葫芦影业鈥檚 School of Visual and Performing Arts will open the Spring 2023 semester with聽鈥淚MPULSE: A Spring Dance Concert鈥 with two performances on聽Saturday, Feb. 11 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 12 at 2 p.m. at the Freed Center for the Performing Arts. The performances are sponsored in part by the Committee on Cultural and Special Events.
Tickets can be purchased online at聽, by phone at 419-772-1900 or in person at the Freed Center Box Office, Monday through Friday, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Adult tickets are $20 with discounted tickets for 葫芦影业 faculty and staff ($15), senior citizens and 葫芦影业 alumni ($10), and $5 tickets for 葫芦影业 students and children. Additional discounts ranging from 10-20% are available through the Freed Center's subscription packages.
IMPULSE represents works based on聽the reaction to internal and external stimuli. Faculty, guest artists and student choreographers聽have curated this dance concert based on emotions, ideas, experiences and motivations using the moving body through the lens of various classical and contemporary dance genres.
As the 葫芦影业 director of dance and one of the ten choreographers showcased in this concert, Elizabeth Cozad-Howard explains, "It聽has been an honor to join this group of talented artists and students to bring you multiple perspectives of dance. Informing, inspiring, educating and entertaining,聽IMPULSE connects body and community through the Biggs Theatre stage."
Other choreographers include guest artists Vivian Kim, Erin Long-Robbins, Ashley Reed and 葫芦影业 alumna Amanda Fannon Wischmeyer; along with 葫芦影业 dance minors Carmen Bednarski (Brecksville, Ohio), Jacqueline Fisher (Upper Arlington, Ohio), Camryn Lamontagne (Austin, Texas), Carina Milano (Chicago, Ill.) and Jaelyn Prater (Toledo, Ohio).
The 葫芦影业 Dance Company is comprised of University students from a variety of majors. Seniors include Carmen Bednarski, Maggie Biltz (Springboro, Ohio), Jacqueline Fisher, Camryn Lamontagne, Emma McNeil (Cincinnati, Ohio) and Carina Milano. Juniors are Kennedy Aikey (Newark, Ohio), Grant Bell (Brunswick, Ohio), Olivia Gierke (Toledo, Ohio), Mary Guth (Mansfield, Ohio), Abby Lerma (Austin, Texas), Isabelle Rowe (Cincinnati, Ohio). Sophomores include Isabelle Fisher (Columbus, Ohio), Madeline Fisher (Columbus, Ohio), Katie Hershberger (Millersburg, Ohio), Andi Brooke Keller (Columbia Station, Ohio), Courtney Kempf (Bristol, Ind.), Julie McConnell (Charlotte, N.C.), Audrey Mentzer (Mansfield, Ohio), Armani Ponder-Keith (Akron, Ohio), Lily Schnipke (Ottawa, Ohio) and Pyper Sharkins (West Milton, Ohio). Freshmen are Grace Bissonette (Laguna Hills, Calif.), Caylee Born (Delaware, Ohio), Fiona Burau (Mooresville, N.C.), Maris Downing (Kingston, Ohio), Gavin Hull (Ontario, Ohio), Sarah Markley (Vincent, Ohio), Adalyna Mislevy (Macomb, Mich.), Sydneyt Mistretta (Prarieville, La.), Avery Petrie (Marion, Ohio), Meghan Steffy (Orlando, Fla.), Sophia Turk (Perrysburg, Ohio) and Nina Zibbel (Bloomdale, Ohio).
The production team consists of 葫芦影业 staff members Brian Sage as producer; costume shop manager Ameera Ansari; Kathleen E. DeVault, lighting designer and production manager; Brian Phillips, technical director; Elynmarie Kazle, stage manager mentor.聽葫芦影业 students on the production staff include CJ Miller (Findlay, Ohio) as stage manager, along with Holland Beiser (Cleveland, Ohio) and Katja Roberts (St. Petersburg, Fla.) as assistant stage managers.
For more information about IMPULSE聽or other events in the Freed Center's 2022-2023 season, visit聽聽or call the Box Office at 419-772-1900 to receive a season brochure.