Oct. 5
SC Festival of Dance: 2012 Jubilee
7:30pm
Koger Center for the Arts
The SC Festival of Dance will celebrate the best of dance in the state of South Carolina, featuring illustrious professional and regional companies such as Carolina Ballet (Greenville, SC - Hernon Justo, Artistic Director), Columbia Classical Ballet (Columbia, SC - Redenko Pavlovich, Artistic Director), and Charleston Ballet Theatre (Charleston, SC - Patricia Cantwell, Artistic Director, with choreography by award-winning resident choreographer Jill Bahr). Also featured will be Wideman/Davis Dance, the USC dance program’s professional dance company in residence, and Unbound (Columbia, SC), a contemporary dance company under the direction of Carolina Lewis Jones and our own Susan Dabney Hancock (USC Dance alum). The USC Dance Company will round out the evening's presentation with a commissioned new work by Gianni Di Marco.
Nov. 2-3
USC Dance Company Fall Concert: Voices of Choreography
7:30 p.m.
Koger Center for the Arts
Our fall concert displays the technical and artistic bravado of our dancers as they conquer a variety of diverse genres from the classics to the contemporary. The program includes "Tensile Involvement" by Alwin Nikolais, which premiered in New York in 1953 and was featured in the 2003 film, "The Company." Dancers in the work utilize long elastic ribbons to create geometric shapes. Assistant Professor Thaddeus Davis, recipient of the Choo-San Goh choreography award, will present a contemporary work in the program. Additionally, Boston-based choreographer Gianni Di Marco will set a new work to be premiered in this concert. Mr. Di Marco danced with Boston Ballet with faculty member Kyra Strasberg, who will serve as Ballet Mistress. The final work on the program will be "La Source” by George Balanchine. Faculty member Stacey Calvert former soloist with NYCB will stage this work.
Nov. 27-30
Fragments of Light: Student Choreography Showcase
6 p.m.
Drayton Hall Theatre
Under the direction of master faculty, our students display their talents as both performers and creators of outstanding choreography. The future of dance starts right here!
Nov. 27-30
Wideman/Davis Dance Co. presents "Based on Images"
8 p.m.
Drayton Hall Theatre
On the same dates as the student showcase, Wideman/Davis Dance, our resident professional dance company, will bring their unique brand of choreography with socially-relevant theme to the Drayton Hall stage. Professors Tanya Wideman Davis and Thaddeus Davis, along with other guest artists, will present their original interpretative work “Based On Images,” a piece inspired by national media images of Hurricane Katrina. The Wideman/Davis Dance Company has performed this powerful work in New York and other parts of the country.
Feb 13-16
USC Dance Company Spring Concert: On The Edge
7:30 p.m.
Drayton Hall Theatre
Push the boundaries of dance with the USC Dance Company, as they present an evening featuring original contemporary choreography by Tanya Wideman-Davis and Thaddeus Davis, as well as a work by Bill Evans, world-renowned choreographer and dance educator.
April 18
Velocity: Student Choreography Showcase
7:30 p.m.
Koger Center for the Arts
University dancers will take center stage for a showcase of their original choreography.
April 19
8th Annual Ballet Stars of New York
7:00 p.m.
Koger Center for the Arts
For the eighth consecutive year, we host principal dancers from the New York City Ballet for an evening of dance mastery that will leave you breathless! Under the direction of faculty member Stacey Calvert, a former soloist with the NYCB, our dancers will share the stage with top stars of the professional ballet realm and the USC Symphony, under the direction of Dr. Donald Portnoy, to present a world-class display of dance excellence! Ticket prices are $15 for students, $25 for 2nd balcony, $30 for 1st balcony and $35 for orchestra seating.
May 24-25
USC Dance Conservatory Spring Concert
6 p.m., May 24
2 p.m., May 25
Drayton Hall Theatre
Students from the USC Dance Conservatory, our after-school program for students aged 3-18, present their annual spring concert. With choreography by faculty of the conservatory inspired by the great works of classical ballet, you and your entire family will surely be thrilled by our students’ grace and exceptional talent.
