Show Audience u Thrilled ri e I at a in Ha Hall a dye r i o tt t U ao a W Wt AI t 1 tr u 0 1 Iw 0 U y Chainsaw men zombies vampires Frankenstein and other favorites danced on stage in Thriller at Kingsbury Hall Stacie Peart Campus Editor Thriller an Odyssey Dance Company Production is playing at Kingsbury Hall The Halloween dance concert includes amazing performances performances performances per per- creepy sets and a variety of music genres This production is in its tenth year Many of the routines routines routines rou rou- tines have become audience favorites and staples in the production The favorites include seasoned performances performances performances mances such as Dem Bones Frankenstein Frankenstein and River of Blood Dance I think their company is really good because they showcase jazz dancing which is unique said J Jenica enica Popish one audience member Thriller is a great Halloween experience for those with a morbid sense of humor Families and couples can enjoy this event because of the concerts concert's humor and paced fast-paced feel This is a great dance concert for those who dont don't usually like ballet opera and other forms of High Art However some jokes and I themes might The be be lost on young children As Kingsbury Hall they are greeted by vanous vari van various various ous original scores from popular popular popular pop pop- ular scary movies Some of the tunes include Guns n Roses Sympathy for the Devil from the movie Interview with the Vampire and Halloween favorites like Monster Mash Zombies saunter through the crowd scaring all who cross their paths as ushers whisk audience members to their assigned seats The zombies swarm those who react to their presence The dance concert begins with the Odyssey Dance Company's performance of Michael Jacksons Jackson's Thriller One of the audiences audience's favorite performances is Dem Bones This routine features tap dancing tons The dark stage is lit by a a. black light and dancers wear costumes with skeletons skeletons' o In painted on onn with black light paint Its my favorite Popish said She added that it boggles boggles boggles bog bog- your mind be because ause of the special effects Special effects were used throughout the concert to enhance the I performances During Thriller the audience audience audience audi audi- ence shows their approval by clapping whistling and calling calling calling call call- ing out during the performance mance This makes attending Thriller a unique ballet experience nce Some of the performances performances performances per per- even tell classic Halloween stories One of the classic stories is Frankenstein which begins with Dr Frankenstein's creations creations creations cre- cre Waking up The Thel dancers act out a comical and somewhat touching love story of boy meets girl boy accidentally accidentally accidentally acci acci- dentally kills girl t J. J T i i Its a really ne neat t way to take classic ballet to give it a amo mo monster ster twist P Popish said Lisa Benson the female lead in Frankenstein Frankenstein plays dead while Karl Hendrickson Frankenstein's monster drags her around stage At one point during the performance Benson goes up into the splits on toe point while hanging lifelessly This act audience who immediately show their then appreciation by yelling and clapping Thriller also pays homage to the horror movie classics classics' like Friday the and Halloween by featuring performances by the notorious ous movie killers Jason Jam and Michaels Mire are individual performances that showcase different dancing dancing dancing ing techniques such as hip- hip I II I. I See Thriller continued on page 6 1 t. t r l l. l 1 rh 1 11 I. I Thriller n m IT mK cont from page 2 hop and a comical percussive symphony The program even thanks Freddy Krueger Jason Voorhees and Michael Myers along with other groups and individuals individuals individuals indi indi- as people who've helped create Thriller Young dancers are featured in Chucky Rama This showcases them dancing around dressed like the Chucky Doll from the Childs Play movies Darryl Yeager Founder and Artistic Director of Odyssey Dance Theatre choreographed many of the Thriller favorites such as Frankenstein Frankenstein Jason Jam and of course Thriller Yeager has years of experience from choreographing television television sion film music videos and theatre Besides dancing Thriller showcases other talents For example Mindy t c r fl Lilyquist ily sings sing's a medley y of f cli cheesy songs sy-songs as Lorena Bobbitt When pieced together the songs including Dude Looks like a Lady tell Bobbitt's side of the story Popish mentioned that while singing and acting performances weren't her favorite really smooth transitions transitions transitions transi transi- while youre you're waiting for the next performance While the experience of Thriller is amazing many who attend might have trouble parking There are limited spaces that decrease even further if theres there's another event at the University of Utah Those who sit in the balcony also will have trouble seeing parts of the performances performances performances mances because the dancers do go out into the audience occasionally This is remedied slightly during the finale when zombie dancers perform in the balcony aisles Thriller will be at Kingsbury Hall until October 30 |