Dance: Related Content
![Engagement: Philosophy and Dance](/sites/default/files/styles/alumni_story_300x225/public/sources/stories/Engagment-Dance-Symposium-Logo-300x225px.jpg?itok=PIYDtTz6)
Antony Shipman ‘17 and faculty member in philosophy Karen Gover will present a panel at the symposium “Engagement: Philosophy and Dance” at Texas State University in San Marcos on September 8-10.
![Close-up of dancer's bare feet on brick wall](/sites/default/files/styles/alumni_story_300x225/public/sources/stories/DANCE_LibraryDuet_600x450.jpg?itok=IRESW7sg)
Choreography by Emma Villavecchia
Performance by Emma Villavecchia and Ben Broderick Phillips
![Placeholder](/sites/default/files/styles/alumni_story_300x225/public/sources/stories/Placeholder_600x450.jpg?itok=c03nVrYF)
I am interested in the way that we use multiple identities everyday and how that influences our movement choices and the way that we present ourselves. —Chloë Engel '17
![Two dancers](/sites/default/files/styles/alumni_story_300x225/public/sources/stories/DANCE_Wiatr-Lewis_600x450.jpg?itok=p-FBdAyh)
Choreography by Amalia Wiatr-Lewis '16
Performance by Amalia Wiatr-Lewis '16 and Samuel Wentz MFA '16
![Tony Awards](/sites/default/files/styles/alumni_story_300x225/public/sources/stories/Tony_Awards_logo_2016.jpg?itok=p9Z5QDRR)
Choreographer Hope Clark ’87 will serve on the 2016-17 Tony Awards nominating committee.
![Fulbright](/sites/default/files/styles/alumni_story_300x225/public/sources/stories/fulbright_logo300.jpg?itok=bN3cjvGz)
Melinda Buckwalter MFAD '02 was awarded a Fulbright as part of their Student Program. The scholarships are awarded to students who demonstrate "rigor in scholarly enquiry and academic or professional excellence." Through Fulbright, she will be pursuing a Master's Degree in Dance Anthropology from the University of Roehampton in London.
![New York Times Logo](/sites/default/files/styles/alumni_story_300x225/public/sources/stories/NYT_NewYorkTimes_logo_600x450.jpg?itok=h8cGCEBg)
Brooks Ashmanskas ’91stars in the adaptation of the 1921 hit musical and 2016New York Times critics’ pick, “Shuffle Along,” which also stars six-time Tony winner Audra McDonald. Ben Brantley singles out Ashmanskas’ performance in his New York Times review.
![Image from Demyanenko's Blue Room.](/sites/default/files/styles/alumni_story_300x225/public/sources/stories/DemyanekoElena_DigitalDanceFestival_BlueRoom_600x450_0.jpg?itok=u9E92ENV)
Dance faculty member Elena Demyanenko performed her latest work, "Blue Room," as a part of the #DigitalDanceFestival at New York Live Arts on February 25 and 28. Music faculty member Nick Brooke is the composer, and MFA fellow Dai Jian also collaborated on the piece.
![The Foundation for Contemporary Arts logo](/sites/default/files/styles/alumni_story_300x225/public/sources/stories/FCA_FoundationForContemporaryArts_logo_600x450.jpg?itok=fdPUDCkn)
The Foundation for Contemporary Arts has announced its 2016 grant recipients. Among the winners are Barbara Bloom ’72 for her work in the visual arts, and Melinda Ring MFA ’01 for her dance and performance work. Former faculty member in dance Nora Chipaumire, who taught at Bennington in 2009, also received an award.
![Members of Rokenri](/sites/default/files/styles/alumni_story_300x225/public/sources/stories/WoodsEthan_EvansMatt_WilsonTrevor_Rokenri_600x450.jpg?itok=wgHOkUKL)
Rokenri, an avant-rock trio, including alumni Ethan Woods ’12, and Trevor Wilson ’09, will present "Tube on the Way Under," at Lincoln Center on Dec. 17th. Dancer Lydia Chrisman ’12, will perform, as well.
![Art Display at Usdan Gallery](/sites/default/files/styles/alumni_story_300x225/public/sources/stories/ChinaDialouges_UsdanGallery_1200x750.jpg?itok=dQZmIQbM)
In a new project at the Usdan Gallery at Bennington College, artists, dancers, curators, students, and thinkers from China and the U.S. are turning the process of collaboration into a form of art. The gallery is open Tuesdays through Saturdays 1:00 to 5:00 pm; admission is free.
![Back on the Road to Paradise](/sites/default/files/styles/alumni_story_300x225/public/sources/stories/balloon.jpg?itok=8a3VNgcr)
Road to Paradise, a dance and theatre piece written and choreographed by Carson Efird ‘05, was restaged at the 10th annual Tennessee Williams Theatre Festival and featured Bahar Barharloo ‘14, Rory Cullen ‘15, and several students and faculty.
![Faculty member Susan Sgorbati](/sites/default/files/styles/alumni_story_300x225/public/sources/stories/SgorbatiSusan_320x230px.jpg?itok=WHoJp2Pr)
Faculty member Susan Sgorbati has published a book with Emily Climer ’12 and Marie Lynn Haas ’12 on Emergent Improvisation: Where Dance Meets Science on Spontaneous Composition.
