Summer Announcements

OSU ALUMS CREATING FULLER DOCUMENTARY

OSU Dance Alums, Jessica Lindberg (MFA ’03) and Megan Slayter (MFA ’03), in conjunction with MOMENTA Dance Company of Oak Park, Illinois, have been awarded a $10,000 grant from the Illinois Humanities Council to create a documentary about Loïe Fuller. Lindberg and Slayter will be traveling to Paris, France in June to conduct research and shoot film for the project. They will also attend the Society of Dance History Scholars / Congress on Research in Dance Conference. On August 25th, at 8:00pm, Lindberg, Slayter and MOMENTA Dance Company will present live performances of Fuller’s “Night Dance,” “Fire Dance,” and the reconstructed premier “Lily of the Nile,” along with film clips to be used in the documentary, in MOMENTA’s own Doris Humphrey Memorial Theatre. The Fuller documentary is due out on DVD in January 2008.

Keep an eye out for more alumni communications on our upcoming Alumni Blog.

Weekly Announcements: WEEK 10 | May 28 - June 3

HAPPY WEEK 10. Congrats on a wonderfully productive quarter of performances and programming.

DON'T MISS THE DANCE END OF QUARTER INFORMANCE

Friday, June 1
10:30am-12pm
Sullivant Theater

BLACK DANCE ALLIANCE INFORMAL SHOWING

Members of the Black Dance Alliance will be showing work THIS Friday, June 1st in Sullivant Theater. The showing is called A Common Thread: Eclectic Voices and features work choreographed by Justin Bellamy, DeAngelo Blanchard, Betina Dunson, Sydnie Liggett, Ashley McGill, Eboni Williams, and Drew Woods. The show will begin promptly at 5:30. Please come and support your colleagues!

CONGRATS TO THE SENIORS!

Congratulations to the fabulous choreographers, performers, designers, and crew on all of their wonderful work for this year's Senior Concert! And a special thanks to Vickie Blaine who kept everyone organized and inspired!

REMINDER FROM THE MEDIA LAB

Over the summer as part of some new IT changes, the minuet server will be rebuilt. As a result, any and all data that you have stored on the server (this means, in your home area) will be deleted including your sites folder, your desktop, anything the in documents, music, or movies folders.

Please take the time to back up anything you want to still have when you come back in the fall. I would recommend doing this soon since it can be easy to forget things like this as the quarter comes to an end.

UGU SAYS GOODBYE FOR THE YEAR

Thanks for your attendance today at the short but sweet "UGU Cities Fair!" As you know, we are developing these events in
response to your ideas and requests that you shared during the UGU Party. Clearly we could have spent another hour just talking about how to thrive in the dance world, sharing contacts, and helping you build a survival net, but we are happy that we got the short time that we did with you today. For those who were unable to attend, you can look forward to more developed Cities Fair in the Fall.

For those of you who are graduating, we wish you the absolute best in this transition, and encourage you to keep in touch and use your OSU connections. Be good to yourselves! For those who are returning next year, have a fantastic summer full of exploration and inspiration. Annie Beserra will be taking over the coordinating reigns for UGU next Fall (I'm graduating), and you are in good hands with your Grad Buddies.

Thank you for helping to initiate this strong and vital connection between Grads and Undergrads, and for making the beginnings of UGU a success!

-Karen Ivy, UGU Coordinator 2006-2007 and the UGU Committee

Weekly Announcements: WEEK 9 | May 21 - May 27

CITIES FAIR TODAY!

THIS MONDAY, 21st, NOON

On Monday during the lunch period (12-12:30pm) come asap
to Studio One where the grads will present information about the
dance communities for the following cities:

New York (including NYC ballet from Jessica)
Chicago
San Francisco
Boston
Charlottesville
San Diego

Bring pen and paper to take notes, and find out good people to
contact, companies to work for, places to take class. It's all about
who you know!

THANKS AND CONGRATULATIONS...

