By Ethan Rosenberg
The title for Margaret Jenkins' latest production, Light Moves, works on a number of levels. For one, it plays on the fact that the show features moving paintings by multimedia artist Naomie Kremer that are projected onto a number of panels on-stage. The title also alludes to the light moves of the dancers who elegantly sweep across the stage.
By Peter Liu
On the evening of February 4th, I braved the cold weather to attend the Margaret Jenkins Dance Company's second showing of their East Coast premiere of Light Moves at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. The audience had the pleasure of hearing Margaret Jenkins herself speak before the show. She exclaimed that this would be the third time her company performed at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, and that her company had started working on the Light Moves project over a year ago. She explained that the show was inspired by the element of inquiry and tried to answer questions through dance.
By Peter Liu
On the evening of February 4th, my family and I had the unique opportunity of attending the first performance of the Chamber Ensemble of the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra in America. Accompanied by a translator, the announcer described to the audience that the night would be filled with Chinese music that expressed a friendship from China with the United States. With the festivity of the Chinese New Year still being celebrated, he informed us that the orchestra would play some of the most ancient music using some of the oldest music instruments from China.
By Robert Lee Wolfe III
The one show I've made sure not to miss through my four years of undergraduate education has been the Choreographers' Showcase. Every year I have been impressed with the originality of the pieces and the pure talent of the dancers.
By Sarah Houge
Each of the six performances in the 29th Annual Choreographer's Showcase had the ability to resonate deeply with the audience on a multitude of levels, which made them all entertaining and sometimes very moving.
Lifelong learners, divine divas, culture bearers and more — they all came together at the Center in November 2010 for Water Is Rising: Music and Dance Amid Climate Change.
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By Hannah Morgan
Imagine perfecting a piece of music and then performing it to an audience- only to have members immediately climb onstage and critique the performance.
The University of Maryland's graduate fellowship wind quintet, SIREN, began playing together this past September. The five talented musicians, hailing from all over the states, led the audience through a cultural journey Wednesday night.
By Teleathia Gardner
Being a part of the audience of the 29th Annual Choreographers' Showcase helped me confirm the reasons for an event taking place for such a long time. It was an experience that everyone should live, even if dance isn't your forte. The dancers demonstrate a diversity of choreography that swept me off of my feet. Although I have such a minimal dance history, I know that this showcase housed spectacular techniques from start to finish.
Our patrons go beyond the norm, connect with other cultures and listen to the spirit within. In September 2010, our patrons expressed their enthusiasm before a performance by the Mongolian folk ensemble AnDa Union.
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“So happy to be here!” In October 2011, patrons talked about RENT, the arts and themselves.
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