2009-10 Dancers in Company Audition:
Monday, September 14, 2009
5:00 PM Registration
Studio E203 HH (Gym)
Contact 2009-2010 DIC Director Eloy Barragan for additional information.
Dancers in Company - see DIC promo video below
Dancers In Company is the touring repertory dance company of the Department of Dance. The company of twelve dancers, undergraduates and graduate students, tours throughout Iowa and the Midwest from March to June each year performing live concerts and lecture demonstrations for audiences of all ages. The company reflects the mission of the department by training dancers in performance and choreography while providing them a top-notch liberal arts education. The company's repertory changes regularly and is selected from award-winning dances by faculty, guest artists and emerging student choreographers. Thaddeus Davis, Gina Patterson, Harrison, McEldowney, Charles Moulton, Shapiro and Smith, Peter Anastos, Claire Bataille, Toni Pimble and Douglas Nielsen arejust some of the guests who have staged dances for the company. A variance of dance styles are presented by the company including contemporary dance, jazz dance and classical ballet.
Dancers In Company is a wonderful training ground for the dancers. Through the extensive touring and many venues (theaters, art museums and school cafeterias) the dancers learn to develop and hone their craft. The many outreach performances have nurtured a strong response from audiences and established a bridge back to the university in support of the performing arts on campus.
The company is directed by a faculty member of the Department of Dance with faculty choreographers contributing to the dance repertory and performance coaching. Presently the company is directed by Eloy Barragan.
The company was formed in 1984, when program director Judy Allen with the Dance faculty and Mary Louise Plautz, who directed the Arts Education Outreach program, recognized the great need to bring live dance performances to Iowa audiences. Originally the company was named Dancers To Go to capitalize on the desire to present all kinds of performance venues. The immediate goal was to merge education and performance through concerts that engaged both children and adults with the power of live dance. The company has, since its inception, brought dance performances to many communities where a live dance concert is a rarity.
The vibrant company has, in its 25 years, performed in eight states taking the company to the UDLA-Puebla, México, the Arts Institute in Chicago and the 1990 International Dance Festival in Hong Kong. The company has toured to numerous cities including Chicago, Tucson, Wichita, Omaha, Milwaukee, St. Louis and Kansas City. Dancers In Company is recommended by the Iowa Arts Council for its statewide touring roster. Whether performing for audiences that are seeing dance for the first time or those who are already devoted fans, the mission of the company has remained. . .to unify dance and education.
To receive additional touring information for Dancers In Company contact Leslie Finer, Director of Arts Share at (319) 335-1618. Please enjoy DIC promotional video below.
