[NEohioPAL]Kent State University BFA Senior Dance Concert

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KENT STATE UNIVERSITY SENIORS TO PRESENT DANCE CONCERT

On Sunday April 24=2C Kent State University will host the BFA =

Senior Dance Concert=3A modus operandi=2C at 7=3A00 pm in the Kiva =

Auditorium=2E Sponsored by the School of Theatre and Dance=2C the =

concert offers six new pieces of modern dance choreography performed =

by Kent State students and created=2C produced=2C and designed entirely b=
y =

graduating Dance Performance majors=2E

The concert opens with Sharon Dercoli=92s =93Crossing Pathways=2E=94 =

Incorporating the music of Ralph Towner and the Europa String Choir=2C =

Dercoli presents an exploration of independence and the discovery of =

strength through life and relationships=2E =


The concert=92s second offering=2C Lora Eves=92 =93Olivia Drops=94 addres=
ses =

issues concerning societal pressure and artistic expression by =

incorporating spoken text from the writings of Virginia Woolf=2E =


Musical Theatre and Dance Performance major Kelly R=2E Simmons then =

presents =93=2E=2E=2Etrol=2E=94 Set to an original electronic score=2C al=
so created =

by Simmons=2C the piece utilizes contorted limbs=2C isolations and body =

articulations to explore internal and external struggles for power=2E

After intermission=2C =93The reverse effects of things little and =

white=2C=94 choreographed by senior Dance major/Theatre Studies minor =

Stephanie Iervoline=2C delves into the consequences of lying and its =

eventual destruction of situations and relationships=2E =


Following is =93Animated Espionage=2C=94 a lighthearted duet by Lora Eves=
 and =

Kate Elizabeth Leishman=2C featuring the music of Yoko Kano and The =

Seatbelts=2E =


Concluding the show=2C =93Emerging Conversations=2C=94 also choreographed=
 by =

Leishman=2C incorporates music by Bobby McFerrin and Yo Yo Ma and =

addresses group dynamics as well as the formation of personal =

connections=2E

Tickets for modus operandi are =247 for general admission and =245 =

for students and seniors=2E For reservations call 330-677-8590=2E