The UNM Department of Theater and Dance is hosting the third annual “A Celebration of Community Dance” on Friday, Sept. 9, at 7:30 p.m. at Rodey Theater. The event includes performances and a silent auction to benefit UNM dance scholarships.
Dance students from various local studios, area professionals as well as UNM students and alumni will perform.
Dance Studio and the Dance Collective, a new company of professional dancers, are two of the studios represented at the celebration.
The silent auction will feature original art by sculptor Brian Ostrom Fishbacks. The piece is a sculpture of Mary Wigman, a German dancer, choreographer and teacher performing the Witch Dance. Wigman was one of the most influential German exponents of expressive movement. Her school in Berlin was the center of European modern dance for 20 years.
“A Celebration of Community Dance” is co-sponsored by UNM’s theatre and dance and the Friends of Dance, an organization founded in 1988 to create and fund dance scholarships at UNM. The Friends of Dance was also instrumental in creating the Carlisle Performance Studio, a new theatre located in Carlisle Gym on the main campus, designed for dance performances.
All tickets are $25 and available through the UNM ticket office at 925-5858, tickets.com outlets, or online at www.unmtickets.com.
All proceeds from the evening will benefit dance scholarships at UNM.
Contact: Laurie Mellas, (505) 277-5915
Posted by scarr at August 30, 2005 08:48 AM