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THE WORLD PREMIER: The Liz Lerman Dance Exchange's
“Ferocious Beauty:
Genome” premiered Feb. 3 and Feb. 4 in the Center for the Arts Theater.
The production
was represented through several viewpoints, mirroring a dialogue among
multiple voices—artistic, scientific and scholarly—in their varied
perspectives.
Projected here is Margot Greenlee of the Dance Exchange.
(Photo by Michael Mazzola) |
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One dancer portrayed Gregor Mendel, known for his plant hybridization
experiments in the 1860s. (Photo by Kevin Kennefick) |
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President Doug Benet hosted a reception in
his home following the Genome premier. Pictured left to right are Laura
Grabel, the Fisk Professor of Natural Sciences; Lori Gruen, associate professor of philosophy; Liz Lerman, Dance
Exchange founding artistic director; Susan Lourie, adjunct professor of
dance and Dance Department Chair; Laurel Appel, visiting associate
professor of biology; Pamela Tatge, Center for the Arts Director;
Michael Weir, professor of biology. |
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Pictured left to right are Lerman's
daughter, Anna Spelman; Lerman's husband Jon Spelman; Wesleyan
President Doug Bennet, Tatge, Lerman, and Midge Bennet.
The partnership with
Wesleyan has also resulted in the most comprehensive residency ever
undertaken by a dance company at Wesleyan. |
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