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Connecticut College hosting American College Dance Festival Regional Conference Feb. 6 - 9
January 31, 2008
NEW LONDON, Conn. - The Connecticut College Dance Department is hosting the American College Dance Festival New England Region Conference at Connecticut College Feb. 6 - 9.
More than 550 students, faculty, professional dancers and musicians from colleges and universities all over New England will come to campus for dancing, performances and the opportunity to gather with others from the dance world.
The conference will begin with an opening night performance Wednesday, Feb. 6 at 8 pm in Palmer Auditorium. The performance will include dances by conference judges Thomas DeFrantz, JoAnna Mendl Shaw and Bebe Miller. Richard Move, who will serve as the concert´s Master of Ceremonies, will impersonate the late modern dance pioneer Martha Graham, and Katherine Crockett, a principal dancer with the Martha Graham Dance Company, will be dancing movements from Martha Graham´s repertoire and representing the company.
The conference will conclude with a Gala Performance Feb. 9 at 8 p.m. in Palmer Auditorium. The performance will showcase works selected by the conference panel of judges. Two dances will be included in the national conference in New York City this summer.
Both performances are open to the public. For tickets and information, call 860-439-ARTS.
The conference is made possible in part by support from Connecticut College´s Center for the Comparative Study of Race and Ethnicity.
Among the most selective private liberal arts colleges in the nation, Connecticut College enrolls 1,900 men and women from 41 states, the District of Columbia and 42 countries. The college is known for putting the liberal arts into action through interdisciplinary studies, international programs, funded internships, student-faculty research and service learning. Founded in 1911, the college operates under an 86-year-old honor code. The college is located at 270 Mohegan Ave, New London, about two hours by car from Boston and New York. The 750-acre campus is an arboretum overlooking Long Island Sound. For more information, visit www.connecticutcollege.edu.
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For more information contact: Amy Sullivan (860) 439-2526; amy.sullivan@conncoll.edu