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‘ENIGMATIC! A DANCE
EXTRAVAGANZA’
Nathan Boozer photos
ABOVE: A number from ‘Enigmatic! A Dance Extravaganza.’ LEFT: Nathan Boozer, director and choreographer of Eugene-based
Work Dance Company.
Eugene’s Work Dance Company recruits local dancers for off-the-wall show
By NICOLE BALES
FOR COAST WEEKEND
IF YOU GO
A
Enigmatic! A Dance Extravaganza
show with ballet, hip hop, jazz,
belly dancing, drag, video pro-
jection, LED lighting and a lot
of dancers debuts at the Liberty The-
atre on Friday, March 9.
And “Enigmatic! A Dance Extrav-
aganza,” staged by the Work Dance
Company of Eugene, has something
else: local dancers such as Daylight
(aka Astoria’s Marco Davis); Jes-
samyn Grace West, owner of the Asto-
ria Arts & Movement Center; Trixie
Kerfuffl e & The Kerfuffl es, The Odd-
fellows Dance Collective; and West’s
When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 9
Where: The Liberty Theatre, 1203
Commercial St.
Tickets: libertyastoria.showare.com/
eventperformances.asp?evt=100
Triple Moon Belly Dance, composed
of women in her quarterly choreogra-
phy class.
“There are people in my choreog-
raphy class that have never performed
at the Liberty before, so to have that
opportunity in Astoria’s most remark-
able venue is really exciting” said
West, an Astoria city councilor. “We’re
honored to be asked to be a part of
this.”
It’s the fi rst time Work Dance Com-
pany has premiered a show outside of
Eugene. “Astoria gets it before anyone
gets it,” Work Dance founder Nathan
Boozer said.
“Anyone who loves any sort of style
of dance will get something out of the
show,” Boozer said. His goal is always
to “infuse” his shows. The dancers
interact with the audience and toss
things out at them. There are prizes.