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Young Dancers Take Center Stage

Faculty Focus: Tim Glenn “The Scales of Memory” Dance Students Go Behind Travels the U.S. the Camera MANCC Highlights

Florida State University department of Dance From the Chairs “We are cups, constantly and qui- the Cedar Lake and AXIS dance com- etly being filled. The trick is knowing panies. The Cedar Lake experience how to tip ourselves over and let the included a choreographic residency beautiful stuff out.” () for our students with Artistic Director Benoit-Swan Pouffer. This residency Please join us in looking back on our was supported not only by Seven Days 2007-2008 academic year. Even in times but by community sponsors as well. of budget turmoil, we have poured our share of beauty upon the As with the support of the world. Many thanks to our choreographic residency, Dean, Sally McRorie and the we could not reach many forward thinking FSU ad- of our goals without our ministration for seeing us community. Our support through. We could not be group, Friends of Dance, who we are without their turned twenty this year and Dancing to new heights! dedication and support. we celebrate their generos- ity and tireless efforts on Every year the Department of The foundation of this our behalf. A large portion Dance educates more than 100 year’s achievements was of the $34,000 in scholar- dance majors and 400 non- as always our community: ships awarded to our stu- majors, providing them with our students, faculty, staff, dents last year was a result of unparalleled opportunities. alumni and supporters. their efforts. They also sent With their efforts, over Photo: Tallahassee Magazine four faculty and sixteen stu- 110 dance works were created within dents to the American College Dance It is with the support of our the department. The drive and initia- Festival southeastern regional confer- generous patrons that many tive of our students continued the suc- ence this year, among other projects. of these opportunities are cess of the informal showing series and available. began the new tradition of a year-end As you finish this walk through the past banquet. Our faculty continued their year with us, please don’t go too far. We Please help us to continue to teaching, creative and research life both need you. If you are in or around Tal- here and abroad. Fabulous guest teach- provide a superior education lahassee, come see our concerts or take ers and choreographers added to our part in a MANCC entrypoint. Even bet- for our students and the offerings and broadened our horizons. ter, bring a few friends with you! Join best in performance for our Friends of Dance and reconnect with audiences by contributing to The Maggie Allesee National Center for fellow dance lovers in our community. the Department. grows more exciting each If you are a teacher, tell your students year, and continues to explore new ways about us. No matter your , For more information contact: to engage our students in visiting artists’ please keep in touch. We love to know research. This year saw the establishment where you are and what you are doing. of a MANCC scholarship fund to assist our Drop us a line from time to time or even Joyce Fausone dancers who want to continue work with better join our “My Family” site and re- Department of Dance former MANCC artists. Spring saw the in- connect with friends and get updates on P.O. Box 3062120 ception of a new course, “The MANCC their lives and activities. (Contact Emily Tallahassee, 32306-2120 Experience”, that upper level dance ma- Keeler at [email protected] for details.) 850.645.2449 jors may elect to take to deepen their [email protected] MANCC connections. And late breaking Sincerely, news is that BFA spring graduate Aline Wachsmuth has just been invited to join Fred Salancy the company of Ben Levy, San Francisco Patty Phillips Assistant Dean, Fine Arts MANCC Fellow of 2005-2006, with whom Tallahassee, Florida 32306-1160 she worked with here in Tallahassee. 850.644.3911 [email protected] Seven Days of Opening Nights continued to enrich our lives by presenting both Co-Chairs Table of Contents

2 From the Chairs 4 Les écailles de la mémoire 6 2007-2008 Guest Artists

7 Picture This: Dance Students Go behind the Camera 8 Young Dancers Take Center Stage 10 Year in Photos 12 MANCC Update 14 Faculty Focus: Tim Glenn 15 Alumni Updates 18 Dance Repertory Theatre 19 A Fond Farewell 20 Faculty and Staff Updates 22 News 23 Friends of Dance

Cover: Birds, Mommy! Choreographer: Andy Noble Days of Dance Dancers: Jacqueline M. Podence and Andy Noble Photo: Jon Nalon

Writer / Editor emily Keeler Celestial Navigation Art Director emily Keeler Choreographer: Gerri Houlihan Lightness of Being - MFA Concert Photographer Jon Nalon Dancer: Kathleen Byrne

Photo: Jon Nalon In This Issue This In Les écailles de la mémoire The story of Urban Bush Women and can American church, and they joined JANT-BI started many years ago on two panel discussions by African American separate continents. Through dance historians. These experiences were their two worlds would once again coupled with work in Senegal, again il- unite. luminating the different histories and cultures of the dancers, and through For the members of Urban Bush Wom- them all, the work took form. en, an all female troupe from New and JANT-BI, an all male troupe from According to Zollar, “Hopefully there’s Senegal, the journey of a lifetime start- not one meaning, so whether you think ed several years ago as an idea, a seed of it as a journey across the continents, planted by their award winning artistic across water, history, culture, gender... directors. When Jawole Zollar, Urban we want people to be able to see from Bush Women founder and artistic di- their perspective.” rector, and noted choreographer and director of JANT-BI, Germaine Acogny, Early in 2008 the groups returned to met at a conference in 2004, a seed was MANCC with the aid of a prestigious planted that has resulted in an extraor- AHPEG grant, dinary international partnership. awarded to Professor Zollar to put final touches on the work. Russell Sandifer, From this seed the two groups con- Co-Chair of the Department, was the verged both in the and lighting designer. “He bathes the stage Senegal to unite in dance and to un- in amber light, softly washing over the derstand histories that were both dancers like water,” according to Dance shared and separate. Their collabora- Magazine. At the end of the second tion eventually became a full evening MANCC exchange The Scales of Mem- length work entitled Les écailles de la ory was presented to an enthusiastic mémoire (The scales of memory). audience in Tallahassee before the beginning of an extensive and equally “We have the same color, but not the intensive tour. same culture, because African-Ameri- cans are American,” says Acogny, “So it The ensemble is touring the United was really important that they discover States and Canada, including extreme- who we are.” ly well reviewed performances at The Kennedy Center. The North American The two groups first met in Brooklyn tour ends in November 2008 with in March 2007, and came to Tallahas- the New York premier at the Brooklyn see in the summer of 2007 for the first Academy of Music’s Next Wave Festival. of a two-part International Exchange The production will then travel to Es- through a residency with the Maggie sen, Germany for presentation at Inter- Allesee National Center for Choreogra- nationales Tanzfestival NRW 2008, as phy (MANCC). The themes of memory, curated by Pina Bausch. love, and resistance emerged as the center of their study. “The main subject is memory, and then to resist against things like this hap- During the two week stay, the two pening again,” says Acogny, “To resist groups not only danced, but also vis- the oppression of slavery and coloni- ited slavery sites including African zation. Then love is the only means to American museums in Tallahassee and fight against that, to turn it around, to Jacksonville, nineteenth century plan- change people, to change daily life.” Dancer: Bertrand Saky tations where slaves worked and lived, Photo: Jon Nalon a “hanging” tree, and a traditional Afri-

