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Call the box office of the hosting campus ahead of time for information about performances or to reserve tickets: Amherst College (AC) 542-2411; Hampshire College (HC) 559-5889; Mount Holyoke College (MHC) 538-2848; Smith College (SC) 585-ARTS; UMass Amherst (UM) 545-2511.
SEPTEMBER 2009 (Fridays: 4, 11, 18, 25)
| 6 | Su | Departmental Gathering | Rodger’s | 6 p.m. | ||
| 7 | M | LABOR DAY | ||||
| 8 | Tu | AC SC UM | Classes begin | |||
| 9 | W | HC | Classes begin | |||
| 10 | Th | MHC | Classes begin | |||
| 10 | Th | FCDD | Advanced Placement | Scott | 6/B 7/M 8/J | 585-3232 |
| 11 | F | FCDD | Guest Artist Auditions: Chuck Davis, David Dorfman, Mark Morris | St. Th. MHC | 4:15-5 p.m. warmups Davis: 5-6:30 p.m. Dorfman: 6:45-7:45 Morris: 7:45-9 | 538-2195 |
| 11 | F | Posting of Casts | ||||
| 12 | Sa | FCDD | FCDD faculty auditions and other guest artists (UD) | St. Th. MHC | 9:30 arrival/ warmup 10-12 FCDD |
538-2284 |
| 12 | Sa | Call Backs for faculty pieces | St. Th. MHC | 1-3 p.m. | 538-2284 | |
| 12 | Sa | All – MHC | Rehearsals: C.Davis; D. Dorfman, Mark Morris | St. Th. MHC | 3-6 p.m. | |
| 12-20 | Su-Su | Chuck Davis | Chuck Davis Rehearsals | UM | TBA | |
| 13 | Su | Mark Morris | Rehearsal | TBA | Su: 10-1 p.m. | |
| 13-14 | Su-M | FCDD | CODA Conference | Florida | ||
| 15 | Tu | SC | MFA Auditions | Scott | 7 p.m. | 585-3232 |
| 16 | W | AC | Auditions: Performance Project | Studio 1 | 7-9 p.m. | 542-2411 |
| TBA | AC | Call Backs: Performance Project | Studio 1 | TBA/time | 542-2411 | |
| 18 | F | AC | Performance Project Call Backs | AC | 542-2411 | |
| 18 | F | Rosh Hashana Begins | ||||
| 21-30 | UM | Chuck Davis ongoing rehearsals with Marilyn Sylla (1 day/week) | TBA UM | |||
| 25-27 | F-Su | Mark Morris | Rehearsals |
OCTOBER 2009 (Fridays: 2, 9, 16, 23, 30)
| 1-31 | UM | Chuck Davis ongoing rehearsals with Marilyn Sylla (1 day/week) | TBA UM | |||
2 |
F | FCDD | Production Workshop #1 | 4:30-6 | TBA/HC or SC? | |
2 |
F | UM | BoSoma Workshop: “Starting a Non-Profit Organization” – Katherine Hooper | 12:15-1:45 | 13 Totman | |
2 |
F | UM | Bosoma Master Class: Modern Dance Technique: Katherine Hooper | 2-3:30 | 13 Totman | |
2-3 |
F-Sa | HC | Bosoma Performance | 8 p.m. | Main Dance St./HC | |
2-4 |
F-Su | Mark Morris | Rehearsal | TBA | TBA | |
9-10 |
F-Sa | UM | NYPOP | |||
10-13 |
Sa-Tu | All campuses | Fall Break | |||
15-17 |
Th-Sa | HC | Family and Friends Concert | Main Studio | 8 p.m. | 559-5889 |
16 |
F | HC | Missy Vineyard Alexander Technique Workshop | TBA | 1-2:30 p.m. | |
16 |
F | UM | Multi-Bands Concert | a.m. perf & F even. perf. | ||
16-18 |
F-Su | Mark Morris | Rehearsals | TBA | TBA | |
