DETROIT, April 3, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The Marygrove College Dance Company will perform its annual concert Friday, April 13, through Sunday, April 15, at the Marygrove Theatre. Titled "No Street Shoes," the concert will feature several renowned guest choreographers whose work showcases a diverse, living world of urban movement.
"No Street Shoes" will be performed April 13 at 8 p.m., April 14 at 2 and 8 p.m., and April 15 at 4 p.m. The Theatre is located in the Liberal Arts Building on the Marygrove Campus, 8425 W. McNichols, Detroit, MI 48221. The concert is free and open to the public.
Working with the student dancers are choreographers:
-- Sidra Bell, artistic director of Sidra Bell Dance New York: has
performed, taught and toured with nathantrice/RITUALS, Avodah Dance
Ensemble and MIMEX Dance.
-- Tracy Halloran, senior choreographer: at 19, won the coveted "Miss
Dance" title for Michigan. Tracy was selected Outstanding Dance
Student this year and will be graduating in May with a BFA in Dance
Performance.
-- Jordeen Ivanov-Ericson, Dance Department Chair: began her ballet
training in the Vaganova methodology in Pittsburgh with Nicolas
Petrov. A principal dancer in several ballet companies, she is
currently a Master Teacher and chair of the Marygrove College dance
department.
-- Penny Godboldo, associate professor: is the only certified
instructor of the Dunham technique in Michigan. She has taught,
performed and conducted her research, "Dance in Religion," in many
countries over 20 years during which she has been on the Marygrove
faculty.
-- Susan Panek, faculty member: has several dance teaching credits,
has appeared in concert with DanceNonce, Dance Detroit and Writhm
Dance Company, and serves as the DSO's ballet mistress, children's
Rehearsal Director and Executive Managing Director.
-- Gregory Robinson, guest choreographer: is the Associate Director of
the Dayton Ballet Company as well as its former principal
dancer/ballet master. As a Master Artist, he teaches yearly
workshops at Marygrove's Summer School for the Performing
Arts/Festival of Dance.
-- Barbara Selinger, adjunct faculty member: is artistic director of
Detroit Dance Collective (DDC), which she co-founded in 1980. She
has created more than sixty major works for DDC and other dance
companies and has received six Creative Artist Grants.
Partial concert sponsors include DaimlerChrysler, Comerica, Harrison Technology Consulting, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and HAP. This year, the Dance Department Concert has been designated an "Inaugural Event" to commemorate the inauguration of Marygrove's 8th president, Dr. David Fike.
For inaugural event information, contact Renee Ahee, 313-927-1446 or rahee@marygrove.edu, or visit www.marygrove.edu/inauguration. For dance concert information, contact Jordeen Ivanov-Ericson, 313-927-1307 or jivanov@marygrove.edu.
Marygrove College is a private liberal arts college located at 8425 W. McNichols Rd. in Detroit. More than 1,200 students attend classes in its undergraduate and graduate programs in education, business, human resource management, social justice, social work, science, music, dance, the fine arts and many others. Call 866-313-1927 or visit www.marygrove.edu.
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