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Senior Thesis Dance Concert

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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

Open to the Public

Dance Master Class with Duane Lee Holland

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Dance
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
Open to the Public

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

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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.

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

Open to the Public

Christal Brown's "Liquid Strength"

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Dance
Brown’s class focuses on developing the total artist. Exercises will focus on alignment, torso and spinal flexibility, clarity of focus, upper body strength, lower body strength, and abdominal control. Working to transform philosophical notions of being into movement explorations, students will discover intersections between technique and performance: yielding transference. Free

Mahaney Arts Center Dance Theatre

Open to the Public

Bebe Miller Company: In a Rhythm

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Dance
A suite of dances based on the dynamics of adaptation and translation inspired by the writings of Gertrude Stein, Toni Morrison, and David Foster Wallace, whose voices capture diverse cultural relevancies through their structure of language. Choreographer Bebe Miller looks at the syntax of movement—how we apprehend meaning through the juxtaposed dynamics of action and context in time and space. Presented in conjunction with the 2018 Clifford Symposium. See go.middlebury.edu/dance for full residency schedule. Tickets: $15 Public/$12 Midd ID holders/$8 Youth/$6 Midd students

Mahaney Arts Center Dance Theatre

Open to the Public

Bebe Miller Company: In a Rhythm

Sponsored by:
Dance
A suite of dances based on the dynamics of adaptation and translation inspired by the writings of Gertrude Stein, Toni Morrison, and David Foster Wallace, whose voices capture diverse cultural relevancies through their structure of language. Choreographer Bebe Miller looks at the syntax of movement—how we apprehend meaning through the juxtaposed dynamics of action and context in time and space. Presented in conjunction with the 2018 Clifford Symposium. See go.middlebury.edu/dance for full residency schedule. Tickets: $15 Public/$12 Midd ID holders/$8 Youth/$6 Midd students

Mahaney Arts Center Dance Theatre

Open to the Public

Bebe Miller Company: In a Rhythm

Sponsored by:
Dance
A suite of dances based on the dynamics of adaptation and translation inspired by the writings of Gertrude Stein, Toni Morrison, and David Foster Wallace, whose voices capture diverse cultural relevancies through their structure of language. Choreographer Bebe Miller looks at the syntax of movement—how we apprehend meaning through the juxtaposed dynamics of action and context in time and space. Presented in conjunction with the 2018 Clifford Symposium. See go.middlebury.edu/dance for full residency schedule. Tickets: $15 Public/$12 Midd ID holders/$8 Youth/$6 Midd students

Mahaney Arts Center Dance Theatre

Open to the Public

Dance and Musicality Master Class by Alison Clancy

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Performing Arts Series and Dance
The class begins with a gentle physical warm up, moving into improvisational techniques and phrasework, with a special emphasis paid to musicality. Alison Clancy is a multidisciplinary artist working across the time based mediums of dance, music, and visual media, in pursuit of beauty and catharsis. Clancy has danced for ten seasons with the Metropolitan Opera Ballet and tours internationally with ZviDance. She composes music for theater and film and has released albums under the monikers Psycho Tyko, Loving You, HUFF THIS!, and Electric Child. All levels welcome.

Mahaney Arts Center Dance Theatre

Open to the Public