Fall 2018 Dance Concert Program Details

The Department of Performing Arts and Humanities
of the School of Liberal Arts at CCBC

presents

FALL 2018 Dance Concert

CCBC Dance Company Artistic Director
Melinda Blomquist

CCBC Dance Coordinator
Tommy Parlon

CCBC Dance Company Associate Director
Kristi Schaffner

Technical Director
Lighting Designer
G. Maurice “Moe” Conn III

Recording Engineer
Sound Reinforcement
Brian Comotto

Seamstress
Charisse Secrest

Choreographers:
Melinda Blomquist | Alice Howes | Adrienne Kraus Latanishen
Nicole A. Martinell | Tommy Parlon | Kristi Schaffner

November 15 at 11:10 am
November 16 at 7pm
November 17 at 7pm

DIRECTOR’S NOTE

Welcome to the CCBC Dance Company Concert. The concert is comprised of dance works with very different viewpoints. All of the choreographers selected their themes or concepts and developed movement that expresses that concept for them. The student dancers in the CCBC Dance Company have been rehearsing since the start of the semester to prepare for this performance. Each work presents them with specific challenges in regard to movement vocabulary, emotional connection to the movement, their fellow dancers, and you, our audience. These dancers have grown as artists in many ways through the rehearsal process as they have worked with a diverse and talented group of choreographers.

Many of the works in this performance utilize ideas and concepts from Modern dance, which comes from a tradition of pushing boundaries and exploring different ways of expressing an idea. Modern dance asks you to think about your experience and contemplate the possibilities that are presented. Using movement as a means of expression, the work creates a moving landscape of ideas, emotions, and possibilities. Just as each work is unique, how you as an audience member experience each work will be unique to you. As you watch the performance and are affected by the movement, lighting, costumes, and music, you will discover how their interaction feeds your understanding of what the work might be about.

I would like to personally thank all of the dancers, choreographers, faculty, and staff who have helped to put this concert together. Their dedication and enthusiasm for dance is a blessing to work with and be a part of.

Enjoy the Performance!

Melinda Blomquist
Artistic Director, CCBC Dance Company

PROGRAM

Path[Way]s (2018)
Choreography: Melinda Blomquist with contributions from the dancers
Music: String Quartet No. 3 “Mishima” by Philip Glass (b. 1937)
I. 1957: Award Montage
II. November 25 – Ichigaya
III. Grandmother and Kimitake
IV. 1962: Body Building
V. Blood Oath
VI. Mishima/Closing
Guitarists: Daniel Lewis, Jonathan Ronning, Thomas Potts, and Robert Winter
Dancers: Hanna Bold, Ava Correlli, Anastasia McKenzie, Emily Minter, Lia Mervis , Nicholas Peacock, Hannah Popowski, London Smith, Kharyah Todman; with Kristi Schaffner
Costumes: Melinda Blomquist

The Rise and Fall and Rise of Wadjet (2018)
Choreography and performance: DiaMonté Scoggins
Music: “Creator Sun God” by Nay, Voices and “On the Beach” by Jonathan Davis and Richard Gibbs
Costume: DiaMonté Scoggins

I Won’t Be Silenced (2018)
Choreography: Lia Mervis
Music: “Silence” by Jolade Olusanya; “Eternity” by WhiteSand (Martymas Lau)
Dancers: Hanna Bold, Dorien Carroll, Anastasia McKenzie, Kharyah Todman
Costume: Lia Mervis

Different Wavelengths (2018)
Choreography: Charlie Sacco
Music: (First) Construction in Metal by John Cage
Dancers: Charlie Sacco, Kharyah Todman
Costume: Charlie Sacco
This work is in partial fulfillment of the degree requirements for the AFA Degree in Dance

Territories (2014)
Choreography: Alice Howes
Music: “Weather” by Michael Gordon
Dancers: Hanna Bold, Melissa Lloyd, Lia Mervis, Nicholas Peacock, Hannah Popowski, London Smith, Kharyah Todman
Costumes: Alice Howes

