Footholds concert sure to hold audiences

Three MFA candidates premier new dance works

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Contact:
Tracy E Robinson, 956-2598
Publicity Director, Theatre and Dance
Marty Myers, 956-2602
Theatre Manager
Posted: Oct 20, 2009

Carolyn Wilt in UHM Kennedy Theatre's Fall Footholds Dance Concert Oct. 21 through Oct. 25
Carolyn Wilt in UHM Kennedy Theatre's Fall Footholds Dance Concert Oct. 21 through Oct. 25
Dancers Jerrica Ching, Jennifer L. McGowan, and Sara Jane Carlton in Fall Footholds Oct. 21-25
Dancers Jerrica Ching, Jennifer L. McGowan, and Sara Jane Carlton in Fall Footholds Oct. 21-25
 
The University of Hawai’i at Mānoa’s Department of Theatre and Dance presents the 2009 “Fall Footholds” Dance Concert at the Earle Ernst Lab Theatre October 21, 22, 23, 24 at 8 p.m. and October 25 at 2 p.m. There will be a post-show rap following the October 23 performance.
The choreography of three Master of Fine Arts candidates, Jennifer L. McGowan, Lisa Orig, and Michele M. Painter, will be featured along with works from both graduate and undergraduate students. McGowan’s “Threaded” is divided into three separate works that explore the hope, spirituality and struggles that are intertwined in a community to keep it continually growing. Orig’s “Posture Lab” explores the evolution of human posture asking us to look at our daily activities and their affects on our bodies. Orig encourages us to get up from the computer, drop our baggage, and move. Painter’s work, titled “It Springs Forth in Stillness,” explores a juxtaposition between rest and unrest. Painter presents a piece that conveys a feeling of quiet ecstasy on stage and promises to provide a thought-provoking experience for the audience.   
Tickets for “Fall Footholds” are on sale now at www.etickethawaii.com, outlets and at 944-2697. Tickets will be available at the Kennedy Theatre Box Office on October 19. Purchases may be made at the Kennedy Theatre Box Office Monday through Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and at the entrance one hour before the performance. Prices are $15 regular; $14 seniors, military, UH faculty/staff; $12 students/children; $5 UHM students with a validated Fall 09 UHM photo ID. Ticket prices include all service fees. For more information or disability access, call the Kennedy Theatre Box Office at 956-7655 (voice/text).    Images available online: http://www.hawaii.edu/kennedy
 

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