Contemporary Dance Program
Congratulations!
The IU Contemporary Dance Program has been awarded an American Masterpieces: Dance – College Component grant by Dance/USA and the National Endowment for the Arts, for the re-staging of Martha Graham’s Panorama.
The Indiana University Dance Theatre has been selected to perform Martha Wittman’s Wind Studies at the 2009 World Dance Alliance-Americas General Assembly at the University of Wisconsin, May 28-31.
http://www.yorku.ca/wda/Americas.htm
Liz Lerman Dance Exchange
New Frontiers in the Arts and Humanities Grants brought the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange to Indiana University Bloomington for a residency and performances. Click Liz Lerman Dance Exchange for more information and video.
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Mission Statement
The IU Contemporary Dance Program offers a collection of dance experiences that are accessible to students who seek serious study in the art of dance. The program's core offerings consist of curricula which, through the highest quality of training and instruction, strengthen and refine contemporary dance technique as well as provide scholarly inquiry into the history, science and aesthetics of dance. The faculty of the IU Contemporary Dance Program strives to not only teach, but mentor, and provide a strong theoretical base from which each dancer can grow and work as an individual artist. Students are encouraged to seek their own venue for expression, such as performance, choreography, teaching, production or scholarship, and prepare for a successful career in the professional and academic field of dance.
Upcoming Events
- September 19 - Artists in Administration Exhibit & Performance, featuring choreography by instructor Justin Zuschlag, performed by IUDT dancers, 7:30 p.m. Neal Marshall Center, grand hall, free.
- October 3-14 - Master teacher, choreographer & artist Bill Evans in residence setting Impressions of Willow Bay and guest teaching
- October 11 - Bill Evan’s free performance, Rhythm/Tap/Jazz Showcase, 4 p.m. John Waldron
- October 27-Nov.7 - Liz Lerman Dance Exchange Residency Begins: Lead artist Martha Wittman setting a new work for IU Dance Theatre, Elizabeth Johnson, Associate Artistic director, and Ben Wegman, company member guest teaching and assisting with new work
- November 7 - First audition for the dance major for the 2009-10 academic year
- November 10-11 - Liz Lerman in residence
- November 15-16 - Samson & Delilah, presented by New Opera St. Louis, choreographed by Justin Zuschlag, performed by IUDT Dancers, St. Louis, MO
- November 30-Dec. 6 - Dance Exchange residency continues
- December 14 - Senior Dance Major’s Showcase, John Waldron Auditorium, time TBA
- Jan. 13-18 – Lerman residency concludes
- Jan. 16-17 – Annual Faculty/Guest Artist Concert, The Community of Dance, the Ruth N. Halls Theatre, 7:30pm
- Jan. 20-22 – Auditions for Hammer and Nail (Choreographic Performance Project in conjunction with the Jacobs School of Music)
- Feb. 15 – National Society for Arts and Letters Competition in Contemporary Dance, HPER 161, 1:00pm
- Feb. 26 – Liz Lerman Dance Exchange performs Ferocious Beauty: Genome, IU Auditorium, 8:00pm
- Feb. 27 – final audition for the dance major in the Department of Kinesiology for students beginning fall semester 2009, HPER 161, 9:00am
- Feb. 29-March 1 – ArtsWeek; program performances TBA
- March 5 - Thesis and Other Dances: An Exploration of Text Through Dance, presented by senior dance major Esther Widlanski, the John Waldron Auditorium, Bloomington, IN, 8:00pm, free admission
- March 11 – Connie Dinapoli, formerly of the Paul Taylor Dance Company, will be in residence to audition dancers for next year’s performance of Taylor’s Aureole and 3 Epitaphs.
- March 18-21 – American College Dance Festival, East Central Region, Akron, Ohio
- March 29 - Piece by Piece, A Collection of Dance Works by Justin Zuschlag, Abi Rich, and Selene Carter, and featuring Indiana University Dance Theatre, the John Waldron Arts Center, Bloomington, IN, time TBA, tickets $5.00.
- April 18-19 – Hammer and Nail Concert in conjunction with the Student Composers Association, the Buskirk-Chumley Theatre, 4:00pm and 7:30pm
- May 28-31 – the Indiana University Dance Theatre’s cast of Wind Studies will perform at the 2009 World Dance Alliance-Americas General Assembly at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
- July 5th-18th – the IU Contemporary Dance Program’s Summer Intensive for High School Students will be held on the IU Bloomington campus, Bloomington, IN
News
- Elizabeth Shea’s Unstrung, with original score by Jacob’s School of Music composition professor Jeffrey Hass, has been selected for performance at the 2009 International Computer Music Conference in Montreal, Canada, August 16-21. Senior dance major Abbe Lansdown will perform the work.
- Senior dance majors Andranise Baxter, Jenna Blumenfeld, and Sierra Codalata were awarded the Jane Fox Dance Scholarship at the HPER Awards Banquet, April 23, 2009. Junior Krissy Jones was awarded the Kate C. Remley Memorial Scholarship.
