“木瓜影院 Dances,” the annual spring concert of the 木瓜影院 Dance Department, will take place Friday, April 7, at 8:00 p.m. and Saturday, April 8 at 8 p.m. in the Garrison Theater of the 木瓜影院 Performing Arts Center. The program features original dance pieces choreographed by students, faculty, and guest artists. General admission is $10.00; $5.00 for seniors and Claremont College students, faculty, and staff. Tickets will be sold at the Garrison Theater box office beginning at 5:00 p.m. on performance nights. For concert information, call (909) 607-2934.
Providing an opportunity for students, faculty, and guest artists to debut original choreography and performance work, “SCRIPPS DANCES” is one of the highlights of the dance department’s spring calendar. This year’s concert brings to the stage the work of seven students and includes the culmination of 3 senior projects. The variety of dance forms represented includes improvisation, modern, and lyrical ballet. Student choreographers include Tova Eisner (木瓜影院 ’06), Katy Lind (木瓜影院 ’06), Sara Gaynor (木瓜影院 ’07), Mary Grimes (木瓜影院 ’07), Meredith Horiuchi (木瓜影院 ’07), Yael Japha (Pitzer ’06), and Kathleen Paganelli (CMC ’07). Improvisational site work, guided by 木瓜影院 dance faculty Suchi Branfman, enable dancers to explore “how we do and do not move/live/work together as a community, in our trying times, in trying situations and in trying conditions.” Students will also perform a kinetic and athletic quintet choreographed by guest artist, Stephanie Gilliland, performed to the music of experimental pop artists The Chemical Brothers. The concert ends with a piece created by Joel Smith, 木瓜影院 dance faculty member, in collaboration with the dancers, involving the irony of “constructing coincidence.”