23-25 |
F-Su | Mark Morris | Rehearsals | TBA | TBA | |
23 |
F | UM | Dance Major Auditions | 10 a.m. | ||
30 |
F | FCDD | Production Workshop #2 | 4:30-6 | TBA/UM? |
NOVEMBER 2009 (Fridays: 6, 13, 20, 27)
| 1-30 | UM | Chuck Davis ongoing rehearsals with Marilyn Sylla (1 day/week) | TBA UM | |||
5 |
Th | FAC | Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane: Another Evening/Serenade: The Proposition | Concert Hall | 7:30 p.m. | 545-2511 |
6-8 |
F-Su | Mark Morris | Rehearsal | TBA | TBA | |
6 |
F | FCDD | Production Workshop #3 | MHC | 4:30-6 | |
10 |
Tu | FAC | Cirque Mechanics in Birdhouse Factory | Concert Hall | 7:30 p.m. | 545-2511 |
| 11 | W | MHC | Dance Theatre of Harlem Master Class | Studio 3 | 9:15-10:45 | |
| 11 | W | HC | Liz Lerman Master Class | Main Studio | 2:30-4 | |
| 12 | Th | UM | Liz Lerman Master Class | 24 Totman | 11-12:40 | |
| 12 | W | HC | Liz Lerman: "Dancing Through Science - A Panel Discussion on Collaborations Between Artists and Scientists" | Franklin Patterson Hall | ||
12-14 |
Th-Sa | MHC | Faculty Concert with Mark Morris | Studio Th | 8 p.m. | 538-2848 |
13 |
F | HC | Liz Lerman: Animated keynote presentation of her dance performance "Ferocious Beauty: Genome" | Franklin Patterson Hall | 4:30 | |
| 15 | Su | UM | Angor Dance Troupe & Monkey Dance Film | Bowker, UM | 3 p.m. | 545-2511 |
19-21 |
Th-Sa | HC | Div 3 Concert | 559-5889 | ||
19-21 |
Th-Sa | SC | Fall Faculty Concert with Mark Morris | Theatre 14 | 8 p.m. | 585-2787 |
20 |
F | SC | Perry Mansfield Auditions | SC | 4:30-5:30 | |
21-29 |
Sa-Su | AC | Thanksgiving Break | |||
25-29 |
W-Su | HC, MHC, SC, UM | Thanksgiving Break |
DECEMBER 2009 (Fridays: 4, 11, 18, 25)
| 1 | Tu | UM | Chuck Davis last day of rehearsals with Marilyn Sylla | TBA UM | ||
| 1-3 | Tu-Th | UM | Chuck Davis Tech | TBA UM | ||
4-6 |
F-Su | UM | UD Concert with Mark Morris's GLORIA and Chuck Davis's BLUE/GRASS BROWN/EARTH | Bowker, UM | 12/4-5: 8 p.m. 12/6: 3 p.m. |
545-2511 |
10 |
Th | SC | Celebrations Concert | Scott | 8 p.m. | Reservations: celebrat@smith.edu |
11-12 |
F-Sa | AC | Performance Project | Holden Theatre | 8 p.m. | 542-2277 |
11-12 |
F-Sa | UM | NYPOP | |||
11 |
F | HC UM | Last day of classes | |||
14 |
M | SC | End of Semester Class Showings | Scott | 4:30 p.m. | --------------- |
15 |
Tu | MHC | End of Semester Showings | |||
15 |
Tu | AC MHC SC | Last day of classes | |||
18-20 |
F-Su | Holidays | ||||
21-27 |
M-Su | Holidays |
JANUARY 2010 (UD Tour)
1-2 |
F-SA | Holidays | ||||
19 |
Tu | UM | Classes Begin | |||
25 |
M | AC SC | Classes Begin | |||
27 |
W | HC MHC | Classes Begin | |||
| 29 | Tu | MHC | ABT2 performance | Kendall Studio Theatre | 8 p.m. | |
