KSU Dance Company will perform in national festival at Kennedy Center
Performance part of the American College Dance Festival Association
KENNESAW, Ga.—The…
Georgia
(May 13, 2010) —
Performance part of the American College Dance Festival Association
KENNESAW, Ga.—The Kennesaw State University Dance Company will perform in the American College Dance Festival Association's National College Dance Festival at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. on May 28.
The company was selected for this honor at the 2010 Southeast regional festival, where
the performance of "Chakra" progressed to the gala concert at Middle Tennessee State
University. At the gala concert, the company was selected to perform in the national
festival. Although approximately 450 adjudicated works were performed by schools in
regional festival's across the country, only 30 works were selected for the national
festival.
"Chakra" was choreographed by
Ivan Pulinkala, director of the KSU Program in Dance, with set design by Assistant Professor of
Theatre
Ming Chen.
KSU is the only school in the Southeast United States to be selected for the gala
concert for the last four consecutive years. This is also the second consecutive time
the company has been invited to the national festival, which is held every two years.
This accomplishment places the company on a distinguished list of very few schools
in the history of ACDFA to be selected for the national festival in consecutive national
years.
“We are very proud of our students for this accomplishment. The prestige of the Kennedy
Center brings national visibility to the Program in Dance” Pulinkala says. Pulinkala
also expresses gratitude to the dance faculty who work with the students on a daily
basis and the tremendous support the company has received from the university's administration
since the program's inception less than five years ago. Pulinkala explains, “Our success
is connected to the support we have on campus and in the community.”
A leader in innovative teaching and learning, Kennesaw State University offers more than 150 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees to its more than 41,000 students. With 11 colleges on two metro Atlanta campuses, Kennesaw State is a member of the University System of Georgia and the second-largest university in the state. The university’s vibrant campus culture, diverse population, strong global ties and entrepreneurial spirit draw students from throughout the region and from 126 countries across the globe. Kennesaw State is a Carnegie-designated doctoral research institution (R2), placing it among an elite group of only 6 percent of U.S. colleges and universities with an R1 or R2 status. For more information, visit kennesaw.edu.
