Department of Dance
2007-2008 Concert Performances and Events

Tickets may be purchased at Tower Fine Arts Center Box Office unless otherwise indicated. Box Office Hours:  Monday-Friday:  9:30am-5pm and Saturday:  10am-4pm. Call the Box Office at (585) 395-2787.  Credit card reservations and remaining tickets will be available at the Hartwell Box Office one hour prior to scheduled performance times.  

Tuesday-Thursday, September 18-20, 2007
David Dorfman Dance presented by Student Dance Organization
Since its founding in 1985, David Dorfman Dance has performed extensively in New York City and throughout North and South America, Great Britain, and Europe. David Dorfman and the company’s dancers and artistic collaborators have been honored with eight New York Dance and Performance ("Bessie") Awards. David Dorfman, a native Chicagoan, is the recipient of a 2005 Guggenheim Foundation fellowship. He has also been honored with four fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, three New York Foundation for the Arts fellowships, an American Choreographer's Award, the first Paul Taylor Fellowship from The Yard, and a "Bessie" for David Dorfman Dance's community-based project Familiar Movements (The Family Project).

7:30 pm
Hartwell Dance Theater
$20 General/$8 Students
Tickets: Brockport Student Government Box Office
Box Office (585) 395-2487

Thursday-Sunday, October 25-27, 2007
DANCE/Hartwell
Breathtaking and inspirational works are set on students by faculty or graduate student choreographers. Featuring MFA thesis work by Jenny Showalter.

7:30 pm
Hartwell Dance Theater
$12 General/$10 Seniors/$8 Students
Post-concert reception: October 26

Thursday-Saturday, November 1-3, 2007
New Dancers’ Showcase

7:30 pm
Rose L. Strasser Studio
Donations accepted at the door
Post concert reception: November 2

Wednesday-Friday, November 14-16, 2007
DANSCORE
After the 2006 DANSCORE performances, two selections from the concert were chosen to help celebrate the inauguration of Governor Elliot Spitzer. Why travel all the way to Albany, when that sort of talent is available in your own backyard? DANSCORE is the perfect opportunity to see pieces created by faculty and guest artists, who Rochester’s City News admits are some of the “top names” in the field.

7:30 pm
Hartwell Dance Theater
$12 General/$10 Seniors/$8 Students
Post-concert reception: November 16

A special performance of DANSCORE on Saturday, November 17 will raise funds for scholarships for incoming freshmen. Please watch for a mailing from the Friends of Brockport Dance regarding this exciting event!

Thursday-Saturday, November 29-December 1, 2007
DANCE/Strasser
These concerts help student choreographers see their visions realized. With the talkback sessions following each concert, the audience plays its own part in helping the dancers and choreographers refine these stunning pieces.

7:30 pm
Rose L. Strasser Studio
$12 General/$10 Seniors/$8 Students
Talkbacks follow each performance
Post-concert reception: November 30

Thursday and Friday, December 6 and 7, 2007
Dime-a-Dance

7:30 pm
Rose L. Strasser Studio
Donations accepted at the door

Thursday-Saturday, February 21-23, 2008
Dance Awareness Days

Free
Hartwell studios, classrooms and Dance Theater

Sunday, March 16, 2008
American College Dance Festival Association Gala Performances
The finest choreographic works of those entered in an adjudication process, representing the highest artistic and technical standards of performance and choreography throughout the Northeastern Region.

12:30 and 3:30 pm
Tower Fine Arts Center Mainstage
$12 General/$10 Seniors/$8 Students

(There will be a limited number of general admission tickets available to the public for this concert.)

Thursday-Saturday, April 3-5, 2008
DANCE/Hartwell
The dynamism presented in these works is the culmination of studio work that often takes on its own collaborative process. Featuring MFA thesis works by Molly Christie and Cynthia Hermann.

7:30 pm
Hartwell Dance Theater
$12 General/$10 Seniors/$8 Students
Post-concert reception: April 4

Thursday-Sunday, April 24-27, 2008
Sankofa African Dance and Drum Ensemble
Color, light, rhythm and energy abound in this celebration of Afro/Caribbean/Brazilian culture. As directed by choreographer Clyde Alafiju Morgan and master drummer Khalid Abdul N’Faly Saleem, these performances are consistent sell-outs. Act early for the best seats!
April 24 – 26 at 7:30 pm
April 27 at 2 pm
Hartwell Dance Theater
$12 General/$10 Seniors/$8 Students

Wednesday and Thursday, May 7 and 8, 2008
Dime-a-Dance

7:30 pm
Rose L. Strasser Studio
Donations accepted at the door

Friday, May 16, 2008
Senior Solo Concert

7:30 pm
Hartwell Dance Theater
Donations accepted at the door