FALL 2013 UNIVERSITY

DANCE

COMPANY

WILL BE HELD

THURSDAY AUGUST

29TH AT 5:30 PM

IN ROBINSON ROOM

242 KU DANCE fall 2013

The Dance Department is thrilled to begin another ex-citing and successful semes-ter here in the Department of Dance! We’re eager to see familiar faces again and to welcome incoming freshman into the program. Over the summer we’ve been hard at work collabo-rating on new ways to pro-vide our students with the opportunities and tools they need to complete their

degrees and to create a life in dance. We’re excited for what’s on the horizon for the Department of Dance at KU, and we hope that you are, as well. In this edition of the KU Dance Newsletter, you’ll get a sneak peak at what lies ahead within the department as well as im-portant information to help you make the most of your experience at KU.

Talia Beck will be the artist

in residency with the Dance

Department for the Fall Se-

mester. During her stay at

KU she will teach courses in

Modern Dance as well as

choreograph a piece for the

University Dance Company

Welcome, Talia!

GUESTS ARTISTS fall

Robin will join the Dance De-

partment from September 16th

through September 20th. During

this time she will hold a chore-

ography workshop with students

as well as guest teach various

courses. Welcome, Robin!

JOIN US AT OASIS The Dance Department is excited to announce the second year of our informal performance series set to take place on September, 20th 2013 in the Elizabeth

Sherbon Black Box Theater (240 Robinson). We invite choreographers, musi-cians, singers, playwrights, actors, poets, and filmmakers to come and present works in progress and be able to receive feedback in a facilitated environ-

ment.

Sign up a week in advance in the Dance office, 251 Robinson, or call (785)-864-4264 or by e-mail

kudance@ku.edu

OASIS

SEPTEMBER 20TH,

2013

5:30 PM

SAVE THE DATE

cal l for DANCERS

AUMI Project

Michelle Heffner Hayes is collaborating with Nicole Hodges-Persley (Theatre), Sherry Tucker (American Studies), Kip Haaheim (Musica) and Ranita Wilkes

(Independence, Inc.) to produce a

multimedia, interactive performance project

that involves hip hop, spoken word, dance, improvisation, wheelchairs,

music samples, social media and the Adaptive Use Musical Instrument. We

will have three major rehearsals: September 18th, October 2nd, 9th and

23rd, 5-7 pm in The Commons, and then a performance on October 30.

If you can commit to the dates and would like to be involved, please contact Michelle Heffner Hayes,

mhayes@ku.edu.

FACULTY While in Kuala Lumpur, Malay-

sia, Muriel Cohan and Patrick Suzeau were asked to partici-pate in a forum on modern/contemporary dance from a global perspective. At the Geetha Shankaram Dance Cen-ter they presented their lecture, demonstration, “Contemporary

STUDENTS

Jen Silvey, BA 2013, will be

performing with Quixotic of Kansas City this fall!

Congratulations, Jen!

updates &

Dance Beyond Boundaries". This platform also sparked discussion of classical Indian dance, tradi-tion and fusion. Patrick Suzeau spent the month of June in New Delhi, India, and July in Kuala Lumpur doing re-search in Odissi East Indian classical dance.

ALUMNI The Huffington Post recently honored KU

Dance Alumn, Jun Kuribayashi, and his

work with renowned dance company, Pilobolus. Huffington Post referred to

Kuribayahshi as “one of the most . . . talented dancers in the world” who “never ceases to

amaze.” Jun recently announced he would be leaving Pilobolus at the end of this season.

We’re exited to see what accomplishments Jun will achieve in the future!

Deanna Doyle, is currently

teaching at the prestigious Broadway Dance where her “well-rounded training gives her the ability to understand students from all back-grounds.”

Congratulations, Deanna!

DANCE CALENDAR Fall 2013

Monday August 26th Visiting Artist Talia Beck arrives at KU First day of classes Late enrollment begins Thursday, August 29th, 5:30 PM University Dance Company (UDC) Auditions Friday, August 30th, 12:30 PM University Dance Company Meeting Casting will be announced at this time. Monday, September 2nd LABOR DAY Thursday, September 12th Deadline for Student Travel Fund Requests Sunday, September 15th – Sunday, September 22nd Guest Artist Robin Pettersen arrives Monday, September 16th, 7:30 PM Blue Man Group at the Lied Center Tuesday, September 17th, 7:30 PM Blue Man Group at the Lied Center Saturday, September 28th 7:30 PM Armitage Gone! at the Lied Center Monday, October 7th Last day to declare credit/no credit Saturday October12th – Tuesday October 15th FALL BREAK Friday, November 1st Application for Graduation due Saturday, November 2nd, 1-4 PM BFA & Scholarship Auditions Saturday, November 9th, 7:30 PM “red, black, & GREEN: a blues” at the Lied Center Monday, November 18th – Wednesday, November 20th UDC (Dress & Tech) Rehearsals at the Lied Center Wednesday, November 20th Last day to drop Fall courses Thursday, November 21st, 7:30 PM UDC Fall Concert, Lied Center Friday, November 22nd, 7:30 PM UDC Fall Concert, Lied Center Wednesday, November 27th – Sunday December 1st THANKSGIVING BREAK Thursday, November 28th Thanksgiving Thursday, December 5th, 7:30 PM New Dance Friday, December 6th, 7:30 PM New Dance Friday, December 13th STOP DAY Monday, December 16th – Friday, December 20th FINALS WEEK