| 30 | W | MHC | ABT2 performance | Kendall Studio Theatre | 2 and 8 p.m. |
FEBRUARY 2010 (Fridays: 5, 12, 19, 26)
2 |
Tu | FAC | Mark Morris Dance Co. | Concert Hall | 7:30 p.m. | 545-2511 |
4-6 |
Th-Sa | SC | MFA Thesis Concert | Theatre 14 | 8 p.m. | 585-2787 |
5 |
F | SC | MFA Auditions | Scott | 9 a.m. | ------------ |
11-14 |
Th-Su | ACDFA Boston University | ||||
18-20 |
Th-Sa | HC | Winter Concert | Main Studio | 8 p.m. | 559-5889 |
26 |
F | UM | Major Auditions | UM | All day |
MARCH 2010 (Fridays: 5, 12, 19, 26)
2 |
Tu | FAC | Ballet Folklorico de Mexico | Concert Hall | 7:30 p.m. | 545-2511 |
4-6 |
Th-Sa | FCDD | FCDD Faculty Concert with Mark Morris | Academy of Music | 8 p.m. | |
| 5 | F | Asian | Gamelan Galak Tika: Balanese Music and Dance | Bowker, UM | TBA | |
9 |
Tu | FAC | Black Grace (New Zealand Contemporary Dance Company | Concert Hall | 7:30 p.m. | 545-2511 |
13-21 |
Sa-Su | All | SPRING BREAK | |||
25-27 |
Th-Sa | HC | Div 3 | Main Studio | 8 p.m. | 559-5889 |
26 |
F | UM | Major Auditions | UM | All day | |
| 25-27 | Th-Sa | MHC | Senior Event or Thesis Concert | Studio Th | 8 p.m. | 538-2848 |
29 |
M | Passover Begins |
APRIL 2010 (Fridays: 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 )
| 1-3 | Th-Sa | AC | Harold Aarons's and Tenea White's senior projects | Hallie Flanagan | 8 p.m. | 585-2787 |
| 1-3 | Th-Sa | SC | Spring Concert | Hallie Flanagan | 8 p.m. | 585-2787 |
| 4 | Su | Easter 2010 | ||||
| 8 | Tu | Asian | Kenichi Ebina & Co. | Concert Hall, UM | 10-11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. | 545-2511 |
| 8-10 | Th-Sa | HC | Div 3 | Main St. | 8 p.m. | 559-5889 |
| 8-10 | Harold Aarons’s Choreography | |||||
| 9 | Su | AC | Idan Cohen, guest artist from Israel | Kirby | 8 p.m. | |
| 15-17 | Th-Sa | UM | ECS Concert | Main St. | 8 p.m. | |
| 15-17 | Th-Sa | MHC | Student Concert | Kendall St. Theatre | 8 p.m. | 538-2848 |
| 22-24 | Th-Sa | UM | Alive With Dance | Bowker | 8 p.m. | 545-2511 |
| 28 | W | SC | End of Semester Showings | Scott | 4:30 p.m. | |
| 30 | F | SC | Spring Grad Event | Scott | 8 p.m. | 585-3232 |
| 30 | F | SC | Last Day of Classes | |||
| 30 | F | FAC | Aspen/Santa Fe Ballet | Concert Hall | 8 p.m. | 545-2511 |
MAY 2010 (Fridays: 7, 14, 21, 28)
1 |
Sa | UM | Pops Concert | |||
4 |
Tu | UM | Last Day of Classes | |||
5 |
W | MHC | End of Semester Class Showings | |||
5 |
W | MHC | Last Day of Classes | |||
7 |
F | AC HC | Last Day of Classes | |||
9 |
Su | HC | Crew Wars | Main St. | ||
13-15 |
Th-Sa | SC | Celebrations Concert | Scott | 8 p.m. 2:30/15th | Reservations: celebrat@smith.edu |
22 |
Sa | MHC | Commencement Concert | Studio Th. | 2 p.m. |
Updated: 9/24/09
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