SUMMER SHOWCASE AUGUST 13, 2022
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY DANCE LAB SUMMER SHOWCASE For the safety of our dancers, photography and videography are strictly prohibited. AUGUST 13, 2022 TOUT SUITE Choreographer: Madeline Jazz Harvey Music: Jacques Offenbach Lighting Design: Matthew Bishop Dancers: Macala Bartucci, Summer Bode, Emily Bjork, Ruth Dickson, Elsa Ebel, Tamia Fair, Emma Fujitani, Madison Hard, Charva Jamison, Josie Lott, Alida Root, Jordan Santry, Arya Shaffer, Aviel Strauss, Samarah Strauss, Liam Teagarden, Jacqueline Urquidez, Emily Walker AUTHORIZE Choreographer: Grace Gallagher & dancers Music: LVDF Lighting Design: Matthew Bishop Dancers: Macala Bartucci, Ruth Dickson, Liam Teagarden HOLDING SPACE Choreographer: Susie Garifi Music: Luke Howard; Alexandra Stréliski Lighting Design: Matthew Bishop Dancers: Emily Bjork, Elsa Ebel, Emma Fujitani, Madison Hard, Charva Jamison, Josie Lott, Alida Root, Arya Shaffer, Aviel Strauss, Samarah Strauss, Emily Walker LOOSEN UP Choreographer: Tamia Fair Music: Disclosure & Khalid Lighting Design: Matthew Bishop Dancers: Macala Bartucci, Summer Bode, Ruth Dickson, Jordan Santry, Liam Teagarden, Jacqueline Urquidez THRESHOLD Choreographer: Ruth Dickson Assistant to the Choreographer: Macala Bartucci Music: Amber Run; Nosaj Thing Lighting Design: Matthew Bishop Dancers: Macala Bartucci, Emily Bjork, Elsa Ebel, Emma Fujitani, Madison Hard, Charva Jamison, Josie Lott, Alida Root, Arya Shaffer, Aviel Strauss, Samarah Strauss, Emily Walker CHOREOGRAPHY COLLAGE Choreographer: Solos created by each CSU Dance Lab performer Music: Zoë Keating Lighting Design: Matthew Bishop Dancers: Summer Bode, Emily Bjork, Elsa Ebel, Emma Fujitani, Madison Hard, Charva Jamison, Josie Lott, Alida Root, Jordan Santry, Arya Shaffer, Aviel Strauss, Samarah Strauss, Jacqueline Urquidez, Emily Walker
AUGUST 6, 2022 TOUT SUITE Choreographer: Madeline Jazz Harvey Music: Jacques Offenbach Lighting Design: Matthew Bishop Dancers: Meri Barber, Emily Bjork, Jaylee Box, Karissa DeKok, Leilani Devine-Miller, Elsa Ebel, Emily Flaherty, Natalie Frank, Emma Fujitani, Sofia Guerrero, Madison Hard, Linnae Holmes, Charva Jamison, Josie Lott, Charlie McVickers, Alida Root, Arya Shaffer, Aviel Strauss, Samarah Strauss, Kaitlyn Tayntor, Emily Walker HOLDING SPACE Choreographer: Susie Garifi Music: Luke Howard; Alexandra Stréliski Lighting Design: Matthew Bishop Dancers: Emily Bjork, Elsa Ebel, Emma Fujitani, Madison Hard, Charva Jamison, Josie Lott, Alida Root, Arya Shaffer, Aviel Strauss, Samarah Strauss, Emily Walker AUTHORIZE Choreographer: Grace Gallagher Music: LVDF Lighting Design: Matthew Bishop Dancers: Macala Bartucci, Meri Barber, Jaylee Box, Karissa DeKok, Leilani Devine-Miller, Ruth Dickson, Emily Flaherty, Natalie Frank, Sofia Guerrero, Linnae Holmes, Charlie McVickers, Kaitlyn Tayntor, Liam Teagarden THRESHOLD Choreographer: Ruth Dickson Assistant to the Choreographer: Macala Bartucci Music: Amber Run; Nosaj Thing Lighting Design: Matthew Bishop Dancers: Macala Bartucci, Emily Bjork, Elsa Ebel, Emma Fujitani, Madison Hard, Charva Jamison, Josie Lott, Alida Root, Arya Shaffer, Aviel Strauss, Samarah Strauss, Emily Walker CHOREOGRAPHY COLLAGE Choreographer: Solos created by each CSU Dance Lab performer Music: Zoë Keating Lighting Design: Matthew Bishop Dancers: Meri Barber, Emily Bjork, Jaylee Box, Karissa DeKok, Leilani Devine-Miller, Elsa Ebel, Emily Flaherty, Natalie Frank, Emma Fujitani, Sofia Guerrero, Madison Hard, Linnae Holmes, Charva Jamison, Josie Lott, Charlie McVickers, Alida Root, Arya Shaffer, Aviel Strauss, Samarah Strauss, Kaitlyn Tayntor, Emily Walker