 DANCE.FSU.EDU MANCC establishes student scholarship fund

In January 2008, the preview performance of “Les écailles de la mémoire (The scales of memory)” Catherine Denecy, Babacar Ba, company dancers. listen to music. Photo: Marc Ray was held in the Nancy Smith Fichter Dance Theatre as a benefit event for the Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography Student Scholarship Fund. Scholarships will be used to enable students to continue working with former MANCC guest artists.

The event was sponsored in part by ProBank, Student Housing Solutions, Parks & Crump, transplant, and Rapid Press. Preview of The Scales of Memory Photo: Jon Nalon Four students were awarded scholarships for summer study:

Michelle Fletcher Spring 2008 MFA Graduate Production Internship AXIS Dance Company (CA)

Ashley Denae Hannah First year MFA student Summer Institute Urban Bush Women (NY)

Jane Marks, Jawole Zollar, Germaine Acogny, Kaley Warren Pruitt Mayor John Marks, Helmut Vogt Preview reception Sophomore BFA student Photo: Katie Noletto Summer Workshop Limón Dance Company (NY)

Jana Tripp Second year MFA student Summer Intensive AXIS Dance Company (CA)

To contribute to the MANCC scholarship fund, please contact Joyce Fausone at Pape Ibrahima Ndiaye - ‘Kaolack’’, Marjani Forte, company dancers 850-645-2449. Photo: Marc Ray

DEPARTMENT OF DANCE  Wallie Wolfgruber

Each year the Department of Dance is honored to have many guest artists visit the Florida State University campus including legendary figures such as Alwin Nikolais, Doug Varone, Susan Marshall, Alonzo King and Barton Mumaw to name a few. Monica Bill Barnes The department’s Spring Guest Teaching Artists included Monica Bill Barnes, Shouze Ma, and Wallie Wolfgruber. All three taught major contemporary and repertory classes and were actively engaged with students, faculty and our dance communities.

Monica Bill Barnes, a 2006-2007 MANCC Fellow, is a New York based choreographer and heads her own company - Monica Bill Barnes & Company. Her work has been presented nationally and internationally by organizations including Jacob’s Pillow, The International Fabbrica for Choreographers (Florence, Italy), The Fourth International Dance and Movement Festival on the Volga (Yaroslav, Russia), Tanz Festival (Karlsruhe, Germany), Sushi Performance and Visual Art (San Diego, CA), DancePlace (Washington, D.C.), and The Museum of Art. Barnes holds an MFA from New York Univer- sity/Tisch School of the Arts.

Shouze Ma was a founding member of the first company in China. Benoit-Swan Pouffer Currently, Shouze Ma is an associate professor in the Department of Dance at Arizona State University and the founder and director of The Visionary Dance Company. While at FSU Ma set his piece “The Secret of the Fan” on FSU dancers, where it was performed for An Evening of Dance in April 2008.

Wallie Wolfgruber, a former principal member of the Dance Company, returned to Florida State again to work with the department as a guest artist. Wolfgru- ber’s choreography has been presented in Germany, Canada, France and in NYC at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center, LaMama E.T.C. and with DanceNow and 40up at the Joyce Soho, Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater, the Duke Theater on 42nd Street and DTW.

Shouze Ma The Department of Dance also held two guest choreographic residencies during the 2007-2008 season.

Alan Danielson, a 1981 Florida State MFA graduate, visited in the fall, taught a master class, and set his piece, “Window of the Heart” on Dance Repertory Theatre dancers. The piece was performed during DRT’s February concert. Danielson is based in , where he teaches, choreographs and directs his company, Dance by Alan Danielson. Danielson also serves as the School Director of the José Limón Institute.

In conjunction with 7 Days of Opening Nights, Benoit-Swan Pouffer, Artistic Director of Cedar Lake Contemporary , created an original work entitled “The Tent” for An Evening of Dance. The circus inspired work was a collaboration of many at Florida State. Tim Glenn created the accompanying film while the FSU Circus shared their space for several of the scenes.

Alan Danielson Choreographic residencies would not be possible without the generous sponsorships of community members. “The Tent” was made possible in part by Ken and Kathryn

Cashin, Curva & Associates, Jesse and Hope Suber, and Jay and Susan Walton. Guest Artists Guest Picture This: Dance students go behind the camera

Dancer: Amanda Vazquez Photo: Katie Noletto

he art of dancing is usually pictured on a stage, with an audience, performed live. This past year four dance students went behind the scenes and learned the fine T art of dance photography. The class was taught by Assistant Professor Rick McCullough, who is both an accom- plished choreographer and photographer in his own right. McCullough got his start in photography early in his dance career, photographing sites while touring. The more pho- tos he took the more he was in demand. He eventually earned a degree in commercial photography from Randolph Community College and his required internships led him to New York City to study with well-known photographers Lois Greenfield and Eduardo Patino.

Through a FSU Equipment and Infrastructure Enhancement Grant McCullough was able to purchase equipment for an elective dance photography class. Teaching both gradu- ates and undergraduates, the class focused on building a portfolio and enhancing pho- Dancer: Jaclyn Speights tography with digital editing programs. Students spent many hours in the studio captur- Photo: Katie Noletto ing images of dancers and visiting artists.

Whitney Earnhardt, a 2008 spring graduate, said of Dancer: Joshua Reaver Photo: Whitney Earnhardt “I loved that I learned how to the class, “I loved that I learned how to express my love of dance through another medium. It is also an- express my love of dance through other skill I learned at Florida State that I can take another medium” with me.”

