While the Griz football team wiped the floor with Eastern Washington, the UM dance program celebrated a victory of its own, only a building away from the packed stadium. After
On Friday, swarms of people gathered in the University Center Theater to watch the University of Montana Dance Club’s latest recital. When the audience settled and the lights went down,
Pink Floydâs âAnother Brick in the Wallâ echoed across the Mansfield Library parking garage. Four dancers, clad in white button-up shirts, overcoats and plain white-and-tan dresses, maneuvered around a big concrete beam decorated as a brick wall. The costumes and classic rock painted a scene reminiscent of the â70s, but the thunderous blare of car horns pulled the performance back to the 21st century.Â
âLiving is Easy With Eyes Closed,â by Shenoe Curley Wildshoe, kicked off the University of Montana Danceâs live âDance New Worksâ production on April 10. The show included works by guest artist Nicole Wolcott, UM faculty, and BFA and BA Junior Creative Projects. Performing in the Mansfield garage were UM dancers and musicians encircled by 18 cars, instead of a theater audience.