Intermission – 10 minutes

A few sheets of dropped paper (2018)
Choreography: Nicole A. Martinell with contributions from the dancers
Music: “NY, Pt. 1” by Teebs, “Untitled 4” by Daedelus & Teebs, “All Day Breakfast” by Jel, “Truffle No Shuffle” by Dabrye, “Get It Together” by Dabrye
Dancers: Melissa Lloyd, Anastasia McKenzie, Nicholas Peacock, DiaMonté Scoggins, London Smith, Kharyah Todman
Costumes: Nicole A. Martinell

Immobilized (2018)
Choreography & Performance: Anastasia McKenzie
Music: “Time” by Hans Zimmerman
Costume: Anastasia McKenzie

Human Kindness (2018)
Choreography: Tommy Parlon
Music: “Forces of Nature” by James Gummer, an original composition created for the work; music editing: Brian Comotto
Dancers: Armeara Blackwell, Hanna Bold, Dorien Carroll, Emily Minter, Anastasia McKenzie, Lia Mervis, Nicholas Peacock, Hannah Popowski, Charles Sacco, DiaMonté Scoggins, Kharyah Todman
Costumes: Tommy Parlon

Philadelphia Sound (2018)
Choreography and performance: Nicholas Peacock
Music: “For the Love of Money” by O’Jays and “Sara Smile” by Hall & Oates
Costume: Nicholas Peacock

Jazz…Sweet
Choreography: Adrienne Kraus Latanishen
Costumes: Adrienne Kraus Latanishen

Star-Toss’d (2017)
Music: “One for My Baby” (and One More for the Road) Performed by Ella Fitzgerald
Composed by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer
Dancer: Lia Mervis

A Love Letter to Myself (2009)
Music: “My Funny Valentine” Performed by Chris Botti, Composed by Richard Rodgers
Dancer: Anastasia McKenzie

balls (2013)
Music: “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” Performed by Frank Sinatra, Composed by Cole Porter
Dancer: Melissa Lloyd

A Little Less Xylophone A Little More “In Your Face” (2018)
Choreography: Kristi Schaffner
Music: Taiko and Andries de Haan
Dancers: Dorian Carroll, Anastasia McKenzie, DiaMonté Scoggins, Kharyah Todman
Costumes: Kristi Schaffner

The Dancers

ARMEARA BLACKWELL
began her dance training at Morton Street Dance Studio under the direction of Ms. Donna L. Jacobs. She then traveled to B.Funk Dance Studio where she was trained in hip-hop under the direction of Mrs. Becky Funk. Armeara has performed in Las Vegas, L.A., and San Diego with Future Shock dance company, a non-profit hip-hop organization. She has also participated in the Monsters Dance Convention.

HANNA BOLD
started dancing around the age of 3 with Rosedale Dance. She continued dance with Patapsco High School and Center for the Arts through all 4 years and graduated in the Dance Company. She’s danced with many different styles such as Flamenco and Tap. This is her first year with CCBC and the dance company and she hopes to keep dancing for the next 2 years at CCBC.

DORIEN CARROLL
was introduced to dance at age 11 when he joined the Ava Fields Dance Company/Ministry. It wasn’t until he was in the eighth grade when he realized that he wanted to take dancing to a more serious level. He was accepted into The Baltimore School for the Arts and trained in classical ballet and modern for four years. He had the honor to work with numerous choreographers and perform well known work such as Martha Graham’s “Appalachian Spring”, George Balanchine’s “Who Cares”, and many more. Dorien thanks each choreographer and cast member he’s work with for this production and his family for always supporting his craft.

AVA CORRELLI
is currently in her second semester dancing with the CCBC Dance Company, while dual-rolled as a homeschooler and CCBC student. In addition to the dance instructors at CCBC, she has studied under instructor/choreographers Amanda Dickson and Julie Foley and enjoys performing in various local theatre productions.