- Whitney Earnhardt McCullough will continue the class during the 2008- 2009 school year. DEPARTMENT OF DANCE  Young Dancers take center stage

This page: Young dancers in ballet class Far page: Young dancers participating in Workshop for Young Dancers Photos: Emily Keeler  DANCE.FSU.EDU While the primary focus of the Department of Dance student interested in all forms of dance, the two week is the training of collegiate students, more and more long intensive allowed young dancers to live, eat, and young dancers are benefiting from the talents of the breathe dance with fellow students. resident faculty, staff and visiting artists that grace From June 15-29 the stu- the hallways of Mont- dents participated in daily gomery Hall. classes in conditioning, modern, ballet, pointe work Each winter Friends of and repertory with Florida Dance, the support orga- State University dance fac- nization for the Depart- ulty. Evenings were filled ment of Dance, hosts with special programs the annual Workshop for including hip hop, , Young Dancers. Celebrat- technology classes and a ing its seventh year, the college night to explore the workshop once again fea- world of dance at the col- tured world-renowned legiate level. ballerina and Florida State Eppes Professor, Su- “This is a great opportunity zanne Farrell, as well as for the dancers,” according Lynda Davis with Dance to Joyce Fausone, Director Repertory Theatre danc- of the workshop. “Students ers, Tim Glenn, Gerri Hou- are able to work with the lihan, Sheila Humphreys, distinguished faculty and Rick McCullough, and use the Department’s state- Dionne Sparkman Noble. of-the-art facilities.” What started as a small affair seven years ago has For many, the workshop grown quickly, with stu- was also an opportunity to dents from around the experience what life as a country now flying in for dance major at Florida State the two day workshop. might entail. Over 100 dancers rang- ing in age from 10 to 18 Says Fausone, “These young participated in this year’s dancers are using the same event. Classes included facilities and working with ballet, modern, and jazz, the same faculty that our as well as classes in dance students work with on a technology and choreog- daily basis.” raphy. Students from all over the After the continued suc- country auditioned for the cess of the workshop and two week intensive. The the demand for a longer fifty selected participants and more comprehensive represent many states, training workshop, the some as far away as Texas, Department decided to Tennessee and Ohio. host a longer training in- tensive. Information about the two annual events is posted on Premiering in the sum- the Department’s website mer of 2008 was the first at dance.fsu.edu. To join the Florida State University Summer Dance Intensive held for mailing list for these and other Department of Dance young dance students. Designed for the well-rounded events contact Emily Keeler at [email protected]. DEPARTMENT OF DANCE  A YEAR IN PHOTOS

Pas de Trois from “” Choreographer: Restaged by Sheila Humphreys Days of Dance Dancers: Lauren Owen, Etienne Diaz, Myriah Harper

Heavenly Bodies Choreographer: Michelle Fletcher Lightness of Being - MFA Concert Dancer: Kari Gonthier, Amanda Gates, Michelle Kinny, Sarah Pomarico, Allison Shir

Journey...Travels into Life’s Unknowns Round This World Baby Mine Choreographer: Anjali Austin Choreographer: Dan Wagoner Upside Out - MFA Concert An Evening of Dance Dancer: A’Keitha Carey Dancers: Kathleen Byrne, Kristen Sholes, Jacqueline M. Podence, Michelle Fletcher 10 DANCE.FSU.EDU Sound Vessel Choreographer: Lynda Davis Dance Repertory Theatre in Concert

Pale Sparrow Choreographer: Allison Shir Days of Dance Dancer: Allison Shir

Embodiments of Silence Choreographer: Tim Glenn An Evening of Dance Dancers: Joshua Reaver, Stefan Zubal, Jason Macdonald

Suite Appalachia Choreographer: Rick McCullough Dance Repertory Theatre In Concert Dancers: Maggie , Brittany Logan, Jason Macdonald DEPARTMENT OF DANCE 11 Luciana Achugar (NY) 10/5 - 28, 2007

Fueling the creative process for: choreographers • community • students • artists

Luciana Achugar began development of The Sublime is Us at MANCC by experimenting with tactile reflection and further investigating her questions about infiltrating an audience mem- ber’s experience during live performance. Entrypoints and 2007-2008 Review audience feedback during the development process confirmed and challenged Achugar’s choreographic experiments related to audience sensation, transparency and vulnerability.

Kate WearE Nami Yamamoto (NY) (NY) 11/25 - 12/15, 2007 2/17 - 3/1, 2008

Kate Weare concentrated her research on unearthing a deep- Nami Yamamoto used her fellowship to shape the choreo- er potential for clashes and connections between sound and graphic arc for a howling flower prior to its world premiere. dance. To address this for her newest work Bridge of Sighs, Yamamoto worked with her full cast including Tony the puppet, Weare invited composer/violinist David Ryther to create live and puppet advisor, Deanna Acheson, to meticulously accentu- sound improvisations with the dancers. These exchanges af- ate and enhance the nuances of the dancers and puppet within forded Weare the opportunity to deeply investigate the rela- the full work. tionship between the two mediums.

Yannis Adoniou Nora Chipaumire (CA) (NY)

3/30 - 4/19, 2008 5/18 - 6/7, 2008 CHOREOGRAPHIC FELLOWS CHOREOGRAPHIC

Yannis Adoniou investigated humor and kinesthetic depro- Nora Chipaumire, a self-exiled choreographer from Zimbabwe gramming with the community and two of his company danc- collaborated with Zimbabwean composer/musician Thomas ers. Filmmaker and dramaturge, Talal Al-Muhanna assisted Mapfumo and musicians from the Blacks Unlimited. FSU stu- the research which included measuring audience response to dents and faculty from various Departments aided in her re- various props, sound scores, juxtaposition, lighting, movement search on topics related to the migrant body, ancestral body, speed and verbal expression. Zimbabwean inflation, and gender/self identity, which helped inform and advance her new work. LIVING LEGACY FREE TO REP 9/2 -15, 2007 (CA) Margaret Jenkins 2/3 -28,2008 (NY) C Limón D Renowned choreographer, performer and educator educator and performer choreographer, Renowned touring purposes. touring for set new the condense and dancers, workwith the restage to opportunity providedan residency The Ensemble. Dresher Tanusree Shankar Dance Company (Calcutta, India) and Paul the included Collaborators tour. U.S. its to prior MANCC at re-staged company her and Jenkins ret rounding many commissioningstructures. voidsearch together of the time and resource constraints sur re to participants for opportunity unique a provided dency resi The (NY). Pulvermacher Neta and (CA) Connor Colin (NY), Cornfield Ellen with: worked previously not had they choreographers three with program laboratory movement Rep to Free the in participated Company Dance Limón The ompany and opportunities to engage with their research andcreative research process. their engage with to and opportunities Please visit us online to learn more about upcoming artist residencies more aboutupcomingartist learn Please visitusonlineto Watch more aboutpast, present podcastsandlearn to videos,listen ance Sipn Glimpse Slipping A and future activitiesat Marga - - - -

