F.A.B. 2009
This concert represents an ongoing effort to provide opportunities for regional dance artists to present dance works in Lewiston as well as an opportunity for local audiences to have access to contemporary dance works performed in an historic venue in the center of town. This year, our local and regional artists will include Jenn Bourgeault, Elizabeth Hansen/Androscoggin Ballet, Bates Nepalese Dancers, Heather Baur, Sara Smith, Trish Harms, Caribeth Klemundt and Bates Bollywood Dancers.
Choreographers...
Jennifer Bourgeault created Collective Motion in the early months of 2006. With Collective Motion. Jennifer has presented works at the Habitat for Humanity Benefit in Philadelphia, PA and the Shared Choreographers Concert in Cambridge, MA. Bourgeault will present ‘Eco’ with music by Andrew Bird.
Elizabeth Hansen is looking forward to her seventeenth year as artistic director of The Dance Center and her first year as director of Androscoggin Dance Co. and School. Elizabeth received classical training at Skidmore College with Melissa Hayden, Elizabeth Carroll, Juan Anduze, Paul Meija and many more. For F.A.B., an excerpt from a work in progress titled ‘Pretty’ will be performed.
Another choreographer on the schedule is Heather Baur, currently a member of Collective Motion and sonar Dance companies of Southern Maine. Heather’s professional performance experience includes five years with MorrisonDance and two years in New York City with the Vissi Dance Theatre. Currently she designs and instructs the dance curriculum for Falmouth High School in Maine and is one of the Co-founders for New England Dance Project. This is her third time performing in the FAB show but her first time presenting work titled ‘Silently I Scream’.
Sara Smith is a choreographer, designer, and aspiring archivist. Her choreography, audio-visual installations and sound designs have been seen and heard in Maine, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina and Virginia at venues including The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Arts Exchange, Danspace Project and many others. Smith will present ‘While Astronomers Debate, Terrestrial Planets Dance’ to the music of Chopin.
Patricia Harms is a dancer, choreographer, educator, facilitator, and consultant. She holds a BFA in dance from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. In 1990 she conceived Triad Dance Ensemble. She co-directed, choreographed, and danced with the company through 1996. For F.A.B., Harms will present ‘It Takes Two’ with music by Astor Piazzolla.
Caribeth Klemundt has performed with Oberlin Dance Company, Cleveland Contemporary Dance Theater, and in Maine in "Portland Dances!" and "Dance+Video=Love". She has shown work at the La Mama Annex in NYC and many Boston and Portland venues. Klemundt will perform ‘Caffeinated Syllables’ in voice and poetry.
The Bates Bollywood Dancers are a group of students who are interested in learning about Indian culture. In the beginning of second semester while preparing to perform for the annual Sangai Asia performance an email went out to Bates students asking for people who would be interested in being a part of the Bollywood piece. After many rehearsals, the dancers exploded onto the stage with brightly colored costumes and vivid steps and movements. This year’s ‘Bollywood Medley’ will be choreographed by Abritee Dhal, Harita Dharaneeswaran, and Shirley Serrao with music by Dholi Taro, Beedi, Soni De Nakhre, and Jhoom Barabar Jhoom.
