Local choreographer, educator, Cid Pearlman came onto Artist on Art, May 14, 2012 to talk about her world premeire, From Estonia with Love.

From Estonia with Love features five dance artists from Estonia and U.S.A. intelligent and deeply embodied dancing. Cid began the project as a Fulbright Scholar living in Estonia for a year. She was able to bring the show to California through crowd sourcing funding such as Kickstarter and a grant from the San Francisco International Art Festival.

Santa Cruz is the first stop in a California tour, including events in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Santa Cruz performances are Thursday & Friday, May 17th and 18th, 8:00 PM, at Santa Cruz Dance/Motion at the Mill. Tickets are $15-$20 in advance, $18-$20 at the door. To purchase tickets go to Santa Cruz Dance.com.