Dance concert by senior dance majors at Denison

Date of Event: March 26, 2013

Posted: March 20, 2013

GRANVILLE, Ohio—Senior dance majors of Denison University’s Department of Dance will present their senior research in a concert titled “In the Mind of 5” at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, March 26, 27 and 28, in the Doane Dance Performance Space (231 West College Street). The performance is free and open to the public. Reservations are required. For reservations or more information, contact the dance department at 740-587-5718 or email dance@denison.edu.

Five seniors will present their work: Diana Argueta from Chicago; Jermaine Ellis from Boston; Keith Nolan, also from Boston; Tyler O’dneal from Antioch Tenn.; and Umeshi Rajeendra from Colombo, Sri Lanka.

“Who Said Dance Can’t Educate YOU about the Environment?” explores educating through dance, questioning if there is a better way to bring environmental awareness to the public. This piece, choreographed by Argueta, hopes to educate people about environmental issues through the performing arts.

Ellis’s “The Boy Who Played with Storytelling Elements and Movement” is a contemporary dance exploration using elements of creative writing to generate movement vocabulary, compositional ideas and choreography.

Nolen presents “Does Vogue Threaten my Identity?” His work is a personal exploration through theater and dance of one man’s journey to acceptance and understanding of gay culture.

The choreography of O’dneal’s work, “A Guide to Beating Everyone at Everything: An Investigation of Tension, Awkwardness and Humor” is inspired by silent film, physical comedy, and her own recipe for humor. Her work will be presented at various times throughout the evening’s performance.

Rajeendra presents “The Ubiquity of Hybridity,” weaving movement vocabulary fromAfrican Diasporan, Contemporary, Sri Lankan Kandyan and Hip-Hop and creating a distinct style of her own that celebrates hybridity and its in-between space.

Calendar Listing:

CALENDAR LISTING, Denison University, Granville— Dance concert: “In the Mind of 5” at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, March 26, 27 and 28, in the Doane Dance Performance Space (231 West College Street). Free and open to the public. Reservations are required. For reservations or more information, contact the dance department at 740-587-5718 or email dance@denison.edu.

About Denison:

Denison University, founded in 1831, is an independent, residential liberal arts institution located in Granville, Ohio. A highly selective college enrolling 2,100 full-time undergraduate students from all 50 states and dozens of foreign countries, Denison is a place where innovative faculty and motivated students collaborate in rigorous scholarship, civic engagement and the cultivation of independent thinking.

For press inquiries:

Name: Ginny Sharkey
Position Title: Media Relations
Primary Email: sharkeyv@denison.edu
Business Phone: (740) 587-6266

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