Department of Dance

			Upcoming Events DANCE SCHOLARSHIP AUDITION for gifted and talented Transfer/Freshman Majors Applications Due: February 17, 2009 Auditions: March 1, 2009 For application forms contact: Scholarship Committee Department of Dance University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742 -1615 (301) 405-3180 The University of Maryland is an Equal Opportunity Institution. The following Events will be held in the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center Fall 2008and Spring 2009. Subscription rates are available.  Call the Box Office at (301) 405-ARTS for further information or visit http://www.claricesmithcenter.umd.edu  Tie Shopping With My Father An MFA Thesis Concert by Kathrine Iacono Thursday, Friday, September 25 & 26, 2008 8:00 pm in the Kogod Theatre Kathrine Iacono's father was a wrestling coach for 40 years in the state of New Jersey, and wrestling has played a significant role in her life.  In considering the many manifestations of movement, and its expression in human interactions, she naturally gravitated to the sport, in which movement is as distilled and focused as anything the dance world has to offer.  Her new work explores character, sport, human relationships and her own history. For tickets/info call the Ticket Office at (301) 405-ARTS David Dorfman Dance underground Thursday, Friday, November 6 & 7, 2008 8:00 pm in the KayTheatre In this multi-media riot of the senses, Dorfman explores the boundaries between activism and terrorism.  Inspired by the militant Weathermen, a 1960s/1970s offshoot of Students for a Democratic Society, underground explores the inside world of political activism and poses large questions to present-day protesters, activists, war resisters and ordinary citizens.  Does what you do make a difference?  In a violent world, can you fight for peace? For tickets/info call the Ticket Office at (301) 405-ARTS This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art. Making Dances/Taking Chances Thursday, Friday, November 13& 14, 2008 8:00 pm in the Dance Theatre Experience an adventurous program of select, newly created dance works by MFA candidates in the Department of Dance. For tickets/info call the Ticket Office at (301) 405-ARTS Maryland Dance Ensemble Friday, Saturday, December 5 & 6, 2008 8:00 pm in the Kay Theatre This program includes a work by guest artist Keith Johnson, this fall's artist-in-residence, performed by student dancers.  Recent faculty work is also featured. For tickets/info call the Ticket Office at (301) 405-ARTS New Dances Thursday, December 11 & Friday, December 12, 2008 5:00 pm in the Dance Theatre An informal concert of works/works-in-progress choreographed and performed by students. December 12th  program will feature works by senior dance majors. The performance is FREE Choreographers' Showcase Saturday, January 31, 2009 at 3:00pm and 8:00pm   in the Dance Theatre Sample something new at the 26th Annual Chorerographers' Showcase as the Clarice Smith Center partners once again with Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission to present outstanding contemporary dance from the region.  Adjudicated by national artists, this annual program showcases six up-and-coming young choreographers. For tickets/info call the Ticket Office at (301) 405-ARTS David Roussève/Reality Saudade (world premiere) Thursday, Friday, February 5 & 6, 2009   8:00pm  in the Kay Theatre Emotional texture abounds in this ode to the idea of "bittersweet."  With equal parts wild humor and grit, Saudade incorporates theatre and dance to intermingle stories of the history of African-Americans in the southern United States, contemporary and traditional Portuguese Fado music and the exquisite dynamics of an international cast of dancers.  Saudade is a Portuguese word that conjures the complex mixture of sadness, pain, nostalgia, happiness and love that is at the core of Fado. For tickets/info call the Ticket Office at (301) 405-ARTS Funded in part by the National Dance Project of the New England Foundation for the Arts, with lead funding from National Endowment for the Arts and Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.  Additional funding provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and The Ford Foundation. Co-commissioned by the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. Women's Work & Other Stories An MFA Thesis Concert by Angella Foster Thursday, Friday, March 26 & 27, 2009 8:00 pm in the Dance Theatre Born and raised in Kentucky, Angella Foster explores her kinship with the strong women who shaped the land -- and the character of her home state -- with their bare hands.  Inspired by her grandma’s stories of growing up the daughter of sharecroppers, Foster captures the rhythm of daily labor and explores the emotional landscape of an imagined community of women in rural Kentucky.  Women’s Work also features an original sound score composed and performed live by School of Music students. For tickets/info call the Ticket Office at (301) 405-ARTS Making Dances/Taking Chances Featuring Heather Looney's Thesis Work Morning of Your Life Thursday, Friday, April 2 & 3, 2009 8:00 pm in the Dance Theatre   Working with a variety of artists from the School of Music, and Departments of Theatre and Dance at the University of Maryland, Morning of Your Life is a work intending to empower people in a world set against them.  The music of Nina Simone provides the backdrop for a loose narrative, glimpsing into the inner voices of a woman struggling to overcome loss and heartache and finding the value of her existence in her own strength and in the strength of God. For tickets/info call the Ticket Office at (301) 405-ARTS Maryland Dance Ensemble Thursday, Friday, Saturday, April 23, 24, 25, 2009 8:00 pm in the Dance Theatre and Sunday, April 26, 2009 7:00pm in the Dance Theatre This program features undergraduate and graduate student works selected by audition and performed by the repertory ensemble. For tickets/info call the Ticket Office at (301) 405-ARTS Joe Goode Performance Group Wonderboy and Maverick Strain Friday,Saturday, May 1 & 2, 2009   8:00pm  in the Kay Theatre In his new collaboration with master puppeteer Basil Twist, Goode adds another intriguing layer to his innovative cross-disciplinary work.  Wonderboy is an unexpected tale of a peculiar superhero with the uncanny ability to empathize with all types of people, an intuitive knack that sets him apart from others.  He feels small and apart, an outsider with his nose pressed up against the glass looking in, but in truth, he has enormous power - to see and perceive, and even to heal, with his gentle demeanor.  With music by Carla Kihlstedt and Matthias Bossi, this remarkable collaboration entwines Twist's magical puppetry with the Joe Goode Performnace Group's method of storytelling through text, song and dance.  The short work Maverick Strain will open the program. For tickets/info call the Ticket Office at (301) 405-ARTS Funded in part by the National Dance Project of the New England Foundation for the Arts, with lead funding from National Endowment for the Arts and Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.  Additional funding provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and The Ford Foundation.  Support also provided by the Henson Endowment for Performing Arts. Contains adult language and themes. Not recommended for children under 18. New Dances Thursday, May 7 & Friday, May 8, 2009 5:00 pm in the Dance Theatre An informal concert of works/works-in-progress choreographed and performed by students. May 8th  program will feature works by senior dance majors. The performance is FREE For information call: Department of Dance (301) 405-3180 or email:dancedept@umd.edu

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