Dance science students made their debut at Lights On! in Downtown Bryan in 2021.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nStudents, faculty and staff wanted to have a larger and \u201ca bit more spectacular\u201d presence, according to Brooke Griffin, event production manager for the school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s our first real whole school representation in the Bryan-College Station area,\u201d she said. \u201cWe\u2019re excited to put it together and show everybody, \u2018Hey, we\u2019re here.\u2019\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dance students Terra Fiedler, Cally Hall, Grace Haus, Eliza Milner, Giovanna Paulino, Carina Reyes, Erin Scott, Rachel Wilde and Kiko Young will perform three pieces throughout the evening at Gloria Stephan Sale Park. Armstrong said the styles include contemporary, jazz, tap and more visual-based choreography.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Event Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n6 p.m.: <\/strong>Opening ceremony begins at Gloria Stephan Sale Park<\/li>6:30 p.m.: <\/strong>Christmas tree lighting<\/li>6:45 p.m.: <\/strong>Performances begin<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nIn keeping with the evening\u2019s theme, the dancers will wear outfits that include lights designed by Rayna Middleton Dexter, instructional associate professor in performance studies. Jeff Watson, theater facility coordinator in performance studies, and his team of student workers constructed three boxes that have remote control LED light strips, which the dancers will dance on and around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jennifer Akalina Petuch, instructional assistant professor in dance science, will manage projections on a backdrop screen. Ben Howard, also an instructional assistant professor, created a dance piece that will go with the projections, Armstrong said.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMembers of 70 Degrees will perform at Lights On! in Downtown Bryan. Back row, from left: Mark Ritchey, Ben Elliott, Max Kitchen. Front row: Jonathan Lim, Daniel Ashley, Pari Dhawan and Matias Montero.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe small ensemble band 70 Degrees, from the school\u2019s performance studies program, will play across the street from the park. Daniel \u201cDane\u201d Ashley and Pari Dhawan share vocals, alongside Matias Montero (piano), Max Kitchen and Mark Ritchey (guitar), Ben Elliott (bass) and Jonathan Lim (drums). The students play pop and rock music, along with Mariah Carey\u2019s holiday staple \u201cAll I Want for Christmas Is You.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The event will be an introduction for community members to the school, Griffin said, and give a glimpse into what the school has to offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI think the more and more we get involved in city events like this it piques people\u2019s interest in the arts and what we have going on here on campus,\u201d she said. \u201cI think it\u2019s a great way to share it with the community, but also let them know they can come on to campus and see our bigger and exciting things that we put together that we spend the whole year or semester working on.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Students from Texas A&M\u2019s School of Performance, Visualization & Fine Arts will participate in the Lights On! event Nov. 18 in Downtown Bryan, in what will be the school\u2019s first community performance since it began at the start …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":251,"featured_media":14309,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[61,145,58,144],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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