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04.02.09

Contacts: Jessica Moore, Communications Coordinator, Emory College Center for Creativity & Arts, 404-727-1687, jkmoore@emory.edu

Emory Dance Company Lays Tracks for Spring 2009 Concert

The Emory Dance Company presents their spring 2009 concert, “Laying Tracks,” featuring new works from student choreographers Rebecca Gilbert, Jordan Henry, Leigh Ann Kabatra, Rachel Korenstein, Linsay Reich, Caitlin Savage, Sophie Slesinger and Tiffany Soo. The concert runs Apr. 23-25, 2009 at 8 p.m., and Apr. 25, 2009 at 2 p.m. in the Dance Studio of Emory University’s Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., Atlanta, GA 30322. Tickets ($8; Discount Category members $4) are available by calling the Arts at Emory box office at 404-727-5050, or online at www.arts.emory.edu.

The choreographers sought to incorporate movement explorations, world events and interpersonal relationships in their work to create dynamic landscapes that comment on our own realities. Some choreographers chose to break down larger ideas to highlight idiosyncrasies and the beauty of minimalist movement, while others used dance to comment on some of the more troubling issues of our century. Rebecca Gilbert created a quartet that delves into the psychology behind the complicated lives of child soldiers, while Lindsay Reich chose to explore the changes in our ecosystem. Taking a more contemplative route, Leigh Ann Kabatra explains that her movement is “soft and introspective and reflects some of the ways in which I have struggled with acknowledging and talking about loss and grief.” Choreographer Jordan Henry evokes the feeling of nostalgia with beautiful movement of individual dancers contrasted with group unity.

While dance has the ability to portray a story, send a message, or generate a feeling, it also is an art form to be celebrated in its own right. Choreographer Rachel Korenstein’s work, set to the music of Philip Glass, is an “exploration of physical tension within the body, and how it creates dynamic relationships within the small cast of four dancers.” Sophie Slesinger is also greatly influenced by her music selection; The Books, a pair of musicians who rely on aleatoric experiments to create a score, inspired her choreographic process and movement style. Rather than music, Caitlin Savage found the choreographic motivation for her intricate trio in the style of her dancers. Finally, Tiffany Soo explored the concepts of anxiety and loss of control through the juxtaposition of athletic and asymmetrical movement.

All of the choreographers hope to grasp the attention of the audience through movement that conjures questions, amplifies nuance, instills a message and celebrates artistry as highlighted by the skill and commitment of the Emory Dance Company members.

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CALENDAR LISTING:

“Laying Tracks,” Emory Dance Company Spring Concert, April 23-24, 8 p.m., April 25, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., Dance Studio, Schwartz Center, 1700 N. Decatur Rd., 30322, $8 public; $4 Emory students and employees, patrons under 12 and over 65, “Friends” members, professional artists, 404-727-5050, www.arts.emory.edu. The Emory Dance Company will present an evening of new works choreographed and performed by Emory dance students incorporating movement explorations, world events, and interpersonal relationships to create dynamic landscapes that comment on our own realities.

EMORY DANCE PROGRAM
The mission of the Emory Dance Program is to provide a curriculum that interweaves both the practical and theoretical to foster students' creative, intellectual, and communicative powers in the field of dance. We seek to develop skilled and uniquely expressive individuals who move and act with intelligence and sensitivity, think independently, and value original thought and diversity.

ARTS AT EMORY
Emory University provides a dynamic, multi-disciplinary environment for the study, creation, and presentation of the arts.

EDITORS NOTE: Photographs available upon request.

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