January 8, 2015

Two Dance program companies will present the choreography of exceptional students, faculty, and guest artists this January during their winter concerts, which explore the themes of new beginnings and iconic figures.

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FreshDance, our all-freshman dance company, will perform New Chapter on Friday, January 30 and Saturday, January 31 at 8:00pm in the Mandell Theater. The show will feature three original pieces choreographed by Drexel Dance faculty Marcia Mamura, KC Chun-Manning and Leah Stein; as well as two remounted works from Dance program students Marissa Auriemma and Karly Bais, whose piece, I Found Myself in the Darkness, premiered last year by the Dance Ensemble. Articulating body betrayal and the inability to perform at full capacity, the piece was inspired by Bais’s personal experience with cancer. As she explains, the work explores “feeling defeated by this betrayal but knowing you aren't alone in this struggle. Realizing that at the end of that dark tunnel you feel trapped in lies the light which leads you out.”

Click here to purchase tickets to all performances, which are $10 for General Admission or $5 for students.