Alma College Dance student in the media

For many across the globe, guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that were publicized to help fight the spread of COVID-19 were seen as an obstacle to normalcy. For first-year student Audrey Plouffe of Flint, they represented an opportunity. “CDC Guidelines,” a film Plouffe created as an assignment in Rosely Conz’s choreography class at Alma College, is currently being showcased at “OUtBreaK!” — a curated, online-only festival organized by the dance publication Rogue Dancer Journal.

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Podcast Interview with Brad Willcuts from MSU

This podcast, done by Brad Willcuts, Assistant Professor Musical Theatre and Choreography at Michigan State University (MSU), is an educational project for the students of Integrative Arts and Humanities 241e, Social Dance: History and Contemporary Reflections.

During the interview, Rosely Conz speaks about capoeira as a form of art and political resistance, brought by enslaved people to Brazil in the 1500s.

Exchange Choreography Festival 2020

The Bell House, in Tulsa OK, is seeking original choreographic submissions for a weekend of artistic exchange of ideas and movement. The Exchange Choreographic Festival provides a meeting point for professional dancers to showcase their work and engage in dialogue about the process.

More information www.thebellhouse.info.

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Uprooted - Official Selection RAD Fest 2020

The dance for camera Uprooted, done in collaboration with Professor Stephany Slaughter from Alma College, was selected for the 11th Midwest Regional Alternative Dance Festival (RAD Fest), March 6-8, 2020. It is an adjudicated dance festival, which showcases the best in live contemporary dance and screendance from around the country and around the world. RAD Fest boasts 6 different live performances, two screendance series, 8 master classes, discussion panels, and surrounding networking events.

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Uprooted selected for the Grand Rapids Feminist Film Festival

The dance for camera Uprooted, done in collaboration with professor Stephany Slaughter, from Alma College, is now part of the official selection of the Grand Rapids Feminist Film Festival (GRFFF).

The 2019 GRFFF is now in its sixth year and will be held at the Wealthy Theatre in Grand Rapids, MI, on October 27th. There will be panelists, and upwards of 25 short films from around the globe.

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