(GLASSBORO, NJ) -- Unmasking the qualitative research and experimentation of creating dance is the goal of Making Trouble: Dance of the Future, the next production presented by Rowan University’s Department of Theatre & Dance. Performances are December 4 – 6 in Tohill Theatre on the university’s Glassboro campus.
Inspired by revolutionary, innovative dance artists who agitated, made trouble, and ultimately changed the way we experience the world, this second installment of Making Trouble meditates on modern dance pioneer Isadora Duncan and her 1903 manifesto, “The Dance of the Future.”
As curator, Paule Turner has assembled a highly-respected collective of artists to collaborate with more than 30 Rowan Theatre & Dance students: choreographers Leslie Elkins and Beau Hancock; costume designer Heidi Barr; sound designer David Cimetta; set designer Marketa Fantova; and lighting designer Robert Thorpe. The result is two unique, movement-driven pieces that explore the question: How do dance artists begin making dance and what kind of trouble will arise when given the same set, costume, light and sound concepts?
The designers initiated the “trouble” or the parameters that stimulated choreographers and dancers to engage in collaborative problem-solving and informative dialogue about the creation of original hybrid performance art. Bringing to the stage an enthused point of view on “live” theatre, Turner notes that experimentation is at the heart of this production, which means each performance will be different one show to the next.
Performances are December 4 and 5 at 8 pm and December 5 and 6 at 3 pm. Tohill Theatre is located in Bunce Hall on the campus of Rowan University, Route 322 in Glassboro. Tickets are $15 (general) and $10 (seniors/students/alumni/staff/military). Rowan students are admitted free with valid ID. Purchase tickets online at rowan.tix.com. For more information, visit www.rowan.edu/theatredance
