CORE Concert Dance Company's Spring Collection 2005
Wednesday through Saturday, March 2-5 at 8:00 PM, held in the New Dance Theatre at the Dance
Building on south campus.

In May 2004, CORE completed seven main stage concert performances throughout the Republic of
China, invited by the US-China Cultural and Educational Foundation. From this experience, Spring
Collection 2005 will feature works that are inspired from many cultures around the world. CORE
members, comprising of UGA students and alum, will demonstrate a variety of traditional and
folkloric influenced dance styles, created with a contemporary modern dance perspective.

CORE will perform excerpts from Songs of the South, choreographed by Carlos Orta, UGA Center
for Humanities and Arts 2003 Guest Artist. Mr. Orta drew his inspiration from rich dramatic
Venezuelan themes and cultural rituals from his native country. UGA CORE alum Matt Kent and
Emily Milam Kent will premiere Normaltown, a whimsical trio inspired by American "country"
folklore. Mr. Kent is in his ninth year of performing for stage and television audiences all over the
world with the award winning Pilobolus Dance Theatre. Rebecca Enghauser will present No (Place
Like) Home to a musical score composed by Chris Enghauser, M.M. Performance candidate, School
of Music. Bala Sarasvati has re-staged CORE repertory works. Ancient writings and friezes of Egypt
inspired Hieroglyphic Architecture, performed during the 1996 Olympic Games ARTS '96. Neya
Yesh, (2002) depicting Afghanistan sisterhood, is a reflective work created following the events of
2001. Celtic Cross (1998) is inspired by the traditional Irish and Scottish jig. When Sun Passes
Through (2000) was originally created during a residency in Taiwan. In addition, CORE will
premiere dance, aerial partnering, film and other special effects in a four-part interdisciplinary
work entitled Oracle. Trained in aerial arts by Elsie Smith, CORE members will feature
choreography and performance on the aerial lyre and silks in this new and exciting work.  CORE
members are: Leah Chapman, Nathan Henderson, Joseph Hutto,, Beth Lewis. Cara O'Grady, Nicole
Stephens, Elizabeth Stich and Tiffany Sweat with guest performers Hariqbal Basi, Indian Cultural
Exchange (ICE) will perform Saaki, based on traditional Eastern Indian knife dancing, and Dance
Faculty member Rebecca Enghauser will perform in her work "No Place."

Tickets may be purchased at the Tate Student Center ticket office, second floor, or calling ticket
office at 542-8074, M-F 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Ticket are $12 adult, $8 student/seniors.
Purchased tickets may be picked up at will call the night of the performance or you may purchase
at the door beginning 7:15 p.m. The Concert is supported and partially funded by:
UGA Student Activities Association, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Dance
and the FRIENDS OF DANCE.