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entertainment guide for CSU, Fresno ^
Sj.
Portable Dance Troupe
In a piece choreographed by Karin Lynge Jensen, dancers Bill Bissell, Yang Sook Cho and Leslie Letuen-Blxler
^hidden) p9rform "Shattered Faith Trinity," CSUF's Portable Dance Troup.
Photos by Victor Des Roches/Artspeak
Premiere choreography and journeys
in movement highlight 'Trekking'
By Cynthia D. Baxter
Artspeok Co-Editor
With eight dance
pieces involving journey
or movement from one
place to another, CSUF's
Portable Dance Troupe
will perform its spring
concert "Trekking" run¬
ning April 12 through
April 21 at the CSUF
Arena Theater.
All pieces on this
year's program a re Fresno
premieres and include the
choreography of Thea
Barnes, a soloist from the
Martha Graham Com¬
pany, guest lecturer Karin
Jensen, recent resident
dance duo from New
York, Art Bridgeman and
Myrna Packer who per¬
formed at CSUF in Febru¬
ary and CSUF instructors
Madeleine Gaynard and
Hae Shik Kim.
"The performance
has a lot of new material
and ideas for students,"
said Gaynard, PDT's ar¬
tistic director. She added
that as a choreog-
rapher/'it'sa challenge to
use thestudents and what
talents they have as mov¬
ers. The pieces vary in con¬
cept and who lam using and
their personality," she said.
"Facets," the first piece
on the program is a solo for
Portable Dance
Troupe
April 12-13 and 17-20
8 p.m. Arena Theater
Tickets $3.50-$7.50
Thea Barnes
Sundav, April 14
7:30 p.m. Arena Theater
Tickets $30-5100
CSUF senior Yang Sook Cho
is composed of ballet, mod¬
em and jazz dancestyles per¬
formed on point shoe. It was
choreographed for Cho by
Hae Shik Kim. "It is her
senior year and she will blos¬
som," said Gaynard about
Cho. "She is challenged with
a difficult piece incorporat¬
ing many styles."
"A Tale About Prom¬
ise," choreographed by Bar¬
nes follows and features
Margo Cavazos, Thorn
Houseman, Marcine
Schreckengost and Anthony
Tribovich. "A Tale About
Promise" will also be fea¬
tured in a benefit perform¬
ance for the Thea Nerissa
Bames Scholarship Fund on
April 14.
"With Thea Barnes here
it will be the first time we
havesomeone perform¬
ing from such an im¬
portant dance
company,"said Gayn¬
ard.
"Isleof Aramond,"
is the next piece which
explores a mythical is¬
land where men went
to learn the arts of love,
magic and and warfare
features five dancers
and was choreographed bv
Karin Jensen, last semester's
guest lecturer.
Gavnard presents her
own premier work with
"Habitat," a duet for seniors
Cho and Houseman. The
piece describes the essence
ofnaturalelementsand how
life forms have been caught
in destruction of their habi¬
tats.
The rest of the program
includes Jensen's four-part
piece "Shattered Faith Trin¬
ity," Barnes' premier com¬
position "Rezquemor," and
"Lunch Break," which was
set for the dance troupe by
Bridgeman and Packer in
Choreographed by Thea Barnes, dancers Thomas
Houseman and Marcine Schrelkengost (background)
perform in "ATale About Promise."
February during their resi¬
dency at CSUF. The piece is
choreographed for fourmen
and is a reflection on the
business world, men's inner
world of checks and bal-
ances,competition, support,
struggle and endurance.
The troupe consists of
lOCSUFstudents includ¬
ing a mix of new and vet¬
eran dancers according to
Gaynard. "Four is quite a
bit to be losing, but we
have a mix of talent this
year with highly techni¬
cal pieces," said Gaynard.
Object Description
| Title | 1991_04 The Daily Collegian April 1991 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1991 |
| Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
| Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
| Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
| Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
| Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
| Language | eng |
Description
| Title | April 11, 1991, Artspeak Page 1 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1991 |
| Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
| Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
| Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
| Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
| Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
| Language | eng |
| Full-Text-Search | entertainment guide for CSU, Fresno ^ Sj. Portable Dance Troupe In a piece choreographed by Karin Lynge Jensen, dancers Bill Bissell, Yang Sook Cho and Leslie Letuen-Blxler ^hidden) p9rform "Shattered Faith Trinity," CSUF's Portable Dance Troup. Photos by Victor Des Roches/Artspeak Premiere choreography and journeys in movement highlight 'Trekking' By Cynthia D. Baxter Artspeok Co-Editor With eight dance pieces involving journey or movement from one place to another, CSUF's Portable Dance Troupe will perform its spring concert "Trekking" run¬ ning April 12 through April 21 at the CSUF Arena Theater. All pieces on this year's program a re Fresno premieres and include the choreography of Thea Barnes, a soloist from the Martha Graham Com¬ pany, guest lecturer Karin Jensen, recent resident dance duo from New York, Art Bridgeman and Myrna Packer who per¬ formed at CSUF in Febru¬ ary and CSUF instructors Madeleine Gaynard and Hae Shik Kim. "The performance has a lot of new material and ideas for students," said Gaynard, PDT's ar¬ tistic director. She added that as a choreog- rapher/'it'sa challenge to use thestudents and what talents they have as mov¬ ers. The pieces vary in con¬ cept and who lam using and their personality," she said. "Facets," the first piece on the program is a solo for Portable Dance Troupe April 12-13 and 17-20 8 p.m. Arena Theater Tickets $3.50-$7.50 Thea Barnes Sundav, April 14 7:30 p.m. Arena Theater Tickets $30-5100 CSUF senior Yang Sook Cho is composed of ballet, mod¬ em and jazz dancestyles per¬ formed on point shoe. It was choreographed for Cho by Hae Shik Kim. "It is her senior year and she will blos¬ som," said Gaynard about Cho. "She is challenged with a difficult piece incorporat¬ ing many styles." "A Tale About Prom¬ ise," choreographed by Bar¬ nes follows and features Margo Cavazos, Thorn Houseman, Marcine Schreckengost and Anthony Tribovich. "A Tale About Promise" will also be fea¬ tured in a benefit perform¬ ance for the Thea Nerissa Bames Scholarship Fund on April 14. "With Thea Barnes here it will be the first time we havesomeone perform¬ ing from such an im¬ portant dance company,"said Gayn¬ ard. "Isleof Aramond," is the next piece which explores a mythical is¬ land where men went to learn the arts of love, magic and and warfare features five dancers and was choreographed bv Karin Jensen, last semester's guest lecturer. Gavnard presents her own premier work with "Habitat," a duet for seniors Cho and Houseman. The piece describes the essence ofnaturalelementsand how life forms have been caught in destruction of their habi¬ tats. The rest of the program includes Jensen's four-part piece "Shattered Faith Trin¬ ity," Barnes' premier com¬ position "Rezquemor," and "Lunch Break," which was set for the dance troupe by Bridgeman and Packer in Choreographed by Thea Barnes, dancers Thomas Houseman and Marcine Schrelkengost (background) perform in "ATale About Promise." February during their resi¬ dency at CSUF. The piece is choreographed for fourmen and is a reflection on the business world, men's inner world of checks and bal- ances,competition, support, struggle and endurance. The troupe consists of lOCSUFstudents includ¬ ing a mix of new and vet¬ eran dancers according to Gaynard. "Four is quite a bit to be losing, but we have a mix of talent this year with highly techni¬ cal pieces," said Gaynard. |
