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BARE travels abroad to Oxford, England to present an evening-length work of duets and solos at the Burton Taylor Studio 31st March - 3rd April, 2010, 18:30-19:30.  Joining Stephanie Yezek across the pond will be Renee Brozic-Barger and Megan Morse Jans.  Presenting original and collaborative choreography, Between Me and You examines closely the ups and downs of relationships in an intimate black-box setting.  Link.
The first week of April, DDE’s very own artistic director performed at the Oxford Fringe Festival, oxfringe 2010, with BAREdance.  Dragonfly guest choreographer, Stephanie Yezek, is an original choreographer of BARE, a collaborative contemporary dance project that was originally commissioned by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Under the direction of Yezek, BARE performed an evening length work, Between You and Me, choreographed collaboratively by the performers including Yezek herself, DDE's Megan Morse Jans and HCC Dance Coordinator, Renee Brozic Barger.  The work was inspired by individuals struggling to maintain their identity in and out of reletionships.  The work was extremely well received by audiences and critics.
 
Fringe Review writes of Megan Morse Jans:

A breath of fresh air in the now increasingly disturbing evening is ‘Like a Peach’. The music from Alison Krauss and Robert Plant lifted the mood as the technically powerful Megan Morse Jans, blessed with a wonderfully expressive face, connected strongly with the audience. So close were we to the performance in this intimate venue, we could feel her every emotion and sense her every breath. Link.
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David Bellan of the Oxford Times:

Barger’s After Dinner is danced by Jans and Yezek, the former an innocent, the latter a sophisticate. Is this the beginning of a seduction or a slowly developing estrangement? It’s ambiguous and quite dark, intriguing and satisfying. Link.

oxfringe 2010 was a wonderful experience for all of the BARE performers.  A great trip oversees, wonderfully received performances and a good time had by all.
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