Schubert Dances by choreographer Sheldon B. Smith uses Schubert’s classic lieder to parody contemporary life. Performed in sections, Smith’s comedic sensibility is displayed throughout, most especially in a solo for dancer Christine Bornarth that shows her off as a rodeo star let loose in a galloping, rowdy dance.
Choreographer: Sheldon B. Smith
Music: Frank Schubert
Costume Design: Julie Hopkins
Lighting Design: Ken Bowen
Amy Alt, Christine Bornarth, Julie Hopkins, Mark Schulze, Sheldon B. Smith
Dances for the Deep Field
June 13-15, 1996
The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago
“Schubert Dances pays genuine homage to the music of Franz Schubert–but in a surprising way. It too is about transitions: from sleeping to waking and all the absurdities in between. Avian aspirations, midnight fridge raids, dancing in the dark with headphones on, lovesick factory workers, paddling down a clear brook on a summer’s eve and catching sight of a lovely gentleman on the bank: these images slip in and slide out, making us laugh at their sweet humanity.”
– Maura Troester, Chicago Reader
Dances for the Deep Field is funded, in part, by a grant from the Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation and the Louis R. Lurie Foundation. Hedwig Dances is funded in part by grants from The Joyce Foundation, the John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Sara Lee Foundation, the Illinois Arts Council (a state agency), the City of Chicago/Department of Cultural Affairs, the Arie and Ida Crown Memorial, the Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, the Mayer and Morris Kaplan Family Foundation, The Albert Pick, Jr. Fund, the Channel 50 Foundation, the Lifton Family Foundation, and from many generous individuals. Hedwig Dances gratefully acknowledges assistance received from The Arts and Business Council of Chicago.
Special thanks to:
The dancers for their creative contributions and hard work. Eugenie Frerichs, Brenna Neal, Patrizia Herminjard, Robert Hyman, Bob Eisen, Ken Bowen, Peggy Berd and Columbia College