School of Dance

“The Water” is the newest work by Ricarrdo Hunter-Valentine. The work has a cast of four dancers, including both undergraduate and graduate students in the School of Dance. 

Christi Camper Moore’s “while we wait” is a new work that asks what it might mean to feel stuck, powerless or vulnerable in a world that feels chaotic. It reflects on stretches of uncertain time - moments that pause us personally and collectively. The work explores the emotional weight of waiting: its restlessness, heaviness and quiet, patient resolve. 

Developed in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic, “Saint James Joy” is a choreographic inquiry into the relationship between environmental conditions and human resilience. The work, choreographed by Teena Marie Custer, reflects on the closure of street dance clubs - a loss that held particular significance for the choreographer as sites of collective movement, exchange and cultural continuity were gone, but also focuses on the rise of outdoor block parties during that time such as Saint James Joy in Brooklyn. 

Anthony Alterio’s new work, “The Ones Who Lived...” is a large-cast piece that draws its inspiration from the rebellious spirit of 80s–90s rock ‘n’ roll and the raw power of subculture. Rooted in the history of countercultural movements, the piece explores how people find belonging among “freaks and geeks,” and how like-minded individuals discover not only community but also themselves. 

“Being, Becoming, Believing” by the performers, shaped by Kendra J. Ross and Asma Feyijinmi. This  piece that was created with Urban Bush Women as part of a Collaboration Lab with first-year dance students. The process that created this work relied on Urban Bush Women’s strategy to invest in building community, trust and dedicated space for discourse on matters important to the community that they are working with.

Sarah Ramey’s new work, “This won’t last forever,” is about dancing, the passage of time and what we love. Or maybe: it’s about you, the passage of time, and what you love. “This won’t last forever” wonders what happens when we love something—or someone—deeply and consistently, without knowing what our love will yield.  This dance is performed by School of Dance students and dancers from the local community.