![Liz Lerman dancing](/sites/default/files/styles/alumni_story_300x225/public/sources/stories/LermanLiz_ArtistGrant_600x450.jpg?itok=0mFwqqHk)
Choreographer Liz Lerman ’69 (below, center) was one of 50 artists this year to receive a $50,000 fellowship from United States Artists (USA).
![European Dance Festival poster](/sites/default/files/styles/alumni_story_300x225/public/sources/stories/EuropeanSchoolsFestival2011_600x450.jpg?itok=HlnqYr-L)
Bennington College this summer became the first American school to participate in the European Schools Festival at the National Center of Contemporary Dance in France.
![Image of Susan Sgorbati](/sites/default/files/styles/alumni_story_300x225/public/sources/stories/SgorbatiSusan_600x450_0.jpg?itok=sbnpi8IK)
Dance faculty member and professional mediator Susan Sgorbati has been awarded a six-week Creative Research residency at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC).
![Image of Susan Rethorst](/sites/default/files/styles/alumni_story_300x225/public/sources/stories/RethorstSusan_600x450.jpg?itok=eA1M7RE4)
Choreographer and performer Susan Rethorst '74 is one of five artists to receive the 2010 Alpert Award in the Arts, a $75,000 prize to support her ongoing work in contemporary dance.
![Image of Madeline Best](/sites/default/files/styles/alumni_story_300x225/public/sources/stories/BestMadeline_RogersBrian_SelectiveMemory_600x450.jpg?itok=vOypS64U)
A real-time video performance by alumni Madeline Best '08 and Brian Rogers '95 was "radical in that word's primary sense," raved New York Times dance critic Alastair Macaulay.
![Image of Dana Reitz](/sites/default/files/styles/alumni_story_300x225/public/sources/stories/ReitzDana_600x450.jpg?itok=NT3hbROs)
Dance faculty member Dana Reitz and dancer/choreographer Sara Rudner MFA '99 garnered rave reviews for their recent reprisal of their 1994 show Necessary Weather at the Baryshnikov Arts Center in New York.
![Image of Mitchell Lichtenstein](/sites/default/files/styles/alumni_story_300x225/public/sources/stories/LichtensteinMitchell_600x450.jpg?itok=jxLXCBea)
"Be enthusiastic about your work, but always stay humble," filmmaker Mitchell Lichtenstein '78 told a room full of Bennington students as part of the "Beyond Bennington" speaker series, which invites alumni to campus to discuss their careers with current students.
![Image of Merce Cunningham](/sites/default/files/styles/alumni_story_300x225/public/sources/stories/CunninghamMerce_600x450.jpg?itok=2cs5OaVz)
The Bennington College community mourns the loss of friend and pioneering dance choreographer Merce Cunningham, who died on Sunday, July 26, at the age of 90 years old.
![Image of Patricia Nanon](/sites/default/files/styles/alumni_story_300x225/public/sources/stories/NanonPatricia_600x450.jpg?itok=bFxCvrRj)
The Yard, an artists' colony for choreographers on Martha's Vineyard, kicked off its 2009 season on Friday, June 26, with a weekend event dedicated to its late founder Patricia N. Nanon '44.
![Image of Patricia Nanon](/sites/default/files/styles/alumni_story_300x225/public/sources/stories/NanonPatricia_600x450_0.jpg?itok=jhRT-Ba3)
The Yard, an artists' colony for choreographers on Martha's Vineyard, kicks off its 2009 season on June 26th with a weekend event dedicated to Yard founder and Bennington alumna Patricia N. Nanon '44.
![Image of Melissa Rosenberg](/sites/default/files/styles/alumni_story_300x225/public/sources/stories/RosenbergMelissa_600x450.jpg?itok=2UykLMaD)
Fans of the best-selling Twilight book series are sinking their teeth into Melissa Rosenberg '86's highly anticipated film adaptation, which hit 5,500 screens starting with a midnight viewing on November 21.
![Image of Terry Creach](/sites/default/files/styles/alumni_story_300x225/public/sources/faculty/CreachTerry_320x230px.jpg?itok=9ubqT2_X)
Terry Creach directed Creach/Company, which tours throughout the United States and Europe, and his work as a choreographer was supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Foundation for the Arts, and the Foundation for Contemporary Performance Arts.
![Stuart Shugg](/sites/default/files/styles/alumni_story_300x225/public/sources/faculty/Shugg_Stuart_320x230.jpg?itok=NXBBxK4X)
Dancer and choreographer Stuart Shugg has been described by the New York Times as "lucid... with a scrupulous technique."
![Photo of Michael Nordine](/sites/default/files/styles/alumni_story_300x225/public/sources/alumni/Michael-Nordine640x460.png?itok=8pe0u3_i)
Senior Writer and Editor at Optimism and previous Weekend Editor at IndieWire, whose work has also appeared in the LA Times, Salon, Vice, The Washington Post, and many other publications.
![Image of Souleymane Badolo](/sites/default/files/styles/alumni_story_300x225/public/sources/alumni/Badolo_Souleymane_640x460.jpg?itok=ig8gf2t6)
Bessie award-winning choreographer and dancer who, in 1993, founded his own Burkina Faso-based troupe, Kongo Ba Téria, which fuses traditional African dances with Western contemporary dance and is a central figure in the contemporary, emergent, experimental dance scene in Africa