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UC CCM Studio Dance Series Presents the Student Choreographers Showcase
Dance students at the University of Cincinnati's College-Conservatory of Music will present original choreography on
Thursday, March 2
through
Saturday, March 4
in the annual
Student Choreographers Showcase
in CCMs Cohen Family Studio Theater. Admission is free but reservations are required; tickets become available at noon on Monday, Feb. 27 through the
.
The Choreographers Showcase is directed by Assistant Professor of Dance
. The featured student choreographers are
Kiahna Saneshige
,
Dominique Neff
,
Sam Jones
,
Emma Webb
,
Molly-Grace Lewis
,
Erin Donnelly
and
Hope Friedman
.
A panel of five faculty members from CCMs Division of Theatre Arts, Production and Arts Administration chose the students from 11 applicants. Usually the showcase only features six works, but the choreography projects from the seven students was so convincing that the panel decided to present an extra work this year.
Each applicant showed us three to six minutes of their proposed project, so, while the pieces were not complete, we were looking for a clarity of vision and potential based on what was presented, Megerdichian said.
Junior Emma Webbs dance is a barefoot contemporary ballet piece titled
Ephemeral
. Webb was inspired to create movement based on famous sculptures and paintings; the work incorporates pedestals to further display the dancers themselves as works of art.
Moonlight
, another student work in the showcase, was choreographed by sophomore Erin Donnelly. This narrative piece, set to music by The Piano Guys, follows a soloist lost in a forest and depicts her conflicting emotions of fear, intrigue and fascination.
The Choreographers Showcase is a very exciting program, Megerdichian said. It really represents the future of dance by presenting the next generation of choreographers. The students have the unique perspective of speaking in the context of their time, and this batch of choreographers is really going to give us a great show.
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Performance Times
8 p.m., Thursday, March 2
8 p.m., Friday, March 3
2 and 8 p.m., Saturday, March 4
Location
Cohen Family Studio Theater, CCM Village
University of Cincinnati
Admission
Admission is free. Reservations are required. Tickets become available at noon on Monday, Feb. 27. Please visit the
or call 513-556-4183 to reserve. Limit two tickets per order.
Parking and Directions
Parking is available in the CCM Garage (located at the base of Corry Boulevard off Jefferson Avenue) and additional garages throughout the UC campus. Please visit
for information on parking rates.
For detailed maps and directions, please visit
. Additional parking is available off-campus at the U Square complex on Calhoun Street and other neighboring lots.
For directions to CCM Village, visit
.
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CCM Season Presenting Sponsor and Musical Theatre Program Sponsor: The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation
The Dance Department gratefully acknowledges the support of the Corbett Endowment at CCM.
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