MELISSA LLOYD
declared herself a Dance Major in 2008 at CCBC. Since then, she has studied and performed at the Performing Arts Center of San Diego, El Camino College in Torrance, CA under Liz Hoefner-Adamis with El Camino Dance Company, The Gibney Dance Center for Performing Arts in New York, under John Zullo with Raw Movement Dance, CCBC in Peter Pucci’s: Migration, Baltimore Theater Project under Alice Howes with Trajectory Dance Project.

ANASTASIA MCKENZIE
was born in Kirov, Russia, and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. Anastasia graduated in 2015 from CCBC where she was a dance major. She recently graduated with her BFA in Dance Performance and Choreography at Coker College in Hartsville, South Carolina. Anastasia was a part of the pre-professional Coker Repertory Dance Company at Coker College. In 2012, Anastasia was nominated to travel to London, England to represent Maryland in dance. During the summer of 2016 she was 1 of 25 lucky dancer chosen to travel to Italy for a two-week summer dance intensive. Anastasia is currently back in school perusing another degree while continuing performing and creating choreography.

LIA MERVIS
began her dance career at Eastwood Dance at the age of Four. She then proceeded her dance training at Baltimore School For the Arts under the director of Norma Pera and graduated in 2016. Afterwards she attended Virginia Commonwealth University for a year in a half to start her BFA degree in dance. She has gone to summer intensives such as Nashville Ballet and Goucher College. She also choreograph’s and occasionally substitutes at MGM Dance Studio in Shrewsbury Pennsylvania. This is Lia’s First year in the CCBC Dance Company. She Plans on transferring to Towson University to finish out her dance degree.

EMILY MINTER
lives in Baltimore City. She is a company member of Dance & Bmore where she performs, teaches, and provides community outreach regarding violence prevention and conflict resolution to city residents. Emily has been dancing for 10 years. During that time, she has performed with the goal of education on sensitive issues and community building. In 2014 she performed in the National Water Dance, educating the public about environmental issues affecting water.

NICHOLAS PEACOCK
began dance at the age 2 years old. Dance in the BCPS Men’s Ensemble for Vincent Thomas. Became a member of the Dance Company for Parkville High school. Then enter in the BCPS Student Choreography. In his last year dancing for Parkville High school in 2018, Nick had an Award named after him called “The Nicholas Peacock Performer of the Year Award”. This is Nick first year with the CCBC Dance Company.

HANNAH POPOWSKI
has been dancing ever since she was three years old. She began at The Moving Company and I danced there until I was fifteen, then I transferred to EMC, I danced there up until my senior year. Throughout my four years of high school I was party of the dance company in the dance program. We were trained just like we would be in a dance studio not part of school. We had the option to create student choreography and have the chance to take it to festivals.

CHARLIE SACCO
began his dance training for Kingsville Rec Dance where he danced for three years before graduating from Patapsco High School and Center for the Arts’ dance magnet in
2016 where he danced under the direction of Claire Sweet and Laura Brown in addition to works choreographed by Dr. Adrienne Clancy, Torens Johnson and Vincent Thomas. During his time at Patapsco he partook in a week-long dance exchange with Windsor Sixth Form in Halesowen England. This past summer he completed Broadway Dance Center’s four-day summer intensive where he received feedback on his choreography and took master classes with some of the professional dance world’s top instructors. This is Charles’ fifth semester with the company.

DIAMONTE’ SCOGGINS
is a dancer, choreographer, and instructor from Norfolk, Virginia. He began his dance training at Salem High School Visual and Performing Arts Academy, under the tutelage of Quiana Erb and Pamella Washburn. While there, he received scholarships for study at Academie de Ballet, Bates Dance Festival, Virginia Governor’s School Residential Summer Program, and Nashville Ballet. For deeper dance performance and choreography study, Scoggins attended Virginia Commonwealth University’s Dance and Choreography Departments, from which he graduated in 2015. Scoggins now resides in Baltimore, Maryland.

