CCM's Fall Dance Concert Spotlights New Choreography, New Music Nov. 30-Dec. 2

Creative artists in music and movement at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) join forces for

CCM’s Fall Dance Concert

, taking place

Nov. 30 through Dec. 2

in CCM’s Patricia Corbett Theater.

The program features original choreography by dance division head

Shellie Cash

to a new musical composition,

Canticles for a Sacred Earth

, by CCM professor

Miguel Roig-Francolí

. Titled

Meditation on Design

, Cash's piece was inspired by a poem of the same name by Seattle-based writer Janée Braugher as well as Roig-Francolí’s music.

Meditation on Design

uses the language of modern dance to explore what happens when nature’s delicate balance is skewed by the actions of man.

Also featured is a combination of classical, jazzy and sensual dance selections:

Reflections of Autumn

, a new work by associate professor

Jiang Qi

;

The Dying Swan

, choreographed by

Michael Fokine

and restaged by associate professor

Yi-Qi Cheng

; the grand

pas de deux

from the 1858 ballet

Le Corsaire

(“The Pirate”), with choreography by

Marius Petipa

, also restaged by

Cheng

; and

Jazz Sweet

, a new work choreographed by guest artists

Hannah Baumgarten and Diego Salterini

of Dance Now! Miami.

Ticket and Parking Information

Tickets for the Fall Dance Concert are $10 for the general public, $5 for non-UC students, and free for UC students. Please call the CCM Box Office at 513-556-4183 or order online at

www.ccm.uc.edu

.

Parking is available in the CCM Garage (at the base of Corry Boulevard off Jefferson Avenue) and additional garages throughout the University of Cincinnati campus. For directions and parking information, visit the CCM website at

www.ccm.uc.edu

.

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University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
Event Details

Nov. 30–Dec. 2
DANCE AT CCM: FALL DANCE CONCERT

Program:

• Meditation on Design, new work choreographed by Shellie Cash with music by Miguel Roig-Francolí
• Reflections of Autumn, new work by Jiang Qi
• The Dying Swan, choreography by Michel Fokine restaged by Yi-Qi Cheng
• Grand pas de deux from Le Corsaire, choreography by Marius Petipa restaged by Yi-Qi Cheng
• Jazz Sweet, new work choreographed by guest artists Hannah Baumgarten and Diego Salterini of Dance Now! Miami

Performance Dates & Times:
Friday, Nov. 30, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 1, 2:30 & 8 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 2, 3 p.m.

Location:
Patricia Corbett Theater
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
 
Tickets:
$10 general admission, $5 non-UC students, UC students FREE
Order at www.ccm.uc.edu or 513-556-4183