“VTDance debunks society’s media culture with ‘Occupy’” – Sarah Halzack, Washington Post
“VTDance debunks society’s media culture with ‘Occupy’”
– Sarah Halzack, Washington Post
Occupy considers what occupies our minds, what occupies our souls, and how we inhabit/occupy space and how these notions may lead to change…and sometimes a revolution.
Collaborators include: Poem: Cathy L. Draine Costume Consultant: Trebien Pollard, Props: Jason Wells – ADI, Alan Spaeth & McCormicks Color Guard Products, Video Animation: Leah Calo, Patrick McCrory, David Dowling, Video/Film: Sujan Shreestha Photo Imaging: Jenee Mateer, Andrew Becker, Kait Smith, Casey Yancey
Choreography & Direction: Vincent E. Thomas Lighting Designer: Ben Levine Stage Manager: Annie Choudhury Rehearsal Assistant: Beth Griffin
Music Leroy Anderson- The Typewriter, Alec Trumble – Journey: Lost in Thought, Tommy Keenum – Borderline, Paul Rucker – The Problem to the Answer is the Question, Sergei Rachmaninov – Preludes #1 in C major, #5 in G major, #2 in B flat major, Samuel Barber – Adagio for Strings, Op. 11, Mecca Bodega – Tunnel Up
Performers Rachel Bunting, Stephanie Crockett, Beth Griffin, Ari Israel, Kimani Lee, Tony Lee, Thomas Moore, Jr., Jessica Pinkett, Asja Shaw, Darnell Williams, Vincent E. Thomas, Damontae Hack, Brian Jensen, Alex Shade
http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/theater_dance/vtdance-debunks-societys-media-culture-with-occupy/2014/11/02/a0bb291e-62a0-11e4-9fdc-d43b053ecb4d_story.html
“The program examines how news and cultural events can get absorbed into our thoughts and actions.” – Sarah Halzack, Washington Post
“The program examines how news and cultural events can get absorbed into our thoughts and actions.”
Additional video clips may be found at: YouTube: vtdanceorg http://www.youtube.com/user/vtdanceorg
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