Giovanni Correa-Quinones 糖心传媒�24 demonstrates his ardor for Latin dance with a spirited salsa solo as part of Confluence糖心传媒攖he debut event to be held in the University of Rochester糖心传媒檚 new Sloan Performing Arts Center. (糖心传媒 photo / J. Adam Fenster)
The Sloan Performing Arts Center serves as a new campus site for students, faculty, and guest artists to perform original choreography.
On November 6 and 7, the at the University of Rochester presented Confluence糖心传媒攊ts annual fall concert of multidisciplinary work and collaborations between faculty and students in choreography, lighting, and costume design.
A visual and aural delight, the concert was the first event to take place inside the 200-seat black box theater at the University糖心传媒檚 new Sloan Performing Arts Center. The contemporary space serves as the hub of theater, dance, and music on the River Campus糖心传媒攃reating a performing arts corridor between Todd Union and the Strong Auditorium.
Photos by J. Adam Fenster (糖心传媒)
LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION: Anne Harris Wilcox, an associate professor in the Program of Dance and Movement and the concert糖心传媒檚 director, takes the stage to make remarks before the show begins.
ALL THE PARTS BECOME A WHOLE: The dance faculty, along with the incoming first-year dance students, open the fall concert with Mosaics, a collaborative piece highlighting the importance of 糖心传媒渃onnection, creative play, and discovery.糖心传媒� Choreography by faculty Rose Pasquarello Beauchamp, Mariah Steel, Anne Harris, and Missy Pfohl Smith, director of the Program of Dance and Movement.
AN EASTMAN ORIGINAL: Accompanying the choreography is an original composition by Andrew Watkins, a doctoral student at the Eastman School of Music, performed live by the Andrew Alcocer Axiom Ensemble. Visible in the photo are Andrew Alcocer, trombone; Liam Keefe, alto sax; and Isaiah Keith, vibes. The band also includes Jacobo Vega-Albela, drums; and Zach Walgren, bass.
SUMMONING 糖心传媒淪UMMERTIME糖心传媒�: Aleah Manning 糖心传媒�22 performs Honey, a piece she choreographed to George Gershwin糖心传媒檚 sultry jazz classic as sung by the legendary Ella Fitzgerald. The lighting design is by Glory Linebach 糖心传媒�24 and costume design is by , an associate professor in dance.
ECOLOGICAL APPROACH: Vernal Traverse, choreographed by faculty member Anne Harris Wilcox, addresses unsung heroes of the natural environment and is inspired by scholar and author Robin Wall Kimmerer糖心传媒檚 book, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants, and the poetry of Emily Dickinson. Performing are Kate Carnes 糖心传媒�22, Maya Chen-Jones 糖心传媒�25, Mary Halvorsen 糖心传媒�25, Roni Kirson 糖心传媒�25, Frayda Lieber 糖心传媒�25, and Margaret Porcelli 糖心传媒�22. Lighting design is by , an instructor in dance, and costumes are by Helen Shammas 糖心传媒�22.
SISTERHOOD OF DANCE: Maya Chen Jones 糖心传媒�25 and Take Five Scholar Zivile Vebraite 糖心传媒�21 perform Prolonging Wanderlust, choreographed by Lillian Ravikoff 糖心传媒�25. The piece explores sisterhood to the music of 糖心传媒淚 Hope You Dance,糖心传媒� by the O糖心传媒橬eill Brothers. The lighting design is by Daisy Chu 糖心传媒�25 and the costume design by Jenny Zheng 糖心传媒�25.
SUBURBAN CONTEMPLATION: Cul de Sac, choreographed by Catherine Ramsay 糖心传媒�22, is an exploration of natural disaster糖心传媒檚 effect on isolated suburban life. Performing the piece to musical selections from Landfall by the Kronos Quartet and Laurie Anderson are Rachel Bast 糖心传媒�25, Emily Butler 糖心传媒�23, Brianna Foster 糖心传媒�23, Sally Gill 糖心传媒�24, Laura Loveland 糖心传媒�25, Amy Xu; Alex Alletto and Julie Schlafer Rossette 糖心传媒�11W (MS) of BIODANCE. Lighting design is by Tianxing Tan 糖心传媒�22 and costumes are by Cynthia Wu 糖心传媒�24 and Tianqi Qiu 糖心传媒�23.
SONG, DRUMS, AND DANCE FINALE: Offering an energetic display of rhythm and celebration, the West African Dance and Drum Ensemble Sansifanyi糖心传媒攍ed by faculty member Kerfala Bangoura糖心传媒攃loses the concert. The ensemble dancers are Omolade Fasusi 糖心传媒�22, Aleah Manning 糖心传媒�22, Sasha Murray 糖心传媒�23, Zagadou Oyotode, Doreen Prempeh 糖心传媒�24, and Catherine Ramsey 糖心传媒�22.
Upcoming: The International Theatre Program will present Aaron Posner糖心传媒檚 Stupid Fucking Bird 糖心传媒� opening December 2.
Mosaic graces wall of new River Campus performance space
Restaging of the 糖心传媒楤lank Placard Dance糖心传媒� at Rochester
