By Dan Nonte, University Relations
Contact: (336) 334-4314
Posted 2-4-08
GREENSBORO, NC - The annual Prime Movers Concert at UNCG will showcase the best of undergraduate and graduate student dance Friday and Saturday, Feb. 15-16.
Prime Movers, the Department of Dance’s student-led organization, will present the concert in the UNCG Dance Theater at 8 p.m. Feb. 15-16 and 2 p.m. Feb. 16. The Dance Theater is located on Walker Avenue at Kenilworth Street.
Tickets – $12 general; $10 students, seniors and children; and $5 UNCG students – are available in advance by visiting the university box office in Elliott University Center or calling (336) 334-4849.
The concert will feature the following works:
“Unfolding Steps, Growth in Consciousness” by Elizabeth Lane was inspired by the poetry of Roswald Daly, Lane’s grandfather. This solo dance interprets the quest, the unfolding steps, toward enlightenment.
Camille Lattimore’s lighthearted “Summer Breeze” depicts the childhood summers she and her siblings spent in New York. It pairs music by Kool and the Gang with movement derived from the feelings of summer.
“Three Cheers for the King of the Jungle Gym” by Shaina Birkhead investigates the social realm of the playground. Set to the music of Four Tet, the eight-person dance features energetic movement and intricate partnering representing the fluid dynamics of children at play.
The upbeat “Candy man,” a collaboration between ballroom dancer Joe Joe Hasson and choreographer Bridgid Wills, uses the rhythmic ballroom techniques of swing and jive.
“I Know You Are But What Am I?” is a short duet by Barbara Tait. Depicting the quirks and complexities of sibling relationships, dancers Wesley Nemenz and Tait explore the “unconditional love” that family members claim to share and the meaning behind loving someone you do not understand.
Kimberly Reed’s “Approaching Safe Mixtures” is about her lifelong relationships with loved ones. Six dancers incorporate their own experiences and feelings into this work set to the music of Explosions in the Sky.
Erin LaSala’s “Sickingingly Sweet with Sugar on Top” explores the elegance of femininity and the female form with both graceful and aggressive movements. The music is by David Grisman, Carlo Aonzo and Beppe Gambetta.
Rachel Grant’s “iDance,” with music by The Books, is about the popularity of the iPod and the loss of personal connections in an increasingly technological society. Five dancers share the stage, but somehow inhabit their own worlds.
“Agresiva, Maliciosa” by Ali Duffy captures the cattiness and competition among perfectionist young women. Four dancers form rapidly shifting alliances as they battle for position in an elite clique.
Rachel Brown’s “Frances worries, Frances walk” was first conceived in a choreography class. Inspired by Bach’s “Goldberg Variations,” it explores variations upon a theme.
Nine women perform Katherine Kiefer Stark’s “It is good to know what you are getting yourself into … And sometimes not.” This dance examines gestures and a range of quirky behavior within a specific thematic structure.
