Healing Blue – Stories of Surviving Breast Cancer

Lineage​ ​Dance​ ​Company​ ​Dances​ ​the​ ​Stories​ ​of​ ​Surviving​ ​Breast​ ​Cancer​ ​on​ ​October​ ​22nd

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Staff | The South Pasadenan News
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PHOTO: Steve Hwan | SouthPasadenan.com | Dancers Michelle Kolb and Teya Wolvington perform Healing Blue at Lineage Performing Arts Center
 

Since​ ​2005,​ ​Pasadena’s​ ​Lineage​ ​Dance​ ​Company​ ​has​ ​been​ ​presenting​ ​​Healing Blue to​ ​raise support​ ​and​ ​awareness​ ​for​ ​breast​ ​cancer​ ​centers​ ​across​ ​the​ ​country.​ ​​ ​The​ ​show​ ​tells​ ​the​ ​true stories​ ​of​ ​women​ ​in​ ​their​ ​struggles​ ​and​ ​triumphs​ ​over​ ​cancer.​ ​​ ​These​ ​stories​ ​form​ ​the​ ​emotional backbone​ ​of​ ​the​ ​night,​ ​and​ ​dive​ ​into​ ​touching,​ ​profound,​ ​and​ ​sometimes​ ​hilarious​ ​aspects​ ​of living​ ​with​ ​an​ ​often​ ​life-threatening​ ​illness.​ ​Each​ ​year​ ​Lineage​ ​brings​ ​new​ ​women’s​ ​stories​ ​to light​ ​as​ ​well​ ​as​ ​the​ ​choreography​ ​that​ ​has​ ​been​ ​inspired​ ​by​ ​their​ ​words.

This​ ​show​ ​also​ ​marks​ ​a​ ​decade​ ​of​ ​Lineage’s​ ​partnering​ ​with​ ​The​ ​Foundation​ ​For​ ​Living​ ​Beauty, a​ ​nonprofit​ ​organization​ ​focused​ ​on​ ​cancer​ ​support,​ ​whose​ ​clients​ ​are​ ​featured​ ​as​ ​storytellers​ ​in Healing Blue.

PHOTO: Steve Hwan | SouthPasadenan.com | Michelle Kolb and Teya Wolvington on stage at Lineage Performing Arts Center

This​ ​performance​ ​of​ ​Healing​ ​Blue​ ​is​ ​made​ ​possible​ ​in​ ​part​ ​by​ ​the​ ​City​ ​of​ ​Pasadena​ ​Arts​ ​& Culture​ ​Commission​ ​and​ ​the​ ​City​ ​of​ ​Pasadena​ ​Cultural​ ​Affairs​ ​Division.

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Lineage​ ​Dance’s​ ​Artistic​ ​Director,​ ​Hilary​ ​Thomas,​ ​is​ ​known​ ​for​ ​telling​ ​stories​ ​through​ ​dance.​ ​The company’s​ ​pieces​ ​focus​ ​on​ ​subjects​ ​that​ ​often​ ​prove​ ​difficult​ ​to​ ​discuss–everything​ ​from​ ​the stories​ ​of​ ​breast​ ​cancer​ ​covered​ ​in​ ​​Healing Blue,​ ​to​ ​topics​ ​of​ ​homelessness,​ ​mental​ ​illness, gender​ ​and​ ​identity,​ ​and​ ​more.​ ​The​ ​company​ ​makes​ ​its​ ​home​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Lineage​ ​Performing​ ​Arts Center,​ ​where​ ​it​ ​has​ ​produced​ ​original​ ​material​ ​since​ ​2010.

Runtime:​ ​70​ ​minutes. Age​ ​appropriateness:​ ​due​ ​to​ ​difficult​ ​subject​ ​matter​ ​surrounding​ ​cancer,​ ​and​ ​tasteful​ ​photos​ ​of breast​ ​cancer​ ​survivors​ ​post-surgery,​ ​we​ ​recommend​ ​care​ ​when​ ​considering​ ​attending​ ​with children.

The​ ​Lineage​ ​Performing​ ​Arts​ ​Center​ is located at 89​ ​S​ ​Fair​ ​Oaks​ ​Ave. in ​Pasadena.​ ​

​​October​ ​16th​ ​at​ ​7:30pm Admission:​ ​Presale​ ​$20​ ​for​ ​adults​ ​and​ ​$15​ ​for​ ​students/seniors.​ ​At​ ​the​ ​door​ ​$25/20. Tickets​ ​and​ ​Info:​ ​www.lineagepac.org


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