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From the classic works of Balanchine to modern pieces choreographed by students, “Dancers’ Viewpointe VII” brought a high level of artistic performance to the Harvard Dance Center at its premiere last Friday. Orchestrated by Artistic Director Elizabeth Weil Bergmann and put on by the Dance Program of the Office for the Arts at Harvard, the show—which will run through March 3—is a stunning display of precision, grace, and cutting-edge choreography. The performance starts wonderfully with an excerpt from Balanchine’s exquisite...
Although lacking artistic cohesion, “DanceShowcaseOne” lived up to its title. Produced and directed by Elizabeth W. Bergmann and Susan Larson of the Dance Program at the Office for the Arts, it allowed students to see the different types of dance on campus come together on one stage and provided an understanding of the dance community at Harvard. The show started off with a solid performance by Bhangra, in which the beautiful traditional costumes, the distinctively cultural choreography, and the music (both traditional and modern Bhangra) were all well chosen. Unfortunately, the other effect employed?...
...Limón aficionados. A multimedia presentation will introduce the work of each dance great before their respective piece.“To further emphasize the importance of who these choreographers were, our new production designer here at the Harvard Dance Center has worked with the choreographers and Liz Bergmann [Dance Director of the Harvard Dance Center] to do video and projected image intros to each of these four pieces,” Larson says. “Each of the four works will begin with video and multimedia projected images and voiceovers about the choreographer. This will meld right...
...look forward to in the New Year. And, as they surely know, there’s no better way to make merry than by dancing the night away. “We don’t usually have an all-student show in the fall,” Bergmann says. “But because it’s the inaugural weekend and the Harvard Contemporary Dance Ensemble has toured less this season, we’ve pulled out all the stops for a fantastic concert.”—The Inaugural Gala Concert will take place this...
...square-foot studio with overhead skylights, a full technical booth and a wall of electronic tiers of 200 seats as well as another smaller studio, offices, dressing rooms and a green room. “It was a huge commitment on the part of FAS,” Elizabeth Bergmann, the Director of the Harvard Dance Program, says. “I think everyone coming in is bowled over by how well it’s been done.”Dance students at Harvard seem to agree: Sonia K. Todorova ’07, a member of the Harvard...