This EXCEL Talk will take place as part of Prof. Bill DeYoung’s Modern Rep Lab course Fridays from 12:10-2:00PM, in Dance Building, Betty Pease Studio Theatre. Each Modern Lab session features a differentguest artist teaching a master class and sections from their repertory. This panorama of the contemporary dance field is presented to broaden the students’ awareness of potential career possibilities.

Each guest artist conducts a 30-minute technique class/warm-up and then teaches repertorythat is performed by the class. In the final 15 minutes, faculty coordinator Bill De Young conducts a Q & A with each artist, discussing their career; their recommendations for transitioning from student to professional, and what they look for when they audition dancers for their projects.