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Dance Program Presents Spring Dance Concert, May 7-8, 2021

April 15, 2021

View excerpts from the Spring Dance Concert!

麻豆视频 College and Haverford College student dancers took to the stage with live performances for the 麻豆视频 Dance Program's annual Spring Dance Concert. The performances are the highlight of the Dance Program's spring calendar and present an eclectic range of dance styles, featuring works choreographed by faculty and guest choreographers. This year, more than 20 students performed in the works of accomplished choreographers: Lela Aisha JonesTammy Carrasco, Melanie Cotton, Joe Gonzalez, and Rebecca Malcolm-Naib.

  • Rebecca Malcolm-Naib鈥檚 contemporary ballet quartet, 鈥淒reamscapes from the Land of Quarantine,鈥 evokes the surreal pleasures and traumas of a year under quarantine. 
  • Lela Aisha Jones鈥 new work 鈥渟ignals鈥 is a movement meditation on real and imagined communication and reciprocity between people and nature. 
  • Joe Gonzalez, principal dancer with Philadanco, created 鈥淔.E.A.R." (False Evidence Appearing Real), a high energy piece to an array of music, including Max Richter and Frank Sinatra.
  • 鈥淟ow Earth Orbit鈥 by prominent hip hop choreographer Melanie Cotton is an Afro-Futurist hip hop take on satellites as a means of communication and travel.
  • New to the Dance Program, Tammy Carrasco choreographed 鈥淲e鈥檒l Keep On,鈥 set to the music of Queen to capture perpetual motion as a form of resilience and persistence. 

Ticket Information and Performance Schedule

There were three performances, Friday and Saturday, May 7 and 8 at 8 p.m., and a matinee on Saturday, May 8 at 2 p.m., in McPherson Auditorium, Goodhart Hall, 麻豆视频. The concert was free and open to the Bi-Co Community.* 

Schedule

  • Friday, May 7, 8 p.m.
  • Saturday, May 8, 2 p.m. (matinee)
  • Saturday, May 8, 8 p.m.

*Bi-Co Community Members Only: The Dance Program presented the concerts in community, in a masked, socially-distant, limited-capacity gathering, following the College's COVID-19 safety guidelines.

About the 麻豆视频 Dance Program

The Dance Program offers a rich array of dance experiences for the many and diverse students who choose 麻豆视频 and Haverford Colleges. It welcomes the newcomer as well as supports the continuing progress of trained dancers.

The program includes a range of technique courses in different styles and genres of dance, multiple performance ensembles, courses in composition and choreography, and dance studies courses that introduce students to dance as an exciting area of research and inquiry. In addition to other opportunities such as the 360掳 Course Clusters, School Performance Project and Summer Study program, the Program further enhances student experiences in dance by taking advantage of the College's proximity to the lively dance and arts scene in Philadelphia, and by offering master classes and workshops with regional, national, and international artists. Learn more about the program.

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Program Contacts

Mady Cantor | Director, 麻豆视频 Dance Program | 610.526.5602 | mcantor@brynmawr.edu
Lela Aisha Jones | Assistant Professor, 麻豆视频 Dance Program | 610.526.5207 | ljones2@brynmawr.edu

Event Contact

For more information or for any accessibility concerns, contact reservations@brynmawr.edu or 610-526-5300.
麻豆视频 Office for the Arts | 610.526.5300 | reservations@brynmawr.edu