University of Memphis Spring Dance Concert Will Showcase New Works by Faculty and Guest Artists

For release: March 15, 2012
For press information, contact Simone Notter Wilson (901) 678-4164

The University of Memphis spring dance concert, Momentum, will showcase inspiring contemporary choreography and continue the tradition of excellence and creativity in dance at the University. Performances are at the U of M's Michael D. Rose Theatre on April 12 and 14 at 8 p.m. Admission is free. Parking is available in the adjacent parking garage on Zach Curlin.

Momentum will include new work by U of M Dance faculty Mark Allan Davis, Angie Hollis, Moira Logan, Holly Lau, and Wayne Smith.
Memphis dance artist Ondine Geary will present the solo Rituals of Abundance for Lean Times # 4: Considering the Pelvis. Geary premiered the fourth installment of Peter Carpenter’s Rituals series at Chicago’s Other Dance Festival in September. Time Out Chicago named her one of the top ten best new dancers of 2011, noting that she “couldn’t have been more perfectly attuned to choreographer Peter Carpenter’s unique, text-heavy style.” Carpenter is a Chicago-based dance artist and associate professor of dance at Columbia College. 
University of Memphis dance students will present A (not so little) Postlude by David Dorfman Dance, which premiered during Dorfman’s Prophets of Funk performance at the University of Memphis in November.