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Contemporary Dance Festival: Programs A and B

featuring CSULB Undergraduate Choreography performed at the CSULB Martha B. Knoebel Dance Theater

With 18 original dance pieces, the Contemporary Dance Festival is the largest presentation of dance in the 50-year history of the CSULB Department of Dance. After a year of online dance study, the 20 Festival choreographers bring to the stage a wide range of expressions and experiences, including the obsession of wanting to be loved, the proximity of physical touch, the exploration of internal conflict, the embodiment of internalized emotions, and the struggle to move beyond the Hispanic culture of marianismo. The Contemporary Dance Festival brings to fruition over six months of arduous research and work by the choreographers to imagine, process, and spotlight their choreographic intentions.

Contemporary Dance Festival: Program A Digital Playbill

Contemporary Dance Festival: Program B Digital Playbill

Program A features choreography by David Bernal-Fuentes, Kendall Chatham, Teresa Flores, Natasha Gyulnazaryan, Nichaela Hall, Ayianna Henry, Tiffany Martinez-Delgado, Daylen McWhorter, and Victoria Vertiz. Each Festival program also features original music compositions, and costume designs by student designers. Collaborative contributions of CSULB staff feature prominently in both programs, including those of Technical Coordinator Stephanie Losleban, Lighting Designer Stacy Fireheart, Costume Designer Kelsey Vidic, Technical Advisor/Videographer Gregory R.R. Crosby, and Music Director Don Nichols. Professors Keith Johnson and Andrew Vaca serve as artistic Co-Directors of the Festival, and Department faculty Tsiambwom Akuchu, Rebecca Bryant, Betsy Cooper, and Danzel Thompson-Stout serve as additional choreographic mentors.

Program B features choreography by José Argueta, Rafael Austria, Natalie Bojorquez, Mia Clark and Kylie Kaneshiro, Kyrea Eubanks and Melissa Valenzuela, Kevin Holland, Imran Khan, Eliza Loran, and Jayde Spiegel. Each Festival program also features original music compositions and costume designs by student designers. Collaborative contributions of CSULB staff feature prominently in both programs, including those of Technical Coordinator Stephanie Losleben, Lighting Designer Stacy Fireheart, Costume Designer Kelsey Vidic, Technical Advisor/Videographer Gregory R.R. Crosby, and Music Director Don Nichols. Professors Keith Johnson and Andrew Vaca serve as artistic Co-Directors of the Festival, and Department faculty Tsiambwom Akuchu, Rebecca Bryant, Betsy Cooper, and Danzel Thompson-Stout serve as additional choreographic mentors.

For additional show information, contact Co-Director Andrew Vaca at Andrew.vaca@csulb.edu, call the Department of Dance office at (562) 985-4747, or visit the CSULB Dance Website.

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Co-Concert Director Contact:

Andrew Vaca, Andrew.Vaca@csulb.edu