Prestigious Dance Panel Comes to Campus
Leading figures in global dance discussed the creative process and provided live feedback to local select choreographers.
Earlier this semester, the San Diego State University Division of Dance hosted CHOREOLab 2015, produced by the La Jolla Music Society, where aficionados from the arts community participated in conversations about creative process prompted by watching the work of selected area choreographers.
The choreographers received live feedback from a panel which included 2013 MacArthur Fellow Kyle Abraham, Jerome Robbins Foundation grantee Joshua Beamish, 2013 Guggenheim Fellow Brian Brooks, and 2014 USA Donnelley Fellow Alejandro Cerrudo.
Dance professor Melissa Nunn was one of the five selected choreographers whose work was featured. Performing in her dance "Presence" were Veronica Gong, Mario Jaimes, Nicole Lee, Ahizza Romero, Tim Seaman and Katherine Winter, all from SDSU.
SDSU dance alumna Desiree Cuizon performed in "Spaces" by Ami Ipapo. Sound design by SDSU musician Kris Apple was a highlight featured in Nunn's work.
About CHOREOLab
The La Jolla Music Society describes CHOREOLab as "an amazing opportunity for San Diego’s incredible dance makers to present their work to leading figures in the global dance community."
The audience and panel viewed each of the dances and heard comments from the panel. The choreographers and dancers were then given 20 minutes in which to incorporate the panel’s suggestions and return with a second version. Next, the audience watched the new versions and wrote their own comments on forms that were distributed with their programs.
The panel was in San Diego to perform Wendy Whelan’s "Restless Creature" for the La Jolla Music Society.
Produced by Jonathan Piper and moderated by Marcus Overton, the concert was a venture into the world of dance making and performance.
For more information on programming, visit the La Jolla Music Society website and SDSU Dance website.
