Portrait of N'Jelle Gage-Thorne, the Unit One\/Allen Hall guest-in-residence from Feb. 5th - 9th. <\/p>\n
Photo Courtesy of Laura Haber <\/p>\n
Photo Courtesy of Laura Haber <\/p>\n
Portrait of N'Jelle Gage-Thorne, the Unit One\/Allen Hall guest-in-residence from Feb. 5th - 9th. <\/p>\n
Aaron Navarro, Assistant Daytime Editor February 7, 2017 <\/p>\n
NJelle Gage-Thorne will be dancing her way through Allen Hall thisweek. <\/p>\n
Gage-Thorne is Unit Ones next guest-in-residence and will host several events each night centered around music, dancing and mediation from Feb. 5 through Feb. 9. <\/p>\n
Students are excited, Laura Haber, program and academic director of Unit One, said. Her program sounds seems really fun and engaging and theres a variety. <\/p>\n
Gage-Thorne is the co-founder, president and choreographer of FuturPointe Dance, a company based in Rochester, New York that blends many genres of dance together. She has worked in the United States, Africa, Central America and the Caribbean. <\/p>\n
Unit One, situated in Allen Hall, has a guest-in-residence program where people are invited to stay for five days to a week. Haber said that the idea is to have them stay, interact and hang out with students for a few days, instead of just giving a lecture or a performance and leaving. <\/p>\n
We have them live here so that students can get a chance to talk to them or interact with them and get a full experience of the person, she said. <\/p>\n
Gage-Thorne teaches master classes in Caribbean contemporary dance techniques at other college residency programs, festivals and studios.Events range from Welcome to Jamrock the Musical, to creating a karaoke-style reggae broadway musical in 90 minutes with a wrap party and awards ceremony on Tuesday night. <\/p>\n
On Wednesday night, students can enjoy a multi-media performance, An AfroFuture Mystic Tale a one-woman theatrical piece inspired by Rastafarian culture. On Thursday, there will be a pre-Valentines Day party featuring an assortment of social dances from cultures in the Caribbean. <\/p>\n
Events are free and take place at Allen Hall, 1005 W. Gregory Dr. More information can be found here. <\/p>\n
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