FOREFRONT
Artistic Director Amanda Hamp
Choreography by Francesca Harper, Kelsey Paschich, Vladimir Conde Reche, Agueda Saavedra, Irene La Sentío, Takehiro Ueyama

Featuring Dancers from the UNM Dance Program

The UNM Department of Theatre and Dance begins its spring production season with the faculty dance concert Forefront, February 22 through March 3 in Rodey Theatre. UNM’s Head of Dance, Amanda Hamp is the concert’s Artistic Director which features dancers from the UNM Dance Program with choreography in both contemporary dance and flamenco by international guest artists and UNM’s distinguished resident faculty. A new work by Professor Vladimir Conde Reche depicts a group of women working together in an atmosphere of companionship, understanding, collaboration. In Radical Beasts, Francesca Harper examines the fine lines between intimacy and protest, tension, release and humanism in our current social and political climate. Kelsey Paschich is setting her work Archetype, a celebration of human diversity in a journey through four Jungian archetypes. Also included is choreography by Takehiro Ueyama, the founder and director of TAKE Dance. Works on the program by international visiting guest artists in UNM’s unique Flamenco concentration include Campanas, a three-movement work by Águeda Saavedra featuring the use of Bata de Cola, castanets, and shawls and Soleá, by Irene La Sentio, described as the visual, emotional, and energetic embodiment of the Soléa form.

February 22, 23, 28 and March 1, 2 at 7:30 pm
February 24 and March 3 at 2:00pm
Rodey Theatre

$15 General, $12 Faculty & Seniors, $10 Staff & Students

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BACHELORETTE
By Leslye Headland
Directed by Rashaad A. Bond

Ten years out of high school, Regan, Gena and Katie convene in the luxurious bridal suite of their old friend, Becky, the night before her wedding in New York City. Fueled by jealousy and resentment, the girls embark on a night of debauchery that goes from playfully wasted to devastatingly destructive. Their old fears, unfulfilled desires and deep bonds with each other transform a prenuptial bender into a night they’ll never forget. A wicked black comedy about female friendship and growing up in an age of excess.”
Parental Discretion is advised (Mature content, Alcohol and Drug use)

March 1, 2, 7, 8, 9 at 7:30 pm and March 3, 10 at 2:00pm
Experimental Theatre
Ticket Prices $12 General, $10 Faculty & Seniors, $8 Staff & Students
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Co-Produced with SCRAP (UNM Student Theatre Organization)

SHE STOOPS TO COMEDY
By David Greenspan
Directed by Gregory S. Moss

In She Stoops to Comedy, Alexandra Page, a self-involved actress, known for her portrayals of tragic heroines, disguises herself as a man in order to play Orlando opposite her girlfriend, Alison Rose, who has been cast as Rosalind in an out of-town production of As You Like It. Because the role of Alexandra is played by a man, her transformation does not require the use of drag. And because the other actors in the As You Like It cast are friends of Alexandra and Alison -and the “disguise” is so effective -Alexandra has an opportunity to not only hear what people really think of her, but to be made privy to the inner lives of her friends and colleagues. The play examines the friendships and love relationships of its seven characters and plays with the nature of authenticity -both on and off the stage.

April 19, 20, 25, 26, 27 at 7:30pm and April 21 and 28 at 2:00pm
Experimental Theatre
Ticket Prices $15 General, $12 Faculty & Seniors, $10 Staff & Students
at UNM Ticket Offices, Call 925-5858 or 1-877-664-8661,
or online at www.unmtickets.com
Info at 277-4332 or theatre.unm.edu

LAUNCH
A Concert by Emerging Choreographers
Artistic Directors Rujeko Dumbutshena and Justice Miles

Choreographers TBA

What: LAUNCH is an evening of original choreography by the finest graduate and undergraduate student choreographers of the UNM dance program.

When: April 26, 27, May 3, 4 at 7:30pm and April 28 at 2pm

Where: Elizabeth Waters Center for Dance at Carlisle Gym, UNM Main Campus

More Info: Call (505) 277-4332 or go to http://dance.unm.edu

Tickets: Ticket prices are $12 General, $10 UNM Faculty and Seniors, $8 UNM Staff & Students. Available in person at UNM Ticket Offices, by phone at (505) 925-5858, or online at www.unmtickets.com.

LAUNCH is an evening of original choreography by the finest graduate and undergraduate student choreographers of the UNM dance program. Choreographers are selected for the concert by a professional audition process. Throughout this experience, one or more members of the dance faculty mentor students on their work-in-progress. LAUNCH embraces different forms of dance with various choreographic approaches that will appeal to a broad audience. Experience the vanguard of dance in Albuquerque as the artistic talent of emerging choreographers and dancers are highlighted in this exceptional concert of student works for the stage.