Highlight of this program was guest choreographer, Carolyn Adams' "Tsunami," a collaborative production among Dance Extension, Hope High School, and Roger Williams Middle School. Program note from Carolyn Adams describing the collaboration and the use of original music composed by her mother, Olive A. Adams. Don B. Wilmeth, professor in the department of Theatre, Speech and Dance provided the narration. The program also featured Dance Extension in director Julie Adams Strandberg's "Closer to the Light," dedicated to the memory of George Houston Bass, guest artist Ruth Andrien's "Flow Form," student Amy Heerema's "Florida Frieze|" and dance faculty Michelle Bach's "Twelves" and "Snails." Guest choreographer, Annamaura Silverblatt, contributed her duet, "Fireflies." Student run Fusion Dance Company presented a revival of alumna Paul Franklin's 1986 trio, "Oh, Lord." Franklin was commissioned by Carolyn Adams, director of dance at the City College of New York, to restage "Oh, Lord" on the City College students. Three pages of ads from local merchants demonstrate community support for Brown theatre. The student choreographers for this show were: Clove Galilee, Abby Crain, Amy Heerema, Tammy Ellis, Melissa Rivera, Jennifer Bomze, Marielle Abell, Paula Franklin.
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Ashamu Dance Studio, Lyman Hall
Brown Dance Ensemble Spring 1992 Concert, Department of Theatre Arts records, OF.1Q.T1, Brown University Library
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Julie Adams Strandberg began the Dance Program at Brown University in 1969 with a small group of enthusiastic students and a steadfast commitment to providing professional experiences in the liberal arts environment. This collection contains the programs and posters for …