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School of Theatre & Dance

College of Design, Art & Performance

2016 Fall Dance Concert

Dance±«Óătv presents the 2016 Fall Dance Concert.

2016 Fall Dance Concert

Nov. 16 - 19 at 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 20 at 3 p.m.
Theatre 1, ±«Óătv Tampa Campus

Light Design: Anthony Vito

Don’t miss this exciting evening of dance which includes pieces choreographed by our Dance±«Óătv faculty Andrew Carroll, Michael Foley, Jeanne Travers and our 2016-17 EChO (Emerging Choreographer’s Opportunity) program choreographer Gierre Godley.

The ±«Óătv Emerging Choreographer’s Opportunity, conceived by Dance±«Óătv Professor Andee Scott, is our dance artist residency program designed for emerging choreographers.

AWAKENED
Choreographer: Andrew Carroll
Costume Design: Lauren Banawa

The original Sleeping Beauty is a wonderful educational experience for ballet dancers. It is full of solo material and group work to showcase ballet technique and training. However, the original version is three hours long. We've recreated the essence of this story into a fourteen-minute version that keeps some of the characters of the original including Prince Philip and Princess Aurora, the Lilac Fairy who presides over the ballet, as well as the gem solos who have guarded Aurora during her 100 years’ sleep. Our version begins with the true love kiss which brings Aurora (and her kingdom) back to life, woven into a celebration which provides the dancers and audience alike with exposure to this classic and glorious score with new original choreography based on the original Sleeping Beauty.

A dancer performs a split leap.
A ballerina stands in the third ballet position.

A BRIDGE BEYOND
Choreographer: Jeanne Travers
Costume Design: Britney Remy

A Bridge Beyond premiered at the International Choreographer's Collective Festival in Trinidad during October 2016. Special thanks to my dancers for their creative contributions.

Two dancers use each other's body weight to hold each other up.

DUSK
Choreographer: Michael Foley
Costume Design: Britney Remy

Author Simon Raven wrote that “...dusk is the time when men whisper of matters about which they remain silent in the full light of the sun.” In this dance, dusk becomes a metaphor for our inability to distinguish what something is from what our perc