Movement Captured: Dance in Art from the Permanent Collection
The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College
Exhibition on view September 12–December 20, 2019
Dance programs in the galleries:
Tuesday, Oct. 29 6:30pm
Movement Captured is brought to life by dancers who will present the choreography of Isadora Duncan and Martha Graham, two women at the forefront of modern dance at its inception in America. Classical ballet variations performed by Vassar students complete this program. Introduction by Miriam Mahdaviani (Department of Dance).
Thursday, Nov. 14 5:30pm
Two men are synonymous with modern dance in America, Ted Shawn and Merce Cunningham. Adam Weinert (Department of Dance), acclaimed expert in Ted Shawn’s work, will demonstrate the work created for Shawn’s all male dance company.
Thursday, Dec. 12 5:30pm & 7:30pm
Alaina Wilson, Vassar College ’16, will perform site-specific choreography related to works on view in the galleries.
These programs are co-sponsored by the Vassar College Dance Department. More dance imagery on campus: Palmer Gallery photography exhibition, Steven Caras: A Dancer Captures Dance, Sept. 23–Oct. 18.
Image: Stanley William Hayter (English, 1901–1988), Sun Dance, 1951, Engraving, soft ground etching, offset color on beige paper, Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd (Blanchette Hooker, class of 1931), 1953.1.3