Dance
Special
Programs
Concert Series
Two faculty dance concerts and one guest artist concert
constitute the annual dance series sponsored by the
Department of Dance. Master classes and workshops accompany
guest artist concerts.
A selected list of artist and dance companies presented
includes:
- Dinizulu Drummers and Dancers
- Risa Steinberg
- Molissa Fenley
- Claire Porter
- Stephen Koester and Terry Creach
- Art Bridgeman and Myrna Packer
- Merian Soto and Pepon Osorio
- Sara Pearson and Patrick Widrig
- Guandong Modern Dance Company
- The Dayton Contemporary Dance Company
- Ririe Woodbury Dance Company
- Moscow Chamber Ballet
- Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company
- The dance companies of:
- David Parsons
- Murray Louis/Alwin Nikolais
- Jose Limon
- David Dorfman
- Mark Taylor
- Ralph Lemon
- Doug Varone
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- Carolyn Dorfman
- Martha Graham
- Doug Elkins
- Ellis Wood
- John Jasperse
- Trisha Brown
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Student Performance
Advanced students have the opportunity to appear in
the work of faculty and guest choreographers on faculty
concerts. In addition to the two faculty concerts included
in the concert series, individual faculty members produce
additional concerts of their own, as well as choreography
for Opera at Rutgers and other campus venues. Faculty
occasionally use student dancers in works produced off-campus
at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark and
locations throughout New York City. A juried concert
of student choreography and a B.F.A. senior concert
are produced each year. Numerous informal presentations
of student work for guests and fellow students are a
regular part of the program.
University DanceWorks
University DanceWorks, the department's touring performance
company, travels throughout the New York metropolitan
area, presenting formal concerts, lecture/demonstrations,
and workshops. Past guest choreographers have included
Sean Curran, Jeanine Durning, Ben Munisteri and Heidi
Latsky, among others. Student choreography is also chosen
for presentation. DanceWorks is open to junior and senior
B.F.A. students by audition only.
Repertory
Besides the new work created by faculty, dances of special
historic note are sometimes reconstructed in a modern
dance repertory class. Doris Humphrey's Water Study,
Don Redlich's Gybe, Arnie Zane's Freedom of
Information and Hanya Holms' Homage to Mahler
have been learned and performed by students in recent
years.
Dance Day
For information about the annual high school dance day event, click here.
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