Spring 2009
Final FIREWORK: Ending the year in a blaze of dance!
Friday May 29, 2009
4:15 pm - 6 pm.
Roble Dance Studio 38, then Studio 52.
FREE and open to the public!
Don't miss the Dance Division's 5th and final performance in the FIREWORK '08-'09 Series, the low-tech/no-tech presentation of dances on/by/for Stanford Dancers.
Featuring dances by:
Mio Frisk
Adrienne Chung
Austen Rosenfeld
Justina Grayman
Maria Fernandez
Sam Smith-Eppsteiner
and.....
Excerpts: Antony Tudor Repertory (directed by Kristine Elliott)
Dance Repertory: Choreography Project (choreographed by Robert Moses)
New Duet: Katharine Hawthorne and Sebastian Calderon Betin (choreographed by Diane Frank)
Performance followed immediately by refreshments and lively discussion among audience and artists.
.... And, Big Announcement: an over-view of next year's Dance Division projects and plans, including commissions, auditions, residencies, and performance opportunities....
What is FIREWORK?
Dance performance, broadly defined -- one hour -- lively discussion -- food.....
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Duets Project
Diane Frank and student dancers
June 2 at 4:15pm; reception to follow
Roble Dance Studio
Students and faculty are warmly invited to attend the final informal showing of The Duets Project.
Dancers will perform selected repertory excerpts from the the work of five choreographers. The duets were selected specifically for their differing approaches to partnering, a crucial aspect of dance performance which is rarely addressed in technique classes and yet is so important in creating and performing with others.
Each dance requires a different set of rehearsal skills. Practicing the dance sharpens the skills; mastering the skills makes it possible to perform the dance. Initially working within the duet form, the dancers have taken some of the works to another level, developing the duets into several ensemble versions. Their rehearsal processes parallel the rehearsal investigations of the choreographers.
The works feature the following artists:
Excerpt from "Other Suns" by Margaret Jenkins; "Politics of Intimacy" by Holly Johnston; "Precision Ball Passing by Charles Moulton; "Alone Some and Two-some," an airmail dance by Remy Charlip; and an excerpt from "Overlap" by Diane Frank.
Reception to follow, immediately after the showing.
This project made possible through the generous support of the Stanford Institute for Creativity and the Arts.
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The Evolution of Hip Hop
Ronnie Reddick and student dancers
Special Guest: Opportunity Youth School
June 3 at 3pm
Roble Dance Studio
Choreographed by Stanford Dance Division Artist-in-Residence Ronnie Reddick.
Performances to Janet Jackson's "If," Michael Jackson's "Thriller," and songs by Beyonce and MC Hammer. Special Guest: Opportunity School Youth.
