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Show 03.29.2010 culture Dance seniors collaborate for concert as "Vox!" shows in the Ragan 15-MELSUNDQUIST Culture writer As a capstone to their experience at UVU. the dance department's graduating seniors have pooled their resources to create "Vox!," a collaborative dance concert. The concert will showcase ballroom dance, ballet, modern dance and dance education, with all pieces choreographed by dance seniors. The variety of styles displayed promises that all dance lovers will find something to enjoy. The dance department's graduating class this year is larger than ever before, so the performance was split up into two nights to accommodate all of the choreographers. Though the performances on Friday and Saturday include different pieces, the genres are evenly spread over both days. There are four modern, two dance education, four ballroom, and five ballet students choreographing this year, some with more than one piece. Each of the 15 choreographers has had a different experience at UVU, and will bring something unique to the concert. According to Kimie Snapp, a senior Dance student, this graduating class is marked by its diversity. "We have a variety this year. In the ballroom section there's a married couple, and we have two professional ballerinas and one modern girl who just got into a professional company," Snapp said. Some students will be mixing genres for their pieces. One Curing "ShakesFeare" HEATHER TURLEY Culture writer Many teachers and students find Shakespeare intimidating to read and discuss because much of the content seems foreign and unrelated to teens, college students and teachers. But in discovering Shakespeare, teachers and students learn that human nature hasn't changed much since the 1500s. Shakespeare's ballroom student will be using ballerinas, and another ballroom piece will be incorporating traditional Polynesian dance. "The title 'Vox!' was chosen to represent all of our voices coming together as one," said Snapp. "Producing this concert as a group has given us a chance to learn from each other and apply all the things we have been learning for four years." Vox is the Latin word for "voice." Many of the performers were cast from the lower grades in the dancing department, but each senior is required to dance in a piece by another choreographer. The end of each spring semester brings many senior project performances to UVU. Each year it is an exciting time for not work remains relevant to our society. Recently, the relevance and accessibility of Shakespeare was highlighted at a conference for UVU education students and focal high school teachers. The"ShakesFear" conference was a recent workshop hosted by UVU English Professor Kate McPherson and inspired by Ralph Alan Cohen's book "ShakesFear and How to Cure It: A Handbook for Teaching Shakespeare." Cohen, the keynote speaker, holds many degrees and is an only dance, but theater, art, design and music students. Concerts, gallery events and performances abound, all showcasing and celebrating the talent and education of UVLTs graduating seniors. The concert win1 be in the Ragan Theater this Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Tickets, which can be purchased at Campus Connection, are $7 or $5 for students with a valid student ID. photos courtesy of Klmle Snapp authority on Shakespeare at Mary Baldwin College (MBC). Dr. Cohen recently created and established a masters program in writing, teaching, acting, and directing Shakespeare at MBC. Cohen has instituted an awakening of Shakespearian performance with the re-creation of the Black Friars Indoor Theater, a replica of the Bard's home theater. According to Cohen, Shakespeare is accessible if you start with the basics. His speech was titled "Misunderstood Things About Shakespeare." In this keynote address, Cohen spoke about his book and the seven deadly preconceptions about Shakespeare that hinder teachers and students in their understanding of his work and he urged them to replace these ideas with productive and well thought-out alternatives. The fear that everyone could agree on was the misconception that Shakespeare's language is foreign. In reality, over 98 percent of Shakespeare's language is current English usage, which means that only 1 in 75 words isn't. "It is through language that I get my best work with my actors when working with Shakespeare," Cohen said. "Shakespeare is enjoyable when students find the 'eureka' in a word or a phrase. That 'eureka' moment comes with inescapable force when an actor or student can put themselves into that moment of perceiving how the character feels. The storylines are essential, but it is the moments in the story where you understand the character that makes Shakespeare relevant." 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