2008 Woodie Awards
Beautiful, thought-provoking Moving Stories
Dana Harrington
Issue date: 11/30/06 Section: Life!
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Last week, College dancers performed in the exciting and innovative Moving Stories. This semi-annual concert sponsored by the College's Theatre and Dance program featured the work of student choreographers in contemporary dance.
The event ran from Nov. 16-18 in the Baker Theatre. Though none of the performances sold out, the support and positive response of the audience made up for any empty seats there may have been in the audience on any of the nights.
Peers, faculty, family, community members and prospective students all came to see the beautiful, thought-provoking work of the College's talented dancers and choreographers.
Karen Dearborn, Head of Theatre and Dance, and Artistic Director of Moving Stories wrote in her concert note, the pieces were "visceral tales that excavate the inner landscapes of the dance makers. These stories are not narratives in the traditional sense of verbal or written story-telling, but rather they embody the complicated, illogical and conflicting journeys experienced in the recesses of our minds and hearts."
These moving stories invited the audience in for an enrapturing experience, one that caused them to look at their own everyday experiences and thoughts and wonder just how extraordinary they may be, if examined properly.
Each piece had something unique to offer, whether it was the beautiful partnering in the piece titled "Culminating Convergence" that was choreographed by Jessica Greener '08, or the theatrical humor found in pieces like "Somewhere Between" choreographed by Robert J. Wagner '07 and Liz J. Millea's '07 piece "In Case of Fire, Use Stairs."
Some choreographers drew inspiration from other great artists, such as Edward Gorey for "S is for Shadows that found them tonight" which was choreographed by Will Porter '08 and was a frightening portrayal of the power of the mind and the tricks it can play on someone.
The final piece of the evening drew on the artwork of Andy Warhol entitled "Gazing Upon the Seraphim" and choreographed by Brandon M. Girouard '08.
The event ran from Nov. 16-18 in the Baker Theatre. Though none of the performances sold out, the support and positive response of the audience made up for any empty seats there may have been in the audience on any of the nights.
Peers, faculty, family, community members and prospective students all came to see the beautiful, thought-provoking work of the College's talented dancers and choreographers.
Karen Dearborn, Head of Theatre and Dance, and Artistic Director of Moving Stories wrote in her concert note, the pieces were "visceral tales that excavate the inner landscapes of the dance makers. These stories are not narratives in the traditional sense of verbal or written story-telling, but rather they embody the complicated, illogical and conflicting journeys experienced in the recesses of our minds and hearts."
These moving stories invited the audience in for an enrapturing experience, one that caused them to look at their own everyday experiences and thoughts and wonder just how extraordinary they may be, if examined properly.
Each piece had something unique to offer, whether it was the beautiful partnering in the piece titled "Culminating Convergence" that was choreographed by Jessica Greener '08, or the theatrical humor found in pieces like "Somewhere Between" choreographed by Robert J. Wagner '07 and Liz J. Millea's '07 piece "In Case of Fire, Use Stairs."
Some choreographers drew inspiration from other great artists, such as Edward Gorey for "S is for Shadows that found them tonight" which was choreographed by Will Porter '08 and was a frightening portrayal of the power of the mind and the tricks it can play on someone.
The final piece of the evening drew on the artwork of Andy Warhol entitled "Gazing Upon the Seraphim" and choreographed by Brandon M. Girouard '08.