Performing Arts Session I- 9:00AM-10:00AM
Dance
9:00am-9:15am
Dwell In Technicolor
Presenter(s): Kevin Ivins
Advisor(s): Robin Kish, Wilson Mendieta
My piece "Dwell In Technicolor" follows the journey of a young man coming out as gay, but learns to accept himself for who he truly is. The dancer utilizes a marker to symbolize his new journey of becoming his most honest and true self by adding a new sense of color in his life. The dancer in this piece is Zachary Buri, and the music utilized was "On The Surface," composed by Michael Martin of Hummingway Music.
9:15am-9:30am
Orpheus and Eurydice
Presenter(s): Ashton Titus
Advisor(s): Liz Curtis
Orpheus and Eurydice, performed by Sarah Hurley and Raina Manzanares, depicts the Greek myth of Orpheus, who is allowed to take his deceased lover, Eurydice, back to the land of the living, but only if he can do so without turning around to see if she's following him. I explored themes of trust and a lack of it, as well as the inherent choreographic limitations that the story presents. I had the pleasure of not only choreographing this piece, but collaborating with my father, Dale Titus, on the composition of the original music.
9:30am-9:45am
Around the Clock
Presenter(s): Leeor Oshri
Advisor(s): Robin Kish
My Works in Progress 2022 piece, titled Around the Clock, is about the progression of time and energy throughout a common weekday. Work is stressful and busy, but once you arrive at home, it is comfortable and relaxing. The stage is set up as a clock with the upstage centre being 12 o’clock, stage right being 3 o’clock, downstage centre being 6 o’clock, and stage left being 9 o’clock. This invisible configuration creates four invisible quadrants. Each quadrant has a different dynamic and a different tempo, or speed. This is to symbolize the many amounts of energy one has overtime, specifically, throughout a weekday. In the beginning of the piece, the three dancers, Christopher Brown, Bel Housner, and Lindsey Salkeld, briskly walk to their first formation in the 6 o’clock to 9 o’clock quadrant. From the start, they dance in unison, but individually, representing how people focus and worry solely on themselves in the mornings. As the piece advances and they travel around the clock, and therefore, the quadrants, they begin to acknowledge, partner, and dance with each other. The resolution of this piece is located in the 6 o’clock to 9 o’clock quadrant, which is where the “day” (piece) began, showing they just experienced a 12-hour day. Over these 12 hours, the energy and speed changed from quick and sharp to slow and continuous.
9:00am-9:15am
Dwell In Technicolor
Presenter(s): Kevin Ivins
Advisor(s): Robin Kish, Wilson Mendieta
My piece "Dwell In Technicolor" follows the journey of a young man coming out as gay, but learns to accept himself for who he truly is. The dancer utilizes a marker to symbolize his new journey of becoming his most honest and true self by adding a new sense of color in his life. The dancer in this piece is Zachary Buri, and the music utilized was "On The Surface," composed by Michael Martin of Hummingway Music.
9:15am-9:30am
Orpheus and Eurydice
Presenter(s): Ashton Titus
Advisor(s): Liz Curtis
Orpheus and Eurydice, performed by Sarah Hurley and Raina Manzanares, depicts the Greek myth of Orpheus, who is allowed to take his deceased lover, Eurydice, back to the land of the living, but only if he can do so without turning around to see if she's following him. I explored themes of trust and a lack of it, as well as the inherent choreographic limitations that the story presents. I had the pleasure of not only choreographing this piece, but collaborating with my father, Dale Titus, on the composition of the original music.
9:30am-9:45am
Around the Clock
Presenter(s): Leeor Oshri
Advisor(s): Robin Kish
My Works in Progress 2022 piece, titled Around the Clock, is about the progression of time and energy throughout a common weekday. Work is stressful and busy, but once you arrive at home, it is comfortable and relaxing. The stage is set up as a clock with the upstage centre being 12 o’clock, stage right being 3 o’clock, downstage centre being 6 o’clock, and stage left being 9 o’clock. This invisible configuration creates four invisible quadrants. Each quadrant has a different dynamic and a different tempo, or speed. This is to symbolize the many amounts of energy one has overtime, specifically, throughout a weekday. In the beginning of the piece, the three dancers, Christopher Brown, Bel Housner, and Lindsey Salkeld, briskly walk to their first formation in the 6 o’clock to 9 o’clock quadrant. From the start, they dance in unison, but individually, representing how people focus and worry solely on themselves in the mornings. As the piece advances and they travel around the clock, and therefore, the quadrants, they begin to acknowledge, partner, and dance with each other. The resolution of this piece is located in the 6 o’clock to 9 o’clock quadrant, which is where the “day” (piece) began, showing they just experienced a 12-hour day. Over these 12 hours, the energy and speed changed from quick and sharp to slow and continuous.
Theatre
9:45am-10:00am
Tunnel Vision
Presenter(s): Bianca Beach
Advisor(s): Tamiko Washington
Tunnel Vision is a one-act, one-woman show that is being written and performed by Bianca Beach. Bianca is a senior BFA in Theatre Performance major with a minor in Leadership Studies, and was admitted into Chapman’s Master’s in Leadership Development (MLD 4+1) program. The show, which will run between an hour and an hour and fifteen minutes, is Bianca’s journey from sight, to stricken with legal blindness at age eleven, and back again; ten years older, she now faces Glaucoma. Tunnel Vision is an exploration of what we “see” through life; the light, the dark, and the shadows in between. Audiences will follow Bianca as she navigates themes of trauma, coming of age, perseverance, and fights against time of her degenerative condition to move audiences to action for research advocation and finding a cure. There are three million people in the United States alone affected by Glaucoma, and Bianca hopes the production of this show is the first step of many to finding and making a cure accessible. The show performs May 14th, 2022, and Bianca’s medical professionals - including her doctor on the research team for the Glaucoma Research Foundation - will be in attendance provided there are no schedule conflicts. The production is also being filmed and edited by a professional editor who works for Disney so that a proof of concept can be submitted to PhilmCo., a company that produces films which have a philanthropic purpose. Her faculty mentor, Associate Professor Tamiko Washington, is Interim Chair for the College of Performing Arts, and is supporting the project by providing rehearsal and performance/film space for the production. Bianca’s other mentor is Lecturer Wendy Kurtzman, who works for PhilmCo. Bianca is excited to raise awareness and take steps toward finding a cure for Glaucoma through showcasing her personal experiences through art.
