Sunday, April 12, 2009

Alumni Dance Concerts

From the Press Release:

Prominent Alumni from NYC, Boston, Chicago, LA, and Ann Arbor will gather to present new works and recent repertory.


Alumni Dance Concert One:

DATE: Friday, June 12th, 3:00 PM.
LOCATION: Duderstadt Center Video and Performance Studio, 2281 Bonisteel Blvd (North Campus - map)

Featuring choreography and performances by the following alumni: Lisa Catrett-Belrose, Rachel McInstry, Liz Riga, Michael Phillips, Mark Broomfield, Susannah Windell, Ayako Kato, and Angela Gallo.


Alumni Dance Concert Two:
DATE: Friday, June 12th, 8:00 PM
LOCATION: Betty Pease Studio Theater, Dance Building (map)

Featuring choreography and performances by honored guests including the first Chair of the University of Michigan Dance Department, Elizabeth Bergmann, who now heads the Dance Program at Harvard University.

Noted danced artist Christine Dakin will be a featured performer on the concert. Ms. Dakin, a native of Ann Arbor and a UM alumna, is known for her performance of Martha Graham’s roles in such works as Appalachian Spring, Cave of the Heart, Lamentation, Clytemnestra, and for roles Graham created for her in Rite of Spring and Phaedra’s Dream, in which she was partnered by Rudolf Nureyev. Dakin joined the Martha Graham Dance Company in 1976; she was principal dancer, Artistic Director leading the company to its rebirth, and is now Artistic Director Laureate.

Also featured on the concert will be an excerpt from a work by longtime UM dance faculty member and former Chair Gay Delanghe (1941-2006); her work Venice, Milan, Florence choreographed to J.S. Bach's Concerto in the Italian Style will be performed live by pianist Christian Matjias. Robin Wilson will restage and perform in the work, joined by two UM dance alumni Corinne Imberski and Christina Sears-Etter.

Alleluia, set to music of the same name by American composer Randall Thompson (1899-1984), and choreographed by UM alumna and former UM faculty member Jeanne Parsons Bostian, will be performed by UM alumna Christina Sears Etter. As a young performer Bostian danced the role of Laurie in Agnes DeMille’s Oklahoma on Broadway. She was also partnered by modern dance great Ted Shawn in his choreography in performances at Jacob’s Pillow.

Other choreography and performances by alumni will be featured on the concert. Those alumni include Jodi Allen, Emily Berry, Maureen Janson Heintz, Lizzie Leopold, Melissa Bloch and Greg Patterson.

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