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What the audience will see in two upcoming dance performances will only scratch the surface of the work that students in the School of Performance, Visualization & Fine Arts<\/a> put into them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond the choreography and the physical performance, six students in the Composition III course co-produced and took on all other related duties, including lighting, training a crew, selecting music and designing and making the costumes. It\u2019s the final capstone project for the advanced-level choreography students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey are making these works from scratch,\u201d said Jennifer Petuch, instructional assistant professor of dance. \u201cA completely student-produced concert, which is a lot for undergrads.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Terra Fiedler, Eliza Milner and Maddie Calvez present \u201cThe Edge of Movement\u201d<\/a> Dec. 4 at 2 p.m., and Grace Haus, Marielle Schneider and Brenna Street present \u201cIn the Midst\u201d<\/a> at 6 p.m. Both performances are in Room 207 in the Physical Education Activity Program Building. Admission is $5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The students learn about matters beyond the stage in production classes, according to Ben Howard, instructional assistant professor, including set design and creating marketing materials for the shows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When a student has struggled with a task, another has stepped up to help, the students said. Street, for example, said she hates sewing. But Haus enjoys it, calling it her strong suit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe complement each other well and have been able to help each other,\u201d Street said. \u201cThat makes it feel less like a one-man band. There\u2019s been a lot of good collaboration.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The all-encompassing approach has long-term benefits for the students, Petuch said. Many go on to become high school dance teachers and need that wide array of experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey are able to know how to do lighting plots, how to operate a light board, how to operate a sound board, how to produce costumes, work with costume people, and then of course choreograph and work with a group and direct,\u201d she said. \u201cThey know the roles of everyone in a theater.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Petuch serves as a mentor throughout the process \u201cin case something goes haywire,\u201d she said. A recent technical rehearsal revealed adjustments the students had to make, which is all part of the process, she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is a place to be able to make mistakes, to be able to grow and learn because it\u2019s a safe environment,\u201d she said. \u201cYou pioneer, you investigate, you figure things out and you live and you learn. They definitely did things that didn\u2019t work and things that worked. It\u2019s better to do that in a place where your job\u2019s not at stake, to make mistakes now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Texas A&M dance science students present two shows on Dec. 4: “The Edge of Movement” at 2 p.m. and “In the Midst” at 6 p.m.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The performances in the two shows range from serious to playful, and some are daring in their risk-taking, Petuch said; Milner, for example, built on her tap background to create a piece without music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s more like a sound score,\u201d Milner said. \u201cThey\u2019re creating the sounds and rhythm with their body and with their mouths. They\u2019re clapping, they\u2019re slapping their legs or snaps. It\u2019s just being able to create movement based on the sound.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Street\u2019s piece \u201cEntropy\u201d is backed by a quartet of horns, she said, creating an \u201cold jazz-esque feel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI really wanted to have the audience feel this whimsy, a different world,\u201d she said. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t mean anything; it\u2019s just fun, and it\u2019s different than anything else I\u2019ve choreographed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of Fiedler\u2019s works titled \u201cHabit\u201d involves oversized gray T-shirts, which the dancers use as an extension of their bodies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe title says it all,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s a habit. They\u2019re trying to get away from it, but it pulls them back in and the shirt emulates that. And there\u2019s a lot of different human elements that I think everyone can relate to. But the music and the way they go about it, it\u2019s kind of ironic because it brings a whimsical, lighthearted aspect.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Calvez said she found inspiration in her favorite hobbies for her piece \u201cAnd Then There Was One\u201d: Agatha Christie\u2019s detective novels and the murder-mystery board game Clue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt the beginning of my piece you pick up on who [the killer] is, but that\u2019s because I want the audience to get involved,\u201d she said. \u201cIt was really fun taking something that I love playing and reading and putting that into a dance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A piece by Haus involves three women experiencing the loss of loved ones. She said she created the piece after the death of a close friend, when she went into the studio and sat on a stool and started \u201cmoving in a way that felt good.\u201d The dance evolved into the women going through hardship and finding support in each other, she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was so healing for me to create,\u201d Haus said. \u201cWatching my dancers perform it and bring that emotion and bring their characters to life has been so incredible to watch.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schneider\u2019s piece titled \u201cOde to Each Other\u201d includes a song her boyfriend produced that reminded him of her mannerisms and moods, she said. She then created dance solos based on his mannerisms and moods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThen we put them together, so hence \u2018Ode to Each Other,\u2019\u201d she said. \u201cHim to me and me to him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The amount of work involved for the students means it will be \u201can amazing relief off them\u201d when it\u2019s over, Petuch said, and the technical rehearsal included \u201ca proud mama moment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was really neat to watch it from the bare bones. The basics of pieces that were very rough in the beginning of the semester to pulling it together and seeing the final product,\u201d she said. \u201cLighting, costumes, students committed to their pieces. That was really rewarding. This group \u2014 and, in general, the student body \u2014 they\u2019re very open to learning and applying. That\u2019s what I love about this group, they are very deep thinkers. They like the challenge to think conceptually. They like to keep challenging themselves. It was wonderful to watch.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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