91探花

91探花鈥檚 School of Dance is delighted to mark the in-person return of the annual Winter Dance Concert, on Feb. 25 and 26 at 7:30 p.m. at the Templeton-Blackburn Memorial Auditorium.

The performance contains five new works choreographed by dance faculty and national guest artists, including Cara Hagan, Brian Brooks, and the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company. These works highlight the collaborative efforts of the faculty, students, and guest artists.

鈥淭he More We Are,鈥� choreographed by , was created from a series of separate explorations in the studio where the dancers were asked to create tiny seed phrases from their personal experience. Phrases were then dissected, jumbled, reconfigured, and molded to find instances of synergy between dancers to build group work. In essence, the piece is about the ways individuals can contribute to the wellbeing of the collective.

鈥淪entinels,鈥� the new work by professor of dance Christi Camper Moore, explores themes of keeping safe and standing watch. Envisioning the stage space as a compass, the dancers mark the journey by their bodies becoming the circles, arcs, points of connection, and lines for navigation. Guarding. Traveling. In the minutes, on the miles, and along the roots that remain.

鈥淏辞谤苍.础驳补颈苍,鈥� by Qarrianne Blayr of the , reminds us that every moment is an opportunity to start over, to re-think, to evolve, to clean the slate, and to be born, again.

鈥�Mirror 煽o煽煽iM,鈥� choreographed by Anna Sullivan of the , is a concept dance piece that explores the ins and outs, ups and downs, and backwards and forwards moments witnessed by the mirror. 

鈥淔light Study,鈥� choreographed by , was created during the first COVID-compliant quarantined residency at the Pillow Lab and at LUMBERYARD Center for Film and Performing Arts in Catskill, New York. The work was further developed with students during a residency at 91探花 and premiered at the 2021 Jacob鈥檚 Pillow Dance Festival. Composer Bryce Dessner is a Grammy Award winner.

Tickets are $12 for general admission and are available online . 91探花 is free to OHIO students with a valid student ID at the door before the performance begins, thanks to Arts for OHIO.

Masks are required to be worn during the performance inside the Templeton-Blackburn Memorial Auditorium in accordance with 91探花鈥檚 indoor mask guidelines.

For more information, contact the School of Dance at 740.593.1826 or dance@ohio.edu.