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Dance performance will explore 'rhythms of life'

By Lyndel Owens '10
February 27, 2008

A St. Olaf College dance performance this weekend will not only feature everything from break-dancing to tap dancing, but will encourage audience members to put on their dancing shoes for part of the show as well.

The Rhythm Project, a collaborative presentation by student dancers, faculty and guest artists, will feature performances on Friday, Feb. 29 and Saturday, March 1. Both performances begin at 7:30 p.m. and will be held in Studio One in the Dittmann Center. The event is free and open to the public, and the audience will periodically be encouraged to participate.

"The show is inspired by the rhythms of daily life," says dancer Brianna Johnson '10, one of the performers.

The project is a collaborative effort among student dancers, creative director and Professor of Dance Sherry Saterstrom, and two guest artists from Northfield: the break-dancing group The Lost Boyz Crew and Carleton College alumna Sarah Jacobs. Live music and experimental lighting will set the tone for the 50-minute performance, which Saterstrom says will feature a "fun combination of choreography and improvisation."

The pieces that will be performed include a combination of tap dancing and drumming, an unorthodox tap dance based on the sounds of moving in flip-flops, and a piece performed by three Northfield High School students. Saterstrom says she was pleased with the results of last year's Rhythm Project and decided to hold the event again this year.

"I learned a lot last year about how to work with the students to create a theme-based show together -- and this year we have capitalized on that learning," Saterstrom says. "The show is tight and focused, and I think it has very good energy and range."

Contact Kari VanDerVeen at 507-786-3970 or vanderve@stolaf.edu.