Sonoma State University Department Theatre Arts & Dance present “Waiting in Seoul Walking in Tokyo”


‘Spring Guide 1 & Whats UP!


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Sports Trivia


James Naismith, a teacher at a YMCA in Springfield, Mas- sachusetts, is credited with inventing basketball in 1891.


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The first “hoops” were actu- ally just peach baskets and the first backboards were made of wire.


The game became an official Olympic event at the Summer Games in Berlin, Germany in 1936.


Rohnert Park, CA. ~ A col- laborative, contemporary dance piece


exploring Japanese,


South Korean and American Contemporary Dance aesthet- ics - “Waiting in Seoul Walk- ing in Tokyo” - is performed by 21 Sonoma State University Dance Program students taking audiences on a journey through the streets of Seoul, Tokyo and San Francisco with movement, imagery, cityscape sounds and original music - bringing a sense of anonymity and con- nection that one experiences as an adventurer/traveler. “Wait- ing in Seoul Walking in Tokyo” was created by faculty and ac- claimed guest choreographers with SSU student dancers through Global Dance Stamp, a contemporary dance collabora- tion between the United States and Asia and semester-long residency.


Four of the six artists guest choreographers


traveled to


South Korea and Japan in 2016 for creative research, sharing their different cultural back- grounds, life experiences and artistic


aesthetics along the way. This new work reflects a DANCE “Time well-spent is life well-lived.” ~ Rajen Jani UPBEAT TIMES, INC. • APRIL 2017 • 21


journey through cultural tradi- tions, contemporary dance aes- thetics, urban city culture and the challenges of being a for- eigner.


Saturday performanc-


es on April 22 and April 29 will also include a new dance piece by CALI & CO dance, directed by Christine Cali and performed by the guest chore- ographers. The production is directed by Christine Cali & Jennifer Meek Satoh. Featuring faculty and guest artist choreography by Christine Cali (US), Jen- nifer Meek Satoh (US), Yuko Monden (Japan), Ryeon Hwa Yeo (South Korea), Ayana Yo- nesaka (Japan/US)


Featuring original music by


Matt Langlois/Matt EL Thursday, April 27 is “Friends and Family Night” where SSU faculty, staff and students are admitted free and stan- dard, senior and visiting stu- dent tickets are $5. The April 27 performance


includes


pre-show discussion from 6:30 to 7 p.m. TICKETS ONLINE: http://www.sonoma.edu/the- atreanddance/productions/ spring_dance_2017.html ~


LOCATION: Sonoma State University,


Evert B. Person


Theatre, 1801 E. Cotati Ave., Rohnert Park. PHONE / BOX OFFICE: 707-664-4246


Two leagues called the National Basketball League (NBL) and the Basketball Association of America (BAA) merged after the 1948- 49 season to become today’s National Basketball Associa- tion (NBA).


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