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When: March 1–3, 7:30 p.m.Where: Kiplinger Theatre, Schwartz Center for the Performing ArtsBUY TICKETS, or BUY ONE, GET ONE FREE only at the Schwartz Center box office, Monday–Saturday, 1:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.For Cornell University senior Danielle LaGrua, the intertwining of music and dance can lead to unexpected results. “As a performer, music...
When: December 1, 2 & 3 at 7:30 p.m.Where: Class of '56 Dance Theatre, Schwartz Center for the Performing ArtsBUY TICKETSIn dance composition, students learn the tools to give “there-ness” to dance’s inherently ephemeral nature. Composing the moving body in space and through time, the choreographer designs dance to express his or her ideas...
Acclaimed choreographer and dancer Mark Haim recently returned to Cornell after more than two decades to reprise his classic The Goldberg Variations with a new generation of Cornell dancers as a Whaley Aboaf Resident Artist of 2021-2022.Over the course of two very busy weeks, Haim worked with several dancers from across the university to teach...
BUY TICKETS or buy one, get one free only at the Schwartz Center box office.In episode 13 of the PMA podcast, Locally Grown Dance (March 1–3) choreographer Nic Ceynowa and dancers Deanna Myskiw '18 and Danielle LaGrua '18 chat with host Christopher Christensen.
December 1-4, 2021 at 7:30 p.m.Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts, Class of '56 Dance Theatre (430 College Ave, Ithaca, NY)Mini Locally Grown Dance December 2021 will be the first PMA student live-dance performance since March 2020. We are delighted to share that the program has continued to grow and create despite the pandemic.This...
Technique classes and lecture are free and open to the public.AfroDabke Dance Classes February 26–March 5MW 4:50–6:20 p.m.TR 2:55–4:10 p.m. & 4:50–6:20 p.m.Room 320, Schwartz Center for the Performing ArtsDrop-ins welcome; attend one technique class or several!Lecture: "Art under Conditions of Oppression"March 2, 12–1:30 p.m.Film...
<p>Three dance pieces, unique in concept and execution, explore intersecting themes of love, loss, and found community in the Cornell Department of Performing & Media Arts’ (PMA) annual Locally Grown Dance concert, March 7–9 in the Kiplinger Theatre, Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Student dancers of the performing and media arts department will explore “the politics of expression in the dancer’s body” in this year’s Locally Grown Dance, according to the event page. Each of the four dance pieces will incorporate the idea of transformation — either literally, figuratively or both. </p>
This year’s performances of “Mini Locally Grown Dance” (MLGD), December 5–7 from Cornell University’s Department of Performing and Media Arts (PMA), feature nine pieces choreographed by Cornell students, faculty, and guest artists.The annual concert, directed by PMA senior lecturer Byron Suber, gives dance faculty the opportunity to present...
<p>The Department of Performing and Media Arts (PMA) presents its annual Mini Locally Grown Dance concert Nov. 29-Dec. 1 at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts.</p><p>PMA senior lecturers Jumay Chu and Byron Suber direct and each contributes original choreography. The concert also features a combined piece choreographed by 16 students in Chu and Suber’s dance composition course; a duet from Deanna Myskiw ’18; and a piece choreographed by visiting lecturer Nic Ceynowa.</p>
Where: Schwartz Center Kiplinger TheatreWhen: March 17-19, 2016 at 7:30pmTickets: $8 students & seniors, $15 general BUY TICKETS Cornell University’s Department of Performing and Media Arts invites you to expect the unexpected with the Locally Grown Dance Festival in the Kiplinger Theatre at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts,...
Save the Dates! Locally Grown Dance March 9-12, 2022Locally Grown Dance (LGD) will run from March 9-12, 2022, at 7:30 pm in the Kiplinger Theatre, Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts. This year's Locally Grown Dance is an expression of both the students' and directors' drive to create and persevere despite the challenges of the pandemic...
The Department of Performing and Media Arts (PMA) will present the 2018 Locally Grown Dance concert March 1-3 at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts on the Kiplinger Theatre mainstage. Performances begin at 7:30 p.m. nightly.
Locally Grown Dance (LGD) is an annual dance showcase performed by PMA dance students.
March 9th, 10th, and 11th, 7:30 p.m., Kiplinger Theatre
Join the Cornell University Department of Performing and Media Arts for the premiere weekend of Locally Grown Dance (LGD) 2021 (April 7–10, 7:30 & 8:30 p.m., online).Locally Grown Dance 2021 elaborates on the work of solos choreographed by the dancers interpreting the current political and cultural climate, offering moments of reflection and...
Mini Locally Grown Dance (MLGD) is PMA's annual fall dance production. This event showcases choreography and performances that PMA students will present in their entirety at the March 2023 Locally Grown Dance. This year's MLGD is four works by faculty, students, and guest artist, Olive Prince.
When: March 1–3, 7:30 p.m.Where: Kiplinger Theatre, Schwartz Center for the Performing ArtsBUY TICKETSThis year's Locally Grown Dance will run from March 1–3, 2018 in the Kiplinger Theatre, Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts. Nightly performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. and select pieces will be accompanied by live music.Directed by...
When: November 29, November 30 & December 1, 7:30 p.m.Where: Class of ’56 Dance Theatre, Schwartz Center for the Performing ArtsBUY TICKETS ($5)Buy one, get one free at the Schwartz Center box office, 1:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m., Monday–Saturday.Cornell University’s Department of Performing and Media Arts (PMA) presents its annual Mini Locally...
Join the Cornell University Department of Performing and Media Arts for the premiere weekend of Mini Locally Grown Dance (MLGD) 2020 (December 3–5, 7:30 p.m., online).MLGD 2020 is an ode to collaboration and an exploration of connection in the online realm. A series of student solos interpret the current political and cultural climate, offering...