the Company
Lingo is an inspired group of contemporary artists, athletes, actors, bravehearts, lunatics... and yes, dancers. They are drawn to the circumstances that provide common ground, inspire surprising connections and shift the entry point of how the public interfaces with dance. They seek platforms for work outside the limitations of proscenium-based performance, such as art "events" including food, drink, gathering and dancing, museum installations and one on one encounters in urban, public settings.
Based in Seattle, WA, and under the Artistic Direction of KT Niehoff, Lingo's work has been presented internationally in Canada (Firehall Arts Centre, Vancouver B.C.), Japan (Alti Buyoh festival, Kyoto and Tori Hall, Osaka), Ecuador (El Festival Concurso "Alas de la Danza" with support from Arts International) and Cuba (Cuidad en Movimento in Havana). Nationally, the company has been presented by venues including On the Boards in Seattle, The Joyce SoHo in NYC, Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival Inside/Out in Massachusetts, Alverno Presents in Milwaukee, The Southern Theater in Minneapolis (through an NEA funded touring initiative Niehoff created called SCUBA), SUSHI performance gallery in San Diego, The Oregon Britt Festival and Vanderbilt University in Nashville, among others. The company was one of four chosen to represent the U.S. at the 2004 Tanzmesse in Düsseldorf, Germany.
The company's artistic integrity has been recognized by such institutions as The National Endowment for the Arts, The National Dance Project, The National Performance Network, Meet the Composer, Seattle, Washington and King County Arts Commissions, Arts International, among others.