SRU’s Dance Department to showcase seniors at BFA concert, April 27-28

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Twenty Slippery Rock University students will present their research through performance and choreography at the 2024 BFA Senior Dance Concert, April 27-28.

April. 16, 2024

SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. — As graduation is approaching at Slippery Rock University, twenty graduating Bachelor of Fine Arts dance majors are proud to announce their final dance showcase titled "Through It All: A BFA Dance Concert" with three unique shows, April 27-28 at the Stoner West Dance Studio Theater. The showcase serves as a culmination of research, dedication and learning for the students, expressed in one final showcase with each performance concluding with a senior dance choreographed by Pittsburgh-based choreographer and artist James Washington Manning.

Show times and dates are 2p.m. and 7:30 p.m., April 27, and 2 p.m., April 28. Tickets are $10 for general admission and can be purchased online at sru.universitytickets.com.

"A tenacious, creative and multi-talented senior class will present their capstone creative projects with three shows over one weekend," said Jennifer Keller, SRU professor of dance. "Beginning their collegiate journey at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, these artists have been through it all, emerging with passion and dedication to their chosen field."

The 20 seniors will present various dance types, such as modern, contemporary, jazz and improvisation. While each showcase will feature different senior performances, the themes among all will include humanity and culture, relationships, social constructs and other multidisciplinary outlets. One performance by SRU senior Jordan Iwaskewycz explores the medium of projection through dance, showcasing the effect that technology has on society in having to navigate new possibilities from technology.

Choreographers for the concerts as follows:

2 p.m., April 27

  • Katie Baughn, a senior dance major from Mount Gilead, Ohio.
  • Olivia Blankenship, a senior dance major from Waterville, Ohio.
  • Jaidin Broody-Walega, a senior dance major from Mountain Top.
  • Sydney Forbes, a senior dance major from Blooming Glen.
  • Kaitlin Halushka, a senior dance major from Pittsburgh.
  • Zsuzsanna Smith, a senior dual dance and economics major from Mechanicsburg.

7:30 p.m., April 27

  • Vilija Burnelis, a senior dance major from Moon Township.
  • Gabrielle Dunn, a senior dance major from Pittsburgh.
  • Olivia Farmerie, a senior dance major from Butler.
  • Gianna Henriquez, a senior dance major from Perth Amboy, New Jersey.
  • Jordan Iwaskewycz, a senior dual dance and management major from Ambridge.
  • Sarah Salesky, a senior dance major from Philadelphia.
  • Grace Venatta, a senior dual dance and history major from Saxonburg.

2 p.m., April 28

  • Autumn Bulebush-Clouse, a senior dance major from Sewickley.
  • Elise Dawson, a senior dance major from Hershey.
  • Sarah Leslie, a senior dance major from Butler.
  • Ericka Morton, a senior dance major from Pittsburgh.
  • Samantha Oliver, a senior dance major from Annapolis, Maryland.
  • Gabby Pfeifer, a senior dance major from Centreville, Maryland.
  • Tori Steel, a senior dance major from Everett.

More information about the BFA dance program at SRU is available on the Dance Department's webpage.

MEDIA CONTACT: Aaliyah Thomas | 724.738.4854 | news@sru.edu

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