FORWARD: Senior Dance Showcase 2022 celebrates the graduating dancers' artistry and achievements over the past four years. Highlights of the performance include works from world renown guest artists, and members of the graduating class. The evening promises to be a powerful and exhilarating experience that will leave you moved and inspired.
Program Information
Luza
Choreographer: Catherine Coury
Performers: Company
Music: Antonio Vivaldi, Raquel Andueza, Jesús Fernández Baena, Ensemble Artaserse, Philippe Jaroussky, Alessandro Tampieri
Constellation
Choreographers and Performers: Alex Meeth, Mira Göksel, Chloe Chua, Jessica Massimino, and Simon Montalvo
Music: Jóhann Jóhannsson, Soushi Sakiyama, Gary Usher, Anthony Weeden & the Air Lyndhurst String Orchestra, Dustin O’Halloran
Fever Dream
Choreographers and Performers: Lily Massie, Brooke Sessler, Ashe Bliss Turner, and Kailey Doukszewicz
Music: “Fever” by Beyoncé, Frank Sinatra
Music Sequencing: Parker Sundby
Presence in a Box
Choreographers and Performers: Willow DuBose, Jacob Windeler, Hoang-Anh (Ashley) Eng, Tshedzom Tingkhye, and Talia Stern
Music: Berlin Atmospheres, Virtual Fireplace, Picture to Sound, AGF
Between Strings
Choreographers and Performers: Haley Reed, Samantha Krachtus, Alessandra Salazar, Caitie Smith, and Hannah Garcia
Music: Vision String Quartet, Leon Vynehall
CON·VER·SA·TION·S
CON·VER·SA·TION·S deals with the inner struggles of accepting reality while fighting against it. We all have a reborn process. The question is, do we accept our power or move on?
Choreographer: Juel D.Lane
Performers: Company
Music: Munir Zakee
Lyrics: Chi Ife Okwumabua
Company: Bachelor of Fine Arts in Contemporary Dance Class of 2022
Chloe Chua
Kailey Doukszewicz
Willow DuBose
Hoang-Anh (Ashley) Eng
Hannah Garcia
Mira Göksel
Samantha Krachtus
Lily Massie
Jessica Massimino
Alex Meeth
Simon Montalvo
Haley Reed
Alessandra Salazar
Brooke Sessler
Caitlin Smith
Talia Stern
Tshedzom Tingkhye
Ashe Bliss Turner
Jacob Windeler
Creative Team/Production Staff
Executive Producer: Andy Chau, Director of Career Engagement
Producer: Brian McGinnis, Associate Professor of Dance
Digital Producer: Joy Davis, Associate Professor of Dance
Dean of Dance: Tommy Neblett
Chair of Dance: Mila Thigpen
Administrative Coordinator: Margaret Falcone
Talent Relations: Liza Levy
Lighting Design: Ethan Saiewitz
Audio Supervisor: Atticus Mulkey (M.A. '22, Live Experience Design, Berklee NYC)
Costume Design: Christine Meyers
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