- Faculty member Roberta Wong recently received two Creative Renewal Fellowships from the Arts Council of Indianapolis.
- Alum Nate Erwin and faculty member Selene Carter have received scholarships to attend the Bill Evans Summer Dance 2009 Teacher’s Intensives.
- Senior dance major Joanna Paul has received a grant for international study from the Hutton Honors College as well as a summer study grant from the IU Contemporary Dance Program to attend Laban’s (London) 2009 Summer School.
- Senior dance major Courtney Ramm has been awarded the Edward L. Hutton International Experiences Program Grant for 2009 summer study, and has additionally been named a Mary and Tom Martz Scholar.
- Dance coordinator Elizabeth Shea has been selected to present A Model for Integrating Kinesiology into a Dance Major Curriculum at the 2009 NDEO Annual Conference, Take a Bite of the Apple: Exploring Resources to Promote Best Practices, New York City, NY, June 24-28. Shea was also recently promoted to Clinical Associate Professor of Kinesiology and received the 2009 HPER Trustees Teaching Award.
- Indiana University modern dance majors Kelly McCormick Bangs, Noah Trulock, Colleen Welch and graduate student/adjunct faculty Justin Zuschlag were selected to perform Bill Evans’ Impressions of Willow Bay at the Gala Performance of the American College Dance Festival, East Central Region, March 18-21, Akron, Ohio. Faculty members Selene Carter and Elizabeth Shea were invited to teach at the festival, and Shea has been elected to the ACDFA National Board of Directors for a three-year term.
- Dance major alum Kelly McCormick Bangs was awarded first place in the Contemporary Dance Competition sponsored by the National Society of Arts and Letters. Sophomore dance major Kelsey Breece was awarded second place, and junior dance major Joanna Paul was awarded third place. Bangs and Breece performed at the annual Showcase of the Arts on April 19, 2009.
- Senior dance major Colleen Welch was nominated for Indiana University Senior Recognition Awards.
- Dance major alum Lauren Weber is dancing with the Omaha Modern Dance Collective and has also been selected as one of twelve dancers state-wide to participate in Diavolo Project: Nebraska.
http://diavoloprojectnebraska.wordpress.com/ - The Indiana University Dance Theatre has been selected to perform Martha Wittman’s Wind Studies at the 2009 World Dance Alliance-Americas General Assembly at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, May 28-31, 2009.
- Dance major alum Jamie Dowd is dancing with Sarah Council Dance Projects, in New York, NY.http://blip.tv/file/1698140
- Senior dance major Allison Zobel has been awarded an internship with Hysterica Dance Company in Los Angeles, CA.
- IU dance alum Abigail Rich and faculty member Selene Carter have both been accepted into the Society of Dance History Scholars. Ms Rich will present Choreographed Gender: Gender Topographies in Paul Taylor's Aureole and Ms. Carter will present Choreographing Murals in Indiana: The Public Art of Lester Horton and Thomas Hart Benton at the 2009 annual conference at Stanford University.
- Dance faculty member Sherilyn Foley has been hired by CRU Dance and Algy/Star Styled Dance Costumes as the choreographer to present their new costume line.
- Dance Coordinator Elizabeth Shea presented Coming to Light: An Etude at Festival 39: New Music 2009, held at Ball State University, Muncie, IN. IU Professor Jeffrey Hass composed the score, and alum Kelly McCormick Bangs performed the work.
- Visiting Lecturer Selene Carter performed at the International Symposium of Improvised Music, and presented a new media collaboration with Andrew Bucksbarg, Assistant Professor, IU Department of Telecommunications.
- IU faculty Gwendolyn Hamm, Elizabeth Shea, George Pinney, Jeffrey Hass, Iris Rosa and Selene Carter received a Fran Snygg Endowment Grant to produce The Community of Dance, presented January 16 and 17, 2009 at the Ruth N. Halls Theatre, Bloomington, IN. Ms. Carter also received a Fran Snygg Grant for Artistic Collaboration for her new work Land/mark.
- The IU Contemporary Dance Program has been awarded an American Masterpieces: Dance – College Component Grant, by Dance/USA and the National Endowment for the Arts, a national dance service organization. The grant provides funds for the restaging of Martha Graham’s Panorama.
Contacts
Questions concerning the dance
major and audition process may be directed to:
Elizabeth Shea , Coordinator IU Contemporary Dance Program
1025 East 7th Street
Bloomington, IN 47405
(812) 855-7020
An application and audition are required for admission to the Department of Kinesiology's major in dance at Indiana University . The application packet may be obtained from the Department of Kinesiology.
To obtain an application form, contact:
Mildred Perkins, Undergraduate Secretary
HPER 112 1025 East 7th Street
Bloomington, IN 47405
(812) 855-6172
Please submit the application to the above address.
ALTERNATIVELY, YOU MAY APPLY ONLINE
