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September 2024
Dances at Noon: Miranda Lawson
The Tufts University Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies begins its Dances at Noon series for the 2024-25 school year with a performance by Miranda Lawson, a Boston-based dancer and choreographer. Originally from Somerville, Lawson trained primarily in contemporary and Hip-hop dance forms at The Studio Dance Complex, where she frequently returns to teach. She holds a bachelor of arts degree in dance and psychology from Mount Holyoke College, where she was recognized with awards in choreographic excellence and…
Find out more »October 2024
Tufts Composers: New at Noon #1 – What Is This Sloppy Music?
Tufts Composers begins a new season of New at Noon with "What Is This Sloppy Music?" "Mozart" (Mozahrt) was apparently once used as a nickname for "sloppy people." Taking inspiration from W.A. Mozart’s striking Minuet in D, K.355, Tufts Composers have cobbled together solo instrumental pieces in response to its challenges with the promise that they’ll be cleaned up in time for performance. With Thomas Stumpf, John McDonald, and other faculty performers to be announced. Free to the public with…
Find out more »November 2024
Spirit of the Creative: Alter Ego
Spirit of the Creative, a hip hop and commercial choreography dance group from Tufts University, invites you to their fall show, "Alter Ego." Spirit of the Creative's dance routines draw inspiration from diverse styles, including street jazz, hip hop, k-pop, contemporary, and other genres that vary based on the unique styles and backgrounds of the group's members and choreographers. SOC takes pride in putting on entirely student-choreographed/produced shows at the end of each semester with hard-hitting choreography. Admission is free;…
Find out more »Spirit of the Creative: Alter Ego
Spirit of the Creative, a hip hop and commercial choreography dance group from Tufts University, invites you to the second performance of their fall show, "Alter Ego." Spirit of the Creative's dance routines draw inspiration from diverse styles, including street jazz, hip hop, k-pop, contemporary, and other genres that vary based on the unique styles and backgrounds of the group's members and choreographers. SOC takes pride in putting on entirely student-choreographed/produced shows at the end of each semester with hard-hitting…
Find out more »Sarabande Dance Ensemble: Resonance
Sarabande Dance Ensemble of Tufts University presents its fall semester show, "Resonance." Sarabande is a student-run dance group that focuses on ballet, contemporary, and jazz. Members choreograph their own dances and produce their own shows; this show will feature choreographed pieces from this semester in a range of contemporary and jazz styles. Sarabande's mission is to bring dance to the Tufts campus in a way that inspires audiences and allows them to appreciate the art form that Sarabande members are…
Find out more »Sarabande Dance Ensemble: Resonance
Sarabande Dance Ensemble of Tufts University presents the second performance of its fall semester show, "Resonance." Sarabande is a student-run dance group that focuses on ballet, contemporary, and jazz. Members choreograph their own dances and produce their own shows; this show will feature choreographed pieces from this semester in a range of contemporary and jazz styles. Sarabande's mission is to bring dance to the Tufts campus in a way that inspires audiences and allows them to appreciate the art form…
Find out more »Tufts KoDA Fall Showcase: XO, KoDA
The Korean Dance Association (KoDA) and Tufts University presents its second annual fall showcase, "XO, KoDA." The event brings together collegiate dance groups specializing in K-pop from around the Northeast. Tickets are free and may be reserved through the Tufts Tickets website or obtained at the door. KoDA is a student-run dance group dedicated to learning, teaching, and performing choreographies from K-pop artists and popular Korean dance studios.
Find out more »Tufts Composers: New at Noon #2
Tufts Composers present a New at Noon program featuring new vocal settings suggested by T.J. Anderson's 2022 "Three Songs of Life," offered alongside songs, settings, and instrumentals by Julia Cavallaro, Duke Ellington, Eliza Howells, Matthew Seliger, Melinda Tian, Christopher Walton, Yixiao Wang, and guest composer Trevor Weston (Tufts class of 1989). Featuring soprano Janet Stone, mezzo sopranos Julia Cavallaro and Eliza Howells, pianist John McDonald, and bassoonist Angela Tsou. Free to the public with no tickets required; also viewable via Tufts…
Find out more »Harlem Grooves Fall Showcase
Harlem Grooves, a student dance company at Tufts University dedicated to Black American style, presents its fall showcase, "Good Girl Gone Bad." Witness a transformation from innocence to empowerment as Harlem Grooves blends modern, contemporary, hip hop and jazz movement. Free admission and open to the public. Reserve tickets through the Tufts online box office.
Find out more »Tufts Fall Dance Concert
On the heels of celebrating 40 years of dancing at Tufts, members of the university's Dance Program have put together a Fall Dance Concert showcasing the outstanding work of students, faculty, and two guest artists. Solo capstone works created by senior Dance Minors Mikayla Cole and Maggie Lieberman stand alongside the works of prominent guest artists in the field, Pat Catterson and Stefanie Batten Bland. Catterson, a Guggenheim Award-winning choreographer and custodian of Yvonne Rainer’s early works including "Trio A," reimagines…
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