CELEBRATING ST. LOUIS’ VIBRANT DANCE COMMUNITY
St. Louis Dance HQ’s Blog is a compilation of writings and performance reviews from a variety of St. Louis based dance writers. If you’re interested in sharing your writing on our blog, please email stlouisdancehq@gmail.com.
HQ Review: WashU MFA Dance Concert
Kapwa. Tapestry. Shared identity. Woven memory. These concepts thread themselves through the embodied research of these Washington University MFA candidates: Christopher J. Salango and Lorraine Stippec. Their respective works “Kapwa: Jukebox Rebolusyon!” and “Trauma’s Tapestry,” unravel dense thematic material with physical maturity, unveiling how dance can contribute to our cognitive understanding of humans in ways that other forms of research cannot.
HQ Review: Washington University Dance Theatre presents “Something is Happening”
On November 14, 15, and 16th, WashU’s WUDT performed their annual concert, this one entitled Something Is Happening, at Edison Theater. The talented students had the amazing opportunity to work with choreographers Elinor Harrison, Liz Lloyd, David Marchant, Ron K. Brown, and Xi Zhao. The dancers performed in works of many different genres including classical/neoclassical ballet, contemporary, West African and modern dance influences.
HQ Review: WashU’s 2024 MFA Dance Concert
Washington University in St. Louis Performing Arts Department presents its 2024 MFA Thesis Concert.