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Dance 2013

Eclectic, Eccentric, Electric

Quick moving and colorful, our annual dance concert has something for everyone.  Graceful ballet, electrifying modern, percussive tap, and hot jazz dance styles are all represented in choreography by our dance faculty and special guest artists.  It's sometimes serious, sometimes funny, sometimes lyrical, and sometimes eccentric.  Dance aficionados and novices alike will not want to miss this exciting and eclectic dance show.  

Dance 2013 will feature works by two guest choreographers; John Magnus of the Portland Ballet and Frank Chaves of River North Dance Chicago.  Magnus's work draws from the "Tango Ballet" by Astor Piazzolla – tango suites transformed into ballets.  Credited with creating the new tango in the 1950's and thus saving it from nostalgia, this ballet depicts love found and love lost.  

In a collaborative effort with ECU's lyceum program, the S Rudolph Alexander Performing Arts Series, River North Dance Chicago has also staged a piece for Dance 2013.  The company will be appearing at Wright Auditorium on February 28.  Frank Chaves, their Artistic Director, has worked with ECU's dancers and ECU School of Theatre and Dance faculty member Teal Darkenwald on "Grusin Suite" with music by jazz pianist, Dave Grusin.  

Performances are Thursday through Saturday at 8:00 p.m., Sunday at 2:00 p.m., Monday and Tuesday at 8:00 p.m.  Tickets are $12.50, $10 youth/student.

The ECU/Loessin Playhouse is produced by the School of Theatre and Dance (an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Theatre), College of Fine Arts and Communication, East Carolina University


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Calendar of Events:
 
Sun., Feb 03, 2013, 2:00 PM
Dance 2013
 
Mon., Feb 04, 2013, 8:00 PM
Dance 2013
 
Tue., Feb 05, 2013, 8:00 PM
Dance 2013
 
Sat., Feb 09, 2013, 8:30 AM
Day of Dance
 
Fri., Feb 22, 2013, 3:00 PM
Directing II Projects
 
Sat., Feb 23, 2013, 8:00 AM
Theatre Workshop for Children and Youth
 
Mon., Feb 25, 2013, 3:00 PM
Directing II Projects
 
Thu., Feb 28, 2013, 8:00 PM
Drowsy Chaperone
 
Fri., Mar 01, 2013, 8:00 PM
Drowsy Chaperone
 
Sat., Mar 02, 2013, 8:00 PM
Drowsy Chaperone