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2010-2011 Performances

Fall Dance Concert 
November 10-14, 2010
8:00 p.m. Wed.-Sat.; 2:00 p.m. Sun.
Bob Hope Theatre – Owen Arts Center

Exciting and evocative contemporary and jazz works highlight the Fall Dance Concert. Pilobolus Dance Theatre's masterwork Alraune, an intertwining duet rich in imagery and metaphor, will be presented, as well as Adam Hougland's contemporary ballet Beyond, a hyperkinetic piece of dance theatre dealing with fear of the unknown. The concert also includes a powerful septet by Danny Buraczeski set to jazz legend Charles Mingus' celebrated tone poem Pithecanthropus Erectus, inspired by the early human fossil discovered in Java. Rounding out the program will be new works by internationally known choreographer William Soleau and new SMU jazz dance faculty member Millicent Johnnie. 

Spring Dance Concert 
March 30-April 3, 2011
8:00 p.m. Wed.-Sat.; 2:00 p.m. Sun.
Bob Hope Theatre – Owen Arts Center

Among the variety of works to be showcased in the Spring Dance Concert is Vigeland's Garden by new faculty member Christopher Dolder, inspired by the seminal work of Norwegian sculptor Gustav Vigeland. The Darwomoam comedy/drama interprets the cyclical patterns of nature - birth, life, death and rebirth - as they play out in the animal kingdom. 

Best of Dance
April 28-29, 2011
8:00 p.m.
Bob Hope Theatre – Owen Arts Center

Presented every other year, this exciting "Best Of" concert features the most outstanding original choreography created by students during the year. Works are chosen from the fall and spring Brown Bag series and the senior-level showcase, and range from abstract to literal, serious to light-hearted. 

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