Aspen Fringe Festival presents the 16th annual JuneFest featuring award-winning theatre, dance, and film, June 7 – 8, 2024, 7:30 pm at the Wheeler Opera House

JUNE 7
A thrilling evening of dance and film featuring Alchemy Arts Collective’s Chasing the Light, live and on screen. Chasing the Light is a film and dance collaboration by filmmaker Jaco Strydom, choreographer Adrianna Thompson, dancer/choreographer Barbara Koch, and musician Roxy Roller. Direct from Joshua Tree, California, Chasing the Light offers an immersive evening of film and dance celebrating the power of art and community. Combining two mediums – a live dance performance and a filmed adaptation set inside the awe-inspiring backdrop of Joshua Tree National Park ­– ­Chasing the Light offers a unique angle on dance integrated into the natural environment that inspired its creation. Featuring dancers Barbara Koch, Sophia Ramasuglia, Buddy Valdez and Oren Yaari. ( Visit Aspenfringe festival.org for more details )
The evening also features a world premiere dance by acclaimed Norwegian choreographer Jon Ole Olstad, and the Basel Ballet award-winning Finally it’s everything. Featuring dancer Leslie Plummer. ( More @DANCING IN THE WILD & @jonole_olstad)

JUNE 8
Next, on June 8, AFF presents the American Workshop Premiere of LYONESSE, a bold new play by Penelope Skinner. The UK production of Lyonesse recently wrapped a sold-out run at the Harold Pinter Theatre on London’s West End. Starring Kristin Scott Thomas and Lily James, critics called the show “fascinating… startlingly funny” (The Independent); plus “…Genius!” “Phenomenal,” and “Magic…”
This passionate, searingly funny play centers on a once-famous actress who disappears under mysterious circumstances just at the peak of professional triumph. Thirty years later, she finally reemerges ready to tell her story. To assist with her glorious comeback, she summons a young film executive to her remote home on the coast of Maine. The film executive, profoundly transformed by the encounter, vows to shepherd the project forward with utmost care. However, to keep control of the story, the two women must fight a rising tide of cultural and interpersonal resistance. Directed by Renee Prince, the American Workshop Premiere of Lyonesse features actors Brian Landis Folkins, Shelly Marolt, Libby Rife, Eileen Seeley, and Brittany Dean Welch.