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Dance Theatre Group concert showcases meaningful movement, text and light

by MaryAlice Bitts-Jackson

The Dance Theatre Group (DTG) premieres nine student-choreographed works during its 2015 spring Freshworks concert.

Lizzie Lucas ���15 (theatre arts, psychology), Krysten Peck ���15 (French), Noam Wegner ���15 (theatre arts) and Helena Gaubiz (an overseas assistant from Germany) combine dance with the spoken word in "As We Rise," a work they created in Professor of Theatre Karen Kirkham���s Movement and Text class.

Katie Roy ���15 (physics, mathematics), Alyssa Giordano ���17 (theatre arts), Faith Wilwerding ���16 (theatre arts), Anastasia Putri ���16 (theatre arts, anthropology), Leigh Tracey ���17 (undeclared), Christine Merolla ���17 (neuroscience), Courtney Meyer ���15 (theatre arts) and Graye Robinson ���15 (environmental science) present individually choreographed pieces developed in Director of Dance Sarah Skaggs��� Applied Choreography course, with lighting design crafted by students of Jay Ryan, visiting assistant professor of theatre & dance.

According to Skaggs, the students were asked to treat the choreographic process as a means of critical thinking and exploration, informed by the work of contemporary visual artists. ���Drawing from artists such as Barbara Kruger, Maya Lin, Mark Bradford, Bruce Nauman and Vanessa Beecroft, choreography students enter into and use interdisciplinary methods to investigate���in three dimensions���issues surrounding beauty, sexual assault, nature, guilt, trust, greed and addiction,��� she explains.

Freshworks is presented Friday, April 24, and Saturday, April 25, at 8 p.m., as well as Sunday, April 26, at 2 p.m. All shows are in Mathers Theatre (Holland Union Building). Regular admission is $7; student admission is $5 with ID. Purchase or at the HUB box office.

Learn more

• Department of Theatre & Dance
• Calendar of Arts: April 2015
• ���Vox, Velocity and Vectors���
• ���Getting Fresh in Public���
• Latest News

Published April 23, 2015