LONDON SMITH
is a Freshmen at CCBC Essex and has been dancing for 10 years. She has performed with Deviated Theatra at the Velocity DC Dance Festival in 2015. She has also had the opportunity to perform and choreograph with All County Dance Ensemble as well as others from 2015 – 2018.

KHARYAH TODMAN
began her dance training at DeerPark Middle Magnet School. She had never been strictly trained before her 6th grade year, she liked to dance but had never taken it seriously. After being trained for 3 years in middle school Kharyah then realized she loved dance and it was what she wanted to potentially spend her life doing so. Therefore, she applied for high schools with dance and was not accepted where she wanted to attend. So 9th grade year Kharyah attended an all-girls catholic school but prepared to transfer for her 10th grade year. So, she decided to audition for BSA and was accepted. From there on Kharyah danced at BSA the remainder of her high school career. Kharyah has taken parts in Nutcracker at BSA and also at an outside studio called “Studio A”. Also, she has performed in other students’ choreography and many school performances. This is Kharyah’s first year dancing with CCBC Dance Company. She plans to transfer to Towson, Goucher, USC, or VCU.

Production Staff

The Choreographers

MELINDA BLOMQUIST
(Artistic Director)
received a Master of Fine Arts in Dance Choreography and Performance from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee; and a Master of Arts in Dance Pedagogy from Brigham Young University. Melinda has presented her choreographic work in numerous venues nationally and internationally including: the South Central and Mid-Atlantic American College Dance Festivals; the Southern District AAHPERD conferences; Northwest Vista College; the National Dance Association Pedagogy Conferences; the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee; and at the Attakkalari Festival in Bangalore India. She has also performed her own work and the work of other artists in various venues. Melinda is currently working with Trajectory Dance Project.
Melinda is an Associate Professor of Dance at the Community College of Baltimore County and is the Artistic Director of the CCBC Dance Company. Melinda is involved in community outreach, focusing on promoting the importance of dance as art form in public education. Previously Melinda was a member of the dance faculty at the University of Texas Pan American where she was the Co-Artistic Director of the Dance Ensemble. Melinda has also worked with the Theatre and Music departments as a choreographer for Musical Theatre productions both at the University of Texas Pan American and at the Community College of Baltimore County.

ALICE HOWES
(Choreographer)
is a dance artist and educator who is director of Trajectory Dance Project, a Baltimore-based modern dance ensemble. She has held full-time faculty positions at universities including Coppin State University, UNC Charlotte, and Lamar University. In addition, she served from 1995 to 2004 as artistic director and resident choreographer of Washington, D.C.’s Sister’s Trousers Dance Company, a modern dance ensemble based in the D.C. area. Sarah Kaufman of The Washington Post described Howes’ performance as “riveting, thrilling and deeply mysterious”. Howes’ choreography has appeared in selective showcases at venues such as D.C.’s Dance Place, The Booth Theater in Charlotte, North Carolina and the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater and Millennium Stage. She holds an MA in dance from American University and an MFA in dance from Sam Houston State University. Howes also has earned a Certificate of Movement Analysis (CMA) from the Laban Institute of Movement Studies in New York City.

ADRIENNE KRAUS LATANISHEN
(Choreographer)
is not only an adjunct dance professor at The Community College of Baltimore County, but a proud alum too. After transferring to The University of Maryland, College Park she graduated with honors with her B.A. in Dance. Adrienne is currently the dance teacher at St. Timothy’s School, a private/boarding school for girls. At the moment she dances professionally and independently for Trajectory Dance Project, Molly Jean Kirkup Heer, and Natalie Boegel. She has also danced for BlueShift Dance (principal dancer), The Collective (choreographer, teacher, and dancer), B3W of New York City, Andary Dance, and withhart.dance.projects, of which she was also founding member and assistant director. Her choreography has been commissioned at local high schools and colleges including Patapsco High School and Center for the Arts where she was made Artist in Residence.

