{"id":29730,"date":"2014-04-21T09:44:35","date_gmt":"2014-04-21T13:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=29730"},"modified":"2022-09-29T12:42:53","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T16:42:53","slug":"dance-ensemble-to-demonstrate-programs-versatility-in-spring-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2014\/04\/21\/dance-ensemble-to-demonstrate-programs-versatility-in-spring-concert\/","title":{"rendered":"Dance Ensemble to demonstrate program\u2019s versatility in Spring Concert"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Wright State Dance Ensemble will hold its Spring Dance Concert April 24\u201327 in the Festival Playhouse.<\/p><\/div>\n

The Wright State University Dance Ensemble will premiere six pieces and feature guest performances by two prominent Dayton dance companies during its Spring Dance Concert.<\/p>\n

Performances take place in the Festival Playhouse in the Creative Arts Center on Thursday, April 24, at 7 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, April 25 and 26, at 8 p.m.; and Sunday, April 27, at 2 p.m.<\/p>\n

Works span from abstract to traditional to emotional. The concert includes premieres of three works by Wright State dance faculty: \u201c… transcending tides …, Reconstruction,\u201d choreographed by Teressa Wylie McWilliams, Dance Program coordinator and professor; \u201cPull,\u201d choreographed by assistant professor Gina Walther; and \u201cThey have escaped the weight of …,\u201d choreographed by assistant professor Justin Gibbs.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Performances also include a piece by senior dance major Abby Leithart and the premiere of \u201cLet It Go,\u201d choreographed by Shannon Bramham during her November residency at Wright State. Bramham is a company member of the internationally renowned Koresh Dance Company.<\/p>\n

In addition, the concert will feature guest works by Dayton Contemporary Dance Company II and Dayton Ballet II.<\/p>\n

Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students and can be purchased by calling the Theatre Box Office at (937) 775-2500.<\/p>\n

Dance Intensive Workshop for high school students<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wright State\u2019s Dance Program will conduct its seventh annual Dance Intensive Workshop on Saturday, April 26, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.<\/p>\n

Open to students 14 and older, the workshop will provide technique classes on jazz, tap, modern, ballet, pointe, hip-hop and lyrical. Participating faculty members include Teressa Wylie McWilliams, Gina Walther, Justin Gibbs and Greg Hellems.<\/p>\n

The workshop costs $45. Each participant will receive a complimentary ticket to the Spring Dance Concert.<\/p>\n

More information, including registration details, is available on the Dance Program website<\/a> or by calling (937) 775-3792.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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