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ASU School of Dance presents the Graduate Project Presentations


Rehearsal in APMA

Photo by Tom Story.

March 16, 2011

Who
Graduate students Karryn Allen, Randi L. Frost, Rebecca Blair Hillerby, Amanda Ling, Britta Joy Peterson, Emily Spranger and Whitney Waugh in the ASU School of Dance in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts

What
The Graduate Project Presentations is a self-produced performance featuring original works by current MFA students in the School of Dance. New works and works-in-progress by choreographers Karryn Allen, Randi L. Frost, Rebecca Blair Hillerby, Amanda Ling, Britta Joy Peterson, Emily Spranger and Whitney Waugh are highlighted during the event. Various perspectives and artistic interests of the choreographers will make for a delightful evening of dance.

The evening begins with From… To… With (work in progress) choreographed by Randi L. Frost. This piece is an offshoot of Randi's thesis work produced in the fall 2010 semester. It is a self-exploration of what it means to journey and move forward.

Pieces is presented by Rebecca Blair Hillerby and is inspired by the contemporary ballet style of movement. Crumbs pushed into a pile and brushed is a duet created by Amanda Ling in collaboration with Ivory Myers. Render in Reverse is a duet created by Whitney Waugh with a focus on the creative process. This piece is viewed in the round with the audience invited on stage around the dancers. Britta Petterson’s Oh the Places We Go is a work that focuses on the medium of the body to take the audience on a journey through the minds of others and their own.

Story: Scene One is a work in progress and eventually will be part of Karryn Allen’s MFA thesis project presentation. The piece is inspired by fantasy world narratives and is created with creative input from all of the dancers. Finding Perspective is a duet created in collaboration between Karryn Allen and Kathryn Ullom. It is a light-hearted with an overarching theme but an eclectic movement style.

The evening concludes with Integrity of Breath. Shaped by Emily N. Spranger and all the dancers, the work was meant at first simply just as fun, but has now developed its own character and is a movement bound piece.

Where
The Margaret Gisolo Dance Studio is located at 611 E. Orange St., in the Physical Education Building East (PEBE) #132 on the ASU Tempe campus.

When
March 30, 7:30 p.m.; March 31, 7:30 p.m.

Cost
Free admission. Tickets are required and are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis each performance night at 6:30 p.m. in the Physical Education Building East lobby. Only one ticket is issued per person.

Public Contact
Sunny Kuo 
Operations Manager
ASU Herberger Institute 
School of Dance
480.965.5029
sunny.kuo@asu.edu

The School of Theatre and Film in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University provides a comprehensive range of courses in performance and directing; design and production; new work development; theatre and performance studies; film; and theatre for youth. Its Theatre for Youth program is nationally ranked in the top three and the dramatic writing/playwriting program is ranked 15th among public institutions by U.S.News & World Report. To learn more about the School of Theatre and Film, visit theatrefilm.asu.edu.

Media Contact:
Sunny Kuo
Operations Manager
ASU Herberger Institute 
School of Dance
480.965.5029
sunny.kuo@asu.edu