Senior dance students to

present concert April 20

MIDDLEBURY, Vt.-Middlebury College senior dance

students Caroline Bodkin and Jareb Keltz will offer an evening-length

concert of dance works, “Next to Standing” and “We Live Here, We Work

Here,” on April 20 and 21 at 8 p.m. in the Middlebury College Center

for the Arts Dance Theatre on South Main Street (Route 30).

Real-life movement interactions inspire the work of both of these

choreographers. Bodkin transforms familiar encounters into dreamlike

sequences, while Keltz looks at the ways in which perceptions of the

world and interactions with other people influence environmental

awareness and action.

The performance begins with “Next to Standing,”

a 30-minute sequence in three parts choreographed by Bodkin, who will

perform the dance with student dancers Mikey Azzara, Andrew Boyer,

Mike Deni, Caitlin Greenfield, Kim Guion and Kate Stamper. “Next to

Standing” explores themes of emotional and physical intimacy and

alienation through the use of stuttered, angular movement sequences

and intimate, internally focused gestures.

“We Live Here, We Work Here,” choreographed by

Keltz, explores the relationship between environmental awareness and

dance. Featured in the performance along with Keltz are students

Heather Beal, Corey Bills, Ben Calvi and Eve-Lyn Hinckley. Keltz

uses his interest in the way natural environments dictate the

movements people make in daily life as inspiration for creating

dances. In addition to his own choreography, he will perform a new

work, “Wind,” choreographed by Middlebury College Professor of Dance

Andrea Olsen, with original music composed by visiting artist Mike

Vargas, a lecturer and accompanist at the University of Colorado.

The piece is inspired by Keltz’s experience growing up on Nantucket

Island.

Tickets are $4 for general admission and $3 for

senior citizens. For information and reservations, call the Center

for the Arts box office at 802-443-6433.