Eclectic Edge Ensemble

If you haven't had your share of midriff- bearing men and women so far this summer, check out the Giordano Jazz Company Chicago performing "Hi Jinks." I love myself a jazz dance with an excessive amount of ponies and cotton crop tops!

 If you're not one of the 150 million people who have viewed Judson Laippy's "Evolution of Dance," now is your time! All great works of art have their beginnings somewhere, perhaps ours lies in Elvis' "Hound Dog."  

If you miss the show, you'll be letting the whole team down!

See this All Star in action in: 

For Sports' Sake at the Minneapolis Ritz Theater on July 15-18, 2010

Meet one of EEE's All Starz!

Name: Sarah “Saboomba” Beck-Esmay

Number: 3

EEE Position: Short Stop

Height: 6’5”

Weight: .0625 tons

Birth Place: Anoka, MN

Years in Ensemble: 1

Longest Grand Jete: π

Number of Years Dancing: ∞

Superhero Dance Power: Flying in the Field of Dreams

See this All Star in action in: 

For Sports' Sake at the Minneapolis Ritz Theater on July 15-18, 2010

Photo: Amanda Hankerson

Photo: wcbo.org

Photo: The Week In Chess

Photo: www.chessbase.com

There seems to be a special allure to being able to state that you possess talent in some kind of sporting arena, an idea that runs pretty fluidly and obviously through the Eclectic Edge Ensemble’s upcoming show, For Sport’s Sake. In all seriousness, I can certainly understand this idea – who doesn’t enjoy having obvious abilities that are easy to understand and appreciate? It’s human nature. However, that does not mean that sometimes this concept is void of occassionally producing bizarre results. Behold; Chessboxing (http://www.chessboxing.com). Below is an excerpt from an article off ‘Deadspin.com’;

“We were pretty sure that the end of civilization was near when we discovered Korfball. Now meet Chessboxing, which is even more pointless. It's what one might imagine — wherein opponents square off in alternate rounds of boxing and chess. Played exclusively in Europe, the sport is organized to the point where there's a world champion, and devotees claim that it's headed to the U.S., having already made inroads through — wait for it — the Wu-Tang Clan. Well, bring it on, chessboxing. We'll grind you under the heel of our future national pastime, the competitive staring contest.”

 
Awesome? A brand new low? That is up to you, folks. Silly? Of course. Just like our show will be. Come on out to the Ritz in July and check out our take on it!
 
Yours in theatrical silliness,
 
Erinn Liebhard