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Kumudini Lakhia choreographs for Arts Weekend

Dance

  • Parampara, a Kathak Dance Performance

    Parampara, choreographed by distinguished Cornell Visiting Professor Kumudini Lakhia, will feature renowned Kathak performers from Kadamb Centre for Dance in Ahmedabad, India, members of Philadelphia-based dance company Courtyard Dancers (founded by dance faculty member Pallabi Chakravorty), and Swarthmore students. Kathak means “one who tells stories,” and this classical dance form gets its name from Indian communities that sang, danced, and narrated stories.

    The performance will be followed by a panel of scholars and artists who will discuss the trajectory of Kathak in the 21st Century.

    Saturday 4/13 LPAC Pearson-Hall Theatre

  • 3-4PM, followed by a panel discussion in the LPAC Cinema at 4:30PM
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Lanford Wilson’s BURN THIS (4/19-21) in the Frear!

Poster

Jeannette Leopold’s (’13) Honors Thesis in Directing will feature Lanford Wilson’s Burn This, a shocking and beautiful story of grief and love. As the play opens, Anna (Anita Castillo-Halvorssen ’15) and Larry (Patrick Ross ’15) have just returned from the funeral of their best friend and roommate, Robbie. Anna struggles with her grief and tries to find solace in her passionless relationship with boyfriend Burton (Daniel Cho ’15). When Robbie’s brother Pale (Alexander Rojavin ’15) bursts into Anna and Larry’s apartment in the middle of the night, everything changes. Burn This shows four people fighting to stay afloat through loss, and through death, and leaves you holding a flame of hope.

LPAC Frear Ensemble Theatre

April 19 – 8PM

April 20 – 2PM & 8PM

April 21 – 2PM

BURN THIS is presented by special arrangement with Dramatist’s Play Service, Inc., New York.

Out and About: VAINGLORIOUS features several Swat alums and faculty!

_MG_6906 Visiting Assistant Professor of Dramaturgy Rebecca Wright directs VAINGLORIOUS for the 2013 Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts! Factions clash and empires rise and fall in Applied Mechanics’ Vainglorious: The Epic Feats of Notable Persons in Europe After the Revolution.

26 actors gather in a room to recreate the rise and fall of the Napoleonic Empire — in one hour. As part of the Philadelphia International Festival of Art, this dazzling spectacle from theatre company Applied Mechanics sweeps the audience up in a choose-your-own-adventure play, building cities with canvas, countries with bodies, and heros with attitude. Formidable armies shift and change around you as you wander through history, free to follow whichever character you choose. Part dance, part theatre, all epic, Vainglorious envelops the audience in a lush fever-dream that wrestles with the monster of ambition. In an era that redefined the rules of engagement in both love and war, characters draw new battle lines. Which side(s) are you on?

The cast includes alums Isa St. Clair ’11 and Nell Bang-Jensen ’11 and Adriano Shaplin (Visiting Assistant Professor of Playwriting)

 

VAINGLORIOUS: The Epic Feats of Notable Persons in Europe After the Revolution
Applied Mechanics, directed by Rebecca Wright
April 9-13, 2013
Christ Church Neighborhood HouseVainglorious 2

Tickets can be bought through PIFA here and it’s $10 for students!:
http://pifa.org/events/19

More info about Applied Mechanics: http://www.appliedmechanics.us

Out and About: Ben Camp ’05 and Team Sunshine with JAPANAMERICA WONDERWAVE

JapanAmerica Wonderwave Opens May 2013

Team Sunshine Presents:
JapanAmerica Wonderwave, a Comedic Dance-Theatre Elegy

Christ Church Neighborhood House
20 N. American St
Philadelphia, PA, 19106

Thursday, May 2nd – 7:00pm
Friday, May 3rd – 7:00pm
Saturday, May 4th – 7:00pm
Sunday, May 5th – 3:00pm

Thursday, May 9th – 7:00pm
Friday, May 10th – 7:00pm
Saturday, May 11th – 7:00pm
Sunday, May 12th – 3:00pm

 

More Info: http://teamsunshineperformance.com/

 

Jalisa Roberts 13 wins SwatTank!

Congratulations to Jalisa Roberts ’13 for winning the SwatTank competition in the single person team category! Jalisa will get help with her non-profit venture in New Orleans next year and beyond!  Jalisa (Mentored by Hofan Chau’03 and Katherine Lam’11) won for her proposal of a non-profit venture using dance to rebuild community in East New Orleans. The program will go beyond training dancers, but will provide access to leadership and educational mentoring for young people, helping them to grow into creative, informed and dynamic leaders.

http://www.swarthmore.edu/news-and-events/swat-tank-finalists-to-present-at-saturdays-lax-conference.xml

 

Jalisa Roberts 13 wins SwatTank!

Congratulations to Jalisa Roberts ’13 for winning the SwatTank competition in the single person team category! Jalisa will get help with her non-profit venture in New Orleans next year and beyond!  Jalisa (Mentored by Hofan Chau’03 and Katherine Lam’11) won for her proposal of a non-profit venture using dance to rebuild community in East New Orleans. The program will go beyond training dancers, but will provide access to leadership and educational mentoring for young people, helping them to grow into creative, informed and dynamic leaders.

http://www.swarthmore.edu/news-and-events/swat-tank-finalists-to-present-at-saturdays-lax-conference.xml