TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama department of theatre and dance begins the second half of its 2014-2015 season with Alabama Repertory Dance Theatre in Morgan Auditorium Feb. 10-14.
Alabama Repertory Dance Theatre features multiple dance pieces of various styles, choreographed by UA faculty. Two of the pieces highlighted are from UA theatre and dance’s newest faculty members, Lawrence Jackson and Rebecca Salzer, assistant professors of dance.
Jackson’s “Continuum” is an up- tempo, modern piece with jazz undertones.
“The piece speaks to the pattern of life,” Jackson said. “As we enter our time here on Earth, we keep coming back to the same experiences. Hopefully, through wisdom, we learn how to deal with those situations differently.”
Salzer’s “Interstellar Responses” is an excerpt from a longer piece in collaboration with UA School of Music’s, Dr. Amir Zaheri and based on James D. Stein’s book, “Cosmic Numbers: The Numbers That Define Our Universe.”
ARDT runs Tuesday, Feb. 10 to Thursday, Feb. 12 at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 13 at 5:30 p.m., and Saturday, Feb. 14 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $14 for students, $17 for UA Faculty/Staff & seniors and $20 for Adults. Tickets are available for purchase at www.theatre.ua.edu, the box office at 205/348-3400 or at the door.
UA’s department of theatre and dance is a part of the College of Arts and Sciences, the University’s largest division and the largest liberal arts college in the state. Students from the College have won numerous national awards including Rhodes Scholarships, Goldwater Scholarships, Truman Scholarships and memberships on the USA Today Academic All American Team.
Contact
Bobby Mathews, UA Media Relations, bwmathews1@ur.ua.edu or 205/348-4956
Source
Lawrence Jackson, assistant professor of dance, lmjackson7@ua.edu