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Away From the Mirror online poster The Carthage Theatre Department invites you watch its annual dance concert, “Away from the Mirror,” at 7:30p.m. Saturday, April 10 and at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 11.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, “Away From the Mirror” was pre-recorded through Zoom and is being made available for the community to watch from home at no cost. This recording will include a discussion between artistic director Kristina Saldarelli, adjunct faculty of theatre, and the Carthage student choreographers about their process. There is no pre-registration for this event. 

Livestream “Away From the Mirror” 

“Away From the Mirror” provides Carthage’s emerging artists opportunities to develop their inspirations through dance, to share in the development of their own production, and to engage in community discourse. The program will feature new dance works developed by dance minors in a less produced revelation of the dance-making process. At the beginning of each new school year, dance minors are invited to share their ideas for new dance works, the most promising of which are selected for inclusion in the annual “Away From the Mirror” performance.

Throughout the fall semester, students then work both individually and with faculty to develop and hone their choreographic processes, and in the spring semester, they audition a cast for their work. Throughout the spring semester, student choreographers then teach dancers their new pieces, while undergoing a stringent review process by an advisory committee of faculty and students. Students are encouraged throughout the process to step ‘away from the mirror,’ turning their focus away from the outward appearance of their work and the common ‘standards’ of dance, and instead onto the intrinsic values and resonances of their movement. The result is a beautiful exploration of what it means to be a dancer today, what it takes to bring new dance work to life, and what drives us to dance in the first place.

Events are subject to change. For more information, please contact the Fine Arts Box Office at 262-551-6661 from noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Stay connected by following us on Facebook and Instagram, signing up for our monthly E-Newsletter, or visiting us online at www.carthage.edu/fine-arts.

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