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Modern Technique Workshop 11/17/2011

Melanie Kloetzel ’93 will teach a modern technique workshop in the Troy Dance Lab (LPAC 2) on Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 4:30PM.

Melanie is the artistic director of the contemporary dance company kloetzel&co., which she founded in New York in 1997 and which has presented work across the US and in Canada. Her film works have been shown at dance film festivals internationally and her book, “Site Dance: Choreographers and the Lure of Alternative Spaces”, is in its third printing from the University Press of Florida. She is an Associate Professor of Dance at the University of Calgary.  Kloetzel holds an MFA in Dance from the University of California at Riverside in addition to a BA and an MA in History from Swarthmore College and the University of Montana, respectively.

Modern Technique Workshop 11/17/2011

Melanie Kloetzel ’93 will teach a modern technique workshop in the Troy Dance Lab (LPAC 2) on Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 4:30PM.

Melanie is the artistic director of the contemporary dance company kloetzel&co., which she founded in New York in 1997 and which has presented work across the US and in Canada. Her film works have been shown at dance film festivals internationally and her book, “Site Dance: Choreographers and the Lure of Alternative Spaces”, is in its third printing from the University Press of Florida. She is an Associate Professor of Dance at the University of Calgary.  Kloetzel holds an MFA in Dance from the University of California at Riverside in addition to a BA and an MA in History from Swarthmore College and the University of Montana, respectively.

Production Ensemble 2012 Auditions!

AUDITIONS FOR PRODUCTION ENSEMBLE 2012 (THEA 022; Spring 2012)

IVONA, PRINCESS OF BURGUNDIA by Witold Gombrowicz

A grotesque and paranoiac fairytale from 1938.

THURSDAY 11/17 7PM-10 PM and SATURDAY 11/19 2PM-5PM in the FREAR ENSEMBLE THEATER

Director/Professor: K. Elizabeth Stevens

No need to prepare anything for the audition. You will be given scenes to read.

* Auditions are open to all students that have taken Acting I (THEA 002A).

* Participation in THEA 022 fulfills a requirement for all Theater majors and minors.

* Students that have previously done Production Ensemble may audition and be cast again for academic credit, registering for THEA 042 or THEA 06.

* Copies of the script for the production will be made available through the Theater Department Office (13 LPAC) starting Monday, October 31st.

REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:

Production Ensemble rehearses weekly on the following schedule:

Mondays 4:00-7:00 pm

Wednesdays 4:00-10:00 pm

Sundays: 12 noon-6:00 pm

No student will be called to rehearsal for more than 12 hours in a given week. Some students may be called for only 6. It is okay to have a conflict with one of the rehearsal times.

This schedule will be expanded for tech/dress rehearsals and performances March 18, 2011. Performances will take place the weekend of March 23-26. Other than for a post-mortem meeting for the students and faculty involved, the work for the production will be finished by March 26. The production team includes Matthew Saunders as Set Designer, Laila Swanson as Costume Designer, Jim Murphy as Lighting Designer, and Mike Kiley as Sound Designer.
Questions: contact K. Elizabeth Stevens (esteven1@swarthmore.edu, 610-690-6889)

Aszure Barton & Artists in the LPAC November 11, 8PM

Aszure Barton & Artists will perform BUSK and BLUE SOUP in the Pearson Hall Theater at 8PM on November 11, 2011.  Sponsored by the William J. Cooper Foundation and the Department of Music and Dance, this will be an exciting and entertaining evening of performance.  A Master Class with the company will take place in Troy Dance Lab (LPAC 2) on November 10, 2011 at 4:30PM.  For more info on the master class, contact Kim Arrow (karrow1@swarthmore.edu).
AB&A_Press_Release_Swarthmore

Aszure Barton & Artists in the LPAC November 11, 8PM

Aszure Barton & Artists will perform BUSK and BLUE SOUP in the Pearson Hall Theater at 8PM on November 11, 2011.  Sponsored by the William J. Cooper Foundation and the Department of Music and Dance, this will be an exciting and entertaining evening of performance.  A Master Class with the company will take place in Troy Dance Lab (LPAC 2) on November 10, 2011 at 4:30PM.  For more info on the master class, contact Kim Arrow (karrow1@swarthmore.edu).
AB&A_Press_Release_Swarthmore