DANCE THEATER WORKSHOP PARTNERSHIP PROJECT first of many music videos to be used online to promote the will premier workat WorkshopDance which promote Theater in 2009. to online used be to videos music many of first the created and elements design visual and audio movement, refined Moss dancers. Korean five of cast and Lee Okkyung you becomes Dean ence participation. ence participation. audi and costuming with experiment and work the of score joined Hay to hone the distinguished performers international commissioned by the William Forsythe Company. A cast of six creatingweeks two today, spent dance experimental of representatives influential most the of one as historians and bycritics Hay, Deborah acknowledged (TX) Deb 3/9 -23,2008 6/15 -30,2008 (NY) Dean Moss orah Hay oss conducted collaborative research for for research collaborative conducted Moss DEP with choreographer Yoon Jim Kim, composer composer Kim, Jim Yoon choreographer with ARTMENT OFD ANCE 13 If I Sing to You to Sing I If , a new work new a , Kisaeng - Faculty Focus Tim Glenn ,

to the world premiere of a im Glenn didn’t grow up dreaming of grand proj- T corresponding video of the ects in dance technology. In fact, computers were work following the live per- still a new and exciting technology when he was formance. The video version, a child. As a young dancer fresh while incorporating much of the out of college from the University same choreography, will be adapted of Wisconsin-Madison, he joined to the screen and include an addi- the Alwin Nikolais and Murray tional solo dream sequence. Louis Dance Company. During this time he was to Nikolais’s As well as presenting Embodiments work with projections, costumes of Silence, Glenn will be on sabbatical and movement, forming a base during the 2008-2009 school year. knowledge of the world of dance He plans to collaborate with New technology. However, it was an op- Zealand director and producer Clin- portunity back at the University of ton Bradley, along with many other Wisconsin-Madison that opened well known experts, to create Orga- up the world of dance technology. Mecha – a full evening-length pro- Glenn returned to his alma mater duction of dance and technology. where he started a degree in In- The goal for the team is ‘to breathe terArts and Technology, hoping to life and amazement into the emo- take a few classes here and there as tional and visceral connections we a “hobby,” when that hobby turned all feel to both the natural and tech- into a new career. nological, which have become equal in most of our lives in an evolution- That expert knowledge of tech- ary sense.’ Glenn will act as the video nology and choreography will be projection designer for the project, showcased this fall when Glenn which will feature a custom-built conducts his Tallahassee premiere video theater. of Embodiments of Silence. The work, first performed in 1996, was In addition to his often hectic sched- inspired by stories from his family ule, Glenn wears many hats. Each history and growing up in the rural summer since 2001 he has taught at south. the University of Wisconsin-Madison Dance Program’s Dance Millennium For the piece, Glenn says “We all Top: Tim Glenn dancing in the 1996 production of Summer Dance Intensive. He is a lead- have experiences and images of Embodiments of Silence. Photo: Gretchen Miller er in the world of dance documenta- the past we recall, and I hope to tion, teaches both technology and create moments that the audience Bottom: FSU student Jason Macdonald dancing the same role in 2008 at Florida State University. modern dance technique classes at can relate to.” Photo: Jon Nalon Florida State University and is an ac- tive choreographer. His many talents Lines of balancing and symmetry bring the best of two worlds – dance are common themes throughout the piece. For the and technology – to the students and the commu- 2008 production, the choreography remains most- nity at Florida State. ly unchanged. However, audiences will be treated

14 DANCE.FSU.EDU Mary Heller (MFA 2005) www.unintended_affects.com Photo: Joe Phalen/University of Idaho

Maria Caruso (BFA 2005) Photo: Eric Rose

KDNY Flowers 2006 Photo: Lois Greenfield Dancer: Theresa Duhon

Amy Grimm Taravella (MFA 1996) Photo: Lou Taravella

Alyce Cristina Vallejo Moran (BFA 2006) Photo: Mark Hamilton

Dancer: Heather Seagraves (BFA 2004) Photo: Amanda Becker

Zach Morris, Tom Pearson (BFA 1998), Jennine Willett (MFA 1996) The Orange Project Photo: Paul Millman

Tori Sparks (BFA 1999), Donna Ahmadi, Marissa Nielsen-Pincus, Tom Pearson (BFA 1998) Reel Photo: Richard Termine

