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Fall Dance Harvest at UALR

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UALR’s Dance Program (the only  degree granting dance program in Arkansas) will be presenting Fall Dance Harvest this weekend.  Performances started Thursday evening and continue tonight at 7pm and Sunday at 2:30pm.   Performances will take place in the University Theatre.

Concertmaster Rhythm McCarthy for the show “9 Voices” organized the production and mentored the student choreographers who are senior dance majors in the bachelor of fine arts degree program.

Tickets are $7 for general admission and $5 for students and seniors.For tickets, contact the Theatre Arts and Dance department at 501-569-3456.

 

Earlier in the day on Saturday, UALR will be sponsoring a Fall Dance Festival.  This year’s festival gives dancers from across the region the opportunity to network and dance side-by-side with other dancers as they participate in MASTER CLASSES taught by UALR dance faculty.

After a full afternoon of classes in ballet, modern, and jazz, participants will enjoy an evening performance of UALR Dance Harvest, featuring original works choreographed by UALR dance majors.

The cost for participation is just $5. This includes three (3) master classes, bottled water and light refreshments, and a ticket to the Saturday evening performance of the UALR Dance Harvest concert.

Ballet Arkansas premieres AMERICAN IMAGES

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Just a few short years ago, Ballet Arkansas pretty much existed to produce the annual production of The Nutcracker.  Now, they are in the position to present an evening of six newly commissioned dance pieces!  Congratulations to all who have made this possible.

Tonight, Ballet Arkansas kicks off the 2012-2013 season with American Images, an evening of six commissioned works each built around the American cultural landscape.  The works are:

Times Torn
A Civil War ballet by Marla Edwards, the ballet’s new Ballet Mistress, herself a former soloist with Ballet Arkansas and a veteran of the Houston Ballet School.
American Dream
Choreography by Stephanie Thibeault, Associate Professor of Dance at UALR.
Pop
Choreography by Michelle Alexander, based on the art and writings of pop culture icon Andy Warhol.
Delta…Push Up Open
Choreography by Little Rock native Leslie Schickel, which premiered in March, 2012.
Spectre
A silent-film era pas de deux choreographed by former Ballet Arkansas guest dancer Edmond Cooper
Nowhere/Now Here 
Choreography by Tong Wang, currently assistant professor at University of California – Irvine Department of Dance. Wang is a former principal dancer at Ballet West in Salt Lake City and has worked with Shanghai Ballet, Tulsa Ballet Theatre, Dayton Ballet,
and Colorado Ballet, among many others.

 

The works premiered last night and will continue today at 4:00pm and tomorrow at 2:00pm at Wildwood Park for the Arts.  Also, while at Wildwood, enjoy this weekend’s Harvest Festival.

Art in Motion at Arkansas Arts Center TONIGHT

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The Arkansas Arts Center will host a special arts program titled Art in Motion: An Evening of Inspirational Dance on Wednesday, May 2, 2012, at 6:30 p.m.

The evening will feature choreographed works inspired by artwork in the Arkansas Arts Center’s permanent collection. Students from UALR’s Department of Theatre Arts and Dance will present short studies based on works in the current exhibition Building the Collection: Art Acquired in the 1990s.

Working with AAC Curator of Education Louise Palermo, Associate Professor Stephanie Thibeault incorporated the project into this semester’s Choreography II course. Guests will enjoy an exciting evening of art in its many forms. Admission is free.

For more information, call 501-372-4000 or visit http://www.arkarts.com.

UALR Springs into Dance and Dances into Spring

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Photo on poster by Benjamin Krain

UALR’s Department of Theatre Arts and Dance will present “Body Works,” the Spring Dance Concert.  It started on Thursday and continues tonight at at 8 p.m. and Sunday, April 22, at 3 p.m. in University Theatre in the UALR Center for Performing Arts.

Tickets are $7 for general admission and $5 for students and seniors. For more information, contact 501-569-3456.

“Body Works”’ is an eclectic dance concert that will present works based in the human experience and the human body. It features an array of different choreographic ideas and styles will be showcased including homage to modern dance icons, an experimental work based upon dancers being physically connected with fabric, as well as an Asian-influenced contemporary fan piece, a neoclassical ballet, and a rousing disco piece reminiscent of Studio 54.  The dance faculty includes Stephanie Thibeault, Rhythm McCarthy and Stephen K. Stone.

Also on Saturday, UALR is hosting the Spring Dance Festival for dance students aged 14 and older.

Arts & Humanities Month: UALR Theatre & Dance presents ONCE UPON A MATTRESS

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The UALR Theatre and Dance season kicks off with the whimsical musical fairy tale Once Upon a Mattress.  This marks UALR’s first musical in several years and comes after the theatre and dance program have been revitalized.  The production of this Mary Rodgers, Marshall Barer, Dean Fuller, Jay Thompson musical opens tonight at 8pm.  Other show times are Friday, October 7 at 7pm; Saturday, October 8 at 2:30pm and 8pm; and Sunday, October 9 at 2:30pm. Tickets can be obtained by calling the UALR Box Office at 569-3456.

Rhythm McCarthy is serving as director and choreographer.  Designers are William Marshall, Yslan Hicks, Jim Spencer and Karen Harris.  Michael Heavner is serving as musical director.

The 2011/2012 season has the tagline: Where Your Imagination Is Our Reality.  Other productions are:

  • Senior Dance Projects, November 17-20
  • Jeff Baron’s Visiting Mr. Green and Jane Martin’s Criminal Hearts presented in repertory, February 22-26
  • Spring Dance Concert, April 19-22