The Green Room / December 2018

Colorado State University / THE UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR THE ARTS / VOLUME 4 / ISSUE 31 / DECEMBER 2018

FIVE SENIOR CAPSTONE DANCERS READY TO

WELCOME TO

THE GREEN ROOM

Dan Goble

Director of the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance

Jennifer Clary Jacobs

Director of Communications

Mike Solo

Creative Director

Hello readers!

Thank you for taking the time to read our online magazine. We always enjoy the opportunity to connect with you, our alumni, our students and their families, our patrons, our donors, and our colleagues. This issue is a bit shorter as there are only a few events and stories left to tell in the Fall 2018 semester. We hope you will join us for the Senior Dance Capstone Concert and the Honor Band Festival over the next two weekends; then we’ll take a break until Feb. Look for the 2019 Spring/Summer UCA Performance and Exhibition Guide in mid-Jan. Many of you receive it in the mail, but we also post it online here: www.issuu.com/coloradostateuniversity_uca Last week, we presented the Holiday Spectacular, along with the CSU Marching Band Parade of Lights Preview. Thank you for starting your holiday season with us as we celebrated the many musical traditions that endear this time of year to each of us in special ways.

As our director, Dr. Dan Goble, stated in the program, the performance is the realization of countless hours of preparation by students in all areas of the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance, including musicians, costume designers, lighting designers, sound designers, stage managers, props, and technical directors. We hope you enjoyed results!

While the net proceeds of the concert’s ticket sales support our performing arts students, if you would like to make a greater commitment to these deserving students, and the bright future they represent, please consider making a gift online at smtd.colostate.edu/giving.

From all of us at the University Center for the Arts, have a special holiday season Jennifer Clary Jacobs

Director of Communications

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STUDENT NEWS

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CSU Dance Majors Attend National Dance Education Conference

By Emily Kaiser, UCA Publicity Intern

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olorado State University Dance is tremendously involved in the progression of dance education at the state and national level.

This past Sept., ten students and two faculty members attended the National Dance Education Organization conference held in San Diego, California, to learn more about the unique way dancers can advance their careers and contribute to the dance education movement.

CSU Dance has been attending NDEO since 2016, as well as participating in the Colorado Dance Education Organization (CoDEO) conference—Colorado’s regional affiliate of NDEO—for many years, offering classes, presenting choreography, and networking with other students and faculty from around the state.

This year, faculty members Emily Morgan, Director of Dance, and Lisa Morgan, Creative Movement instructor, accompanied the students to San Diego

A DECADE OF SERVING Since 2007, Director Emily Morgan has been involved in NDEO, previously serving on the Advocacy and Development Committees and currently serving on the Awards Committee. This fall, she taught classes for students and other dance educators at NDEO and has many reasons for being involved: “Both CoDEO and NDEO serve as opportunities

Emily Morgan describes NDEO as “rewarding and refreshing” and enjoys the exchange of knowledge, research, ideas, and feedback within the dance education community. “I always come back with something I want to try in my own teaching. I believe in sharing knowledge, and NDEO allows dance educators to do that on such a grand scale,” she shared.

AS MANY STUDENTS AS POSSIBLE Professor Lisa Morgan finds that NDEO advances her students’ dance education and her efforts to plan, organize, fundraise, and apply for grants have helped ensure that these trips are available to everyone.

“CSU Dance believes in offering as many dance education opportunities to our students as possible. This includes attending state and national conferences with the chance to network and learn from other colleagues and professionals. These experiences outside of our campus program expand possibilities for careers in dance—both teaching and performance—and to practice tools for advocacy and leadership in our field.”

Lisa Morgan feels that NDEO and CoDEO are “inspiring” and great for sharing ideas with programs across the country. “Seeing our students’ eyes opened with excitement from a new approach or idea is my favorite part of the trip. Facilitating engaged learning and passion for the art form is very fulfilling as an educator,” she revealed.

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The National Dance Education Organization (NDEO) website displays the non-profit, membership organization’s mission and expresses their dedication to dance and education centered in the arts: “NDEO provides the dance artist, educator and administrator a network of resources and support, a base for advocacy and research, and access to professional development opportunities that focus on the importance of dance in the human experience.” (www.ndeo.org).

for students and faculty to learn, study, and share a multitude of ideas and approaches to dance education. Because of NDEO’s size, there is something for everyone. For me personally, NDEO is the one time a year I see my dance friends from all over the country. It’s both social and professional as we catch up on each other’s lives, but also exchange ideas, approaches, and challenges with our work in a more informal setting.”

