Friday, January 22, 2010

The Dance Project

Emory dance faculty Gregory Catellier and George Staib are showcasing their choreography this weekend with a concert called The Dance Project, presented at 7 Stages Theater in Atlanta. Here's the lowdown:

The Dance Project
7 Stages Theatre, 1105 Euclid Ave., Atlanta 30307
404-523-7647

January 21-23, 8:00 p.m.
January 24, 3:00 p.m.

$20 general admission
$9 students

Gregory Catellier and George Staib celebrate their fourth choreographic collaboration with The Dance Project, Jan 21-24. In keeping with their collaborative history, The Dance Project is intensely physical, tenaciously musical, and potently emotional. Both choreographers will premiere three new works that purposefully break from their previous methodologies of choreography. Staib's new work is marked by sensitive theatricality, juxtaposed with a movement vocabulary that is original and riveting. Catellier has chosen to work with a predominantly male cast and has taken on the challenge of J.S. Bach's Chaconne. This concert will not be what you expect from these two choreographers. This project is sponsored in part by grants from the Emory College Center for Creativity & Arts and the University Research Committee of Emory University.

For tickets call the 7 stages Box Office 404-523-7647

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Seven Little Dances for Three

Dance Program Director and Associate Professor Anna Leo's piece "Seven Little Dances for Three" was recently published in the online Journal of Family Life. You can watch the piece and learn more about her motivation in creating it by clicking here.
The piece originally appeared in Professor Leo's concert ...me so much nearer home, which celebrated the nature of family and community, and was performed at Emory in September 2009.  

Monday, January 4, 2010

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year from the Emory Dance Program! Students will be back on campus next week, and we are looking forward to a spring semester full of exciting events. Check out our website at http://www.dance.emory.edu/, and click on "Events" for the full schedule.

We will be mailing our spring events postcard within the next week or two. If you are not on our mailing list and would like to join, fill out this form. You can choose to receive mailings via email, snail mail, or both.

If you are already on our mailing list, watch your mailbox for the spring event card (preview below). And remember, if you join the Emory Friends of Dance, you'll receive ticket discounts and other benefits.

We hope to see you at some of our upcoming events and concerts!