GW Department of Theatre & Dance presents Fall DanceWorks 2010 Concert Director Anthony Gongora

The George Washington University Department of Theatre & Dance presents Fall DanceWorks 2010, featuring internationally acclaimed guest artist, Susan Rethorst, and GW student choreographers.

WHEN: Nov. 18, 19, 20; 7:30 p.m.

WHERE: The George Washington University
Dorothy Betts Marvin Theatre, Marvin Center 1st floor
800 21st Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20052
(Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro Station, Blue and Orange lines)

COST:
General admission is $15 for the general public. Admission for students and senior citizens is $10. Tickets are available online at www.theatredance.gwu.edu, by calling 202-994-0995 or by visiting the box office on the night of the performance. The box office is located next to the Dorothy Betts Marvin Theatre, on the first floor of the Marvin Center.

BACKGROUND:
Concert Director, Anthony Gongora, holds an MFA in Dance from the University of Maryland. Gongora has danced in the companies of Loretta Livingston and Dancers, Chicago Repertory Dance Ensemble, Bob Eisen Dance, Mordine & Company and Jan Ekert & Dancers. Gongora has presented his own work nationally and internationally.

Susan Rethorst, internationally renowned teacher of choreography, was born in 1951 in Washington, D.C. Ms. Rethorst’s work has been presented by The Museum of Modern Art, The Kitchen Center, Dance Theater Workshop, Danspace Project at St. Marks, The Downtown Whitney Museum, as well as at various dance theaters, universities and festivals throughout the U.S. Internationally her work has been produced by The Holland Festival, Spazio Zero Rome, The Kunsthalle Basel, The Aix-en-Provence Festival and Jerusalem’s Room Festival.

Ms. Rethorst has received many accolades in recognition of her choreographic achievements including two “Bessies,” the New York and Performance Award for Outstanding Achievement. She was the recent recipient of the 2010 Alpert Award in the Arts for dance. The yearly award is given to five artists working in the fields of dance, film/video, theatre and visual arts. She has published articles on her choreographic thinking in “Movement Research Journal” and “Choreographic Encounters” and is currently completing a book titled “A Choreographic Mind”.