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UNIQUELY THEIRS

This year’s NDEO themes involved connection, knowledge, and leadership. Three CSU students who attended the convention discussed their unique experiences about the classes they took, the presentations they witnessed, and valuable information they learned.

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Senior dance major, Madison Martinek, most enjoys “that so many people can come together to help each other learn and grow within dance education. It is such a diverse group of individuals who attend the conference, which provides an infinite number of opportunities to learn.”

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"Go in with an open mind. You will never know what you will find interesting until you try.

If you see a class with a title you don’t understand, attend it because it could be something that could change your own growing path as an artist in the dance education field.”

A deaf artist taught one of Martinek’s favorite classes at NDEO. “It was amazing to watch how dance is truly a universal language. It made me very intrigued [about] sign language as I watched the instructor converse with us through sign language,” she said.

Her advice to students attending next year is to “go in with an open mind. You will never know what you will find interesting

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CSU Dance faculty member Lisa Morgan with CSU dancers

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until you try. If you see a class with a title you don’t understand, attend it because it could be something that could change your own growing path as an artist in the dance education field.”

Junior dance major, Samantha Lewis, enjoyed the wide variety of sessions. “I got to take lecture classes about somatics and social and emotional learning, an Isadora Duncan technique class, and even a beginner’s class for playing the castanets. I took an amazing class about tips on how to teach modern in a more fun and engaging way. This was really helpful for me, as someone who is fairly new to teaching modern dance.”

Lewis highly recommends this conference to future students who want to expand their horizons. “Diving into the dance education world made me realize that there are so many ways I can use my degree other than just performance,” she added.

Second year dance major, Safiya Vanterpool’s favorite aspect was connecting with other students and educators. “I appreciated the notion of communication that facilitators encouraged throughout each session.

No matter the style of the session, the floor was always open to dialogue,” she explained.

Vanterpool has been utilizing what she learned at NDEO here at CSU. “I have started sharing with our pedagogy class some tips I received from a panel

Vanterpool encourages her fellow students to attend as many NDEO sessions as possible. “There’s a variety of sessions to choose from. Go with what piques your interest the most, or what you are comfortable doing.

However, also explore new dance forms! Explore new approaches to dance education! Reach out to facilitators of those sessions that you enjoyed the most. Show your gratitude and exchange contact information if the option is available. Eat and stay hydrated,” she advises.

Colorado State Dance attended CoDEO at Metropolitan State University in Downtown Denver in early Nov., and will visit again next fall. NDEO travels to a different state each year and is slated to come to Denver, Colorado in 2020. CSU Dance hopes to be present at CoDEO and NDEO for many years to come.

More information about the organizations can be found at www.ndeo.org and www.co-deo.org.

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Additionally, Lewis discovered a passion for dance history. “I attended several dance history courses, including a presentation about the very first Coppélia that took place in 1870, in which we actually learned the original choreography to one of Swanhilda’s variations. I’ve come to appreciate the art of notation and preserving original choreography to withstand the test of time.”

discussion titled Reconnecting Music to Dance. The panel explored how the relationship between music and dance has grown apart over the years and covered ways in which educators (in the classroom or through administrative efforts) can bring the two together again. The main idea is for us to understand that music and dance are one, where they work together and not on their own,” she said. The discussion about the relationship between dancers and accompanists especially resonated with Vanterpool. “The main thing that stood out to me was the concept of giving cues in our demonstrations to help the accompanist prepare for the exercise, especially if they haven’t played for a dance class before.

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MICHELLE STANLEY ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF MUSIC; FLUTE; DIRECTOR OF LEAP INSTITUTE FOR THE ARTS SCHOOL OF MUSIC, THEATRE, AND DANCE 1. What do you like most about playing and teaching flute? What inspired your interest in music?

As a musician, my lifeblood is creating through music. My flute is such a vehicle for communication for me and I truly enjoy connecting with audiences through music. My ‘research’ is performing on the flute which is a unique and exciting field of study. The experience of performing and interpreting music drives my desire to teach. What better way to connect with an audience than to help a student discover their voice or their ability to teach and heal through music?