DEPARTMENT OF DANCE 15 Alumni Updates Alumni Kate Albarelli (BFA 2001) appeared on Seiji Gammage (MFA 2007) was a guest NBC’s television show Deal or No Deal in artist with Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Judith Lyons (MFA 1974) continues March and is currently performing with Ensemble. He is acting as rehearsal to provide massage therapy to people ALUMNIRebecca Kelly Ballet in New York City . director, dancer, and assistant to Cleo UPDATES with AIDS through Big Bend Cares and Parker Robinson. to clients of Big Bend Hospice. Her Joylyn Bateman (BFA 1995) will serve daughter, Halle Lyons, Au.D. and Bree Van as an adjunct instructor in exercise and Meg Griffin (MFA 2007) has been Oss were married in their community, sport science at Austin College. She is appointed adjunct faculty at Winthrop the Miccosukee Land Co-op, (in Leon also the owner and artistic director of Art College. She is dancing with Caroline County) on March 22, 2008. in Motion of Whitesboro, TX. Calouche & Company and recently performed Fantasy on Dark Eyes, Carol L. McCoy (MFA 2007) joined Christine Bergeron (MFA 1998) and the choreographed by FSU Professor Lynda Compagnie James Carles in Toulouse, Armstrong/Bergeron Dance Company Davis, for the Charlotte Dance Festival. France in July 2008. performed at the New York International Fringe Festival in August. The company Kathy Dunn Hamrick (MFA 1984) and Angela McDonough (MFA 2005) served will work with a cinematographer on her company, KDH Dance Company, as adjunct faculty at the University of a Dance for the Camera project to be premiered their work, Well-Suited. The Florida and at Santa Fe Community completed in 2009. She has also been piece features paper costumes by Renee College during the 2007-2008 academic promoted to Director of Dance Programs Nunez and Mark Nunez. year. and Initiatives at Texas A&M University. Catherine Horta-Hayden (MFA 1998) Dr. Constance McIntyre (MFA 2000), Danny Clifton (BFA 1998) received his was named Assistant Provost at Towson along with her husband, Dr. Vincent MFA from Hollins University and was University in Towson, MD. McIntyre, hosted and produced a second married on September 2, 2007. television program, Called 2 Dance Lawrence M. Jackson (MFA 2006) has Television Series in Miami, FL. Terence Duncan (MFA 2005)taught and been appointed to full-time tenure track performed in Wichita, Washington D.C., Assistant Professor of Dance position at Mishele Mennett (MFA 1986) has been Steamboat Springs, , Brooklyn and the University of Wyoming following an appointed Assistant Professor of Dance Mallorca, Spain. He also danced at the appointment as visiting faculty at the at DeSales University in Center Valley, Lincoln Center Out of Doors Festival and University of Nevada/Las Vegas. PA. worked with in excerpts by . He staged Donald Millicent M. Johnnie (MFA 2007) Courtney Miller (BFA 1999) presented her Mahler’s Cinderella on Ballet. presented her work The Speak Easy first full evening work,Love for the Weary, Terry danced in two premieres in Points of during the 2008 Harlem Dance Festival in New York City by the Tank at Collective: Departure, a program of contemporary, in NYC. Unconscious and in Springfield, MA by Baroque inspired choreography at the American International College. She has Mark Morris Dance Center. He has also Kim Jones (MFA 2008) has been been working with the Brooklyn-based joined the faculty of Ballet School NY, appointed to the faculty at the University Williamsburg Art Nexus (www.wax205. the official academy of New York Theatre of North Carolina – Charlotte. com) as the Production Director for their Ballet, teaching a new class for boys. monthly multimedia showcase series, Tennille Lambert (MFA 2005) and The “WAXworks.” She became engaged to Kathleen Dyer (BFA 1992) and her Ugly Company presented a concert at her long-time beau and was recently company, KDNY Dance, celebrated their the Merce Cunningham Studio in New accepted to the SUNY Downstate 10th anniversary season. York City in October 2007. Medical Center’s School of Nursing.

Joyce Straub Fausone (MFA 1974) was Susan Taylor Lennon (MM 1972), chair Emily Mlot (MFA 2006) has been married to Rick Fausone in July 2007. of the Department of Speech, Theatre, appointed as a part-time dance & Dance and director of the Dance instructor at Kennesaw State University James Frazier (MFA 1994) received Program at The University of Tampa, in Kennesaw, GA. his PhD from Temple University and is the 2007-08 recipient of the annual has completed his first year as Chair Louise Loy Hunter Award. This award is Alyce Christina Vallejo Moran (BFA of the dance program at Virginia the highest official honor given to a UT 2006) was recently married and is Commonwealth University. faculty member and is presented for currently dancing with Kinetic Works exceptional contributions in teaching, Dance Company in Charlotte, NC. service, and scholarship. 16 DANCE.FSU.EDU Myers (MFA 2000), Artistic downtown Manhattan in fall 2008. Dance Conference held in Bari, Italy. Director of Adele Myers and Dancers Pam Pietro (BFA 1989) is now on the full has been performing throughout the time faculty at Tisch School of the Arts at Carol Trowbridge (BFA 1995) is happily ALUMNI UPDATESNortheast including Maine, Vermont New York University. married with a 2 year old daughter, and Massachusetts, and was most Charlee. She is currently working at a recently presented in New York City by Jessica Prohias (BFA 2002) has been Miami law firm. Dance New ’s Splice series appointed as the Assistant Director of in the fall of 2007, and at Joyce Soho in the School of Dance for Ballet Hispanico Alana Marie Urda (BFA 2004) was the July 2008. Adele Myers and Dancers will in New York, NY. choreographer for The Dream Ascends be presented as an Artist-In-Residence tour in southeast Asia. Alana at Dance New Amsterdam in June 2009. Dawn Maira Sasine (BFA 1997) recently married Adele is also on faculty as a Visiting is now a Project Manager with Nicholas Urda. Assistant Professor at Connecticut Silverman Construction Program College. Management in Atlanta, GA. P a m e l a Warshay (BFA Andrew Noble (MFA 2008) Jeremy Smith (BFA 2004) has 1992) taught has been awarded a 2008 joined ODC/Dance Gyrokinesis, at Distinguished Alumni Award Ramblewood from the University of South Dance, a one Florida. In the fall he will start week professional a tenure track position in dance level dance at Sam State University in in San intensive retreat in Huntsville, Texas. Francisco, CA. Maryland.

