Our newest Arts Fest Friday, Gotta Dance!, is almost here and it is packed with incredible performances and fun things to do. Here’s the program:
Event Schedule
6:00 – 8:15 Main Hall
Joey Thomas Little Big Band and Spa City Swingers
Elaina & Melina – Classic American and modern Egyptian cabaret styles of belly dance
More Joey Thomas Little Big Band and Spa City Swingers
Aakriti Ensemble – Rapids of Kathak, North Indian classical dance. Choreography: Urmi Samadar.
Tango Fusion
5th Grade Dancers from SPAC’s New In-School Residency Program
More Tango Fusion
6:00 – 8:00 Children’s Area
Shirley Temple Station with crafts, Shirley Temple mocktails, and short movie clips for kids. Meet the Ballerina! at 7:15 to 8:00.
6:15 – 7:15 Studio 2 (School of The Arts Building)
Aakriti Ensemble – Batu Odissi tradition, East Indian classical dance
School of the Arts – The Old Ball Game. Choreography: Joan K. Anderson.
Skidmore Dance Ensemble – Dances to Schubert C Major Symphony. Choreography: Isadora Duncan. Rehearsal Director: Mary DiSanto-Rose. Reconstruction: Jeanne Bresciani. Costumes: K. Meta.
Saratoga City Ballet – Raymonda variations. Directed: Siobhan Dunham.
School of the Arts – Paquita pas de trois and variation. Choreography: Marius Petipa. Restage: Anderson & Martinez.
Nacre – Don’t Let Them Tame You. Director: Beth Fecteau. Choreography: Allison Bohman
6:15 Hall of Fame
Skidmore Dance Ensemble, performing Jason Ohlberg’s New Work
6:25 Athletics Hall
Skidmore Dance Ensemble, performing Jason Ohlberg’s New Work
6:30 Hollywood Film Room
Skidmore Dance Ensemble, performing Jason Ohlberg’s New Work
7:15 50 Years of SPAC Exhibit Area
Costume Fashion Show – Fashion design: Kim Vanyo, Khymanyo Studio
7:40 Riggi Theater
Wild Irish Acres Dancers
Saratoga Jazz Tap – The Coles & Bufalino Soft-Shoe (choreography: Charles “Honi” Coles & Brenda Bufalino); Laura (choreography: James “Buster” Brown); The Shim Sham Shimmy (choreography: Leonard Reed and Willie Bryant). All works staged by Tina F. Baird.
Elaina & Melina – Classic American and modern Egyptian cabaret styles of belly dance
Aakriti Ensemble – Bharatnatyam, traditional South Indian classical dance by Sudharsana Srinivasan
8:15 Arts Fest After Hours
Free dancing until 9 with the Joey Thomas Little Big Band! Film screening of Hollywood Classic, Top Hat, in the Riggi Theater.
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