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MUHLENBERG COLLEGE
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2008-2009 DANCE CONCERTS |
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An Innovative Concert of New Dances
Artistic Director, Charles O. Anderson.
Baker Theatre, Trexler Pavilion for Theatre & Dance
November 13 – 14 @ 8 pm and Nov 15 @ 2 pm and 8 pm
Emerging choreographers push the boundaries of concert dance. Dance majors premiere works full of athleticism, beauty, and innovative choreography to develop new works that speak to personal experience. The American College Dance Festival Association has consistantly recognized dances premeired on Muhlenberg Stages for excellence in choreography and performance. These are the creations of talented young chorographers from one of the top dance programs in the country. Charles O. Anderson, Artistic Director, was named one of the Top 25 emerging dancer/choreographers by Dance Magazine in 2007.
Moving Stories will feature a piece by Sarah Carlson of the Muhlenberg Dance Faculty. Student choreographers will include Amanda Ebert ’09, Rebecca Haverson ’10, Laura Mayerson ’10, Dana McGowan ’10, Meghan Meehan ’09, Lauren Naab ’09, Michele Sasso ’10, Janel Sipala ’09, and Olivia Wingerath ’09.
ONLINE TICKETS • Box Office: 484.664.3333 or Email: boxoffice@muhlenberg.edu
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Faculty and Guest Artists Choreograph
Artistic Director, Karen Dearborn
Empie Theatre, Baker Center for the Arts
February 5 – 6 at 8 pm and Feb 7 at 2 pm & 8 pm.
Nationally recognized faculty and guest artists create phenomenal new work showcasing the skill and energy of student dancers in a diverse array of styles and themes. A spectacular evening of ballet, contemporary dance, tap and jazz choreographed by Faculty and Guest Artists whose works has received national and international acclaim.
Faculty Chorographers include Charles O. Anderson, Kathleen Bibalo, Corrie Franz Cowart, Karen Dearborn, and Shelley Oliver. Guest Choreographers include Charlotte Boye-Christensen, and Meredith Rainey.
Showcase of Student-Choreographed Dances
DANCE EMERGE - Artistic Director, Sarah Carlson
Dance Studio Theatre, Trexler Pavilion for Theatre & Dance,
April 16 – 17 @ 8 pm; April 18 at 2 pm and 8 pm; April 19 at 2 p.m.
Executed with vitality and vision, these dance presentations are the product of a semester long collaboration to develop new works in an intimate setting. This enriching and energetic concert ranges from raw and robust to sophisticated and delicate, each dance the unique vision of the choreographer.
Sarah Carlson, Artistic Director, has danced professionally in NYC with numerous companies including Alexandra Beller/Dances, Brian Brooks Moving Company, Clare Byrne Dance,
Paul Mosley Dance and the Metropolitan Opera Ballet. Most recently, she completed a Fulbright Grant studying Vodou ritual dance in Benin, Africa furthering an on-going inquiry into sacred dance forms.
ONLINE TICKETS • Box Office: 484.664.3333 or Email: boxoffice@muhlenberg.edu
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