Kristen Tucker Paladino (MFA 2007) was Erin St. John (BFA 1998) has Ruka White (BFA wed to Eric Paladino. Their ceremony been invited to join Barry 2005) has joined was held in Wilmington, Delaware and University as Adjunct Dayton Contemporary the newlyweds are currently living in Dance Faculty in Miami Dance Company. Downingtown, Pennsylvania. Shores, FL. as well as continuing to teach at Tamara Williams Tom Pearson (BFA 1998) is hot off the Broward Community performed with The Alpha heels of his latest production, “Vanishing College in Davie, FL. Omega Theatrical Group Point,” a collaboration with Zach Morris, In May 2008, Erin in NYC as they celebrated presented in NY by Danspace Project in performed at The their 35th anniversary and June. ThirdRail Projects, the company 40th International is currently apprenticing with Tom directs with Zach Morris and Choreographers’ Urban Bush Women in New York fellow FSU Alumna Jennine Willett (MFA Showcase at The City. 1997), has officially incorporated after M o n t e n e g r i n seven years and has enjoyed recent N a t i o n a l Contact Emily Keeler at: commissions from the Lower Manhattan Theater in [email protected] with new contact Cultural Council (LMCC), the Hong Kong Podgorica, information or to be added to our Youth Arts Foundation (for Third Rail’s mailing list. Hong Kong tour in 2007), and Danspace Project along with grants from LMCC, the American Music Center, Dance Theater These updates cover the period July1, 2007 Workshop, and an award from the Montenegro. to June 30, 2008. Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in Vincent E. Thomas (MFA Adele Myers (MFA 2000) and Dancers Photo: Lois Greenfield support of Tom’s latest 1998) performed with his Dancers: Jessica Patz (BFA 2001), Diana work, “The Witness Project” company, VT Dance, as part Deaver (BFA 2001), Rachel Astern premiering spring 2009. Tom of Free Fall Baltimore. He also (BFA 2002), Allison Walton (BFA is currently working with Zach was a featured choreographer for 2002) and Third Rail artists to develop “The “The International Choreographers’ Orange Project,” a month-long site- Showcase,” a presentation of Dance- specific, participatory performance for Forms Productions for the 22nd World DEPARTMENT OF DANCE 17 Dance Repertory Theatre

Rhapsody Choreographer: Lynda Davis Dance Repertory Theatre In Concert Dancers: The Company Photo: Jon Nalon