My field of music is one that everyone enjoys and participates in – either as a listener or an active participant. What a unique gift to be able to have my area of study as an art form that many people understand and embrace. As an arts advocate and director of an arts entrepreneurship program, I find a drive in not only helping students create their own careers in the arts and arts management but in continuing my daily passion in advocating for the arts.

In a special weekly series,

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is featuring faculty members from our 13 departments. We asked questions about why they are passionate about the subjects they study and teach, and how they found their path to CSU. Please enjoy some of the responses from the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance and the Department of Art and Art History.

So many musicians find their passion of music at a young age and I am not different. I found my spark with the flute and in music from the 5th grade and as my abilities grew, so did my interest. As an arts advocate through the LEAP Institute, I am constantly inspired by this expanding field of study. This was a field that wasn’t even on the radar as I was studying at music school. We were scrappy and learned to create careers on our own and because of that, I am inspired to advocate for the creative industries through LEAP. 2. Which class is your favorite to teach and why?

I only teach one on one flute lessons and I completely love it. To work that closely with a student for 4 years is a gift as I get to see them grow as musicians, teachers, and people. When I taught within the LEAP program, I really enjoyed teaching ‘Creating Your Arts Career’ as I saw it as a very practical and helpful class for those heading off into the creative economy.

3. What did you want to be when you were little?

When did you know you wanted to go into higher education/research?

Music was always on my mind but I didn’t think that was a ‘real job,’ so I considered Oceanography very strongly. As a New Englander, I love the sea! However, music dragged me back. (I love that I now get to show students that there ARE careers in the arts! Full circle.)

As I advanced into my master’s, I realized that higher education was a logical and exciting field that I wanted to pursue. My father was a University administrator and I probably was sparked by his positions. it. I ended up in graduate school for public policy after writing my honors thesis on asbestos policy.

Working on that project, I fell in love with understanding the interactions between humans and the environment, especially as it relates to health.

4. How did you get to CSU? I started at CSU in 2006 as an adjunct instructor, teaching flute and one music history class. Prior to that I was an adjunct at two other schools and freelancing as a flutist. I was lucky enough to have my position at CSU convert to a tenure-track position in 2009 and I was able to retain my job. I love it here and look forward to the next 13 years.

5. What is one thing students would be surprised to learn about you?

I’m a sailor and I have a 13-foot sailboat here in Colorado (a 1972 Chrysler Pirateer) and a paddleboard. I love to be on the water!

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BY EMILY KAISER, UCA PUBLICITY INTERN The Colorado State University Dance presents this semester’s Senior Dance Capstone Concert, Testimony: 5 Stories in Motion. Graduating dance majors Katelyn Doyle, Cassie Eron, Madison Martinek, Jenny Trenchard, and Mohammed York are preparing their final dance performance before completing their undergraduate dance education at CSU. The concert takes place Dec. 7 and 8 at the University Center for the Arts.

The group of seniors developed the concert’s theme around each choreographer’s desire to create a unique story, personal to his or her own life. Although each of the five stories are different, all of them delineate powerful personal statements about who they are as people and as artists.

Under the direction of capstone faculty advisor, Chung-Fu Chang, each choreographer is expected to produce a group piece between seven and ten minutes long, and a solo between five and seven minutes long. Along with the dance concert itself, these senior dancers are developing portfolios to showcase their complete dance experience, including work prior to CSU, as well as their collegiate dance career.

The Senior Dance Capstone Concert relies on collaboration from the CSU costume shop and technical team to bring the choreographers’ visions to life.

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MESSAGING THROUGH MOVEMENT Katelyn Doyle’s group piece, “Timeless Dream” is about three different types of love we experience throughout our lives. The first section explores early love humans feel when they meet someone, get to know them better, and everything is “fun and new.” The second section is described as unrequited love: “This is when you love and care for someone, but the other person does not feel the same way back, however they make you believe they do,” Doyle clarified. The third section represents the love that brings you the most happiness and ultimate joy in life, whether it be from family, friends or a significant other. From jewel-toned leotards that remind Doyle of the colors of love, to varying lengths of skirts, multiple costume changes set the mood for each section.

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Doyle’s solo, “Surrender” is about releasing negative people from her life. She describes the process as “Constantly putting effort into helping someone who isn’t changing or getting any better….and in the end, you don’t have the energy anymore to keep trying to help and keep that person in your life, so you eventually have to let them go.”