...to three students who presented their work at the Denman Undergraduate Research Forum: Joanna Lees, Ali Simon, and Sarah Wiseman.

Ali Simon was the third place winner in the category Art/Architecture, for her research "Encouraging Education through Dance Outreach."

Also thank you to faculty members who participated as judges: Susan Hadley, Melanie Bales, Norah Zuniga-Shaw, and Erin Tisdale!

SUMMER TECHNIQUE AND REP INTENSIVE HERE AT OSU

June 11-15, 2007 (Spring/Summer Break Week)
Technique and Repertory with dance grad student, Adriana Durant
10:00-12:00 Modern Technique, intermediate-advanced
1:00-5:00 Repertory, “Sugar”

Performance Friday, June 15
7:30 PM Sullivant Theatre

For credit:
Enroll via the OSU Registrar’s website (BuckeyeLink) for Dance 699.06 Call Number: 18016-5

For students not enrolled in OSU for the summer and community members:
Entire Intensive: $125 or for 1 credit hour
Technique classes only: $75 (5 class card for June 11-15)

For purchase of Intensive or Class Card - please purchase by Friday June 1.
Send payment in full to Department of Dance, Sullivant Hall, 1813 N.High Street, Columbus,
OH 43210. Make checks out to Department of Dance, memo: Summer Dance.

ASIAN FESTIVAL PRESENTS YU XIAO

May 26th and 27th
at Franklin Park

Yu Xiao will perform a Chinese folk dance on Sat. 26th around 3:30pm . Come experience Chinese dance performances, Chinese food, Chinese games, Martial Art performances, Chinese Opera, and more.

For more details, please visit their website.

A NEW DANCE BLOG!

Check out the new blog started by Boris Willis and the PreFuturists:

www.danceaday.blogspot.com

Weekly Announcements: WEEK 8 | May 14 - May 20

1st YEAR GRAD SHOWING THIS FRIDAY!

The first year grads would like to invite you to an informal showing…
When: Friday, May 18th, 5:00 PM
Where: ACCAD, EMMA lab
Who: The first years and their lovely performers…
What: FREE, FUN, and SHORT “works in progress”

Please come enjoy…and we’d love to have your feedback.
See you there! (No reservations necessary).


OSU PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE PRESENTS REICH DRUMMING AT WEIGEL

The OSU percussion ensemble, under the direction of Joe Krygier & Susan Powell will present Steve Reich's landmark work, Drumming, along with non-western selections from West African music traditions.

Joining the percussion ensemble will be special guest artist Russell Hartenberger (Nexus percussion group/Professor, University of Toronto)

Hartenberger, a longtime member of Steve Reich and Musicians, will coach & direct the OSU percussion ensemble as they perform traditional African selections and close the evening with one of the pivotal works of the late 20th century.

Monday, May 14
Tickets are $5 general admission.
Concert location: Weigel Hall
Concert time: 8:00 PM

WELCOME SCOTT DE LA HUNTA

Welcome one more visiting artist! Scott deLahunta is now in residence -
working at ACCAD and in the Department; he is here for almost two weeks,
advising and supporting the Forsythe Project development (come to Friday's
Forum), interacting with some classes, lending an eye and ear to our
development PhD program and contributing to our international connections.

For a full CV of Scott and as inspiration for the many ways your degrees in
dance can take you! see:

www.sdela.dds.nl

GREG MACK HONORED IN HAYES GRADUATE RESEARCH FORUM

Greg Mack, a doctoral student in physics who dances here with us much of the day participated in the Hayes Graduate
Research Forum on April 21 and won First Place in the College of Math and Physical Sciences. Congratulations, Greg!

OSU DANCE ALUM DIANNE MCINTYRE WINS GUGGENHEIM FELLOWSHIP 2007

Congratulations Dianne!

