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Diverse music, dance styles mark Dance 2008
April 04, 2008
A vibrant and dynamic series of performances will mark PLU’s Dance 2008 on April 11 and 12 at 8 p.m. in Eastvold Auditorium.
The night’s program features students, alumna and faculty choreographers, and a guest choreographer. The Dance Ensemble will perform a collection of dances in the style of jazz, modern, ballet and hip hop.
Directed by Maureen McGill, associate professor of dance and theater, the performance marks her 30th academic year at PLU. She will present “Bird Prints,” a solo piece set to original music by composer Ron Fein. Co-director and alumna Tara Holliday will showcase her talents with a lyrical dance about crossing over.
The performance features guest choreographer Amy Weaver, co-artistic director of the Weaving Dance Company and a freelance artist, choreographer and teacher. Weaver will present a modern, upbeat number set to the sounds of “Deep Forest” that includes partnering and challenging dance combinations.
A Washington native, Weaver moved from Wenatchee to Seattle to earn her Bachelor’s in Fine Arts from the Cornish College of the Arts. She toured extensively with the off Broadway show “The Masterpiece,” which included appearances in China for the International Festival of the Arts.
In all, the performance features 13 choreographers, 57 dancers and musicians with lighting design by Dave Wehmhoefer. The additional pieces featured in Dance 2008 were arranged by student artists and include:
The performance is sponsored by the School of Arts and Communication and the Office of Admission.
Tickets are $8 for general admission, and $5 for students, senior citizens, children under 12 and PLU faculty and staff. Tickets are available in advance through the Campus Concierge at 253-535-7411 or at the door the night of the event.
University Communications staff writer Megan Haley compiled this report. Comments, questions, ideas? Please contact her at ext. 8691 or at haleymk@plu.edu. Photo by University Photographer Jordan Hartman.
Directed by Maureen McGill, associate professor of dance and theater, the performance marks her 30th academic year at PLU. She will present “Bird Prints,” a solo piece set to original music by composer Ron Fein. Co-director and alumna Tara Holliday will showcase her talents with a lyrical dance about crossing over.
The performance features guest choreographer Amy Weaver, co-artistic director of the Weaving Dance Company and a freelance artist, choreographer and teacher. Weaver will present a modern, upbeat number set to the sounds of “Deep Forest” that includes partnering and challenging dance combinations.
A Washington native, Weaver moved from Wenatchee to Seattle to earn her Bachelor’s in Fine Arts from the Cornish College of the Arts. She toured extensively with the off Broadway show “The Masterpiece,” which included appearances in China for the International Festival of the Arts.
In all, the performance features 13 choreographers, 57 dancers and musicians with lighting design by Dave Wehmhoefer. The additional pieces featured in Dance 2008 were arranged by student artists and include:
- PLU dance team co-captain Kristen Martensen, whose hip hop dance includes break dancers and is set to music by Christine Aguilera, Busta Rhymes, Aceyalone, Timbaland and Pit Bull
- Liz Erie, dance team co-captain, who created a number titled “Diamonds” accompanied by the music of Eve, Gnarles Barkley and Janet Jackson
- Dmitry Mikheyev, who choreographed a dramatic dance that includes the use of props
- Rachael McWilliams, whose number is set to a song from Andrew Lloyd Weber’s “Phantom of the Opera”
- Clare Edgerton and Justin Huertas, who incorporated live musicians and vocalists into their dance set to a song from the musical “Spring Awakening”
- A ballet work choreographed by Elizabeth Long set to the music of Aaron Copland Maurice Eckstein, whose lyrical, ritualistic dance is accompanied by the sounds of Ella Andell
- Senior Jenna Calhoun, who used the music of Imogen Heap as the background for her abstract modern work
- Rebecca Sharp, whose jazz work features “Guess Who” and “American Woman”
The performance is sponsored by the School of Arts and Communication and the Office of Admission.
Tickets are $8 for general admission, and $5 for students, senior citizens, children under 12 and PLU faculty and staff. Tickets are available in advance through the Campus Concierge at 253-535-7411 or at the door the night of the event.
University Communications staff writer Megan Haley compiled this report. Comments, questions, ideas? Please contact her at ext. 8691 or at haleymk@plu.edu. Photo by University Photographer Jordan Hartman.