The Department of Theatre and Danceat Hamilton College will present a gala evening of dance Friday, Oct. 25, at 8p.m. in Wellin Hall, Schambach Center for Music and the Performing Arts. Theconcert will feature a neo-classical ballet by guest choreographer Leslie JanePessemier, and premier three new works by Hamilton dance faculty. Tickets forthe performance are $5 for the general public and $3 for students.
Pessemier is a distinguished choreographer whose works have been presented byballet companies throughout the U.S. She is the director of Regional DanceAmerica's annual Craft of Choreography. Her Concerto, performed to themusic of Vivaldi, will open the concert.
Elaine Heekin, Leslie Norton and Bruce Walczyk of Hamilton, will showcasethree distinct works. Heekin's The Blue Link is a light-heartedcontemporary piece in three sections: Blue Streak, Blue Moon andBlue Jeans Dancing to Blue Grass. Walczyk's Recollections orRe