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Cassie Eron’s group piece, “2 Out of 10” is a real-life interpretation of the statistic that 23.1 percent of female undergraduate college females are sexually assaulted. The piece is a story of life before, during, and after an assault. With ten total dancers, two soloists tell stories of their assaults, and display a message about how we can help those who have been hurt, as well as prevent similar events from happening in the future.

The dancers’ white dresses represent the innocence and purity women are expected to have, while the two soloists’ dresses are dotted with red handprints “representing an assault and how their innocence is now stained by the actions of someone else,” Eron stated.

“The Aftermath” is Eron’s solo about the struggle of moving on after an assault. She strives to depict how the victim’s world is completely turned inside out. “You may not know who you are anymore and have to reevaluate the world you live in that allows things like this to happen to innocent people.” Eron’s white and red dress reflects the solo’s concept and is “meant to look like you’ve tried to wash the red stain out, but instead it just spreads.”

Eron’s group and solo pieces support the #MeToo movement as she wants to spread awareness about stopping sexual assaults, as well as believing victims when they speak about their terrifying experiences.

Madison Martinek’s group piece, “To Control // Be Controlled” is about how people dominate others in society and spans the perspectives of being controlled by others, being the one in control, or being on either end at different times in your life. The piece represents these three scenarios and concludes with the ten dancers breaking free from all forms of control.

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Martinek explains the meaning of her solo, “Unbroken,” as “pursuing your dreams…even when life brings you down. Everyone has highs and lows, but we need to keep going for what we want to accomplish.” To Martinek, the title reflects our human strength, resiliency, and ability to find a way to achieve our goals. She hopes the audience engages with featured spoken word by Les Brown, Steve Jobs, and Louis Zamperini, understanding how it connects with her movement.

Jenny Trenchard’s group piece, “Grief is the Price of Love,” is a visual and emotional representation of what loss might feel like—whether it’s loss from death or a lost relationship—as individual grief is complicated to define. “I wanted to express in my piece that there is no right way to grieve. I am exploring what grieving entails and how you deal with it personally and how friends and support systems are there to walk beside you, rather than trying to ‘fix’ their situation. There is nothing to be ashamed about when grieving.”

Throughout the dance, Trenchard will have red yarn unraveling from her. “I am using this as a visual representation of myself. When the yarn runs out, I fall and feel that exhaustion from giving,” she explained.

Mohammed York’s group work, “Growing from Concrete,” is inspired by critically acclaimed poet and artist, Tupac Shakur’s book, A Rose That Grew from Concrete. “It is that same idea that people of color are placed at a high disadvantage in the world we live in, and surprisingly through all of the odds that are stacked against us, we still grow and reach the surface,” he illuminated. Through hip-hop and costumes portraying blue-collar grocery-store employees, the first section of the dance portrays how mass shootings in America have impacted ethnic and lower income communities. The second section is about the embodiment of love—the good and the bad—and features live vocals, and spoken word.

York’s solo, “What a Wonderful World,” is a satirical representation of the world, influenced by Louis Armstrong’s infamous song with the same title. “[We] say we live in this great world, yet there are so many monstrosities plaguing us every day. My solo focuses particularly on growing up a black [male] in America, and the heart-ache that comes along with that identity living in this country,” says York. He describes his piece as raw and explicit. “I’m not holding anything back simply because when a seed is placed in concrete it must not hold back in order to reach the surface,” he elaborated.

The Senior Dance Capstone Concert takes place at the University Center for the Arts on Dec. 7 and 8 at 7:30 p.m., and Dec. 8 at 2 p.m. Tickets are free for CSU students, and $10 for all other patrons. Tickets can be reserved online at csuartstickets.com or at the UCA box office Monday-Friday from 3:30-5:30 p.m.

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Trenchard’s solo, “Only So Much to Give,” shows her vulnerable side as a person who is a giver. “You can only give so much to someone until you get emotionally, physically, and mentally burnt-out from always giving. I start to question if others would do the same for me as I would for them,” she admitted about the solo that expreses her worries about not being good enough for someone else.

