On March 26, ECU’s School of Theatre and Dance will begin performing its Spring Dance at McGinnis Auditorium. Ticket prices started at 20$ for the general public, 15$ for seniors and $10 for students and youth.
The performances featured are “St. Mark’s Place” choreographed by Tommi Galaska, which is an homage to New York, featuring artists like Billy Joel, Lana Del Rey and LCD Sound system. “Raison D’etre”, which means the most important reason or purpose for someone's existence, is choreographed by John Dixon and features music by Hegarty Anohni.
“Muddy Waters,” choreographed by Sayward Grindley, is a tribute to the hurricane victims in Western NC and explores what happens in a community after a traumatic event. The dance has music from Dolly Parton, Roberta Flack and Delta Rae.
“Depth (of) Perception,” choreographed by Adrian Jones, explores themes of self-perception and how people handle them. The dance featured music by Michael Jackson, Kendrick Lamar and Tyler the Creator.
“For the sake of shaping” is choreographed by Claudia-Lynn Rightmire, the guest artist featured this semester, and has music by Hannah MacKay and the Beach Boys. The piece is about the many selves people hold within them and layers accumulated of the different spaces one holds over time.
“Kuku Beyla” choreographed by Merinda Evans is a look into the Republic of Guinea and its traditional Kuku dance and features music by Soul in Motion, Michael Friend and Yuma Bellomee, who are drummers that perform this traditional rhythm.
Timothy Lynch is concert coordinator and also has a piece titled “Thrift Store Chronicles,” which he choreographed with Dirk Lumbard. He says it’s “almost like Night at the Museum, but they get stuck in a thrift shop.”
The dancers in his piece get transported to different decades and each one has a different dance style, blending all types of dances from different decades.
Lynch says that the program has “ something for everybody” and wants people to come enjoy the show.“ I want people to come to a dance performance and leave with a deeper appreciation for it” said Lynch.
Kyleigh Burton is a graduate assistant for the 24-25 academic year and was the creative rehearsal assistant for Sayward Grindley in “Muddy Waters” and assistant choreographer for John Dixon in “Raison D’etre.”
Burton says she wants attendants to “just come in with open eyes and just an appreciative mind for artistry of all different kinds, and just take away whatever dance means to you.”
The Spring Dance featured contemporary, modern, ballet, jazz and tap dance styles.
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