Dance Repertory Theatre, the In February DRT participated in year’s presenters included Cyn- resident repertory company, the Fine Arts Festival, an annual thia Hollis from the Mary Bro- vigorously met another year as event in February celebrating gan Museum, Aline Wachsmuth, they participated in events both the arts in the Tallahassee com- Andy Noble, Dan Wagoner and on and off the Florida State Uni- munity. The event was held at Gerri Houlihan. versity campus. Chosen by audi- tion, the dancers present a home The group gave lecture-dem- concert as well as performances onstrations to hundreds of FSU for local museums, benefits and students through Honors Collo- community festivals. quium classes and First Year Ex- perience Leadership events. The Highlighting the year was the performances demonstrated annual DRT In Concert held in how dancers train, aspects of the January, led by the Artistic Direc- choreographic process and ex- tor, Lynda Davis. Guest choreog- cerpts from repertory. raphers for the concert included Lynda Davis, Rick McCullough, In addition to the many perfor- Anthony Morgan, Patty Phillips mances, DRT continued its mas- and a restaging by Sheila Hum- Suite Appalachia ter class series featuring guest Choreographer: Rick McCullough artists A’Keitha Carey (Afro Carib- phreys. Choreographer and FSU Dance Repertory Theatre In Concert alum , Alan Danielson, also set Dancer: Maggie Cloud bean), Jennifer Atkins (Tap) and his piece Window of the Heart on Photo: Jon Nalon Danzas Españolas (). DRT dancers for the concert. the Tallahassee Museum as part of the Seven Days of Opening According to Davis, the goals of In conjunction with the January Nights festivities. the student group are repertory performance, DRT held a chil- study and performance, commu- dren’s matinee the week of the Continuing their activities, the nity and school links, curriculum concert. Over 200 area students group also organized In The links and collaborations with came to Montgomery Hall to Works, an evening of informal other artists, campus depart- learn about dance and to view showings of works in progress ments and organizations. an abbreviated performance. from various disciplines. This 18 DANCE.FSU.EDU A fond farewell The 2007-2008 academic year brought a farewell to three outstanding Welcome! family members. Janie Brown, John Perpener and Marc Ray all bid a fond new faculty and staff farewell to Montgomery Hall. Chris Cameron Janie Brown (Academic Support) Janie served as the Senior Program (Technical Support Assistant for the FSU Department of Analyst) received Dance for over 17 years, and was with his BFA in Studio Florida State for 36 years. Before joining Art from Florida the department Janie worked at the Flor- State University. He ida Center for Public Management where is experienced in she was Staff Assistant. Prior to that she web development, graphic arts, served as Lead Secretary for the FSU Hon- and digital video production. He ors and Scholars program. Dance alumni has collaborated on a number of presented her with a chair in the Nancy dance video projects and is inter- Smith Fichter Dance Theatre to honor her ested in the research and develop- for many years of service to the Depart- Janie Brown Photo: Emily Keeler ment of interactive technologies ment. and their relationship to dance. John O. Perpener (Dance History) Stephanie Farmer has served the Department for six (Academic Sup- years. John received his Ph.D. in port) has been with performance studies from New York Florida State Univer- University and his MFA in dance sity for nine years. from Southern Methodist University. She was born and He has performed with the Hartford raised in Tallahassee Ballet Company, Maryland Dance and enjoys spending quality time Theatre, and D.C. Repertory Dance with friends and family. Stephanie Company. Dr. Perpener lectures in- John Perpener and Jennifer S.B. Calienes also enjoys traveling and spend- ternationally on African-American Photo: Emily Keeler ing time with her children. dance and was a consultant for the 2001 PBS documentary Free to Dance. He was also the author of award- Jasmine Johnson winning African American . Dr. Perpener, along with Janie (Senior Accountant) Brown, were honored at the February Dance Repertory Theatre concert, received her B.A. in which was dedicated to their service to the Department of Dance. Philosophy & Reli- gion from Florida A Marc Ray (Technology Specialist) Marc Ray received his BS in Informa- & M University. Prior tion Studies from Florida State Uni- to working in the versity. He has been working in the Department of Dance, she worked computer networking and Internet de- for the FAMU-FSU College of velopment field for the past six years, Engineering. She enjoys traveling, four of them with the Department of spending time with family and Dance. His work has ranged from web- friends, and reading. site programming to network admin- istration and design. He also helped bring to the department new experi- ence in digital video and documentary video production. He currently runs his Marc Ray own company in the Tallahassee area. Photo: Emily Keeler DEPARTMENT OF DANCE 19 Faculty and Staff Highlights Jennifer Atkins received her PhD in History from don in February. Florida State University. Nancy Smith Fichter received the 2008 FSU Alumni Jennifer S.B. Calienes, director of the Maggie Al- Association Commitment to Excellence Award on lesee National Center for Choreography, was honored April 5, 2008, a special award of the FSU Emeritus in September by Butler University at their annual Jor- Alumni Society. She also served as a consultant for dan College of Fine Arts Alumni Convocation. A 1994 the Dance Program at the University of South Car- alumna of their Arts Administration program, she was olina in late February and her work, SOUNDINGS, presented with an Alumni Recognition Award to hon- was performed in late February at the University of or her achievements. Following the ceremony Cali- Florida, Gainesville,FL. enes spoke to current arts administration students and dance majors. Along with graduate student Gerri Houlihan received her M.F.A. from the Shoko Letton, she also presented Behind the Scenes of Hollins University/American Dance Festival Contemporary Dance Choreography: Documentary and MFA program. She taught a master class at Dance during the 2008 Film and Lecture Conference Booker High School and at New College at FSU. In January she served on the panel for Dance in Sarasota in December. She also Advance, a program of the Pew Charitable Trusts. conducted a two week resi- dency in Shanghai for the Alex Davis composed the music for Coca-Cola Film American Dance Festi- Competition finalist Paul Seetachitt, a current FSU val, and taught at their graduate student (film). The 50-second comedy “Can Winter Intensive in on the run” can be viewed at www.ccrfa.com. Davis NYC. Houlihan’s also composed the music for “empty” which won first choreography, Every Little Movement will place in the PSAid contest and will be broadcast na- be performed by Fuzion Dance Company in tionally. Sarasota, FL and will be directed by former FSU grad Leymis Bolanos-Wilmott (MFA Lynda Davis was a guest artist with the Muse- 2003). um of Art celebrating the opening of the new muse- um wing The Center for Creative Connection. The two Tim Glenn was the featured art- day event included classes, lecture-demonstrations ist for August on theartsweb. and studio sessions in the museum spaces. She also com. He also directed the taught at FSU’s Summer Intensive. ChoreoVideo.com project in conjunction with MFA candi- Joyce Fausone was promoted to Associate in Dance date Andrew Noble (dance) and served as Director of the first FSU Summer Dance and FSU guest faculty Intensive Workshop. Dionne Noble (dance). Glenn also created a new Suzanne Farrell, as the Artistic Director of The work, Puzzle Piece at the , presented four programs of University of Wisconsin-Madison mixed repertory at The Kennedy Center. Farrell also set to an original score by Alex Davis (dance). set Balenchine’s Tzigane on The Royal Ballet of Lon- 20 DANCE.FSU.EDU Faculty and Staff Highlights Rick McCullough premiered his contemporary bal- Germaine Acogny and performed by the combined let work Trans/Cell July 24, 2007 at the NCSA Sum- companies of Urban Bush Women from Brooklyn mer Performance Festival. McCullough and Compagnie Jant-Bi from Senegal. The dance will worked with Michael Davidson tour the nation throughout the year. Sandifer also de- (Mag Lab) and his award-win- signed the lighting for four productions at the Ken- ning photomicroscopic im- nedy Center for The Suzanne Farrell Ballet. ages and Alex Davis (dance) composed an original score Sally Sommer contributed to the article “ for the duet. The duet in PDX: The gravity-defying, cross-cultural dance ar- was filmed for use rives” by Casey Parks. The article was published in The in dance exhibitions Oregonian on March 20, 2008. around the world, in- cluding the 21st World Dan Wagoner Winthrop University bestowed upon Congress in Research in Dan Wagoner the university’s highest award for the Dance in Athens, Greece. His work, Ex- arts: Medal of Honor in the Arts. The awards are given ception to the Corollary was premiered to those who have encouraged the arts and offered by the Columbia Classical Ballet in the inspiration to others. The university president selects spring. His choreography was show- all of the recipients. He also served as an adjudicator cased in April during BalletBuilders 2008, for the 2008 South-Central Regional American Col- presented by New Choreography On lege Dance Festival at Stephen F. Austin State Univer- Point, Inc. in New York City. sity and the North-Central Regional at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Lindsay Meeks served on the dance grant panel for the Council on Cultural Tom Welsh and Jennifer Deckert (University of Wyo- Arts (COCA), the local arts agency for Leon ming) and Sarah Barry (University of Alabama) co- County, Florida. wrote Analysis of pelvic alignment in university ballet majors for the Journal of Dance Medicine & Science. Anthony Morgan created the choreography Idyll to the music Helletused by Veljo Tormis on the Jawole Zollar was a presenter at the 2007 BESSIE company Dancers Dancing in late July. It Awards in New York City. She was also the invited was performed November 15, 2007 at Simon Fraser speaker for the Spring 2008 commencement cer- University’s Mainstage Theatre in Vancouver, Canada. emonies at Florida State University. Morgan’s dancefilm Zoomorph screened in the MA The Fan Dance Screen Salon, October 26, 2007 at the Drake Choreographer: Shouze Ma Hotel in , Ontario. Morgan was a guest artist An Evening of Dance Dancer: Kim Jones with Coast Contemporary Dancers (British Columbia, Photo: Jon Nalon Canada) in March.

Russell Sandifer designed lighting for Les écailles de la mémoire (The scales of memory), an evening length work choreographed by Jawole Willa Jo Zollar and DEPARTMENT OF DANCE 21 2008-2009 Research Highlights Scholarship Tim Glenn will be on sabbatical during the 2008-09 school year to research a Recipients: new multimedia work. Dionne Spark- man Noble will teach technology Nancy Smith Fichter Award classes during his research period. Kanisha Brown Sally Sommer returned from her sab- Martha Graham Summer Intensive batical this fall to once again head the Joshua Reaver FSU in NYC program in New York City. During her absence last year, Latika Friends of Dance Awards Young (MA 2007) ran the New York Brittany Anastasio, Christine Corbett, program. Shauna Dever, Jessica Herzogenrath, Devon Kelly , Maxey Koch, Elizabeth Tom Welsh completed his sabbatical Loft, Amanda McPeek, Aimee during which he worked on a new book. The book will be published in Plauche, Jade Poole, Kaley Pruitt, 2009. During his sabbatical Carol L. Mc- Mallory Starling, Jana Tripp Coy (MFA 2007) ran the conditioning program. Friends of Dance-Summer 2008 Kanisha Brown, Diane Cahill, Christine Senior Chelsea Rodriguez was Corbett, Natalie Ellison, Denae awarded an Outstanding Undergradu- Hannah, Jessica Herzongenrath, ate Award for summer research. Kirsten Kapustik, Jana Tripp