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Katelyn Doyle was born and raised in Colorado and began dancing at the age of three. Her early training Joanne’s Dance Studio, followed by Castle Rock Dance Academy, included ballet, tap, jazz, hip-hop, lyrical/contemporary, musical theatre, poms, pointe, and tumbling. At age 15, Katelyn moved to the Michelle Latimer Dance Academy in Greenwood Village. She has participated in regional and national dance competitions and conventions. At Douglas County High school in Castle Rock, Doyle performed with the dance team and was involved in the International Baccalaureate Dance Program. Doyle started at CSU in 2015 and has attended the American Dance College Association, performing her solo, Exposed, in 2017, and in 2018, she performed the co-choreographed piece, Reverb, for the adjudication concert. She also attended the 2017 and 2018 National Dance Education Organization conferences. Three of Doyle’s choreographed works, Exposed, Reverb, and Leave a Light On were selected for performance in CSU Dance Concerts. Doyle has also been selected to dance in many faculty-choreographed pieces, including a piece by Chung-Fu Chang performed during the 2017 Chinese Spring Festival Gala, featuring Southwest China University. This fall, Doyle was a featured soloist in the repertory piece, Senza Fretta, choreographed by Salvatore Aiello, and restaged by guest artist, Jerri Kumery. For the past six summers, Doyle has participated in the Rockette Summer Intensive in New York City where she trained with former and current Rockettes. In 2015, Doyle received the Rockette Summer Intensive scholarship at the New York City Dance Alliance convention.

After she graduates this spring, Doyle plans on getting her Pilates certification and wants to move to New York City to pursue her dream of becoming a Radio City Rockette.

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Eron’s goal after graduation is to become a professional choreographer and she will return to graduate school after a short performance career. Following her masters, Eron hopes to obtain residency, or become a dance instructor at the professional or collegiate level.

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Cassie Eron was born in New York where she began dancing at a young age.

After moving to Colorado Springs, Colorado, she studied at Northridge Dance Conservatory, training in ballet, pointe, jazz, contemporary, yoga, and Horton Modern techniques. At Liberty High School, she studied ballet, jazz, musical theatre, and Fosse, as well as costuming and acting. While at CSU, she has attended masterclasses with professional companies such as Complexions and The Martha Graham Dance Company, as well as world-dance masterclasses in Folklorico, Bharatanatyam, Middle Eastern dance, Bollywood, and African dance. Eron was on the College of Liberal Arts Dean’s List for Fall 2016, Fall 2107, and Spring 2018, and received the Creative and Performing Arts Award her senior year. In addition to performing in faculty and student pieces, her piece, Reliance, was featured in CSU’s 2018 Spring Dance Concert. Since then, Eron has choreographed, directed, and produced multiple non-traditional dance pieces for camera, collaborating with CSU students outside of her major. In 2018, Eron attended the American College Dance Association Conference, performing in Ubuntu, a faculty piece selected for the Gala Performance. Eron teaches jazz and contemporary at Canyon Concert Ballet in Fort Collins.

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Madison Martinek grew up in Loveland, Colorado. She began her dance training at the age of three at Loveland Dance Academy, studying ballet, jazz, tap, hip-hop, and contemporary and joined their regional and national competition team at age seven.

Martinek has performed in ballet productions such as The Nutcracker (Snow Queen and Dew Drop) and The Sleeping Beauty (Aurora). In high school, she attended ballet summer intensives through Colorado Ballet and American Ballet Theatre. She trained with Loveland Dance Academy until 2015 when she started at Colorado State University. At CSU, she took masterclasses from the Martha Graham Dance Company; Complexions Contemporary Ballet; Ormao Dance Company’s founder, Janet Johnson; BODYTRAFFIC; and MOMIX. Martinek has been a featured dancer or soloist in many faculty and student works and has also had three of her own choreographed works selected for the Fall and Spring Dance Concerts, including The Beauty Within Chaos, Reverb (a collaboration), and Inside the Sea. She has attended the 2016 and 2018 American College Dance Association (ACDA) conferences and in 2018, her collaborative work was adjudicated. She also attended the National Dance Education Conferences in San Antonio, Texas and San Diego, California.

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After graduation this Dec., Martinek will continue teaching and choreographing at Loveland Dance Academy while auditioning for modern and/or contemporary dance companies. In the future, Martinek also hopes to obtain her certification in massage therapy specifically for athletes/dancers.