FACULTY CHOREOGRAPHER BIOGRAPHIES: GRACE GALLAGHER, Assistant Professor, is an educator, dancer, and creator. Her creative research and engaged scholarship focus on inclusivity, access, and the power of community, specifically related to Dance Education. Grace has taught Modern, Ballet, Pedagogy, Repertory, Outreach and Engagement, Understanding Dance, Hip Hop, Contemporary, and Jazz, among others. She has taught at Arizona State University, Front Range Community College, and now is an Assistant Professor of Dance at Colorado State University. Additionally, Grace has extensive experience as a guest teaching artist and choreographer in numerous contexts including: guest teaching at public and private universities, community colleges, and high schools, teaching at hundreds of studios nationwide, hosting professional master classes and workshops, serving as a faculty member on a national convention, and working for two separate non-profit programs that utilize dance as an emotional outlet for underserved youth. Grace has created four original evening-length works; CONSequence, 40 Love Letters, Juxtaposition, and Re-late as well as had her work shown at Nasty Woman|Phoenix Unite, ArtelPHX, Phoenix Center for the Art's Beta Dance Festival, Breaking Ground Dance Festival, and American College Dance Festival. Grace has earned over a dozen choreography awards and has more than a decade of professional dance experience. Grace holds a BFA in Dance, MFA in Dance, Graduate Certificate in Dance Teaching Artist Praxis, and a PreK-12 Dance Teaching Certification from the Arizona Department of Education. Additionally, Grace interned at Broadway Dance Center in New York City and was an Edge Performing Arts Scholar in Los Angeles. SUSIE GARIFI holds an MA in Dance Education from New York University, a BA with a major in Dance from Colorado State University and studied with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in their Independent Study Program. Susie carries a strong interest in the fundamental values of dance and community and strives to create productive and supportive experiences that use dance as a vehicle to form connections. She is a certified Vinyasa yoga instructor and enjoys sharing the benefits of somatic practices in all her teaching and learning experiences. Susie is part of the dance faculty at Colorado State University, a dance and yoga instructor at Impulse Dance & Fitness, and dances professionally as a company member in IMPACT Dance Company where she also acts as a Community Engagement Coordinator for their program ‘Every Voice Matters’.
MADELINE JAZZ HARVEY, Associate Professor and CSU Dance Lab Director, is a dance educator, choreographer, and performer specializing in classical and contemporary ballet. She began her performance career at age fourteen as an apprentice with Charlotte Ballet. In 2010, Madeline joined Carolina Ballet Theatre where she served as a principal dancer, resident choreographer, and outreach coordinator. CBT highlights include performing the role of Giselle, Alonzo King’s Map, Dwight Rhoden’s Beatle Juice, and various works created for her by artistic director Hernan Justo. She was honored to become a member of IMPACT Dance Company in May 2020. Madeline has been teaching and choreographing since 2006 in a variety of studio and collegiate settings. In 2007, she was the youngest recipient of the New York Choreographic Institute Fellowship Award. Her choreography has been featured in concerts and festivals across the nation including Universities of North and South Carolina, Davidson College, Converse College, Furman University, Tampa University, and as part of the Regional Ballet and American College Dance Associations. She was appointed Instructor of Ballet at the University of South Carolina in 2015 and became Assistant Professor of Dance at Colorado State University in August 2017. She values collaboration and is honored to have co-created works with composers, musicians, visual artists, and members of the National Organization for Parents of Murdered Children (South Carolina Chapter). Madeline holds a BA and Professional Training Certificate in Dance from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and an MFA in Choreography from Jacksonville University. Human connection and vulnerability drive her choreographic process. Recent projects explore the artistry of parenting through dance. She is currently working in collaboration with psychologist Zeynep Biringen to test the efficacy of dance intervention for enhanced emotional availability during pregnancy. Her research investigates play as a paradigm for choreographic process and is centered on community engagement.
