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(Posted 4-21-04)
Contact: Tiffany Aumann, 336-334-5371

UNCG Dance Seniors Present Emotion through Motion in Thesis Concerts

GREENSBORO – The UNCG Department of Dance will present the Senior Thesis II Concert, an evening of eight works choreographed by graduating dance majors Friday and Saturday, April 30 and May 1.  Performances will begin at 8 p.m. both nights, with a matinee Saturday at 2 p.m., in the Dance Theater on Walker Avenue.

Tickets are $10 for general admission, $7 for students and seniors, and $5 for UNCG students. Free parking is available in the university lot at the corner of Walker and Aycock Avenue. For more information or to reserve tickets, call (336) 334-4849.

 The concert will span many ideas and contain a fusion of theater, atmospheric spectacle and modern dance.

• Renay Aumiller’s “I wanted to tell you I feel that I need to say how” is a semi-aerial group piece that depicts the moments in life too intense to describe with words.

• “Run Rabbit Run,” a work choreographed by Laura Arrington, is a satirical, campy commentary on post-modern society performed by a cast of ten to original compositions by Samuel Gallo.

• A solo work, choreographed and performed by Erin Guthe, will be defined by strong lines, geometric spatial patterns and broken abstract movement. The piece emphasizes life’s pathways, relationships and the opportunity for change.

• Ashley Ramsey’s “I can see the sea” is a duet that portrays the camaraderie of two humans in the midst of the struggle to realize truth. Ramsey’s piece highlights the constant striving to attain opposite virtues by grasping at reality and feeding our desires.

• “Swaying Solitude” is a group piece choreographed by Krisja Hendricks that portrays the affects of isolation through molten, chaotic and perpetual movement.

• A solo piece choreographed and performed by Kathryn Ullom is a personal narration of sorts.  Set to a sound score of spoken word and the music of Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Ullom uses athletic movement to portray the roller-coaster type pattern of daily thoughts.

• Another group piece choreographed by Martha-Wade Wrenn shows the loss of security and direction as well as the emotions experienced in finding a new direction.  This piece relies heavily on spatial design and pathways.

• Jahna Bobolia’s “Sealing the Bottle and Pealing Back the Label” is a group piece that explores the influences people can have over one another and the struggles that young adults encounter.

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