Media Contact: Carmen Ramos Chandler, carmen.chandler@csun.edu, (818 677-2130
Dance, by nature, is collaborative — between dancers and choreographers, music and movement, and performers and the audience.
To showcase the artistry and beauty that comes from those collaborations, California State University, Northridge’s Department of Kinesiology is hosting its annual “Colaboratoria: Graduate Student, Faculty, and Alumni Dance Concert” at CSUN’s Plaza del Sol Performance Hall later this month.
Colaboratortia is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, Nov. 18, at 7:30 p.m., and Thursday, Nov. 19, at 2 and 7:30 p.m., in the performance hall located on the east side of campus off Zelzah Street in Northridge.
“We have great dancers and choreographers at CSUN, and they need to be showcased,” said kinesiology professor Paula Thomson, coordinator of the show. “Because the choreographers are graduate students, alumni, and faculty members, they have a mature and sophisticated creative vision. The dancers, ranging from freshman to faculty, are all strong performers and eager to share their work. There is a lot of variety in this concert, from the lighthearted to the more serious.”
The annual fall dance concert will feature 12 dances, ranging from contemporary and flamanco to hip-hop. The dances reflect current social concerns as well as the opportunity to celebrate performing in a beautiful concert setting.
“It is a way to integrate the art and science of human movement,” said Thomson, who teaches in CSUN’s College of Health and Human Development.
Tickets are $20 for general admission and $10 for students and senior citizens. To reserve tickets, call (818) 677-2488. For more information regarding the show, contact Thomson via email at paula.thomson@csun.edu.
