This concert was produced by Michelle Bach-Coulibaly who contributed two pieces to the concert. "Twelves," with an original score by Bach-Coulibaly and Ken Atkins, and "In The Wings," the beginning statement of a full-length movement opera, which included live music by Bach-Coulibaly and Seydou Coulibaly and guest appearance by local dancer Annamaura Silverblatt. Student Leila Jane Fienstein's "Tomorrow" included girls from the South Side Ministries and affirmed the dance program's commitment to community engagement. Dance Extension, directed by Julie Adams Strandberg, was featured in "Ode To American Legion Post #13" by student Amy Hereema| "For Two," by student Alexandra Klickstein, "Twelves," by faculty Michelle Bach-Coulibaly| "Flow Form," by guest choreographer Ruth Andrien, "The Envelope," by guest choreographer David Parsons, and the premiere of "Reverie" by alumna Laura Bennett. Michelle Bach-Coulibaly's program note stressed the importance of the dance program's reach into the community and truth in movement and encouraged the audience to share in the moment with the performers. The program included five pages of ads from local merchants demonstrating community support for Brown theatre. Paradigm press congratulated Brown theatre faculty, Paula Vogel for winning an Obie for her play, "The Baltimore Waltz." This was the last year that the programs included ads from local merchants. The student choreographers for this show were: Elise Joffe, Leila Jane Feinstein, Amy Heerema, Alexandra Klickstein, Holly Twinning, Nicholas Leichter, Jenn Richeson, Clare Byrne, Abby Crain. The alumni choreographer and the dances in which they performed for this show were: Laura Bennett '92, "Reverie"
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Ashamu Dance Studio, Lyman Hall
Brown Dance Ensemble Spring 1993 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 …