For more about Dianne: Dianne McIntyre

GUGGENHEIM FELLOWSHIP AWARDS, 2007

JOHN SIMON GUGGENHEIM MEMORIAL FOUNDATION 2007 United States and Canadian Fellows
Since 1925 the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation has annually offered Fellowships to artist, scholars, and scientists in all fields. The 2007 Committee of Selection, drawing on recommendations from panels and juries involving hundreds of distinguished artists, scholars, and scientists, has chosen 189 Fellows from 2,773 applicants for awards totaling $7,600,000. Guggenheim Fellows are appointed on the basis of unusually impressive achievement in the past and exceptional promise for future accomplishment.


In a time of decreased funding for individuals in the arts, humanities, and sciences, the Guggenheim Fellowship program has assumed a greatly increased importance, and the Foundation is successfully raising funds to enable the appointment of a larger number of Fellows each year. Scores of Nobel, Pulitzer, and other prize winners appear on the roll of Fellows, which includes Ansel Adams, W. H. Auden, Aaron Copland, Martha Graham, Langston Hughes, Henry Kissinger, Vladimir Nabokov, Isamu Noguchi, Linus Pauling, Philip Roth, Paul Samuelson, Wendy Wasserstein, Derek Walcott, James Watson, and Eudora Welty.

The full list of 2007 Fellows may be viewed at www.gf.org .

GRAD STUDENT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS

If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Karen Mayer at the Graduate School

Careers In Academia: Faculty Roles and Responsibilities: Kenyon College Panel (5/24/07)
9:30 AM to Noon
Pfahl Hall 140

Register Now!

The Graduate School invites graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and faculty from all disciplines to join us for an informal panel discussion and reception with Kenyon College faculty in Pfahl Hall 140 (lecture hall adjacent to Blackwell Inn). Professors from representative fields in the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities will discuss answers to questions such as: *How is life as a faculty member at a liberal arts college different than at a large public research university? *What types of resources and support are available for conducting research in a small college environment? *What constitutes "fit" and how important is it in the hiring and tenure processes? *Are students at a prominent liberal arts college different than Ohio State students? *How can one conduct a successful job search that targets smaller schools? Audience members will have the opportunity to meet the panelists, ask questions and join in the discussion. For directions to the meeting room and parking suggestions, call the Blackwell Inn at 614-247-4000. There will be a complimentary continental breakfast buffet open at 9:30 a.m. You may bring food and beverages into the meeting room. Panel will begin promptly at 10:00 a.m.

Building Interviewing Confidence (5/30/07)
11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Younkin Success Center, lecture room 150

Register Now!

Strategies for effective communication in the high-pressure situation of a job interview will be the focus of this interactive workshop in the Younkin Success Center, lecture room 150. Participants will have the opportunity to apply this new knowledge through structured live practice. Relevant for interviews both inside and outside academia. Space is limited. This event is co-sponsored by the Graduate School and Career Connection. No food/bev provided but you are welcome to bring a lunch to eat in the meeting room. There are venting machines in Younkin and a CVS next door that sells food and drinks.

Weekly Announcements: WEEK 7 | May 7 - May 13

OSU DANCE WELCOMES SUSAN RETHORST

Join us in welcoming Susan Rethorst to the department.

Rethorst teaches from the point of view that making is an endless quest with ever-shifting ground. Encouraging an attitude of fueling work with one's questions, not regarding plans or themes as pre-requisites, she regards teaching as a conversational mode: exercises are proposals in action.

She is here for five weeks, teaching "Current Issues" and "Grad Comp" andavailable for other meetings, gatherings, conversations, viewing work....

AND A NOTE FROM SUSAN, HERSELF...

Hello, OSU !!!!

I am here as a guest with light teaching load so that I am available for other things as well - individual help with projects, watching rehearsals, conversations about dance in Europe (as I teach there a lot also)..what else? whatever you think might be useful.....

I am planning to do a sign up class for undergrads - keep an eye out for that..

AND, I will take this opportunity to spread the word about a super summer program I started, called SUPA - takes place in June.

