The Department of Dance presents Threshold, a collection of five works choreographed and directed by senior Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance majors Zamora Tamminga, Sarah Snow, Melisa Orduna, Mia Brooks, and Zeenia Shahpurwala.
Tickets are free and can be reserved online beginning April 1.
Something has come undone (Tamminga) is a series of vignettes of interpersonal relationships, highlighting jazz music as a vessel for spontaneity, resistance, and connectivity. This theatrical work is set in a jazz bar, where one’s intimate moments become deceptively public, and where trying to forget may not be enough.
Drawing from family dynamics, sisterhood, and early experiences of navigating unfamiliar emotions, Strangers Again (Snow) examines how people carry, suppress, or redirect feelings, and how those patterns manifest in the physical body. The dancers move through states of physical closeness and emotional distance, tracing cycles of withdrawal, fatigue, and collective support.
「三⾯鏡」Sanmenkyou (Brooks) is a triptych following three relational “faces”: the face shown to self, the one to society, and the face presented to the world through digital platforms; where authenticity, performance, and global visibility coexist. Fundamentally based on the Japanese concepts of honne (true feelings) and tatemae (public façade), the conditions this describes are familiar to many multi-ethnic individuals navigating multiple cultural frameworks.
El Final (Orduna) is rooted in the intensity of pivotal moments shaped by closure. The work explores the end of a chapter as it unfolds with heightened emotion and deep nostalgia. Through climactic, tango-like scores and orchestral textures, the dance’s journey traces the arc of longing and finality. Impermanence is the catalyst to growth, unveiling the possibilities within every conclusion.
Ephemeral River (Shahpurwala) explores the joy and silly little feeling dance brings when experienced onstage. Inviting the audience into a vibrant world shaped by play and genuine enjoyment, the piece celebrates dance as a space for freedom, humor, and shared pleasure. The work invites performers and audiences alike to share in the simple joy of connection and moving together.
Tickets are free and can be reserved online beginning April 1.
Something has come undone (Tamminga) is a series of vignettes of interpersonal relationships, highlighting jazz music as a vessel for spontaneity, resistance, and connectivity. This theatrical work is set in a jazz bar, where one’s intimate moments become deceptively public, and where trying to forget may not be enough.
Drawing from family dynamics, sisterhood, and early experiences of navigating unfamiliar emotions, Strangers Again (Snow) examines how people carry, suppress, or redirect feelings, and how those patterns manifest in the physical body. The dancers move through states of physical closeness and emotional distance, tracing cycles of withdrawal, fatigue, and collective support.
「三⾯鏡」Sanmenkyou (Brooks) is a triptych following three relational “faces”: the face shown to self, the one to society, and the face presented to the world through digital platforms; where authenticity, performance, and global visibility coexist. Fundamentally based on the Japanese concepts of honne (true feelings) and tatemae (public façade), the conditions this describes are familiar to many multi-ethnic individuals navigating multiple cultural frameworks.
El Final (Orduna) is rooted in the intensity of pivotal moments shaped by closure. The work explores the end of a chapter as it unfolds with heightened emotion and deep nostalgia. Through climactic, tango-like scores and orchestral textures, the dance’s journey traces the arc of longing and finality. Impermanence is the catalyst to growth, unveiling the possibilities within every conclusion.
Ephemeral River (Shahpurwala) explores the joy and silly little feeling dance brings when experienced onstage. Inviting the audience into a vibrant world shaped by play and genuine enjoyment, the piece celebrates dance as a space for freedom, humor, and shared pleasure. The work invites performers and audiences alike to share in the simple joy of connection and moving together.
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