What’s going on for the Arts this weekend?

Modern dance will be featured at the College of Charleston on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday with a performance at the Emmett Robinson Theater in the Simons Center for the Arts, entitled “Expression Through Movement: a Dance Concert.”

Choreography by dance faculty, selected students, and a guest artist will be presented by 34 dance students in an array of styles, with a central theme that dance serves as a powerful means of communication.

Gretchen McClaine is the Artistic Director of the concert and Assistant Professor in the Theater Department. She has set three modern dances which use music from Arvo Part, Beethoven, and an electronic composition. “All of the dancers have been working exceptionally hard to prepare for the show and provide the audience with a performance that is simultaneously entertaining and thought-provoking,” McClaine says.

Robert Ivey, who started the dance department at the college about 30 years ago and has been instrumental in its growth and popularity, will present a contemporary ballet with a Spanish flare depicting love lost. Marcus Alford is a guest artist and Director of Dancentre South, a jazz company in Atlanta. His work is Cabaret style with a Bob Fosse look.

College faculty Ashley Stock and Eliza Ingle both contribute works in jazz and modern styles respectively. An original composition by local composer and music professor Edward Hart will accompany Eliza Ingle’s work. Two students, Saki Hamano and Annie Lewis, were selected to participate due to their talent and interest in making dances.

There will be a talk-back with the choreographers on opening night following the performance.

Mar 13-14-15 | 8pm Fri • 3pm Sat & Sun
Emmett Robinson Theater • 54 St. Philip Street • Get directions

Tickets $15 & $10 • Box office or call 953-5604