URCAD Sneak Peek: Emily Godfrey

Thu, 09 Apr 2020 18:10:09 -0400

Emily is a URA Scholar and a Linehan Artist Scholar. Her dance performance, "terminal," will be viewable at at Virtual URCAD 2020!

Abstract:

“terminal” is a dance that explores the individual choice forced upon family members when a family dynamic is drastically changed forever. The work was researched and created for the Senior Dance Concert (November 2019), performed at the Fall Dance Showcase (December 2019), and will perform again at the “American College Dance Association” in March 2020. The inspiration of the work derived from observing the different ways a family reacts to the slow passing of a loved one that once connected the community. While the movement and placement of the dancers should somewhat show the original and intended message the choreographer envisioned, the audience is given the choice to create their own meaning to the dance, derived from what they experienced. Emphasizing the dimensionality from a range of minimalistic gestures to athletic locomotion, four dancers show a wide range of movement vocabulary to express confrontation, intimacy, and the feeling of imbalance. The piece is intentionally left open-ended, leaving the audience to reflect, react, and invoke discussion. So long as the work resonates with the viewer, the experience is what matters, not the presentation of a theme.

Mentor: Carol Hess, Dance

Come see Emily's performance, and other undergraduate research and creative work , April 22-29th at URCAD.umbc.edu!