Kanopy Dance Company
Overture Center-Promenade Hall 201 State St., Madison, Wisconsin 53703
$58.73 (students $32.22).
media release: Radiance: A Love Letter to Nature +Passion & Humor in the Pursuit of Love
With Special Guest Artists Michael Bell, guitarist, banjoist, and lutenist
and
Eleanor Mayerfeld, vocal soloist
March 11-14, 2027
Thursday - Saturday 7pm & Sunday 2pm
Reception at Promenade Terrace to meet the Artists after the Friday night show
Promenade Hall, Overture Center for the Arts
A full -length performance of the ballet “Renascence”, a “love letter to nature”, choreographed by Kanopy’s artistic directors, Robert E. Cleary (Cleary) and Lisa Thurrell (Thurrell), headlines Kanopy’s spring production of Radiance.
Inspired by and set to Michael Bell’s "Regeneration"—a symphony composed in five captivating movements, "Renascence", was developed in a multi-phased artistic collaboration that culminated with a guest performance of the world premiere ballet by Kanopy Dance in the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra’s Masterworks Regeneration concert in February 2026.
“Renascence” celebrates the regenerative power of connecting to our natural world through a prism of stunning dance performance and music. The radiant choreography artfully moves Kanopy’s dancers like floating sylphs… diaphanous in metallic pleated satins that were custom designed by NYC’s David Quinn --on a rhythmic journey towards achieving inner harmony.
The concert also features guest stars, Michael Bell and Eleanor Mayfield, who will perform a selection of six songs, (some set to original choreographies), that weave together nature and personal love through a variety of dynamic genres including American Folk, Italian Baroque, and Sensual Jazz Rhythms.
(Radiance is dedicated to Mary Demeter Thurrell (1930-2026), who profoundly touched and inspired our community the arts, her family, friends and colleagues with her creative talents and precious time).
Radiance is underwritten by Betty Harris Custer & Corkey Custer, Deirdre Garton, Terry Haller, Reynold Peterson, Wisconsin Capital Management, Paul & Clio Bushland & Other Generous Support.
