Dance Connections at
Ramapo College
(Mahwah) – Veterans
of celebrated New Jersey-based dance companies
including Pilobolus, Meredith Monk, and others will present Dance
Connections, a showcase of exciting new work at the Sharp Theater
on the campus of Ramapo College of New Jersey on Saturday, December
4 at 8 p.m.
Calling themselves the Bergen DanceMakers,
these internationally renowned choreographers
and dancers have returned from national and
international touring to present the showcase.
The
evening features hilarious one person dance
acts, powerful and elegant duets and non-stop
athletic group formations. Artists include
Liliana Amador of Teaneck, who with Alison
Oakes of New York City will perform a duet, “Crawl
Space;” choreographer
Irving Burton of Bergenfield, who will open
the program with “It’s
Me And All My Friends,” featuring dancers from the Center for
Modern Dance; Nai-Ni Chen of Fort Lee, who
will present “Rain
Drops,” a festive, elegant quartet based on her memory of growing
up in Taiwan, and Demarest resident Susan
Thomasson, a former dancer with Pilobolus
Dance Theatre, who will perform a company classic, “Can’t
Get Started,” set to band swing classics.
Tickets are $21 for
adults, $18 for senior citizens and $12
for youth. The Sharp Theater is located in
the Angelica and Russ Berrie Center for the Performing and Visual
Arts. For tickets or information, call 201.684.7844.
This program
is made possible in part by funds from
the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner
Agency of the National Endowment of the
Arts.
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