NICOLE A. MARTINELL (Choreographer)
is a choreographer, teacher, dancer, entrepreneur, and Certified Movement Analyst. In 2011, Martinell founded Deep Vision Dance Company (DVDC) – a vehicle for her choreographic and entrepreneurial endeavors. Described as “absolutely breathtaking to behold” by DCMetroTheatreArts, Martinell’s choreography has been featured at venues, festivals, and universities throughout the Baltimore/DC area as well as up the east coast. Ranging from proscenium to site-specific work, her choreography questions the complexity of humankind and explores the strange beauty and mystery of the world around us. Choreographic accolades include a recipient of Maryland’s Baker Artist Awards and selection for the Annual Choreographers’ Showcase (MD), DC Capital Fringe Festival (DC) Exchange Choreography Festival (OK), Intersections Festival (DC), and New Release Choreographers Showcase (DC). In 2017, Martinell’s work, Matter, Energy, Human, was on a 3-city tour and nominated for Baltimore’s Best Performance.
Pursuing her passion for dance and science, Martinell received a BS in Kinesiology and Dance Minor from Penn State University and an MFA in Dance from Texas Woman’s University. Since 2008, Martinell has taught modern technique, repertory, ballet, and composition at Towson University in Baltimore, MD. She has also been on faculty at the Baltimore County Community College, University of North Texas, Goucher College, and University of Maryland Baltimore County. In 202, she looks forward to becoming a certified teacher of the Alexander Technique. Most importantly, Martinell is the proud mother of two, vibrant children: Avery (4 years old) and Theodore (3 years old).

TOMMY PARLON
(Dance Coordinator)
a native of Washington, D.C., received his M.F.A. in Dance (Choreography and Technology) from Arizona State University and his B.F.A. in Dance and Choreography from Virginia Commonwealth University. From 1998-2002 he was an Assistant Professor of Dance at Kent State University. While in New York City he danced with J. Fregalette Janson Dance, Centaur Dance Theatre, Beyondance Inc! and the Paris based multi-media performance art company FIASCO. Mr. Parlon has danced in pieces by Doug Varone, Stephen Petronio, Alvin Mayes, Laura Dean and Elizabeth Streb. In 1996-1998 he collaborated on Falling to Earth, an interactive multi-media performance piece created with the Institute for Studies in the Arts at Arizona State University. His choreography has been commissioned by Incidents Physical Theater of New York City, NEW ARTiculations in Tucson, Arizona, Lansing Chamber Dance in Michigan, and numerous colleges throughout the United States. He was awarded an Individual Artist Award in Solo Dance Performance from the Maryland State Arts Council in 2004 and an Artist Award in Choreography in 2007. Mr. Parlon is currently the Artistic Director of Tommy Parlon Dance Projects in Washington, D.C., the Artistic Associate of Ground Zero Dance in Richmond and the Dance Coordinator at CCBC.

KRISTI SCHAFFNER
(Associate Director)
attended the University of Oklahoma as a teaching fellow where she received her MFA in modern dance (2011). She also has BFA in dance education from Kent State University (2004). Through a graduate student grant, she studied Laban Movement Analysis at the Laban Institute in NYC. Ms. Schaffner has performed with Jeslyn Dance Gallery, Clawson Dances, Junction Dance Theatre, and Tommy Parlon Dance Projects among others, and is a current dancer and Director of Education and Outreach for Dragonfly Dance Experiment. Her choreography has been presented across the country including Pittsburgh, Oklahoma City, Washington D.C., Annapolis, Baltimore, Salt Lake City and at the Howard County Dance Festival. A passion for education has inspired her to create and implement dance curricula for both preschools and charter school students diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder. Ms. Schaffner is a current adjunct faculty member in the dance divisions of Anne Arundel Community College and the Community College of Baltimore County and is a frequent guest instructor and performer in schools and community events.

