The Music Moves
February 4th, 2015
Live Music and Dance!
Evanston Dance Ensemble in collaboration with the Music Institute of Chicago Academy, the Evanston Township High School Choral Ensemble and the Steve Rashid Quintet
Friday, March 13 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, March 14 at 4 pm
Sunday, March 15 at 1 pm and 4 pm
Northwestern University’s Josephine Louis Theatre
20 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston
Tickets: $16 for children under 18, students and seniors | $24 adults
To purchase: call the Northwestern Box Office: 847.491.7282
For the first time in its 18-year history, the Evanston Dance Ensemble (EDE) – in collaboration with The Academy of the Music Institute of Chicago, the Evanston Township High School (ETHS) Bazao A Cappella Choral Ensemble, and the Steve Rashid Quintet – will present a full evening of dance paired with live music performances. The Music Moves includes six pieces from five professional choreographers set to live jazz, classical and rhythmic body percussion.
Under the co-artistic direction of EDE founder Béa Rashid and Christina Ernst, the Evanston Dance Ensemble presents innovative, exciting productions for audiences of all ages.
For the first time, EDE dancers will share the stage throughout the production with musicians. “The idea of collaboration between artists of different disciplines has captivated me,” explains Ernst. “In bringing these artistic communities together, our dancers are seeing the achievement level of another performing artist who has committed years to training on an instrument or training their voice versus their training of their bodies.” Rashid adds, “We feel very lucky to be based in a community like Evanston where there are so many institutions that train young artists at a very high level in many disciplines. For this production, we truly believe we are collaborating with the musical stars of the future. It’s exciting.”
The Music Moves opens with Béa Rashid’s “Piano Suites” set to award-winning composer Steve Rashid’s “Song of Songs” and featuring guest dancers Megan Walsh and Joseph Caruana of Elements Contemporary Ballet. Next on the program, Stephanie Paul, co-founder and artistic director of Be the Groove, has choreographed a piece set to rhythmic body percussion. Award-winning choreographer and co-artistic director of LEVELdance, Eddy Ocampo closes the first act with contemporary choreography set to jazz music from the Steve Rashid Quintet, with singer Typhanie Monique.
For the second act, The Music Moves takes the audience into the classical realm of music and movement. Mike Gosney, founder and artistic director of Elements Contemporary Ballet, pairs his dancers with the MIC Academy's Trio Anima. Coached by Elaine Felder and Sang Mee Lee, the trio includes violinist Steven Song, cellist Leevy Williams and pianist David Hou the trio will perform Brahms' Piano Trio in B Major, Op. 8. The ETHS Bazao A Cappella, under the direction of Mary Theresa Reed, will sing to choreography from Monique Haley, a freelance choreographer/performer and teacher. Finally, the production concludes with Ravel’s String Quartet in F Major performed by the Academy's Atara String Quartet. The Quartet is coached by Mathias Tacke and includes Hannah White and Karisa Chiu, violin; Tess Krope, viola; and Krystian Chiu, cello. The piece will be paired with choreography by EDE’s Christina Ernst.
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