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Brown Dance Ensemble Spring 1991 Concert

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The program was dedicated to dance pioneer, Martha Graham, who died one week before the opening of this show at the age of 97. The concert featured Dance Extension, founded and directed by Julie Adams Strandberg in "Ode To American Legion Post #13" by student Amy Heerema, "Company" by Strandberg, "Lifeline" by guest choreographer Carolyn Dorfman, and "The Envelope" by guest choreographer David Parsons| and student-run Fusion Dance Company in "Avenue E" and "No Holes." The concert opened with Dreamflight Dance Company, founded and directed by undergraduate, Sham Khalsa, in "Dreamseed." Bridget Carpenter '95 went on to become a television writer and playwright. Trajal Harrell, who became an award winning dancer and choreographer, contributed "The Dog Who Was a Performance Artist" to the program. Choreographer, Evie Laden pursued a career in performance after graduation. The program contains a list a rich offerings by the dance program including: Works in Progress and discussions| Dance Extension in Concert with the Brown Orchestra| Brown Dance Ensemble Fall Concert| Picturebook Theatre for Children| Dream Flight Dance Company| Fusion Dance Company Concert| Brown Dance Ensemble Spring Concert| Fusionsworks Dance Company in Concert| Imagine, children's matinee| Commencement Dance Concert. The student choreographers for this show were: Sham Khalsa, Tammy Ellis, Amy Heerema, Renee Stoops, Mark Lloyd, Cheryl Yie, Bridget Carpenter, Trajal Harrell, Evie Ladin.
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Ashamu Dance Studio, Lyman Hall
Brown Dance Ensemble Spring 1991 Concert, Department of Theatre Arts records, OF.1Q.T1, Brown University Library
Digital object made available by: Brown University Library, John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts, Box A, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912, U.S.A., (http://library.brown.edu/)

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"Brown Dance Ensemble Spring 1991 Concert" (1991). Julie Adams Strandberg Collection: 50 Years of Dance at Brown University. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:836732/

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