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Friday,
November 2, 2001
Modern
movements
Dance
department to present ‘Moving Forward’ this weekend
By
Kristin Campbell
Staff Reporter
TCU dancers
can be seen on crutches, on trapezes and being thrown up into
the air this weekend at “Moving Forward”, the TCU
fall dance concert.
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Erin
Munger/PHOTO EDITOR
Dance majors rehearse Thursday for the TCU fall dance
concert, “Moving Forward,” which opens at
8 p.m Friday.
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Ballet
and modern dance department faculty, two guest artists and
a choreographer in residence choreographed the seven pieces
which will be performed by ballet and modern dance majors.
Beth Brandt,
a junior modern dance major, will perform in “Moving
Violations,” a physical piece that incorporates pedestrian
movements, dancers being thrown up in the air, crutches and
a trapeze. “The dance has humurous elements,” Brandt
said. “It is the essence of post-modernism.”
Ellen
Shelton, ballet and modern dance department chair, said two
forms of dancing will be presented. Modern dance utilizes
space and includes rolls, leaps and movement on the floor,
while ballet is structured and is designed around a basic
set of movements, she said.Shelton said the varied and diverse
pieces in “Moving Forward” do not conform to a theme.
“You
will see everything from tutus to street clothes,” Shelton
said.
Choreographing
original pieces is part of academic freedom for the faculty,
she said.
She said some of the pieces are original works, such as “Flight
of Fancy,” which is accompanied by traditional Irish
ballads, while others are modified classics, such as “Swan
Lake.”
Shelton
said all 80 ballet and modern dance majors are involved in
some aspect of the show. Students not dancing in the concert
serve as understudies, pre-production set crew or prop crew.
The dancers
are limited to performing in two pieces since practice time
is extensive, Shelton said. After the dancers were chosen
in August, they began rehearsing for an average of at least
four hours a week.
Performances
will be at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m Sunday in
Ed Landreth Auditorium. The concert, approximately 90 minutes
long, is free and open to the public.
Kristin Campbell
k.a.campbell@student.tcu.edu
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