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Born in Changde, China and adopted at one year old, Jenny Trenchard grew up in Denver, Colorado and started ballet at the age of five. Jenny attended the Denver School of the Arts for middle and high school, studying Modern technique, Jazz technique, improvisational skills, and choreographic methods. While at DSA, she performed in guest artist works, including Bodies of Light Falling onto a Field of Grace by Scott Putman (associate professor at Virginia Commonwealth University); the piece competed at the High School Dance Festival in Miami, Florida. Jenny studied at Classical Ballet of Colorado with Elizabeth Shipiatsky in Vaganova ballet method, and participated in their Nutcracker and spring performances for three years. During her time in CSU Dance, she attended the 2016 and 2018 American College Dance Association conferences, taking various masterclasses and performing Ubuntu, choreographed by Madeline Harvey, in the 2018 Gala. Trenchard attended the 2017 and 2018 National Dance Education Association (NDEO) where she took dance educational classes and networked with other dance teachers and therapists to increase her dance/movement therapy education. Trenchard has participated in student and faculty performances each semester throughout her four years in the dance program.

In addition to her B.A. in Dance, Trenchard will receive a degree in social work in Spring 2020 and will go on to earn a Master’s in Social Work. She hopes to integrate her dance passion and her dedication in social work to create a dance/movement therapy for foster and adopted children.

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Following graduation, York hopes to join a black modern dance company that gives back to the community through outreach and touring. He also has an interest in becoming a TV/radio host.

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Mohammed J. York, is a native of Aurora, Colorado. In addition to student government, he began his dance training his freshmen year of high school at High Tech Early College. York transferred to Noel Community Arts School in Montbello, Colorado, and was Valedictorian in the first graduating class of the charter school.

Throughout high school, he was involved with the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble in Denver where he was a Youth Ensemble Member for three years, performing and touring as a first and second company member and training in ballet, jazz, hip-hop, lyrical, Liturgical, contemporary, Horton-Modern Dance, and WestAfrican style dance. He was featured in Cleo Parker Robinson’s Granny Dances to a Holiday Drum, To My Father’s House, and Dance Africa. He was also showcased in the International Association for Blacks in Dance Conference (IABD). York started at CSU in Fall 2015, and was crowned “Mr. CSU,” during homecoming week of his first semester. York is involved on campus as an Inclusive Community Assistant, and mentor for the Black African American Cultural Center. During his time at CSU, York has performed, as well as had his choreography featured at the American College Dance Association Conference (ACDA). His solo work addressing police brutality was honored in the 2017 ACDA Gala; he has participated in other works adjudicated at the conference as well. Additional performance and choreography opportunities include performing as the Nutcracker with Contemporary Dance Academy at the Fort Collins Lincoln Center, teaching dance classes at CSU, and choreographing the CSU Pageant. His dance skills and choreographic works have been showcased at CSU Dance audition days since 2015. At CSU, York took masterclasses from Verbs Ballet, Ballet Hispanico, Complexions, Koffi Toudji, Redd Williams, Theo Jamison, Stephanie Powell, Christopher Page-Sanders, Winifred Harris, and Cleo Parker Robinson. Recently, he danced as a guest artist for Fort Collins’ own IMPACT Dance company.

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“It just makes you a stronger human who can handle anything that gets thrown your way" T HE UN IVE RSI TY C ENT E R F OR T HE ARTS THE GRE E N R OOM / I S S UE 31 , DEC EM B ER 2 0 1 8

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FRESHMAN THEATRE PROJECT:

BY HERMAN CHAVEZ, UCA PUBLICITY INTERN “She deserved it.”

In the wake of sexual assault allegations being raised in the public eye over the past few years, statements such as these have become a constant in discussions about sexual crimes. As a response to societal misunderstandings about sexual “He didn’t say no.” assault and to bring awareness about the issue, a social movement—known through the hashtag of #MeToo—has dominated popular media as more and more people decide to share their stories.

Founded in London in 1974, the “Joint Stock Theatre Company created a distinctive style of working with writers using company research to inspire workshops,” said Jones, explaining how the style led to other theatre groups adapting it to “enjoy deep connections to the community and powerful responses to their work.”

According to Jones, Joint Stock works are “company-researched and interviewbased theatre pieces” that have their roots in The Laramie Project, another production put on by CSU students earlier this fall. Much like Laramie was a reaction to the murder of Matthew Shepard, the Freshman Theatre Project was a reaction to the #MeToo movement and uses interviews to structure the production.

“Like Laramie, our students will used the text of the interviews they’ve taken and also present them as characters, using the physicality that the interviewee showed,” said Jones prior to the performance. In doing so, the freshmen went to great lengths to ensure that their project was representative of the movement, as well as the theatrical style. “The students have gone out into the community and amassed over 150 interviews” according to Jones.

