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The Dance Company of Middlebury "Warrior Work: Show Up. Tell the Truth."

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Warrior Work results from research by the company teaching and performing in a variety of communities, using dance as a platform for personal truth-telling and bridge building. Directed by Lida Winfield in collaboration with Aysha Upchurch and the company members. Tickets: $15 General public/$12 Midd ID holders/$8 Youth/$6 Midd students

Mahaney Arts Center Dance Theatre

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The Dance Company of Middlebury: Presence as Performance

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Butoh artist Meshi Chavez believes that radical engagement requires radical attentiveness. This inquiry into performativity is crucial to the inception and development of a thought-provoking project directed by Scholar in Residence Karima Borni in collaboration with Chavez, accessing embodied presence to cultivate authenticity and responsiveness. Tickets: $15/12/8/6; on sale January 6

   

Mahaney Arts Center Dance Theatre

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The Dance Company of Middlebury: Presence as Performance

Sponsored by:
Dance
Butoh artist Meshi Chavez believes that radical engagement requires radical attentiveness. This inquiry into performativity is crucial to the inception and development of a thought-provoking project directed by Scholar in Residence Karima Borni in collaboration with Chavez, accessing embodied presence to cultivate authenticity and responsiveness. Tickets: $15/12/8/6; on sale January 6

   

Mahaney Arts Center Dance Theatre

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The Dance Company of Middlebury In-Progress Showing

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Mahaney Center for the Arts, Dance Theatre

The Dance Company of Middlebury, under the direction of Visiting Assistant Professor Lida Winfield and in collaboration with guest artist Aysha Upchurch, is teaching and performing in a variety of communities, using dance as a platform for personal truth–telling and bridge building. This research will culminate in an original evening length work to be performed and toured in January. Come take a sneak peek at “Warrior Work: Show Up. Tell the Truth.” Free
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Senior Thesis Dance Concert

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Marquise Adeleye ’20, Sam Kann ’20.5, and Kereem A. Morgan ’19.5 examine the intersection of contemporary choreography with their varied additional disciplines to create an evening as diverse and layered as their intellectual pursuits. They present works that awaken the audience’s creative mind and offer a reimagining of time, technology, and storytelling. Tickets: $15/12/8/6; on sale April 13

Open to the Public

Senior Thesis Dance Concert

Sponsored by:
Dance
Marquise Adeleye ’20, Sam Kann ’20.5, and Kereem A. Morgan ’19.5 examine the intersection of contemporary choreography with their varied additional disciplines to create an evening as diverse and layered as their intellectual pursuits. They present works that awaken the audience’s creative mind and offer a reimagining of time, technology, and storytelling. Tickets: $15/12/8/6; on sale April 13

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Dance Master Class with Duane Lee Holland

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Mahaney Arts Center, Dance Theatre

This class provides an introduction to the theory, practice, aesthetics, and historical foundations of hip-hop dance. Students will explore the roots of funk and hip-hop dance in the social fabric of African, Caribbean, and Afro-Latin cultures while examining reinventions of ragtime, swing, and rock n’ roll throughout 20th century America. A Dance Program event. Free
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Clifford Symposium Arts Performance: An adaptation of Toni Morrison’s short story "Recitatif"

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This performance is an interdisciplinary adaptation of Toni Morrison’s short story, created by Michole Biancosino ’98 of theatre, Christal Brown of dance, and Matthew Taylor of music. Two girls become friends despite the racial and social differences of their mothers. As they grow into women and mothers themselves, an old memory comes back to haunt them.

Immediately following the performance, the creators and performers will discuss the challenges of staging this Morrison short story that explores the tortured ways we deal with race and color. 

Mahaney Arts Center Dance Theatre

Open to the Public

Clifford Symposium Arts Performance: An adaptation of Toni Morrison’s short story "Recitatif"

Sponsored by:
Dance
This performance is an interdisciplinary adaptation of Toni Morrison’s short story, created by Michole Biancosino ‘98 of theatre, Christal Brown of dance, and Matthew Taylor of music. Two girls become friends despite the racial and social differences of their mothers. As they grow into women and mothers themselves, an old memory comes back to haunt them. Audience members are invited to stay for an informal discussion after the performance. Free

http://www.middlebury.edu/clifford/2018

Mahaney Arts Center Dance Theatre

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