ELYSE GRIECO
Assistant Life & Arts Editor
Every spring, Fredonia’s Department of Theater and Dance put on their annual Dance Ensemble.
This weekend long event consists of performances of all different genres of dance ranging from contemporary to modern dance.
This ensemble is part of the Walter Gloor Mainstage Series and showcases the diverse talents of Fredonia’s dance students.
Many faculty members like Paula Peters, Helen Myers, Sam Kenney and Paul Mockovak helped choreograph pieces for the show.
This year’s performances have also been composed by special guest artists Randy James and Dr. James Levy.
Levy will act as the narrator for the ensemble.
This year, every dance will be inspired by a simple word that can be found in the dictionary.
For example, if the word was “happy,” the dancers would perform a piece where they danced out that word.
Morgan Milone, a sophomore BFA musical theater major, said that last year’s concert has her intrigued for this year.
“I’m excited to see the new pieces they’ve created this year in addition to seeing my friends on the stage,” she said.
Each year, the faculty holds auditions in the fall. Once the pieces are casted, the students and faculty take the whole year to help perfect them.
Milone recalled her favorite piece from last year. “My favorite dance was the John Lehrer piece which was choreography from an original dance that students got to experience,” she said.
The weekend of dance starts on Friday, May 4 at 7:30 p.m. and continues on May 5 and May 6 at The Marvel Theater.
Tickets are available for $20 from the ticket office located in The Williams Center.
This show is sponsored by Lake Shore Savings.