laura Halzack from stage with a focus on her illustrious career, and her dance company will perform excerpts from her latest works. Ms. Halzack is considered one of the last muses of legendary choreographer Paul Taylor. She joined Mr. Taylor’s world-renowned Paul Taylor Dance Company in 2006. During her critically acclaimed career, Mr. Taylor created 16 works on Ms. Halzack, most notably as the Principal female role in his final masterpiece Beloved Renegade. Taylor also casted her in 67 of his other works, in over 80 different roles. Ms. Halzack has also performed with the Amy Marshall Dance Company, Syren Modern Dance, in the feature film The Chaperone, in Martha Graham’s Diversion of Angels, and in the original works of contemporary dance visionaries Larry Keigwin, Doug Elkins, Lila York, Doug Varone, Bryan Arias, Margie Gillis, and Pam Tanowitz. Dance Magazine has highlighted Ms. Halzack in its “On the Rise” and “Behind the Curtain” series, and featured her on its February 2018 cover. Ms. Halzack is the Artistic Director and Choreographer of her own company, LaHa Dance Group, which she founded in 2022.
Choreographer and Arts Club Member Dana Tai soon Burgess will interview Laura Halzack from stage with a focus on her illustrious career, and her dance company will perform excerpts from her latest works. Ms. Halzack is considered one of the last muses of legendary choreographer Paul Taylor. She joined Mr. Taylor’s world-renowned Paul Taylor Dance Company in 2006.
During her critically acclaimed career, Mr. Taylor created 16 works on Ms. Halzack, most notably as the Principal female role in his final masterpiece Beloved Renegade. Taylor also casted her in 67 of his other works, in over 80 different roles. Ms. Halzack has also performed with the Amy Marshall Dance Company, Syren Modern Dance, in the feature film The Chaperone, in Martha Graham’s Diversion of Angels, and in the original works of contemporary dance visionaries Larry Keigwin, Doug Elkins, Lila York, Doug Varone, Bryan Arias, Margie Gillis, and Pam Tanowitz.
Dance Magazine has highlighted Ms. Halzack in its “On the Rise” and “Behind the Curtain” series, and featured her on its February 2018 cover. Ms. Halzack is the Artistic Director and Choreographer of her own company, LaHa Dance Group, which she founded in 2022.
6:00 p.m. - Doors open with Open Bar (beer/wine)
6:30 p.m. - Program
Online payments are non-refundable. Paid tickets can be canceled online for an account credit up to 48 hours before the event. Members can cancel their reservation at no charge up to 24 hours before the event; same-day and no-show cancelations will be charged a 50% cancellation fee.
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