Dickinson/Settle Awards MANCC and DTW (Study for FSU in NYC Program) Partnership Olivia Aman, Alexandra Jennings, MANCC and Dance Theater Workshop Michelle Kinny , Stephanie Mas, (DTW) have launched an institutional Chelsea Rodriguez partnership to provide creative devel- opment residencies for artists receiving DMJT O’Brien Scholarship commissioning and presentational Philip Ancheta support from DTW. This new initiative will engage choreographers, their col- Daisy Flory Men’s Scholarship laborators and performers to pursue Philip Ancheta, Etienne Diaz, Jason artistic experimentation that includes a process-driven residency within FSU’s Macdonald, Joshua Reaver comprehensive academic research setting. The artists then will access Alumni Award resources at DTW, an internationally Diane Cahill, Kirsten Kapustik recognized performing arts venue, to further develop and present their Dickinson Settle-Summer 2008 work. Selected artists will have access Shauna Dever, Michelle Fletcher, to the extensive resources of both Devon Kelly, Maxey Koch, institutions. The goal is to deepen the Sarah Pomarico, Kaley Pruitt, commitment to contemporary chore- Chelsea Rodriguez, Mallory Starling ographers through the integration of resources needed to create work over MANCC Summer Scholarships time, from inception to final product. Michelle Fletcher, Ashley Denae The first artist to receive support was Ikons Choreographer: Anthony Morgan Hannah, Kaley Warren Pruitt, Jana award-winning director, dance and Days of Dance video artist Dean Moss, whose MANCC Dancers: Rebecca Lee, Jacqueline Eremitea, Blythe Barton Tripp residency took place June 15 - 30, 2008.

22 DANCE.FSU.EDU An evening with Nancy

Friends of Dance celebrated their 20th anniversary with a wine gala held in honor of Nancy Smith Fichter, former Chair of the department and founder of Friends of Dance. The event was held at The Fresh Market and featured gour- met food and wine.

Nancy served as the Chair for 33 years and her choreographic legacy includes more than 90 original works. Her dedication to dance at Florida State devel- oped a number of students who Nancy Smith Fichter Photo: Emily Keeler have gone on to perform and teach at top dance schools and perform- ing organizations. She continues her inspiring leadership through her chore- ography and graduate level classes.

This historic event was attended by over 200 community members and raised nearly $6,000 for the Friends of Dance Scholarship Fund. During their 20 year history the group has awarded over $160,000 in scholarships to deserving dance students and hosted the annual Workshop for Young Dancers. Friends of Dance continues to raise funds to provide financial support for the policies, projects and activities of the Department of Dance, as well as encouraging Friends of Dance President, Jeannie Pierce, presents Nancy with a gift during the reception. participation and attendance of various productions. Photo: Emily Keeler

The Department of Dance would like to thank its generous patrons who have contributed to the Department of Dance through Friends of Dance during the period of July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008.

Impresario Rob & Robin Stuyverson Corps Howell Ferguson and Sharon Maxwell-Ferguson Sandy & Eric Wiedegreen Nancy Carroll Abbey Shawn C. Murphy Wildwood Ballet Helen A. Akenson Aline Wachsmuth Benjamin Bivins Soloist Barbara Cooper Producer Michele Ackermann / The Dance Studio Doug & Beatrice Corbin Barbara L. Aguirre Kitty & Jim Ball Robert & Lynda Davis Nancy Smith Fichter & Robert W. Fichter Beverly A. Barber Elizabeth Delancy Head Over Heels Dancewear Dorothy & Harold Bell John & Peggy Finizio Dr. Jim & Betty Ann Rodgers Margo & Klaus Bindhardt Roberta Behrendt Fliss Kathryn Scott Leslie Campbell Donna & Ken Gates Dr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Sholes Ann & Greg Choppin Janet & Peter Hughes Tallahassee Dance Academy Sharon Davis School of Dance Jean Graham Hunt Jerry & Anne Draper Martin & Karen Jennings Principal Grayal Earle Farr Jessie Kano Provost & Mrs. Lawrence Abele Rick and Joyce Fausone Emily A. Keeler & Keeler Lee Ellen Ashdown Beverly Frick, Photographer Helen Light Kathryn & Katy Cashin Caitlin Hafer & Family Amelia Rogers Pelton Perry T. Fulkerson Gerri Houlihan Frank & Eva Pomarico Debra & David Lachter Geoffrey & Joan Kajcienski Jane Quinton Ralph & Sue Mancuso Amy & Bryan Lowe / Performing Arts Center Marc & Kate Ray Susan & Jim Mau Jane & John Marks Nicole Spencer & Family Dean Sally McRorie Pauline M. Masterton Tom Welsh & Sue Carpenter Cricket & Doug Mannheimer Susan & Jim Mau Susan & Jim Mau Bernard & Patty Phillips Full House Project Theatre Chairs John & Virginia McCray Russell & Ombra Sandifer Barbara Aguirre Dean & Chris Minardi Bill & Denise Sherman Cristina Aguirre Anthony Morgan Susan & Chris Smith Maria Caruso Rich & Mary Beth Mutarelli The Tallahassee Ballet Elizabeth Fletcher Patricia Pertalion Steve Urse Kristen Swingle Sholes Tom & Jeannie Pierce Patsy Vinson Urban Bush Women Ann & Fred Salancy Letitia K. West Nikki Spencer & Family DEPARTMENT OF DANCE 23 Save the date!

Embodiments of Silence September 26-27, 2008 MFA Concert October 17-18, 2008 Days of Dance November 18-22, 2008 Dance Repertory Theatre January 30-31, 2009 MFA Concert February 13-14, 2009 7 Days - Noche Flamenco February 17-18, 2009 MFA Concert March 27-28, 2009 An Evening of Dance April 16-18, 2009

The Tent Choreographer: Benoit-Swan Pouffer An Evening of Dance Dancers: Cristina Suarez, Michelle Fletcher, Michelle Kinny, Jacqueline M. Podence, Mallory Starling, CJ Perry, Philip Ancheta, Aline Wachsmuth

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