The Department of Dance presents ANOMALY, a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance concert with original choreography by Anna Bodescu and Ame Vidrio, in collaboration with U-M alumni and undergraduate dance students.

Tickets are free and will be available via Eventbrite. The house will open at 7:00pm.

A Slippery Subject, choreographed by Anna Bodescu in collaboration with dancers, addresses how we continue to rebuild and rebuild and rebuild the landscape that we call reality. Our time is spent, earned, lost, frozen, stretched, and taken from us. This work investigates how and what we adapt in order to survive. In what ways is resilience beaten into our bodies? Drawing inspiration from the anecdotes and experiences from those far, near and dear, this piece unfolds as a nonlinear progression of universal underpinnings.

Eroding Landscapes, choreographed by Ame Vidrio in collaboration with dancers, explores identity across past, present, and future states through four interconnected themes: ancestral connections, bonds, erosion, and rebirth. Each theme examines both the transformation and stagnation of the self. These concepts are supported through both physical and symbolic materials. Raw elements such as dirt, rope, and wood intersect with manufactured objects like wire, heels, and contact microphones, all on stage, guiding the viewer toward layered interpretations of control, decay, lineage, and self-determination.