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Registration available through March 25th!
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University Dancers 36th Anniversary Concert
Streaming opening night at 7:30pm on March 19, and then available on demand through March 25.
Directed by Anne Van Gelder
Costume Design by Johann Stegmeir
Light Design by Maja E. White
University Dancers celebrates 36 years of engaging dance with our annual concert that brings to the University of Richmond the work of innovative choreographers Ephrat Asherie, Alexandra Damiani, and Christopher K. Morgan.
Ephrat Asherie has trained her entire life in multiple genres of dance, but identifies the styles of breaking, hip hop, and house as her choreographic vocabulary. Asherie's artistic aesthetic utilizes urban social dance as a means to educate and engage community. Alexandra Damiani, former artistic director of Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, returns to Richmond for her fourth creative residency. Her work, noted for its broken lines, isolated parts and group dynamics is fused with a progressive movement vocabulary.
We welcome to Richmond Christopher K. Morgan, founder and artistic director of Christopher K. Morgan & Artists, a DC-based contemporary dance company. Themes in Morgan’s work range from gender identity to environmental issues to race, and his work has been produced internationally. The concert will also feature new works choreographed by Richmond favorite, Starrene Foster, Founder/Artistic Director of Starr Foster Dance; Eric Rivera, faculty member in VCU’s Department of Dance & Choreography and former dancer with Ballet Hispánico; and Anne Van Gelder, department faculty member and Artistic Director of University Dancers.
Outstanding adjudicated student choreography and live music will be featured, and department faculty members Johann Stegmeir and Maja E. White will design costumes and lights, respectively. Do not miss these talented dancers perform in a variety of contemporary works.
Tickets cannot be purchased online at this time. Please note that, beginning 60 minutes before the performance, tickets can only be purchased in-person at the Modlin Box Office.
Please email the box office if you need further assistance. We do our best to respond to all inquiries within 1 business day.