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Announcements

  • Spring Dance Performance Features New Works by Artists in Residence

    Members of the Hotchkiss Dance Company

    The Hotchkiss Dance Company will perform commissioned pieces by Molissa Fenley and Liliana Candotti, both artists in residence during the 2012-13 academic year. The performance will take place April 26 - 28 in Walker Auditorium. Admission is free.

  • Annual Student Choreographed Dance Concert February 22 & 23

    Student Choreographed Dance Concert 2012

    In February, students studying dance at Hotchkiss under the tutelage of Alice Sarkissian-Wolf, Director of Dance, present their own works in an annual dance concert.

  • Dancer and Choreographer Molissa Fenley visits Hotchkiss as Guest Artist in Residence October 23 - 30

    Photo of Molissa Fenley by Tony Powell

    Currently an Associate Professor of Dance at Mills College, Molissa Fenley is an eleven-time recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts Choreography Fellowship and frequent collaborator of composers John Cage, Phillip Glass, Henryk Gorechi, and Laurie Anderson, among others. Ms. Fenley will conduct master classes and prepare a commissioned work for the Hotchkiss Dance Company.

  • Hotchkiss Dance Company will perform in annual Spring Dance Concert April 27, 28, 29

    Members of the Hotchkiss Dance Company. All photos by Jonathan Doster.

    The new Hotchkiss Dance Company will perform three premier pieces, two by Alice Sarkissian-Wolf, Director of Dance: Femme/Donna/Woman, featuring the music of contemporary Belgian composer Wim Mertens, and Piaf, set to the music of Edith Piaf. The third premier work is a newly commissioned piece by Italian choreographer Liliana Candotti, called Brucio Nel Vento. Candotti served as artist in residence with the Hotchkiss Dance Program in January. Selected student works will also be performed. The concert will take place Friday and Saturday, April 27, 28 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 29 at 2:30 p.m. in Walker Auditorium

  • Student Choreographed Dance Concert on stage February 24 & 25

    Student dancers on stage

    Dance students will present an evening of original works Friday, February 24 and Saturday, February 25 at 7:30 p.m. in Walker Auditorium. This annual concert gives students the opportunity to actualize their ideas in movement from an initial concept, through the hard work of rehearsal, to the fruition of performance. Many hours are logged in the dance studio in preparation!

  • Alex Atzewi Dance Company performs at Hotchkiss while on U.S. tour

    Alex Atzewi Dance Company performing 'ARMONIE IN CONTRASTO'

    Director of Dance at The Hotchkiss School, Alice Sarkissian-Wolf, describes Rome-based, dancer, choreographer and teacher Alex Atzewi and his company of dancers as “marvelous and athletic.” The company will perform the piece 'ARMONIE IN CONTRASTO' in Walker Auditorium the evening of January 11, at 7:00 pm. This performance is free and open to the public.

 

In keeping with the School's commitment to the development of the creative and artistic self, the dance department offers ample opportunities for both the novice and the advanced dancer. Students from a wide range of backgrounds participate in the dance program. Many come with extensive backgrounds. Others take dance courses with little or no previous experience. For all students, the focus of the department's instruction is on learning the craft, technique, and discipline of dance. Emphasis is placed on building a foundation from which students explore a new vocabulary.

Truly dedicated and committed dance students will have the opportunity to develop their technical skills to the performance level. They may also create and choreograph dance works. Whether students begin with jazz dance, modern dance, or ballet, they will work with a highly trained professional dancer in the dance studio in the Main Building.

Dance courses fulfill the arts requirement.

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