“I interviewed a wide variety of people, from strangers to close family and friends.

I wanted a wide variety of perspectives so I tried to choose those who came from all aspects of society,” said freshman Lili Federico, a performer in the production.

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At Colorado State University, freshman theatre majors are explored the #MeToo movement for their annual Freshman Theatre Project. At the end of Nov., two sections of the freshman theatre seminar—33 students altogether—showcased work completed over the course of the semester where students and faculty director Professor Walt Jones turned to the “joint stock” method of acting.

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The freshmen in Jones’ studio decided to create a project about #MeToo because of its significant presence in society. While they originally discussed the need for gun control, the students ultimately came to Jones, stating that “given the current trends and passion behind it, we must tackle the #MeToo movement.”

Freshman James Fagan, who finds the project “truly exhilarating,” mentioned that “with everything that has been in the media recently, it seemed like an excellent time to bring this topic into further light.” Along with the other freshmen, Fagan used the opportunity of the Joint Stock method to further his understanding of the movement.

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Federico said that the best part of the project for her was “learning more about the movement and more about the community around me.” Both Federico and Fagan mentioned that more social knowledge is a by-product of the movement (as well as the production), which has been progressing more and more in the public eye.

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#MeToo From showing up alongside celebrities’ names to being TIME’s 2017 Person of the Year, the hashtag #MeToo has been an unavoidable aspect of popular media, forcing society to take a closer look at sexual assault in our lives.

The hashtag was first seen in social media in Dec. 2006, where it was created in order to support survivors from mostly marginalized backgrounds. In Oct. 2017, the hashtag gained immense popularity when actress Alyssa Milano asked followers on Twitter to tweet with the #MeToo hashtag to give a proper representation to the problem of sexual assault. In just the first two months following her message, the hashtag was used in 1.7 million tweets, and continues to be seen across social media platforms and in news headlines more than a year later.

The social movement grew to encompass ways of supporting survivors, conversations about prevention and causes, condemnations of sexual assault perpetrators, and the creation of the metoomvmt.org website.

Through the Joint Stock method, CSU students supported the movement—proven to have impacted the lives of people in the near community—allowing those messages to take form through their performance.

“It just makes you a stronger human who can handle anything that gets thrown your way,” said Federico while working on the play. “It is such a sensitive topic and you can tell a lot about a person by their response. I’m excited to showcase all of our hard work and hopefully show the audience another side to this extremely important topic.”

Fagan agreed that there were a lot of raw emotions on stage. “No two people have the same story or experience, and we’re here to showcase that.”

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“No two people have the same story or experience, and we’re here to showcase that.”

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PLAYING POLITICS ACTOR JEREMY HOLM WAS A FORCE AT CSU LONG BEFORE HOUSE OF CARDS

By Tony Phifer, External Relations

CSU alumnus Jeremy Holm (Agent Nathan Green) and Robin Wright (Claire Underwood) share a scene during the final season of House of Cards. (Photo courtesy of David Giesbrecht/Netflix)

Jeremy Holm has performed on stages all over the world, and he has roles in two of the country’s most popular television series: House of Cards and Mr. Robot.

But while the depth and breadth of the roles played by Holm is certainly impressive, one of his best acting jobs took place three decades ago, far from any stage, when he tagged along with a friend who was registering for classes at Colorado State University.

Holm, who grew up in Conifer, just west of Denver, had considered CSU while looking at colleges but hadn’t quite gone through the process of applying for admission. Still, he brought his application that day and walked into Moby Arena to see how the registration process worked.

“I just started walking up to tables and asking for cards for some classes,” he said, chuckling at the memory. “I explained that I hadn’t received my acceptance letter but I showed them my completed registration form. Next thing you know, I had a full load of classes.”

Quite an act By the time the day was over, Holm not only was ready for the fall semester, he had secured a spot in a residence hall for this freshman year—all without applying, let alone getting accepted.

“My acceptance letter showed up three weeks into classes,” he said with a laugh. He earned his bachelor’s degree in performing arts in 1993.

Holm’s performance was just a hint of what was to come at CSU and throughout a successful 30-year professional career. Over the course of his undergraduate journey at CSU he either acted in or worked on the technical side of productions in every semester, starting with the musical Guys and Dolls, before moving into community theater with OpenStage Theater and Company in Fort Collins.

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Jeremy Holm, center, and fellow cast/crew from the CSU production of Tartuffe.

