The Department of Dance at The College at Brockport presents performances of DANCE/Strasser on Thursday, April 4, through Saturday, April 6, in the Rose L. Strasser Studio in Hartwell Hall on the Brockport campus. All performances begin at 7:30 p.m. Ticket prices for all performances are $17 general, $12 for seniors, College at Brockport alumni, faculty and staff and $9 for students, and are available online at fineartstix.brockport.edu, by phone at 395-2787 or at the Tower Fine Arts Center Box Office, 180 Holley Street, Brockport.
The department is making an effort to meet demand from the community to see their often sold-out dance concerts. They have instituted Community Previews for many of their performances, for which there will be 100 tickets available for $5 each (by the means listed above). The Strasser preview will take place on Wednesday, April 3, at 7:30 p.m. These showings will not qualify for required student attendance.
Artistic director and faculty member Mariah Maloney has curated a program of innovative work by up-and-coming choreographers within the dance department at the College. The evening brings forward choreography inspired by recent travel to Africa by senior Joyce Edwards and Irish step dance re-imagined by senior Sarah Baresh. Jenna Kelly, a junior, performs an ethereal solo with live accompaniment by Greg Woodsbie, while MFA candidate Maureen Gorman pushes the edge in a risk-based duet. The evening closes with a celebratory ensemble work created by senior Alicia McDonald.
This concert is part of the dance department’s celebration of its 50th anniversary season. With such noted alumni as Elizabeth Streb, and emeriti faculty such as the world-renown Garth Fagan, trail-blazing ideas are imparted on students, which makes for exciting choreography.
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