ucharted - UCCS Dance

From: Thu, 04/03/2025 - 07:30 PM
Through: Sun, 04/06/2025 - 04:00 PM

Ent Center for the Arts
Dusty Loo Bon Vivant Theatre
5225 N. Nevada Avenue
Colorado Springs, CO 80918

April 3, 2025 7:30PM
April 4, 2025 7:30PM
April 5, 2025 2:00PM and 7:30PM
April 6, 2025 4:00PM

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Sponsors

UCCS Dance and Theatre Program

Kirkpatrick Family Fund

Bee Vradenburg Foundation

Ormao Accelerator's Circle

Purple Mountain Group at Morgan Stanley

ucharted UCCS Dance April 2025

 

For the first time UCCS Theatre and Dance has partnered with Ormao Dance Company to co-produce and direct a dance concert called "uncharted," a
groundbreaking work that unites professional dancers from Ormao Dance Company with students from the UCCS Theatre and Dance program. Co-directed by Rosely Conz of UCCS and Janet Johnson of Ormao, this production runs from April 3 through April 6, 2025, on the Dusty Loo Bon Vivant Theater stage at the Ent Center for the Arts.

"uncharted" is a unique collaboration that explores themes of connection, identity, and transformation through movement. Featuring new works by Conz, Johnson, and guest choreographer Chuck Wilt, the concert bridges professional and emerging dance artists in an exhilarating, thought-provoking performance.

“Bringing together Ormao Dance Company and UCCS students provides an incredible opportunity for learning and artistic growth,” says co-director Rosely Conz. “This collaboration fosters community and creates powerful performances that resonate beyond the stage.”

The choreographic works featured in "uncharted" span a wide range of themes: Wilt, a genderqueer, second-generation Queer artist and the artistic director of UNA Productions, presents a new piece inspired by the unifying nature of water and its role in memory, healing, and rising sea levels. Conz’s "demeggracy" explores the fragility of democracy through contemporary, Afro-Brazilian, and tap dance. Johnson’s "the last touch" shares the deeply personal stories of immigrants and refugees, inviting audiences to engage in empathy and reflection.

 

Directors

Rosely Conz
Asst. Professor of Dance, 
UCCS Dance
Janet Johnson
Executive and Aristic Dir.,
Ormao Dance Company
 

Dancers

Britt Ford
(Ormao)
Caleb Hall
(Ormao)
Mary Ripper Baker
(Ormao)
Juan Sulub
(Ormao)
AJ Winkler
(Ormao)
Claire Zavistan
(Ormao)
Sathya McClain (Ormao guest)Nicole Leung  (Ormao guest)Sophia Agupugo (UCCS Dance)
Marissa Baker
(UCCS Dance)
Weston Buhr
(UCCS Dance)
Jean Cook
(UCCS Dance)
Kaley Corinaldi
(UCCS Dance)
Elijah Gleason
(UCCS Dance)
Kori Heidelberg
(UCCS Dance)
Brooke Hernandez
(UCCS Dance)
Diana Ochoa Estrada
(UCCS Dance)
Kayla Suyatna
(UCCS Dance)
Addy Vitgenos
(UCCS Dance)
  

Creative Team

Choreographers: Chuck Wilt, Janet Johnson, Rosely Conz
Technical Director: Mickey Burdick
Stage Manager: Misty Burdges
Light Designer: Vance McKenzie
Assistant Lighting Designer and Operator: Ryn Day
Costume Designer: Desiree Villanueva
Graphic Design: Caleb Hall, Hannah Robidoux
Music Consultant: Glen Whitehead