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Zendzian, 1994 graduate of Bangor High School, began his career as
a performing artist here in Bangor, receiving his primary dance training at
the Thomas School of Dance and at the River City Dance Center and performing
in the Robinson Ballet's seasonal productions of "The Nutcracker."
After leaving Maine in 1999, the 27-year-old Bangor native says he decided
to take a hiatus from his dance training to travel, in doing so his passion
for the art form was renewed by his life experiences on the West Coast. And
while finishing a degree in dance and cultural anthropology at Evergreen State
College in Olympia, Washington, he began to explore a career as a performing
artist.
"During my research I came across Capacitor's website and was immediately
attracted to their multifaceted approach to creating modern dance works,"
says Zendzian. "Their circus flair with aerial acts, fire performance,
and the concept of using scientific thought as a base for creating artistic
works were really appealing to me."
In 2001, when the group announced auditions in preparation for an upcoming
tour on its website, Zendzian packed a backpack and traveled down the coast
to San Francisco to try out. He has been performing with Capacitor for the
past two years and also works as prop designer and set builder for the group
as well as helping to develop and teach Capacitor's education program.
"Within Outer Spaces" debuted in 2000 and in the past three years
Capacitor has taken it to cities all over the world including New York City,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Edinburgh.
"When I first saw the show I was struck by the work's ability to touch
on vast topics such as molecular interaction, gravitational attraction, and
cellular development without being strictly narrative," explains Zendzian.
"As an assemblage of pieces drawn upon the textures, relationships, and
images we encounter in our universe, the show has many interpretations and
each unique experience of the audience is fully valid, so the show is open
to infinite potential realities much like the universe itself." (George
Bragdon)
