Theatre & Dance Spring 2007

April 6-7, Time TBA.
Theatre: Student-directed one-act play, "Tender Offer" by Wendy Wasserstein, directed by Matt Hundley. Studio Theatre, Ford Center for the Fine Arts, Knox College, Galesburg. Free.

April 7, 7:30 p.m.
Dance: "underground," by David Dorfman Dance, with dancers from Knox College and the Galesburg community. The performance is the midwest premiere of a work inspired by "The Weather Underground," a protest movements of the 1960s. Harbach Theatre, Ford Center for the Fine Arts. Free. For more information see the Knox news release on 'underground.'

April 19-21, Time TBA
Theatre: "Passages at Random: An Evening of the Absurd." Short selections from several plays, directed by Brian Conley. Studio Theatre, Ford Center for the Fine Arts, Knox College, Galesburg. Free.

January 27, 2007 - 7:30 p.m.
Concert: Funkadesi, an East Indian / Afro-caribbean music and dance ensemble. Presented as part of Knox College International Fair. For ticket information, see the 2007 International Fair Schedule.

February 10 - 7:30 p.m.
Afriky Lolo: World Music and Dancing from Africa and Beyond, in the Fine Arts Theatre at Carl Sandburg College. Co-sponsored by the Knox College Center for Intercultural Life. Tickets at the door: $10 adults, $6 students.

February 22 - March 3
Repertory Theatre Term: The Mad Woman of Chaillot, by Jean Giraudoux, directed by Robert Whitlatch, Seeley Professor of Theatre; Working, musical based on the book by Studs Terkel, directed by Elizabeth Carlin Metz, associate professor of theatre. Madwoman performances: Feb 22, 24, 27 and March 1 at 7:30 p.m. and March 3 at 2:30 p.m. Working performances: Feb 23, 25, 28 and March 2 and 3 at 7:30 p.m. Harbach Theatre, Ford Center for the Fine Arts. Tickets available at the door: Adults $10, Senior $5, Students Free.

February 23-24, 7 p.m.
Dance Concert: Works choreographed and performed by Knox students in the Terpsichore Dance Collective. Auxiliary Gymnasium. Free.

April 23-28
David Dorfman Dance: No Roles Barred, a community-outreach arts program developed with choreographer David Dorfman. Workshops during the week, performances at 7:30 p.m., April 27 and 28 in Harbach Theatre. Free.

May 11-12, 7 p.m.
Dance Concert: Works choreographed and performed by Knox students in the Terpsichore Dance Collective. Auxiliary Gymnasium. Free.

May 17-19, 7:30 p.m.
Dance Concert: works choreographed and performed by Knox College students and faculty, produced by Jennifer Smith, assistant professor of dance. Tickets available at the door: Adults $10, Senior $5, Students Free.

Earlier this year...

October 6-7, 7:30 p.m.
Two one act plays
Pastries for a Cumber Bund, Eyelashes for Christmas and the Regrettable Hope That Someone Still Cares About Everything You Do - written and directed by Evan Sawdey '07.
Once - Written and directed by Sara Henak '08. Studio Theatre, Ford Center for the Fine Arts. Free.

October 13-14, 7:30 p.m.
Three one act plays,The Last Yankee - Written by Arthur Miller, directed by Mike Smith '08; Chalky White Substance - Written by Tennessee Williams, directed by Mike Smith '08; Colette in Love - Written by Lavonne Mueller, directed by Courtney Meaker '08.
Studio Theatre, Ford Center for the Fine Arts. Free.

October 20-21, 7:30 p.m.
One-act play,The Shape of Things, by Neil Labute. Directed by Mike Giese '08. Studio Theatre, Ford Center for the Fine Arts. Free.

October 25-28, 7:30 p.m.
Our Town, by Thornton Wilder, directed by Robert Whitlatch, Seeley Professor of Theatre. Harbach Theatre, Ford Center for the Fine Arts. Adults $10, Senior $5, Students free. More info...

October 27-28, 7:00 p.m.
Fall Studio Dance Concert
Terpsichore Dance Collective. Auxiliary Gym. Free.

November 3-4, 7:30 p.m.
A one act play Leonardo's Last Supper - by Peter Barnes. Directed by Nick Perry '08. Studio Theatre, Ford Center for the Fine Arts. Free.

Eric Feltes

Saras Gil

Martin Helms

Erica Jaffe

Eden Newmark

Evan Sawdey

Photos: Feltes, Gil, Jaffe, Newmark & Sawdey by Andy Fitz