Creating meaningful collaborations is a labor intensive process that Pegasus Contemporary Ballet artistic director Diana Crowder has decided is worth the trouble. Many of the young Dallas company’s shows take a multidisciplinary approach, none more so than the its annual Synergy performances that match local musicians with choreographers from hither and yon.
“It’s a lot of work,” Crowder concedes in a phone interview as the dates for Synergy 2025 approach. “It’s the most challenging show of the season for our dancers. But bringing these artists together is indescribable, the coming together of these different pockets of the art scene, different genres, people of different backgrounds, their training and experience. It truly creates something greater than the sum of its parts.”
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