RUTH DICKSON, 21, is from Durango, Colorado. She received her foundational training in classical ballet, modern, hip hop, jazz, jazz funk, musical theater, and contemporary/lyrical at Dance in the Rockies. Inspired by her sister, Ruth began dancing at age three. Ruth joined the competition team at age 11 and continued training with DITR’s competition team until graduation in 2019. With guidance from CSU's dance faculty, Ruth has furthered her training in ballet, modern, and jazz techniques. She has performed in numerous works by faculty, students, and guest choreographers. Ruth's dance journey and life skills have been greatly impacted by Jessica Starr, Artistic Director of MusEffect in Los Angeles. Ruth has spent the last six years and four summers training and performing with MusEffect and is currently training as an apprentice with them. She has danced in PSA videos, music videos, and fundraiser events. Ruth taught pre-ballet at Dance in the Rockies from August 2019 to May 2020 and frequently subs for Impact Dance Studio and Studio West in Fort Collins. When Ruth graduates from CSU, she wants to become a professional dancer and eventually engage in commercial work in Los Angeles, CA. She is committed to on-going growth and exploration within dance. Ruth would like to thank her parents Anne Dickson and Jim Dickson for constantly supporting her and spending so much money on dance costumes. TAMIA FAIR, 18, was born and raised in Denver, Colorado. Growing up, Tamia wanted to follow in her older sister’s footsteps; this led her to a hip-hop dance class at the age of 10. She trained in ballet, modern, hip-hop, tap, composition, West African, jazz, and contemporary for nine years at Cleo Parker Robinson Dance before deciding to continue her training at Colorado State University (CSU). CSU has helped push Tamia towards her goal of becoming a better dancer, further discovering her passion for dance, pushing boundaries, and creating new limits for herself. After her journey at the CSU’s dance program comes to an end, Tamia hopes to continue her training in a dance company in New York, hopefully dancing on stages around the world as a member of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Without the tremendous support from Tamia’s family, her dream would never have become a reality. She would like to thank her parents, Melvena Rhetta-Fair and Richard Fair, for always being her number one fan.
SPECIAL DANCE CONCERT THANKS TO: CSU Director of Dance: Emily Morgan CSU Dance Lab Guest Artists: Alessandra Garcia and Christina Johnson CSU Dance Lab Faculty: Judy Bejarano, Julia Cooper, Matthew Harvey, and Lisa Morgan 2022 COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY DANCE LAB PRODUCTION TEAM DANCE LAB DIRECTOR: Madeline Jazz Harvey DANCE LAB INTERNS: Macala Bartucci, Ruth Dickson, Tamia Fair, Liam Teagarden STAGE MANAGER: Matthew Bishop VIDEOGRAPHY: Max Straub, Student Video Productions, Rocky Mountain Student Media DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS: Jennifer Clary Jacobs CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Mike Solo PRODUCTION MANAGER AND TECHNICAL DIRECTOR: Steven Workman PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER: Matt Grevan DIRECTOR OF EVENTS: Peter F. Muller ASSISTANT EVENTS MANAGER: Valerie Reed COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY DANCE PROGRAM SUPPORTERS University Dance Supporters enrich our students’ educational experience through scholarships, guest artist residencies, student travel, and creative opportunities and projects. Thank you to Cynthia Mousel for the creation of our newest endowed scholarship, the Irmel Fagan Dance Scholarship, dedicated to the legacy of Irmel Fagan, Department Head of Women’s Physical Education and dance at CSU from 1959-1979. The 2021-2022 recipients are Katie Christensen, Tamia Fair, Cassidy Faulhaber, and Mikayla Zavattaro. Thank you to Jane Sullivan for generously increasing her endowment for the Jane Sullivan Scholarship in Dance Education. The 2021-2022 recipients are Macala Bartucci, Madelyn Caviness, and Mikayla Zavattaro. Thank you to the family and friends of Grace Harris for contributing to the Grace and Dwight Harris Endowed Dance Scholarship. The 2021-2022 recipients are Anna-Noel Imbriaco, Sierra La Rue, and Binyamin Salzano. Thank you also to Lori and Gregory Dighero for naming a seat in the University Dance Theatre in honor of Marjorie Nakata; Ms. Amy Huang for supporting CSU dance scholarship, costuming, travel funds and international guest artist residencies; and all of you who have contributed to Dance Program Support and Scholarships! STATE OF GENEROSITY Your gift to the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance provides crucial scholarship support, enables the evolution of our programs and performances, and gives our students the opportunity to obtain their education in one of the region’s most distinctive facilities for arts students. EVERY GIFT MATTERS To learn more or to make a gift, visit uca.colostate.edu/giving or call (970) 491 – 3558.
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