The Arts
Upcoming Dance Events
Flamenco with Jamie La Damasquina- Monday, March 5, 11 am
Multipurpose Gym, O'Keefe Sports Center
Jamie La Damasquina began her exploration of flamenco in 2001 and started to teach this unique and expressive art form in the fall of 2010. Her mentor is internationally recognized flamenco dancer La Pepa Carrasco. Jamie had the honor of performing with Flamenco Dance Project this past summer at Jacob's Pillow and she is a regular performer at BarLola in Boston and Bocado in Worcester. Jamie's performance will be followed by a master class at 12:30 pm in the dance studio. Both events are free.
Contrapose Dance - Monday, April 2, 11 am
Multipurpose Gym, O'Keefe Sports Center
Contrapose Dance, founded by artistic director Courtney Peix in 2008, presents new, exciting and entertaining works that engage and thrill audiences. Building on a backbone of classical training, this repertory company presents modern, contemporary, and balletic works designed to challenge: choreographers, by pushing them to take creative risks; dancers, by asking them to stretch their artistic and athletic abilities; and audiences, by inviting them to set aside expectations and respond to the thrill of the new. Courtney Peix will teach a repertory master class on Wednesday, March 28 at 12:30 pm in the Dance Studio. Both events are free.
Dancing to Mozart’s Requiem: Scores, Recordings and Choreography
Monday, April 9 from 11 am-12 pm
Multipurpose Gym, O’Keefe Sports Center
Choreographer Nicole Pierce and her dance-theater company EgoArt, Inc. performed a full-length multimedia dance piece to Mozart’s Requiem in February 2011. This performance marked over 2 years of research, rehearsal and development. Pierce will share her unique process for creating this work including listening to samples of various recordings, a brief review of the history of the Requeim itself (unfinished at the time of Mozart’s death) and video excerpts from the performance. Free.
Utter Abandon: Dance Program Concert
Friday, May 4 and Saturday, May 5 at 7:30 pm
Mainstage Theatre
Abandon: “the urge to let go, freely express with the body, lack of inhibition.” Relinquish practical ways of thinking and give in to experimentation. Step out of the box. Take a risk. Faculty and students explore what it means to dance with utter abandon in their end of semester concert. Suggested donation at door.
Salem State Students free with ID.
