Emerging Choreographers Concert 2025

The stage is set to ignite with the passion and innovation of the next generation of dance artists as the Wright State University Dance Program proudly announces the "Emerging Choreographers Concert." This highly anticipated event will showcase a spectacular array of world-premiere choreography, featuring the extraordinary choreographic talents of both junior and senior students.
 

FREE with suggested $5 donation to support future student productions

 

 

Program

sight and sound by Jonathan Oliver

Music: “Summer Rain” Heather Leigh and Peter Brötzmann, “Truth” Kamasi Washington
Lighting Designer: Zach Wuest
Dancers: Maria Becker, Jessie Etling, Emma McCoy, Abby Zalenski

 

Human Condition by Emma McCaslin

Music: “Ritual Murder” Christopher Gunning, “Oppressive Sameness” Ariel Marx, “Dreamcore” Daniel.mp3
Lighting Designer: Jennifer Dillard
Dancers: Ariana Alvarado, Ally Jo Buck, Carly Hanson , Audrey Lee, Hannah McGuffey, Understudy: Emma McCaslin

 

Quantum Mechanics by Brianna Chan

Music: “Breaking Point” Alex Weston, “Adagio in C Minor” Nicholas Britell, “Grandma on the Roof” Alex Weston, “Fusion” Ludwig Göransson, “Can You Hear The Music” Ludwig Göransson
Lighting Designer: Zach Wuest
Dancers: Laurel Cameron, Alanna Carey, Gretchen Greener, Cheyenne Maher, Alexia Parker, Raya Taylor, Lucy Theado, Lexi Wilson, Understudy: Sawyer Hertel

 

Untethered Reality by Alia Dalton

Music: “Gloom” djo, “Tentpole Shangrila” djo
Lighting Designer: Dylan Serrano
Dancers: Zoe Bees, Ally Jo Buck, Kailey Colyer, Lylla Kovacs, Sam Minneman

 

Redemption by Jenna Mumford

Music: “Palladio” Metamorphose String Orchestra, “The Heart Needs” Chamber Orchestra of London, “Volt” LAAKE
Lighting Designer: Robert Crissman
Dancers: Kaitlyn Berry, Rae Richard, Anna Rude, Annabelle White, Understudy: Lexi Wilson

 

Vamp by Carly Hanson

Music: "A Cute Vampire" Jo Yeong Wook with Lee Jung-Hee, "Les Dunes d'Ostende" François de Roubaix, "Hate or Glory" Gesaffelstein
Lighting Designer: Jennifer Dillard
Dancers: Laurel Cameron, Emma Cole, Gracie Harper, Audrey Lee, Emma McCaslin

 

Echoes of the Divine by Jessie Etling

Music: “Domestic pressures” Jóhann Jóhannsson, “Requiem of the Lost” Martin Czerny
Lighting Designer: Dylan Serrano
Dancers: Oliver Foster, Sam Minneman, Annabelle White, Lexi Wilson

 

Floating Towards the End by Gracie Harper

Music: “Le moment présent” Labelle, “Oublie-voie-espace-dimension” Labelle, “Playing at the End of the Universe-Orchestre univers Version” Labelle
Lighting Designer: Zach Wuest
Dancers: Ariana Alvarado, Maria Becker, Kailey Colyer, Alia Dalton, Carly Hanson, Anderson Hayes, Audrey Lee, Emma McCaslin, Understudy: Ally Jo Buck

 

Unveil by Kailey Colyer

Music: “Feed the Dogs for Me” Lorn, “Love Slave” Max Richter, “Memory Arc” Rival Consoles
Lighting Designer: Dylan Serrano
Dancers: Alia Dalton, Jessie Etling, Gracie Harper

 

Unfolding Horizons by Zoe Bees

Music: “Breathtaker” SYML, “phuket sunrise” Zeds Dead, “1208” Aweminus
Lighting Designer: Levi Fravel
Dancers: Ariana Alvarado, Emma Cole, Anderson Hayes, Lylla Kovacs, Hannah McGuffey, Sam Minneman, Lexi Parker, Maecy Valerio

 

UNITED by Lexi Wilson

Music: “Torn” Nathan Lanier, “Fixated” Christophe Filippi, “Runaway” Nathan Lanier, “Space Oddity” Ramin Djawadi, “Timelapse” Adrian Berenguer
Lighting Designer: Zach Wuest
Dancers: Maria Becker, Alanna Carey, Brianna Chan, Emma McCoy, Raeanne Richard, Raya Taylor, Lucy Theado, Abby Zaleski

 

Echoes of Eternity by Audrey Lee

Music: “Lady of Dust” Pardis, “Dragonfly” Robert Koch
Lighting Designer: Jennifer Dillard
Dancers: Carly Hanson, Gracie Harper, Emma McCaslin, Hannah McGuffey, Lexi Parker, Understudy: Audrey Lee

 

Sonder by Hannah McGuffey

Music: “Flutterings” Laurent Dury, “Respawn” Vieveri, “Kaleidoscope” Adrián Berenguer
Lighting Designer: Robert Crissman
Dancers: Zoe Bees, Kaitlyn Berry, Laurel Cameron, Alanna Carey, Brianna Chan, Emma Cole, Anna Rude, Understudy: Hannah McGuffey

 

Asylum by Sam Minneman

Music: “The Creator” Piano Marine Mike, “Goodnight Dad I Love you” Wishing, “Jacob and the Stone” Emile Mosseri
Lighting Designer: Robert Crissman
Dancers: Jessie Etling and Anderson Hayes

 

These Lights Won’t Kill Me Now by Ariana Alvarado

Music: “Out of Control” She Wants Revenge, “Interlude” My Chemical Romance, “Darkside” Prince and The New Power Generation
Lighting Designer: Levi Fravel
Dancers: Zoe Bees, Ally Jo Buck, Kailey Colyer, Alia Dalton, Lylla Kovacs, Emma McCoy, Raya Taylor

 

Special Thanks To

Guest Adjudicator: Sheri “Sparkle” Williams

Head of Dance: Gina Walther

Faculty Members: Kevin Anderson, Rosanne Brown, Greg Hellems, Michelle McElveen, Ashley Pabst, Erin Robbins, Gregory Robinson

Lighting Design Faculty: Matthew Benjamin

Photographers: Jenna Mumford and Michaiah Hammond

Stage Manager: Zach Wuest

Assistant Stage Managers: Sawyer Hertel and Jenna Mumford

Interim Chair of the School of Fine and Performing Arts: Steven B. Aldredge

Artistic Director and Associate Chair: Marya Spring Cordes

 

Please Join Us For

Wright State University Dance Ensemble’s Spring Dance Concert 2025

Featuring Pieces By Wright State University Faculty, Michelle McElveen, Stephanie Martinez, and our Partner Companies (Dayton Contemporary Dance Company 2 and the Dayton Ballet School Ensemble)

April 24, 25, 26, and 27