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Companydance Spring Concert opens May 1
April 25, 2008
If you happened to see dancers moving to the beat of conga drums on the lawn outside St. Olaf's Dittmann Center recently, you were actually being treated to a sneak peek of the Companydance Spring Concert that will be held on campus May 1-3.
Companydance is an organization that offers students a range of dance performing opportunities. The company's primary aesthetic is grounded in the modern dance tradition, but it is by no means restricted to it. Companydance is offered to dance and non-dance majors alike, allowing students to explore their own specific interest. Their performances include improvisational dance pieces, works-in-progress showings, lecture-demonstrations, and special dances choreographed by faculty, students and guest artists. Companydance is frequently seen in various settings including public schools, church spaces, and formal and informal spaces on campus.
Roberts says of the most thrilling experiences of putting together a show like this is the collaboration among guest artists, faculty members and students. "It really is wonderful how different and amazing each concert turns out to be just by the makeup of the students and choreographers," Roberts says.