WCU Dance Company Presents Re:Awakening Dance Concert on November 8 – 9
West Chester University’s (WCU) Department of Theatre & Dance and the University Dance Company (UDC) present the fall dance concert RE:AWAKENING on Friday, November 8, at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, November 9, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., in the Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre, Swope Music Building and Performing Arts Center, 817 S. High Street, West Chester. General admission tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for all students, faculty, staff, and Seniors, and are available at the door or www.wcupatix.com.
Under the direction of faculty director and Department Chair Gretchen Studlien-Webb, RE:AWAKENING features the choreography of three guest artists, all of whom have ties to the now-closed University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA: Lydia Ciaffone, Jillian Glace, and Albert Quesada. Nine WCU student choreographers also contribute work including Brooke Beheran, Teagan Bittner, Emily Gulligan, Jordan Groeber, Courtney Parker, Hailey Summel, Emily Spatz, Brenna Walukonis, and Laura Whitaker.
RE:AWAKENING casts 73 dancers from WCU’s University Dance Company in 12 pieces. Most of the works are Modern, Jazz, and Contemporary.
Studlien-Webb says, “Our hearts were broken when the sudden closing of the University of the Arts was announced last summer. West Chester University opened its doors to U. Arts students by transferring credits and scholarships for those affected. WCU’s University Dance Company dedicates this performance to those affected by utilizing choreography from former U. Arts students and choreographers. We know audiences will find it both energetic and entertaining.”