Sacramento-based contemporary dance company CORE is ready to once again mesmerize audiences with two upcoming performances at Harris Center in Folsom on Saturday, March 26, 2016. The show, called RISE, is inspired by artistic director and choreographer Kelli Leighton’s late grandmother’s incredible life story and her triumph over adversity, and it is sure to amaze. The dancers that make up CORE come from diverse backgrounds—from ballet to jazz, tap to contemporary and more—making their performances unique and captivating from start to finish. You’ve got two chances to see RISE on March 26, once at 2 p.m. and again at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are very affordable and are available at Corecontemporarydance.org or Harriscenter.net. Whether you’re looking for an artsy date night or something different to do with friends and family, we guarantee you’ll walk away from any CORE performance inspired and fully entertained.

Sacramento’s very own CORE Dance Collective is at it again with their newest work entitled The Doorway, an entirely new piece by artistic director Kelli Leighton. CORE’s press release for the event says, “The athletic contemporary and jazz movement is inspired by the unique personality of the different rooms in a Victorian mansion. The Doorway stimulates your eyes and ears and toys with your emotions while you to follow the dark and quirky characters entangled within the house.” In a recent e-mail conversation with Blair Cacanando, CORE’s assistant artistic director, she stated “We keep describing to people that it is going to be an all sensory experience, not just a show in a theater.” Perfect! Not only can you see the dancers’ awe-inspiring performances, you can hear them, feel them even (hey, get your mind out of the gutter, we mean feel them emotionally sick-o). The Doorway will premier at Benvenuti Performing Arts Center, located at 4600 Blackrock Drive in Sacramento, on Oct. 22—23, 2010. There will also be performances the following week on Oct. 29—30, 2010. Tickets are just $15 in advance and $20 at the door, for more information visit www.coredancecollective.org