Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company Serenade/The Proposition
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Concert Hall 7:30 pm
$40, $30, $15, Five College/GCC/STCC and Youth 17 and under: $15
"serenade/The Proposition" is a lively, colorful rumination on the nature of history. The refrain “It could be said that history is..." runs through the piece and asks the question of our connection to history, or lack thereof. Video projections fill an iconic set of movable columns that evoke the architecture of history: the White House, the Parthenon, or the ballroom of an elegant plantation parlor. The spare staging is filled by a cast of fierce dancers in beautifully deconstructed costumes performing flowing movement that assembles into moments of still portrait like postcards from the past. The original score draws from Mozart's Requiem, Battle Hymn of the Republic, and Dixie to create a contemporary, playful, musical collage for cello, piano, and soprano. The piece premiered at the 2008 American Dance Festival, and is now on tour before being seen in New York at the Joyce Theater, the work's lead commissioner.
Global Gourmet Taste of the Times:
The University Club is duplicating one of Lincoln's Inaugural Menu's used on March 6, 1865. Choose from (1) Beef Wellington, (2) Roast Turkey w/coarse grained mustard sauce or (3) the vegetarian option of Sweet Potato Pie and Roast Root Vegetables. Dinner includes rolls, salad, entrée w/appropriate sides, dessert, coffee/tea. When making your reservation please indicate entrée selection by number. $25.00 p.p. inclusive. Arts Give Back Please bring a winter clothing item or non-perishable food item to donate to families through the Northampton Survival Center.
