{"id":180474,"date":"2026-03-06T08:35:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T08:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/180474\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T08:35:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T08:35:08","slug":"arts-alive-podcast-the-architects-of-beacon-dance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/180474\/","title":{"rendered":"Arts Alive! podcast: The architects of Beacon Dance"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the past 10 years, the Palladium Theater\u2019s Beacon Dance concert has been a guiding light for appreciators and aficionados of dance, and the amazing, poetic things of which the human body is capable.<\/p>\n

There isn\u2019t a lot of professional-caliber dance in the Tampa Bay area, and that\u2019s another reason Beacon \u2013 which trips the Palladium light fantastic for the 11th consecutive year tonight \u2013 is always a highlight of the spring season.<\/p>\n

Beacon founders Helen French and Lauren Slone, dancers and choreographers both, guest on today\u2019s Arts Alive! podcast. They\u2019re joined by Palladium executive director Paul Wilborn, whose support has been crucial since Beacon took its first tentative steps in 2015.<\/p>\n

Tonight\u2019s 8 p.m. roster includes works by (among others) Madison Pineda Bender, Heidi Brewer, Justin Brock, Frank Chaves, Peter Chu, Jhon Destrade Delgado, Nicholas Garlo, Alexander Jones + projectALCHEMY, Sarah Walston Philips + ATLAS Modern Ballet \u2026 and Helen French. And Lauren Slone.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe power of the moving body \u2026 it\u2019s so powerful,\u201d French enthuses. \u201cWhen you watch another human move through space and communicate something \u2013 whether it\u2019s joy or grief or excitement or confusion \u2013 we get it. Even if we don\u2019t know we\u2019re getting it. And I think that\u2019s what contemporary dance, or dance in general, can do for you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Beacon Dance tickets are available at this link.<\/a><\/p>\n

Click on the arrow to listen to the conversation.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/media.stpetecatalyst.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Arts-Alive-Beacon-Dance-FINAL.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n

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