"Rituals" Faculty Dance Concert May 31
<p> The Old Dominion University dance program is proud to present “Rituals,” a faculty modern dance concert, on May 31<sup>st</sup> at 8:00PM in the University Theater, Hampton Boulevard and 47<sup>th</sup> Street. This concert will include original modern dance choreography by ODU faculty members Marilyn Marloff, Amanda Kinzer, and Megan Thompson. </p> <p> Marilyn Marloff presents <em>Lumen Sensibus</em>, in which the mundane becomes sacred and redemptive in dealing with inevitable loss. This duet, set to music by Palestrina and Toby Twining, will be performed by dance faculty members Megan Thompson and Amanda Kinzer. Excerpts of <em>Lumen Sensibus</em> were previously performed at the adjudicated Richmond Choreographers’ Showcase, and the Exchange Dance Festival in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The full version of the dance was recently performed at the American College Dance Festival, Mid-Atlantic Region at George Mason University.</p> <p> Inspired by the dissonant, yet symbiotic nature of the rich musical score by Ryuichi Sakamoto, <em>Concurrence</em>, choreographed by Megan Thompson and Amanda Kinzer, explores what it means to be connected. Specifically: Does connection require physical contact? Do concurrent movements equate a connection? And can connection transcend physical separation? The intimate duet will be performed by faculty member Ashley Budy Whitlinger and student Lee Gibaldi Knight. <em>Concurrence</em> has previously been performed in Madison, Wisconsin; Greensboro, North Carolina; Charlotte, North Carolina, and at Old Dominion University. In 2013, it was selected for inclusion in the Regional Gala at the American College Dance Festival, Mid-Atlantic Region at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Lee Gibaldi Knight will also perform a sinuous solo, entitled <em>Depths</em>, choreographed by Amanda Kinzer, to music by Beverly Botsford.</p> <p> The second half of the concert will consist of a multi-media work choreographed and directed by Amanda Kinzer. Through dance and video, <em>Inquest </em>explores several facets of the European witch hunts of the 16<sup>th</sup> and 17<sup>th</sup> centuries, with particular attention to the experiences of the women accused of witchcraft and their accusers. Local musician Dale Lazar composed original music for the work. The piece features dance faculty member Megan Thompson, and is also performed by dance faculty member Ashley Budy Whitlinger, and senior dance major Lee Gibaldi Knight. An excerpt of this work was performed recently in the Richmond Choreographers’ Showcase in Richmond, Virginia, and was selected for inclusion in the upcoming Southern Vermont Dance Festival in Brattleboro, Vermont. <em>Lumen Sensibus</em> and excerpts of <em>Inquest </em>were performed at the Jack Guidone Theater in Washington, DC in September 2013.</p> <p> Tickets are $14 for general admission and $12 for Old Dominion University students. They will be available online at www.oduartstix.com, at the Arts and Letters Box Office in the University Theater at Hampton Boulevard and 47<sup>th</sup> Street, by phone at 683-5305, and at the door. For more information about the concert call 683-3002.</p>
Posted By: Amanda Kinzer
Date: Tue May 27 09:25:43 EDT 2014