November
1, 2002
Collaborations,
Debut Choreography Infuse Faculty Dance Performance
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Dana Ganssle '03
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Whether
your taste in dance leans toward the classical or experimental;
whether you prefer the rhythms of hip-hop, or the improvisations
of jazz, there will be music, movement, and artists to inspire
and entertain you at Mount Holyoke's annual faculty dance
performance. Kendall's studio theater stage will feature
Five College dance students and faculty performing classical ballet,
rhythmic dance, jazz, hip-hop and other dance forms November 7–
9 at 8 pm. Several new dances choreographed by Mount Holyoke faculty
will premiere at the event, and the evening will showcase collaborations
between students and guest artists and between dance students
and faculty and members of the College's music department.
Highlights of the
evening of dance include Five College students' performance
of a dance choreographed for them for the occasion by guest artist
Tere O'Connor. O'Connor selected the five performers
by audition in late September and has been rehearsing with them
intensively during weekends in October. O'Connor and his
company have toured the United States and are frequent guests
at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival. In a collaboration between
the College's music and dance departments, six Five College
dance students will perform a new piece titled Sonata in C
Minor, choreographed by Rose Marie Flachs, associate professor
of dance, to the music (of the same title) of Vivaldi and performed
by the Mount Holyoke Baroque Ensemble. The ensemble is composed
of music faculty members Robert Eisenstein, Linda Laderach, and
Larry Schipull. "This has been an exciting collaboration
and a great opportunity for students to perform to live music,"
Flachs said.
No dance event would
be complete without a pas de deux. Making its debut at the performance
will be a dramatic duet choreographed by Charles Flachs, associate
professor of dance, which he will perform with Rose Marie Flachs.
The piece reflects the emotional music of Alfred Schnittke, as
performed by the Kronos Quartet. Professors of dance Jim Coleman
and Terese Freedman have created a lighthearted piece for a large
group of dancers. Students will perform to such 1950s classics
as "Blue Moon," "Stand by Me," and "Runaround
Sue." Adding to the energy of the show, Peter Jones, lecturer
and accompanist in dance, and members of his Rhythmic Analysis
class will explore expression within movement using a medley of
varying rhythms. In addition, guest artist Kiara Brown has choreographed
an energetic jazz hip-hop piece for the performance.
Reserve your tickets
for the show now by calling the dance department box office at
x2848. Tickets are $5 for students and children and $7 for the
general public. Tickets may be reserved by email at dance-reservations@mtholyoke.edu.
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