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Wunderkinder is one of the films being screened at the Baltimore Jewish Film Festival. See story on page 27.
Peabody Dance Institute plans centennial Dance Boys Program in 2009. Peabody Dance alumni have, like Martha Clarke, gone on to form their own companies, or, like Stephen Greenston, danced with international troupes such as the Stuttgart Ballet. More recent alumni include Pasha Knopp at JKO School of American Ballet Theater, Tyler Brown in Alvin Ailey Company 2, and Stacy Martorana in Mark Morris Company.
Upcoming dance showcase But while it looks to its past, Peabody Dance continues to focus on the future, and on Saturday and Sunday, March 31 and April 1, will present its 2012 Choreography Showcase, danced by upper-level Peabody Dance students and young guest professionals. As part of the showcase, on the road to its 100th birthday celebration, a video highlighting Peabody Dance’s past, present and future will have its first public screening. A special feature of the upcoming dance concerts is that four of the six works on the program will be danced to live music performed by eight Peabody Conserva-
tory cellists. “Bringing musicians into the dance studio puts sound and space in a new context for both players and movers, and the opportunity to connect live in performance brings into play a vital interpretation and heightened empathy for the work being realized,” said Bartlett, who makes use of her extensive experience in collaborative choreography in producing the annual showcase. “Aside from enhancing the quality of the program and the audience’s enjoyment, these opportunities for collaboration are fruitful outgrowths of Peabody’s training classes and See DANCE, page 28
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By Carol Sorgen If you ever attended dance classes at the Peabody Dance Institute, Artistic Director Carol Bartlett wants to hear from you. In 2014, the institute will mark its centennial anniversary, making it one of the oldest ongoing dance programs in the United States, and Bartlett is hoping to locate as many past Peabody dance students as possible to mark the historic celebration. In preparation for the centennial, researchers poring through Peabody’s extensive archives have already rediscovered some of the groundbreaking collaborations and other important contributions to American dance history that have marked Peabody’s long tenure. This includes the pioneering instruction in 1927 of Native American dance; the establishment of the modern dance program by former Martha Graham dancer Dale Sehnert in 1955; the addition of Barbara Weisberger — first child student of famed ballet master George Balanchine and founder/director of the Pennsylvania Ballet — as Artistic Advisor in 2001; and the establishment of the Estelle Dennis/Peabody
Choreographer Carol Bartlett has served as Peabody Dance Institute’s artistic director since 1995.
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