Koresh Dance Co.

Oct. 28-31, $20-$40, Suzanne Roberts Theatre, 480 S. Broad St., 215-985-0420, koreshdance.org.

by Deni Kasrel

[ dance ]

In the last few years, Roni Koresh has scored several sizable awards for his namesake dance troupe, including an $81,650 grant from Dance Advance and a nearly $400,000 three-year grant from the William Penn Foundation. So the guy should be uber-happy, right? Well, glee ain't his thing. At least not when it comes to his work, where Roni prefers ruminative reflection. Sure, his pieces include high-energy dance and even humor. But in the end, as evidenced by his two world premieres on for this weekend, Somewhere in Between and Benchtime Stories, the guy's a born brooder.

Oct. 28-31, $20-$40, Suzanne Roberts Theatre, 480 S. Broad St., 215-985-0420, koreshdance.org.