MOMENTUM was originally created by Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company alumni Jill Voorhees Edwards and Juan Carlos Claudio as a showcase for choreography by former Company dancers. This year, MOMENTUM highlights the talents of outstanding former dancers, many of whom are now well-regarded educators and artists throughout the country. John Allen, Chia-Chi Chiang, Juan Carlos Clauido, Javier Cordoba, Aaron Draper, Jill Voorhees Edwards, Jillian Harris, Keith Johnson, Stevan Novakovich, Stephanie Nugent, Damon Rago, Emmy Thomson, Doris Trujillo, Andy Vaca and Prentice Whitlow explore exciting new ways of crafting dance, creating a thrilling, unexpected and up-close experience in the intimacy of the Black Box Theatre.