"Acting for the Dancer" - by Hilary Harper-Wilcoxen

The American Academy of Dance in Paris, France
Photo credit: Vincent Desnoes (from the Tudor blog)

Check out Department of Theatre & Dance Chair, Hilary Harper-Wilcoxen's essay "Acting for the Dancer", as featured in the recent Antony Tudor Trust newsletter!

Harper-Wilcoxen is a wonderful speaker and writer, as anyone who has ever studied with her knows, and her work is peppered with colorful stories and strong imagery, not to mention great analysis.

"Acting for the Dancer", based on her work teaching dance at both Principia College and The American Academy of Dance in Paris, is a definite read!

http://tudortrust.wordpress.com/2011/11/15/acting-for-the-dancer-by-hilary-harper-wilcoxen/

"Tudor Workshop" to be presented at Principia College

The following article was originally published in the Antony Tudor Ballet Trust's eNewsletter (November 2010).  The Principia College Alumni Dance newsletter,Back at the Barre, reprinted it in full (Issue #8 - December 2010).
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Hilary Harper-Wilcoxen, Chair/Theater and Dance Department at Principia College, has spearheaded an interdisciplinary pilot dance program to be conducted by Tudor Répétiteurs Amanda McKerrow and John Gardner, December 27 to January 1.

The program will introduce master choreographer Antony Tudor into college and university dance programs through a series of master classes focusing on Tudor's masterpiece, Jardin aux Lilas. The experimental, interdisciplinary week will look at this classic ballet from the perspective of various arts' disciplines.

Plans are under way for a documentary to be part of the process.

(More information after the jump!)

News from Stage Right - October 2010

The following column was published in the Principia College Alumni Dance newsletter, Back at the Barre (Issue #7 - October 2010).

In her "News from Stage Right" column, Hilary Harper-Wilcoxen, chair of the Principia College Department of Theatre & Dance, aims to keep Principia dance alums informed of the latest news and events from the Department of Theatre & Dance!

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Dear Dancers! 

Hello and welcome to my contribution to Emily’s great newsletter, Back at the Barre. Thanks Emily and congrats on the Alumni Dance Retreat and to all who were involved with that, especially Emily and Chris!  

This past week was a good snapshot of what dance at Principia College is currently experiencing. Karin Averty, recent star of The Paris Opera Ballet, spent most of the week here, teaching ballet classes at the College and Upper School and treating the community to amazing footage of her career with The Paris Opera.  You can hear an interview with Karin on Prin Radio (here) and visit her website athttp://karin-averty.com/. 

The dance program includes many visiting artists who come in at the top of their profession.  This winter, The Tudor Trust’s Amanda Mc Kerrow and John Gardner ofAmerican Ballet Theatre fame (see http://antonytudor.org/index1.html) will set an excerpt from Antony Tudor’s famous “Jardin Aux Lilas” to be performed at the Winter Dance Production [2011], while Margaret Eginton, formerly of Merce Cunningham’s company and a Professor at the prestigious Asolo Conservatory, will set an original duet for our modern dancers this winter as well.