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Choreographed by Tyler Walters and dancers

Music: James Budinich – Triptych; Huijuan Ling - My Neighbor Has A Wind Chime, I Wish It Weren’t Pentatonic; Jason Mulligan - Status React...

Yansã the Tempest (2007)

Choreographed by Ava LaVonne Vinesett and dancers

Musical Arrangement: Richard J. Vinesett

Musicians: Beverly Botsford, Terry Lonergan, Caique Vidal, Richard J. Vineset...

The Final Project: Flock

Dance is more than just movement. In fact, it means a distinct thing to each of us. From someone who has been dancing for almost two decades to another who only started da...

Procrastination is a normal part of every student’s experience. En Café tries to capture the feeling of listlessness we are all familiar with when we’re trying to finish that assignment we put off ...

Paranoia is a short piece that encompasses the feelings of anxiety and suspicion. Throughout the short one-minute, we witness someone running in fear with great concern from what we assume to be an...

Smitten

Cherish the feeling of falling in love. Butterflies flutter warmly in your chest. Thinking of the person with whom you are smitten generates giddiness and bliss. Every moment seems like a ...

Crowded is a depiction of how, even in the most stressful of times, one can remain assured of themselves and centered. A woman appears rushed but collected. Despite her calm demeanor throughout the...

Let Go

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary defines freedom as “the quality or state of being exempt or released, usually from something onerous. In this short video, the dancer breaks away from the restr...

A tap dancer (Cady Bailey) is excited to go to her private rehearsal but as soon as she has finished putting on her shoes a challenger, a hip hopper (Alexus Wells), comes into the rehearsal room. T...

With two individual dancers beginning isolated and eventually connecting to dance as one, Andante explores our human tendency towards unity. The work focuses on the individual struggles that people...

Mellow Frustration is a story of the conflict and frustration that comes with love and/or lust. The dancers are dressed in similar costumes giving them a unifying characteristic, but by being on op...

Nostalgia (n): longing or wistful feeling for the past. This piece expresses the feelings of longing we all know when we hear the familiar words of a song, the voice of a loved-one, the laughter of...

Escape is a self-portrait about escaping a confined atmosphere. This piece is a reflection of the overwhelming atmosphere of balancing academics, extracurriculars, friendships, and self-care. I oft...

We live our lives in frames. Whether it is the frame we put ourselves in for school, friends, or family, we play out certain roles. These roles are not a mask, but rather a specific part of our ide...

I always try to work harder and to be involved in more activities, but I have reached a threshold for how much I can balance. The stress of the past three and a half years in college is finally cat...

Life hectically sprints forward with to-do lists that never end. Feelings of stress boil up and we forget to take time to breathe. However, when we pause for a moment, bliss can be found. A calm se...

Throughout the past three years at Duke, I have felt many emotions. I began happy and excited, without a care in the world. Just happy to be here and having a good time. As time went on and I began...

Two friends, with a lost friendship. One friend is hurt and reluctant to allow the other back into her life. The other is eager and willing to restart the friendship. They reminisce on what they us...

Choreographed by Julie Janus Walters with improvisational sections by the dancers

Music: Composition and Sound Design by John Hanks

Video Projection Editing: Isabella Walters

Danced by Emma Cros...

Choreographed by Ava LaVonne Vinesett

Musicians: Richard Vinesett (musical director), Beverly Botsford,
Wesley Williams

Costumes: Gail Rouse

Danced by Setonji Agosa, Bonita Joyce, Anna Katz, Kal...

Choreographed by Barbara Dickinson and the dancers

Music: Selections from “s_traits” composed by Bill Seaman and John Supko

Danced by Gabrielle Cooper, Onastasia Ebright, Sierra Hodges, Megan Ma...

Dance Theater Repertory supported by Bass Connections

Project leaders: Kyle Bradbury, Martin Brooke, and Thomas F. DeFrantz

Performers: Dylan Beder, Michelle Chen, Doruk Doganay, Matthew Harris...

Choreography: Andrea E. Woods Valdés, with contributions from the dancers

Music:
Shana Tucker - Composer/Cello/Vocals




Beverly Botsford - Percussion




Will Ridenour - Kora

Costumes: Gail...

Choreography: Julie Walters
Dancers: Duke University Dance Program

The Nasher Museum of Art and the Duke Dance Program present: Parliament, March 7-10, 2018. Michael Klien, choreographer.

Parliament is looking for participants! Please contact Info: Hannah Bondur...

#TheRuby is The Rubenstein Arts Center

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Videography: Jennifer Prather and Andrea E. Woods Valdés
Dancers: Akylah Cox and Ri...

Akylah Cox - "Untitled" displays a medium between a state of time passing and being one with time. So often, the culture of day to day life is synonymous with constant to-do list which makes it di...

"Unveil" - Riley Reardon

“The most important kind of freedom is to be what you really are. You trade in your reality for a role. You trade in your sense for an act. You give up your ability to fe...

The Duke Dance Program's fall concert featuring ballet, modern, jazz, and African Dance works by Duke faculty and students.

When: 7:30PM, Friday & Saturday, November 17 & 18, 2017.

Where: Bryan C...