SUPA 2007
June 4 – June 30
Festival for Choreographers
www.wilson.edu/supa

Tere O'Connor Susan Rethorst Ann Carlson Roseanne Spradlin

Studio Upsun* in Pennsylvania is a new initiative designed to provide opportunities to engage in in-depth investigations of choreographic practices. We have looked for rigorous and sophisticated choreographers who are also interested in teaching and its relationship to making. We have given them an entire week to work with a limited amount of students (max 14) via composition, repertory, mentoring, or any combination of practices they feel useful. It is our hope that these workshops will result in a give and take of knowledge and practice that is rigorous, personal, intense, and intensely pleasurable.

*Upsun: (noun) the period between the rising and setting of the sun.


FRIDAY FORUM: PROFS PRESENT THEIR RESEARCH!

Friday Forum May 11
12:30-2pm Studio 5
Norah Zuniga Shaw and Bebe Miller talk about their new research
“The Forsythe Project” and “Necessary Beauty”, respectively,
moderated by Scott deLahunta, visiting researcher from Amsterdam.

Glimpse the collaborations involved, the interdisciplinary research
methods, early visual results and the remarkable new ways dancers
are reaching out and inviting others into a world in motion.

Snacks provided. Questions and discussion Encouraged!

OSU FACULTY, GRADS, AND ALUMNAE RETHINK PRACTICE AND THEORY IN PARIS

Several Department of Dance faculty members and graduate students will present their research at a conference in Paris June 21-24. The conference, entitled “Rethinking Practice and Theory” (Repenser Pratique et Théorie) represents a partnership among three co-hosting institutions: the Society of Dance History Scholars (SDHS), the Congress on Research in Dance (CORD) and the Centre National de la Danse (CND). 110 of 440 proposals were selected for this event, and the Department of Dance is pleased that five faculty members, three graduate students and a dozen or more alums have been selected for participation.

Karen Eliot, Professor, will present her paper “Dancing through the War: British Ballet and Public Morale in the Second World War.”

M Candace Feck, Assistant Professor, will present “The NO/ON Project,” a performative paper, including text, bilingual readings, dance, and a sound/video score.

Nicole Stanton, Associate Professor, and Bebe Miller, Professor, with alum Katja Kolcio (Assistant Professor, Wesleyan University) will participate in a panel discussion entitled “Some Things are only effectively known through their enactment: An investigation of the teaching/learning of contemporary dance technique.”

Norah Zuniga-Shaw, Assistant Professor, will present “Visualizing the Nature of Choreographic Thinking in William Forsythe’s “One Flat Thing, reproduced.”

Hannah Kosstrin, OSU Lecturer and incoming PhD candidate in Dance Studies, Kosstrin will present a paper investigating the relationship between Anna Sokolow and the Joseph McCarthy era: “No Fists in the Air: Anna Sokolow and the Cold War.”

Annie Beserra, MFA candidate (Au 07) will present her paper “‘Just As It Comes to You’: Choreographing Alternatives to the Lacanian Self,” and will perform in Feck’s “NO/ON Project.”

Anna Reed, MFA candidate (Sp 2008) will perform in Feck’s NO/ON project.

1st year MFA candidate, Jenai Cutcher will participate in the Stanton/Miller panel discussion and will also document the OSU presence on video.

Karen Mozingo, PhD candidate in the OSU Department of Theatre, will present her paper “Feminism, Parody, and Lotte Goslar: Rethinking Ausdruckstanz through Exile and Autobiographical Theory.”

Alums of the department participating in the conference include: Catherine Turocy, Bala Sarasvati, Victoria Watts, Anne Burnidge and Sylvie Fortin.

STRESSED OUT? CHECK OUT THIS WEBSITE FOR COPING HELP

Here's a web page put together by OSU for resources regarding stress, help
etc., inspired in part by events at Virginia Tech

hr.osu.edu

COLLEGE OF THE ARTS BLOG

Check out what's happening in the College of the Arts! Click on our newly
updated blog:

www.osuarts. blogspot.com