Word: druckman
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...Karen Druckman '78 and Lise Newcomer '77 co-founded the company, and both plan to make their careers in the dance world. "One of the things I wanted to do was to make dance accepted by the University administration," Druckman said last week. With official recognition from Archie C. Epps III, dean of students, and the Committee on Houses and Undergraduate Life, funding was obtained from the Office for the Arts, President Horner's discretionary fund, and a personal donation from Thomas J.C. Raymond, professor of Business Administration at the Business School. But money continues to be a problem...
...company is small, with only 15 members, chosen on the basis of "technical strength and stage presence, "Druckman said. Company members do most of the choreography, taking a "very intellectual approach," Chin said. She added "the company tends to an extreme of modern dance--very abstract, almost experimental." But Druckman disagrees: "The different pieces have different feelings--some are more theatrical...
...technique of the talent available ruled out the possibility of offering classical ballet as well as modern dance. "You need a much stronger technique to be presentable in the classical idiom," Druckman explained...
...problems the company faces--problems inherent in the performing arts at Harvard, but especially acute because of the demanding nature of dance--are far from solution. Newcomer said one of the company's goals is "to make the University more attractive to people who are dancers." But as Druckman pointed out, "most people here who are interested in dance come to Harvard in spite of that, not because of it." The tremendous demands of time and energy that dance involves, coupled with what company members perceive as the University's indifference, are the chief problems. Martha Urann, a company choreographer...
...like to see it become an established, visible part of the Harvard experience, not only to allow dancers to perform but also to give dance greater exposure on campus," Newcomer said. Chin pointed out that "a lot of people don't really know very much about modern dance," and Druckman, too, foresees an educational role for the Company. "An educated audience does exist for dance, but you don't have to be 'educated' to enjoy a dance performance," she said. "I'm hoping there will be people who come to this performance who've never seen dance before, that...