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Mercer County
Community College invites area residents to experience the beauty,
grace and power of contemporary dance when the Mercer Dance Ensemble
presents "MDE Undercover" Saturday, May 17 at 8
p.m. and Sunday, May 18 at 2 p.m. The performance takes place at
MCCC's Kelsey Theatre, located on the college's West
Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road.
Under the direction
of Janell Byrne, the show features MCCC Dance students, along with
semi-professional community dancers, in ten original numbers set
to a range of music from classical to techno-jazz. In a style that
incorporates elements of ballet, modern and jazz dance, the Mercer
Dance Ensemble uses a whole body approach, emphasizing flexibility,
strength, coordination, and fluid, lyrical movements.
Students who
pursue dance at Mercer study jazz, ballet, and modern from the fundamentals
to advanced instruction. With the benefit of small classes and individualized
instruction, students may earn either an A.A. degree, which prepares
them for transfer as juniors into bachelor of arts programs in Dance,
or an A.F.A. degree in the Performing Arts, a transfer program in
which they combine conservatory training in theatre, dance and music
with education in the liberal arts and sciences.
Tickets are $12 for adults, and $10 for senior citizens and children.
Free parking is available next to the theater. Tickets may be purchased
online
or by calling the Kelsey Box Office at 609-570-3333. Kelsey Theatre
is wheelchair accessible and provides assisted listening devices
upon request. For a listing of adult and children's events for the
remainder of the 2007-2008 season, see here
or call the box office for a brochure.
For
more on events at Kelsey Theatre, visit:
2007-08
Season
Ticket Information
Audition Information
Tomato
Patch Visual and Performing Arts Workshops
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Dancers
in rehearsal: front to back,
Jessica Ristow, Molly Restine,
Carole Latini, and Benita Baron.
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Hankoon
Ooi leads a dance that uses
strips of material to add grace and fluidity.
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Benita
Baron, left, and Cara Jorgensen
dance to Vivaldi.
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