A rising star Morris Burns, who retired in 2004 after a 34-year career teaching theater at CSU, vividly remembers Holm.

“He called about a week before classes started his freshman year hoping to meet with a professor—that’s how passionate he was about getting started in the theater program,” Burns said. “That passion never left him. He got a part (Liverlips Louie) in Guys and Dolls that first semester, and I’ll bet I worked with him on 10 or 12 productions after that. He was always getting cast because he not only had the passion for acting, he had natural ability. And he really, really wanted to be successful.

“It was a rewarding time for me, as a teacher, to work with someone who is so richly gifted and also has the energy and spirit to develop those gifts.”

Paying his dues Holm earned a master’s degree in theater from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee before hitting the circuit, working in stage productions for more than 20 years. To make ends meet, he worked 12 years at Del Frisco’s restaurant in New York, waiting tables for celebrities like Sean Hannity and Megyn Kelly and regulars from nearby NBC’s studio. He waited his last table in 2016 when his career in television began to take off.

“I’ll always be grateful to the folks at Del Frisco’s,” he said. “They helped me survive, and they were always understanding when I had to leave for an audition or to do a play.”

Early TV credits include appearances on Blue Bloods, American Odyssey and Law & Order. He made more than 50 appearances on the ABC hit Primetime: What Would You Do? over five seasons.

Breaking through His big break came when he landed the role of Agent Nathan Green on House of Cards in 2013. The sixth and final season launched earlier this month on Netflix.

In 2016 he secured the role of Mr. Sutherland on the popular USA series Mr. Robot which, like House of Cards, has earned numerous awards, including Golden Globes and Emmy nominations.

“I feel incredibly fortunate to be part of two successful series,” Holm said. “The woman who cast House of Cards saw me on Primetime: What Would You Do? and championed me getting a role on House of Cards. I probably auditioned for five or six roles before I was cast as Agent Green.”

Good for the bad guy More often than not he is cast as a “bad guy” – not exactly what you would expect from the father of two young daughters (Sagan and Ellis) who relishes his home life in Vermont with his wife, Dawn Wagner.

“My parents got divorced when I was four, and I had some anger issues,” he said of his upbringing in the mountains. “That stuff is in me, way down there, and I have pretty easy access to it even though I’m really a happy guy. Actually, it’s a lot of fun being the bad guy.”

As for the future, Holm – who recently turned 50 – is ready for anything.

His ever-expanding list of credits has given him access to bigger and better roles. Right now he’s simply enjoying the ride while remaining just as wide-eyed about the thrill of performing as he was in kindergarten when he played the giant in Jack and the Beanstalk.

“If I could get in a time machine and go back to CSU I would, because it was one of the most delightful times of my life—incredible teachers and exciting experiences,” he said. “In terms of how I am as an actor, that was the first formative time for me. I used to walk around the Oval while memorizing my lines. The atmosphere at CSU provides such a rich and interesting mix of humanity in a beautiful setting. I loved it.”

(TOP) Jeremy Holm plays Mr. Sutherland on the popular USA Network series Mr. Robot. (Photo courtesy of Michael Parmelee/USA Network) (BOTTOM) Jeremy Holm landed the lead role in the movie The Ranger.

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His TV roles have helped him expand his resume to include movies. He landed the title role in The Ranger and has parts in five more films.

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Looking for a unique holiday gift?

Name a Seat in the University Center for the Arts after your loved one this holiday season.

You can give a holiday gift that celebrates your loved one’s passion for the performing arts and makes a meaningful impact on the next generation of CSU students.

With a gift of $250 to a School of Music, Theatre, and Dance scholarship, your loved one’s name will be placed on a plaque on a seat in the theatre of your choice. When you Name a Seat as a holiday gift, you will receive a holiday card and envelope that you can use to announce this special gift.

Not only will your CSU fan become a part of University Center for the Arts and Colorado State University history, but your scholarship support is also a gift to future CSU students, providing access to a performing arts education.

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CO-PRESENTED BY THE LINCOLN CENTER AND COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY

STARRING:

ROB PAULSEN / Yakko JESS HARNELL / Wakko MAURICE LAMARCHE / Brain

One of the most beloved and endearing cartoon shows comes to life!

with WES KENNEY and the CSU SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Friday, February 8, 7:30 p.m. Lincoln Center TICKETS AVAILABLE AT LCTIX.COM

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