Aspen Dance Festival sets summer schedule

Aspen Santa Fe Ballet has announced the performers for the 2005 Aspen Dance Festival, taking place between July 14 and Aug. 6. All presentations are at the Aspen District Theatre.Tickets for the festival go on sale Wednesday, June 1.The festival opens with the Paul Taylor Dance Company, July 14-16. The Aspen Santa Fe Ballet company will make its first of two festival appearances July 21-23, with a program of works by Twyla Tharp, Edwaard Liang, Lar Lubovitch and Moses Pendleton.Complexions Dance Company, a New York group directed by choreographers Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson, performs July 28-30. The Trey McIntyre Project makes its Aspen debut Aug. 2. The festival closes with additional performances by the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet company, Aug. 5-6, featuring pieces by Nicolo Fonte, David Parsons and Trey McIntyre.Fred Garbo Inflatable Theatre will give a children’s performance on July 24. The Aspen Santa Fe Ballet company will dance a children’s presentation on Aug. 6.Tickets are available by calling 925-6098. For further information, go to http://www.aspensantafeballet.com.