UM Department of Dance: MFA Thesis Concert - Through the Distance and Birds of a Feather October 23, 2009

What is the impact of distance on people’s lives? In this showcase, Vannia Ibarguen will examine how the established relationships among people change with distance and how humanity has created virtual extensions to continue in communication. Vannia portrays life as a set of departures, journeys and arrivals while exploring concepts like migration, separation and the use of technology. The show includes remote multi location performances developed in collaboration with dancers from California, South America and Europe. The noble crane pervades in April Gruber’s Birds of a Feather. Drawing movement from the majestic creature’s aerial rituals and organic rhythms, the evening provides a bird’s-eye view of life’s transient nature and the foundational roots that call us homeward. The program features Gruber’s performance in her own choreography, as well as that of Saki Kawakita and Dawn Springer.

NOTE: There will be a Talk Back with the artists following the Thursday night performance.

Official Website: http://claricesmithcenter.umd.edu/2009/c/performances/performance?rowid=9163