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RHAPSODY IN TAPS TO PERFORM OC PREMIERE AT OCC FACULTY DANCE CONCERT
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Thursday, October 29, 2009
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A variety of different dance styles will be featured during Orange Coast College’s 34th Annual Faculty Dance Concert on Friday, Oct. 30th, at 8:00 p.m. in OCC’s Robert B. Moore Theatre, including an Orange County premiere by guest artists Rhapsody in Taps.
The concert, directed by Jeff Mayor, will feature the dancing and choreography of OCC dance faculty members Linda Sohl-Ellison, Monti Ellison, Amelie Hunter, Shana Menaker, Amy Fritzler, Kathy Kahn, Angelika Nemeth and Teresa Avina.
A variety of dance styles will be represented in the concert, including modern, ballet, jazz, tap and world dance forms.
Hunter will perform a premiere ballet, "At Play in the Forest of Light" with music composed by Maurice Ravel. The program also includes a Lebenese folk dance called the "Depke," a large group chain dance.
Rhapsody In Taps will perform its newest work, “Chugarump,” a dynamic ensemble piece featuring seven dancers and master percussionist Monti Ellison performing tap dance, bucket drumming and stick percussion.
This work is supported, in part, by a 2009 grant to Rhapsody In Taps from the National Endowment for the Arts. The company's newest dancer, Caley-Ryan Carr, has been an OCC dance student for three years; he was invited into Rhapsody in Taps' apprenticeship program in May 2009.
Rhapsody In Taps' artists, led by Sohl-Ellison, have created a vast repertoire, celebrating the tap tradition and exploring new directions in tap choreography. Recognized for its choreographic invention and experimentation, Rhapsody In Taps has been a significant contributor to the worldwide resurgence of tap dance.
Now in its 46th year of existence, OCC’s Dance Department is one of the largest and most active to be found on any community college campus in the nation. A number of former Orange Coast dance students have gone on to professional careers. Many are dance teachers.
Advance general admission tickets, priced at $10, are on sale in OCC’s Bursar’s Office at (714) 432-5880. Tickets may also be purchased online at www.occtickets.com. Tickets will be available at the door for $14.
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