2019 Young Choreographers Series

Athens, GA- The UGA Department of Dance will present its 2019 Young Choreographers Series November 13-15 at 8pm in the New Dance Theatre, located in the Dance Building on Sanford Drive.

The YCS Senior Exit and Emerging Choreographers Dance Concert is a compilation of knowledge and artistic decisions that each dance major has discovered for themselves in the last four years. A part of the UGA Spotlight on the Arts Festival*, this show celebrates the students’ emergence into their dance careers as both performing artists and choreographers.

Five senior BFA candidates, Claire Peoples, Kristin Jaspers, Rachel Kelley, Evann Guthrie, and Amber Thompson, will present a final senior choreographic project to showcase their artistic voice and passion through the art of dance. The UGA dance department has given each student the opportunity to experiment with their creative process as choreographers to create works that demonstrate choreographic devices, dynamic movement and expressive concepts. Choreographers in their junior year are Claire Korfas, Lynette Lewis, Stephanie Weis, Baylee Davenport, Malia Craft, and Brenna Hayes, who are all presenting choreographic works generated out of the Young Choreographers’ Lab.

This performance will explore themes such as mental health, healing, transformation, and relationships, showcasing diverse styles ranging from contemporary to hip hop and jazz.

Ticket prices are $8 for students and seniors and $12 for general admission and can be purchased at the Tate Student Center Cashier’s Window, the Performing Arts Center Box Office, by phone at 706-542-4400, or online at www.pac.uga.edu.  Tickets may also be purchased at the door with cash, major credit card, or personal check, however, advance purchase is recommended. Free parking is available in lots adjacent to the Dance Building after 5:00 p.m., or at the South Campus Parking Deck next to the Georgia Center for Continuing Education for a small fee.

*Presented by the University of Georgia Arts Council, Spotlight on the Arts will take place Nov. Nov. 6-17 and includes dozens of exhibitions and performances in the visual, literary and performing arts. Many of the events are free or discounted for UGA students, and the annual Spotlight on the Arts Family Day is free of charge on Nov. 16.  A complete schedule can is at www.arts.uga.edu.

Writers: Claire Peoples; ctp92406@uga.edu

Press Contacts: Bala Sarasvati, Senior Concert Advisor,  Baladance@mac.com

Claire Peoples, (senior) ctp92406@uga.edu