Show Visual Art Main Focus for Dance Concert Concert Amanda Chamberlain Arts Entertainment Visual art can be described in so oh-so-many ways The Dance Company is preparing to take on all of them this month On April 8 and 9 the fifteen en talented expressive dancers who comprise the school dance company company company com com- pany will portray and display the different connections between dancing and the other visual arts The dancers referred to toby toby toby by Dance Company Director and The light-footed light Dance Company will will p perform throughout April April- See Dance continued on page 4 c cu c. c E Eo o U 1 i A f 18 c Q E r V J CO en Dance continued from front I r. r I 7 Associate oi Or 11 Professor of Dance Tess Tess' Tess Boone as students willing to explore the visual arts and movement movement movement move move- ment will be performing choreography choreography choreography raphy that incorporates the use of paintings drawings photographs and other visual arts This particular dance concert aptly named The Visual Art of Dance will welcome the spring season with tantalizing and entertaining entertaining entertaining enter enter- visions of an almost overload overload overload over over- load of artful sights The Visual Art of Dance presents presents presents pre pre- choreography by local professionals professionals professionals faculty and students alike Guest choreographers include Jim Moreno of Repertory Dance Theater and Danell Hathaway of Paradigm Dance Company Even the Faculty pitched in more than a few two cents to make this production a spring slam Stephanie Sleeper Melinda j i McIlwaine and Marsh all have hav two things in common common All ll te teachers chers are Adjunct Dance Instructors at the college and all h h a rl d some rYlA c ou vu of the dance Think that dance concerts are just not your bag Well the choreography in the concert features many styles of dance including modern modem dance jazz 1 J J t n n d h l-i l h tap Up an ip op In addition to the array of diversity diversity diversity diver diver- sity the gazing art-gazing eye of paint paint- ing drawing enthusiasts will also be captivated by the visual art props a The pioneer-like pioneer presentation style of the spring concert might strike some as unconventional and nontraditional The student choreographers have been quite courageous in in studying artworks and b brYn bringing nging ging them to life on another r level evel through movement said Boone They learn how valuable it is to risk in order to find ones one's own voice with movement even when that means doing something outside outside outside out out- side ones one's comfort zone Even more unique the dont don't pause for intermission During the performances performance's hiatus as aswell aswell i well as before the shows show's commencement commencement commencement com com- the student dancers i I rind and faculty will have a display of th their ii- ii own own visual art showcased in I lt Ithe 1 lobby of the Grand Theatre How stretch delightful-stretch your arms and le s and onH al 11 s o Being willing to take risks is a skill needed in life no matter what career you pursue 41 oS g u v gain visual pleasure both at the same time And on top of all being skilled artists there are many varieties of majors within the dance n Ni l fn f troupe any o othe Ui VI the members want to pursue dance as a major but others are also studying sociology psychology business management nursing and American Sign Language Being willing to take risks is a askill askill askill skill needed in life no matter what career you pursue said Boone The taking risk-taking dancing and art- art displaying visions of visuals in inThe inThe inThe The Visual Art of Dance Dance are are I available for witness by all all The April 8 and 9 9 performances at Grand Theater located at 1575 S. S State St. St The cost is 5 for adults for seniors and non students and free of charge for ID-holding ID students and staff The art starts at pm p.m. |