EDITORS: A complete CU Moving Company performance schedule for Lakewood, Lafayette, Niwot, Boulder, Salida and Denver is attached.
The CU Moving Company, a dance group of six undergraduate dance majors from the University of Colorado at Boulder, has started its spring performances and workshops to educate and entertain school-age audiences.
"The purpose is to supplement the arts in the schools," said David Capps, CU-Boulder assistant dance professor who instructs the group. "We'd like to bring dance in as a vital art form."
The CU Moving Company is touring several Colorado schools and community centers with a program of informal performances, master classes and lecture demonstrations tailored to each audience's interests, needs and facilities. Audience size and age group, existing programs in the schools and available venues determine which of the seven separate dances and demonstrations of dance training exercises, choreographic techniques and teaching formats will be used.
Performances this year include a jazz dance and a variety of modern dances choreographed by established dance artists, professors and students. Music accompaniments range from Louis Armstrong to Chopin to Japanese Taiko drumming.
Students are required to perform with the group as a part of their coursework for the "Touring Theatre Dance" class. "It's an opportunity for the students to hone their performance skills," Capps said. "It's an enriching experience as part of their curriculum."
The CU Moving Company has already performed at Majestic Heights Elementary in Boulder and at Wheat Ridge High School. The next presentation will be for students at Green Mountain High School in Lakewood on Friday, March 10, with classroom-sized performances at 7:45 a.m., 8:45 a.m. and 9:40 a.m.
For more information on the CU Moving Company call David Capps in the theatre and dance department at (303) 492-3099.
CU MOVING COMPANY PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
SPRING 2000
Green Mountain High School, Lakewood: Master classes on creative movement on March 10 from 7:45-8:25 a.m., 8:45-9:20 a.m. and 9:40-10:20 a.m.
Alexander Dawson Lower School, Lafayette: Master classes on April 7 from 1:30-2 p.m. and 2:05-2:35 p.m. (grades 3 and 4) and an informal assembly performance from 2:45-3:15 p.m. (grades K-4).
Niwot High School, Niwot: Classroom-sized performance on April 12 from 7:25-8:55 a.m.
Whittier Elementary, Boulder: Informal assembly performances on April 14 from 12:45-1:15 p.m. (grades K-2) and 1:30-2:15 p.m. (grades 3-5).
Salida Elementary and Middle School, Salida: Master classes on April 17 from 1-3:15 p.m. (elementary school and middle school classes) and an informal assembly performance from 7-8 p.m.
Denver School of the Arts, Denver: On April 19, master class on creative work and technique from 9:15-10:40 a.m., an informal performance from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. and a level II master class on modern technique from 1-2:30 p.m.
Alexander Dawson Upper School, Lafayette: On April 25, master classes from 12:20-1 p.m. (grades 7 and 8) and from 1-2 p.m. (grades 9-12) and an informal performance from 2:30-3:15 p.m.