SUNY Potsdam Dance Student Stephon Williams Featured in Senior Choreographers' Concert

2018 Apr 23

The Department of Theatre and Dance at SUNY Potsdam will present performances of original dance works by graduating seniors during the 2018 LoKo Arts Festival. Five graduating dance majors have created nine pieces to be debuted during the Senior Choreographers' Concerts, to be held from Friday, May 4 to Sunday, May 6.

The student choreographers include Stephon Williams of Potsdam, New York.

Performances will take place on Friday, May 4 at 7:30 p.m., on Saturday, May 5 at 2 p.m. and 9 p.m., and on Sunday, May 6 at 2 p.m., all in the Proscenium Theater, located in the College's Performing Arts Center.

About the choreographers:

Kendall Hanrahan '18 of Endicott, N.Y., will present a solo, "Bye for Now," a chronological representation of her life experiences and a dedication to her mother. Hanrahan notes that her group dance, "Going, Going, Gone," is inspired by her bittersweet emotions of graduating college and moving forward in her life.

Asyha Mosely '18 of Brooklyn, N.Y., said that her solo, titled "Submerged," is "inspired by the never-ending depths of the ocean," and her group dance, "On the Other Side" "explores the journey of self-identity through the differences between confinement, release and freedom."

Adelmari Rodriguez '18 of the Bronx, N.Y., stated that her dance, titled "Close to Shedding Skin," "showcases the relationship between individuality and community."

Shondelle Webster '18 of Brooklyn, N.Y., said that her solo, "Journal Entry No. 25," was inspired by her journal, and "the free flow of its content which expresses random thoughts and ideas that I eventually translate into movement." Webster's group dance, "Us vs. Them," was inspired by the concept of aggression. She created this piece as a way to explore an unfamiliar movement quality and also to serve as an outlet for her performers to release their aggressions.

Stephon Williams '18, originally of the Bronx, N.Y. will also offer a solo and a group piece. In his group dance, he explores ways in which dancers make connections to one another on stage -- building a sense of community.

Tickets are free and will be available at the door one hour before the performance begins. Doors open a half-hour before each performance. Reservations can be made by calling the Community Performance Series Box Office at (315) 267-2277. For more information, please contact the Department of Theatre and Dance at (315) 267-2556.

About SUNY Potsdam's Department of Theatre & Dance:

From directing, choreographing, acting and dancing, to designing and technical work, theatre and dance are highly collaborative art forms at SUNY Potsdam. Students and professionals engage in creative problem solving, requiring the setting and meeting of long-term goals, and the analysis and understanding of movement and dramatic literature. For more information, visit http://www.potsdam.edu/theatre.