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DANCE/HARTWELL
When I was younger, one of my favorite things to do was watching dance performances. If one of my friends invited me to go watch them in a recital I would happily tag along. After I stopped dancing I would even sometimes go to my old studio's dance recitals as well. As time went by and my life got busier I stopped.
On October 28th, I decided to attend Dance/Hartwell. This second performance of a three day concert series featured The College of Brockport graduate and undergraduate student choreography. I got a seat up front and even though this performance was a week ago I still remember my favorite quote of the night. "There's no good parties here on Fridays," the girl sitting next to me said to a bunch of her friends before the show. I could only smile to myself and shake my head and wish I was ten years younger. I have found that going back to college when you are 30 is A LOT different than when you are just out of high school and experiencing the real world for the first time.
I remember sitting there before the show with a notepad in my lap and a pen in my hand getting ready to take notes but as the lights went down I found that my notepad would be useless. I didn't even want to try to write in the dark. I've tried that once and the outcome wasn't good.
All the dances were wonderful but there are a couple that stood out. The first number was "Augmental Breakdown," performed by Katie Brauer, Claire Fisher, Jenna Harrington, Chloe London, and Rebecca Oberstadt. Choreographed and Projection designed by Cassie Burns, I found this number wonderfully fascinating because it was a piece that used video that was projected behind the dancers as they danced onstage. The video featured glimpses of the featured dancers as they practiced the dance that they were performing live. While some may wonder if the video would be a distraction to those on stage, the dancers never faltered and remained in sync with one another.
A number known as "Runaway Trio," also stands out. Performed by Sara Caplan, Alexis Cordella, and Emmie Hatfield (who collaborated w/ dancers when choreographing this number) and composed and performed by Alexander Chimienti. One reason why this performance stood out is because instead of dancing to a recording, the dancers were performing to live music from Chimienti. Another reason why this number stood out was because the dancers ventured out into the audience.
Choreography can either make or break a dance number. No matter how good a dancer may be, if the choreography isn't good- the dance won't be as memorable as it could be. With the two numbers I have talked about in this blog post that certainly was not a problem. I will remember these numbers and that's a good thing.
On October 28th, I decided to attend Dance/Hartwell. This second performance of a three day concert series featured The College of Brockport graduate and undergraduate student choreography. I got a seat up front and even though this performance was a week ago I still remember my favorite quote of the night. "There's no good parties here on Fridays," the girl sitting next to me said to a bunch of her friends before the show. I could only smile to myself and shake my head and wish I was ten years younger. I have found that going back to college when you are 30 is A LOT different than when you are just out of high school and experiencing the real world for the first time.
I remember sitting there before the show with a notepad in my lap and a pen in my hand getting ready to take notes but as the lights went down I found that my notepad would be useless. I didn't even want to try to write in the dark. I've tried that once and the outcome wasn't good.
All the dances were wonderful but there are a couple that stood out. The first number was "Augmental Breakdown," performed by Katie Brauer, Claire Fisher, Jenna Harrington, Chloe London, and Rebecca Oberstadt. Choreographed and Projection designed by Cassie Burns, I found this number wonderfully fascinating because it was a piece that used video that was projected behind the dancers as they danced onstage. The video featured glimpses of the featured dancers as they practiced the dance that they were performing live. While some may wonder if the video would be a distraction to those on stage, the dancers never faltered and remained in sync with one another.
A number known as "Runaway Trio," also stands out. Performed by Sara Caplan, Alexis Cordella, and Emmie Hatfield (who collaborated w/ dancers when choreographing this number) and composed and performed by Alexander Chimienti. One reason why this performance stood out is because instead of dancing to a recording, the dancers were performing to live music from Chimienti. Another reason why this number stood out was because the dancers ventured out into the audience.
Choreography can either make or break a dance number. No matter how good a dancer may be, if the choreography isn't good- the dance won't be as memorable as it could be. With the two numbers I have talked about in this blog post that certainly was not a problem. I will remember these numbers and that's a good thing.
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