On September 30th, October 1st, 7th, and 8th at 7:30 p.m. and October 2nd and 9th at 2:30 p.m. the Departments of Dance, Music, Speech, and Theatre Arts present Bodies & Ink: Celebrating National Banned Books Week through movement, music, and theatre in the Saddleback College Learning Resource Center (LRC).
Guides will lead audiences through the three story LRC building to encounter eleven site-specific performance pieces based on works of literature including Where the Wild Things Are, The Perks of being a Wallflower, A Streetcar Named Desire, Song of Myself, A Time to Kill, The Great Gatsby, Treemonisha, Speak, The Rose Tattoo, The Masque of the Red Death, and Charlotte’s Web..
Students and faculty from Dance, Music, Speech, Theatre Arts, and Visual Arts will be part of this unique site-specific event.
The performance will begin at the main entrance of the LRC building, and parking will be free in Lot 7. The event will last approximately 80 minutes with no intermission. The evening features choreography by Deidre Cavazzi, and additional direction and composition by Dr Scott Farthing, Bill McGuire, Lucas Ochoa, Heidi Ochoa and Larry Radden.
Tickets can be purchased by calling (949) 582-4656 (Tues-Fri, noon to 4:00 p.m.) or online at www.saddleback.edu/arts. Prices are: At-the-Door: $15; Presale: $10
The Saddleback College Dance Department offers several technique classes at all levels for ballet, modern, jazz, hip-hop, tap, social and Latin dance. In addition, courses are offered in Dance History, Multicultural Dance History in the United States, yoga, exercise for dancers, repertory, dance production and choreography. The Dance Department features a mainstage concert each semester as well as additional performing opportunities for students throughout the year.
Saddleback College is located at 28000 Marguerite Pkwy in Mission Viejo, just east of Interstate 5 at the Avery Parkway exit. Parking is preferred in lot 7 for this performance. From Avery Parkway, cross the intersection at Marguerite Pkwy and then turn left into campus at the first traffic light, turn right at College Drive East, and then turn left at Library Drive to park in Lot 7. Overflow parking is also available in Lot 12, near Fine Arts.
Located in Mission Viejo, Saddleback College provides quality higher education and training to the greater south Orange County community. Having served more than 500,000 students since 1968, Saddleback College offers over 300 degree and certificate programs to help students reach their personal, career, and educational goals. For more information, please visit www.saddleback.edu and for Fine Arts information, please visit www.saddleback.edu/arts.
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Photo Credit: Deidre Cavazzi
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Nina Welch
Fine Arts Public Information Officer
