Performance Mix

Directed by Lorelei Bayne & Randee Paufve
Choreographed by students & guest artist
Lighting design by Zac Cahoon
Location: Solano 1010, Solano Hall

The evening promises to be a riveting mix of dance works that will inspire and move you! The concert will feature original student works by the Sacramento State Choreography Collective with special guest alum & dance artist, Gino Platina.

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Friday, October 2, 2009

Saturday, October 3, 2009

Saturday, October 3, 2009

Sunday, October 4, 2009

Bat Boy

Written by Keythe Farley & Brian Flemming
Music & Lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe
Directed by Ed Brazo
Location: University Theatre, Shasta Hall

This bittersweet twist on the contemporary musical comedy tells the extraordinary story of a half boy/half bat creature, his struggle to find a place in a world that shuns him, and the love that can create both miracles and madness.

NOTE: This play contains adult situations that might not be appropriate for young children.

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Friday, October 23, 2009

Saturday, October 24, 2009

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Friday, October 30, 2009

Saturday, October 31, 2009

Saturday, October 31, 2009

15

12

5

Sunday, November 1, 2009

2:00 PM

15

12

* $5 discounted tickets for high school students with school id
** $5 discounted tickets if wearing costume (costume contest held during intermission)

Motown Jukin'
Sacramento/Black Art of Dance

Directed by Dr. Linda Goodrich
Location: Solano 1010, Solano Hall

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Friday, October 23, 2009

Saturday, October 24, 2009

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Friday, October 30, 2009

Saturday, October 31, 2009

Sunday, November 1, 2009

12

10

8

Twelfth Night

Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Michelle Felten
Location: Playwrights' Theatre, Shasta Hall

Synopsis: "If music be the food of love, play on."  Shakespeare's beloved comedy follows the passionate adventures of the shipwrecked Viola, her identical twin brother, a handsome love-sick duke, and a spirited lady of stature, is a beguiling tale of cross-dressing, mistaken identity, and the pursuit of love.

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Friday, November 13, 2009

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Friday, November 20, 2009

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Sunday, November 22, 2009

12

10

8

Dance Sites: Faculty Dance Concert

Directed by Lorelei Bayne
Choreographed by Faculty
Special guest choreographer, Felipe Barrueto-Cabello, Joe Goode Performance Group
Lighting design by Ron Reisner
Location: University Theatre, Shasta Hall

Don't miss our exciting annual main stage dance production! This year's concert will feature choreography of esteemed faculty and professional guest dance artists, as well as live music by the Sacramento State Percussion ensemble, directed by music faculty, Daniel Kennedy.

Dance Sites 2009 promises to be an engaging evening of diverse new works performed by talented students, with choreography that explores the dance spectrum from tap to jazz to contemporary dance theatre. This concert will get your creative juices flowing!

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Friday, December 4, 2009

Saturday, December 5, 2009

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Friday, December 11, 2009

Saturday, December 12, 2009

Sunday, December 13, 2009

12

10

8

PRAISESONG
Sacramento/Black Art of Dance

Directed by Dr. Linda Goodrich
Location: Solano 1010, Solano Hall

Sacramento/Black Art of Dance creates an evening of spiritual synergy through movement, heart and soul that leads you to the spirit of life. Through gospels, spiritual and contemporary music, join S/BAD with featured guest artist "Ascension" and others in an evening of praise through dance!

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Friday, February 26, 2010

Saturday, February 27, 2010

Sunday, February 28, 2010

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Friday, March 5, 2010

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Sunday, March 7, 2010

12

10

8

Metamorphoses

Written by Mary Zimmerman
Directed by Richard Bay
Location: University Theatre, Shasta Hall

Synopsis: Based on the work by Ovid, Mary Zimmerman’s Metamorphoses is a play about the transformation of humans. Using contemporary language and familiar characters, such as King Midas and his golden touch and Orpheus and Eurydice in the underworld, Zimmerman’s “Metamorphoses” explores the meaning of being alive through moments of change and the expression of universal emotions.

NOTE: This play contains adult situations and language that might not be appropriate for children.

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Friday, March 12, 2010

Saturday, March 13, 2010

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Friday, March 19, 2010

Saturday, March 20, 2010

Sunday, March 21, 2010

12

10

8

References to Salvador Dali Make Me HOT

Written by Jose Rivera
Directed by Manuel Pickett
Location: Playwrights' Theatre, Shasta Hall

Synopsis: Set in Barstow, California, References to Salvador Dali is a surreal and raw play in which love, lust, and longing mix it up. Gabriela, a young Latina woman, is searching for answers amidst a sometimes fantastical setting where the moon and wild animals come into play.  Gabriela's husband Benito has just returned home from the Gulf War, and finding himself somewhat at odds with his wife, the two have to find ways to work with each other instead of against each other.

Note: This play contains strong language and adult subject matter.

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Friday, April 23, 2010

Saturday, April 24, 2010

Sunday, April 25, 2010

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Friday, April 30, 2010

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Sunday, May 2, 2010

12

10

8

Senior Dance Concert

Directed by Randee Paufve
Choreographed by graduating students
Location: Solano 1010, Solano Hall

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Friday, May 7, 2010

Saturday, May 8, 2010

Saturday, May 8, 2010

Sunday, May 9, 2010

Opera

Presented by the Sacramento State University Music Department
Location: University Theatre, Shasta Hall

Friday, April 9, 2010

TBA

Saturday, April 10, 2010

Sunday, April 11, 2010

Modern Masters

Presented by the Sacramento Ballet
Artistic Directors: Ron Cunningham & Carinne Binda
Location: University Theatre, Shasta Hall

Catch the next wave as daring, innovative choreographers unleash their imaginations in new works of astonishing creativity. See the most talked-about new voices in American dance in an explosion of creativity from the edge. Five world premieres will bowl you over with fresh new concepts and ideas as diverse as the wide university of dance. Appropriate for all ages

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Friday, April 23, 2010

Saturday, April 24, 2010

Sunday, April 25, 2010