The Musicians

JAMES GUMMER
is an accompanist for the Community College of Baltimore County’s dance department and teaches drum set and hand drums at EMC Performing Arts Academy in New Freedom, Pennsylvania. He is a Remo Health Rhythms Drum Circle Facilitator and trained directly with The Remo Drum Company. He regularly performs at The Maryland Renaissance Festival. In addition to drumming, James also teaches Tai Chi, Qigong, and meditation. He’s a hoodie enthusiast and huge fan of naps. Visit him online at jamesgummer.com

DANIEL LEWIS
has elicited acclaim that it is “great to hear such good music so well played.” Trained as a classical guitarist, Mr. Lewis is known for very expressive phrasing and a commitment to unique programming, regularly performing music ranging from Renaissance Lute masterpieces to lesser-known 21st century works. Equally at home in many musical styles, Mr. Lewis’ performance schedule regularly includes original compositions on classical guitar, diverse music for the electric guitar in contemporary musical theater, and traditional American folk music on acoustic guitar and banjo. Recent performance highlights have been appearances at New Music DC at Georgetown University and with the Mid-Atlantic Symphony. He can be heard in recordings of chamber music by Terry Champlin released by Highwater Music; and by David Loeb on the Vienna Modern Masters label. Mr. Lewis holds a Master’s Degree from Mannes College the New School for Music and is currently Assistant Professor of Music at the Community College of Baltimore County, where he directs the Music Theory and Ear Training sequence.

JONATHAN RONNING
is primarily a classically trained guitarist but also has an avid interest and background in jazz and other genres. He graduated from CCBC with an Associate’s Degree in Music and also was the recipient of the Music Student of the Year and the Guitarist of the Year awards. After graduating from CCBC he transferred to Towson University where he received a music scholarship and also the 2017 Talent Award. Mr. Ronning is graduating in Spring 2019 and plans to further his career as a musical educator and performer.

THOMAS POTTS
is a music performance student at CCBC, in partial preparation for his goal of admittance to Peabody Conservatory. He has studied classical guitar with Dr. Jeremy Lyons for nearly 10 years, and has received awards at the Beatty Competition, the Salisbury Guitar Festival, and the prestigious New England Music Camp. In addition, he has been selected for Masterclasses with renowned guitarists including Meng Su, Alvaro Pierri, and Manuel Barrueco. Mr. Potts also writes and performs original contemporary music. To date, he has recorded and independently released three albums, and has performed his works at a number of Baltimore-area venues.

ROB WINTER
is a prominent guitarist and educator in the Baltimore/DC music scene. Beginning in the 1960s, Mr. Winter has been a staple of area performance venues of all types, including 13 years as the featured guitarist on Friday nights as the John’s Hopkins University Club, and has performed internationally in Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. Currently, he can be heard in The Rob Winter Group, The John Synk Band, and with Rock Creek Jazz International. Mr. Winter received ungraduated and graduate studies in music at the Catholic University of America, and has worked in clinics and masterclasses with musical luminaries from all backgrounds and traditions such as Pat Martino, Jimmy Bruno, John Scofield, Jim Hall, Derek Trucks, Eric Johnson, Mary Freidman, Alan Holdsworth, Abert Lee, Ralph Towner, Stephen Wrembel, Olli Siokkeli, George Yeatman, Ken Navarro, Paul Wingo, David Leisner, and Manuel Barrueco. He has been on the music faculty of the Catholic University of America, Montgomery College, and the Community College of Baltimore County, where he has taught since 1981.

Special Thanks

Dr. Sandra Kurtinitis | President, CCBC
Professor Jack McLaughlin | Interim Vice President of Instruction
Dr. Rich Lilley | Vice President of Enrollment & Student Services
Dr. William Watson | Dean of Liberal Arts
Dr. Anne M. Lefter | Director, Performing Arts
Professor Patti Crossman, Chair | Performing Arts & Humanities
Hope Davis | Media Relations Coordinator
Kim Bleakley | Graphic Designer