Visions 2012 and ChoreoLab are just around the corner! Buy your tickets today at the GSU link or by calling (617) 358-2500. Click here for more information on Visions and ChoreoLab!
Visions 2012 performances are schedule for Friday, April 20th at 8 p.m. and Saturday, April 21st at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Admission is $12 for the general public and $8 for all students and members of the Boston University community with ID.
ChoreoLab will be performed on Sunday, April 22nd at 1 p.m. and the event is free.
For those interested in dance as a performance art, and who wish to perform, choreograph, or learn about stage production, there is the Dance Theatre Group (DTG). DTG is a student organization advised and supervised by Micki Taylor-Pinney with assistance from two other dance faculty, Ann Brown Allen and guest artist, Brian Feigenbaum. DTG's purpose is to create opportunities for the study and enjoyment of all forms of dance and dance production. Serious dancers who have opted for a liberal arts education or dance enthusiasts who have chosen dance as their extracurricular activity are welcome to join.
Email a member of the Eboard (below) for more information.
All classes,
showings and performances are held in the dance theatre in
FitRec, FRC L240.
DTG meets every
Thursday from 7-8:30 pm for a dance class with an instructor from the Boston community
or a choreography showing.
Thursday dates
not listed below will be technique classes; the membership chooses
the style or genre at the second meeting
First meeting is Thursday, January 19, 7-9pm: Introductory meeting followed by dance class; members sign up for concert rehearsals (rehearsals evenings and weekends). Come dressed to dance.
January:
19: Class #1 – Modern with Micki Taylor-Pinney
26: Class #2 – Afro-Jazz with Ann Brown Allen following voting
February:
2: Class #3 – Choreography Workshop with Ingrid Schatz
9: Class #4 – Krump with Kevin Lawyer
16: 1st showing (mandatory for all in dances)
23: Class #5 – Musical Theatre with Tommy Doyle
March:
1: Class #6 – Modern with Gregory King
8: Class #7 – Belly Dancing with Karen Uminsky (7-8:30pm); 2nd showing: Group A (8:30-10:30pm, mandatory for all in dances)
10-18: Spring Break
22: Class #8 – Hula with Marta Moussa (7-8:30pm); 2nd showing: Group B (8:30-10:30pm, mandatory for all in dances)
23: Selection Day– pieces announced for Visions and ChoreoLab
29: Alice in Fitrec Land 8-9:15pm
April:
5: 3rd showing (mandatory for all in dances)
12: 4th showing (by invitation; 7-7:30pm); Class #9 – Jazz with Andy Taylor-Blennis (7:30-8:30pm)
See Upcoming Events for more information (Dancers perform in Going Along, a structured improvisation choreographed by guest artist Claire Porter, Fall 2007.) Photo by Bill Parsons/Maximal Image
How Can I Get Involved?
Choreographer - If you want
to choreograph, just say so! If you need dancers you can
announce the number of dancers you need and the type of
movement your piece will focus on (modern, lyrical, ballet,
experimental or jazz) so those considering your piece have
an idea of what is expected. Rehearsal space and time is
scheduled through the Dance department. Faculty and student
choreographers typically schedule two to three hour weekly
rehearsals for work to be presented in the concert. We ask
that choreographers spend one semester in DTG before making
work for the company and that they select music without
(English) words.
Dancer - If you want to dance
just let the choreographers know that you are available
and are interested in their piece. Please remember that
once you agree to be in a piece, it is a commitment and
you are expected to be at each rehearsal!
Production crew - DTG allows
you to learn about concert production. You can assist with
promotions, box office, ushering, or be a back stage hand.
Dance Theatre Group is funded in part by the Undergraduate
Student Fee and in part by membership dues of $25 per semester
and fundraising.
