Dance – Page 5 – Kate Spanos, Ph.D.

Soggy’s Slip Jig

Modern slip jig dance performance by Kate Spanos (choreography by Michael Ryan) for MA in Traditional Irish Dance Performance, University of Limerick. Performance at the Performing Arts Centre at the University of Limerick on 27 November 2007. Music is “Soggy’s/Waterboogie” from “A Lovely Madness” by Beoga. View all of my videos on YouTube

Arts, Dance, Dance Videos on YouTube, Synesthesia

Color Play at ASA 2008 (video)

Contemporary Irish dance choreography by Kate Spanos presented at the 7th Annual Conference of the American Synesthesia Association (ASA) (original blog post). Performed at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario on 28 September 2008. Music is “Pulses” from Steve Reich’s “Music for 18 Musicians” with voice-over text by Kate Spanos. More information about the ASA can […]

Arts, Dance, Synesthesia

Color Play at ASA 2008

This weekend I presented at the 7th Annual National Conference of the American Synesthesia Association in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. I performed a solo dance entitled “Color Play,” choreographed as part of my MA work at the University of Limerick. This choreography is the beginning of what I hope will become future research exploring synesthesia in […]

Arts, Dance, Dance Videos on YouTube

Color Play

Theatrical solo choreography by Kate Spanos for MA in Traditional Irish Dance Performance, University of Limerick. Performance at the Belltable Arts Center in Limerick on 15 May 2008. Music is “Pulses” from “Music for 18 Musicians” by Steve Reich, with voice-over text about synesthesia by Kate Spanos. View all of my videos on YouTube

Arts, Dance, Dance Videos on YouTube

Piper Through the Meadow Straying

Modern set dance performance by Kate Spanos (choreography by Michael Ryan) for MA in Traditional Irish Dance Performance, University of Limerick. Performance at the Belltable Arts Center in Limerick on 15 May 2008. View all of my videos on YouTube

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Aiobhell the Fairy Queen

Festival style set dance performance by Kate Spanos (choreography by Ruth Long; composition and keyboard accompaniment by Francis Ward) for MA in Traditional Irish Dance Performance, University of Limerick. Performance at the Belltable Arts Center in Limerick on 15 May 2008. View all of my videos on YouTube

Dance, General

MA in Traditional Irish Dance Performance

The news is out: I’ll be attending the University of Limerick in the fall for a Master’s degree in Traditional Irish Dance Performance. I’ll arrive in Limerick on 1 September and will dance the year away until next June. It’s an opportunity that could not be passed up! I’ll also be attending a master class […]

Dance

Robin Hood

This past weekend was Robin Hood and it was fantastic! The experience was too incredible for words. The cast, the audience, the music, the dance, the physical, the emotional. Many many thanks to Emily Oleson and the Good Foot Dance Company for inviting me to play with them 🙂 Also thanks to Amanda Balestrieri for […]

Arts, Dance

Robin Hood

Check out the press release for the upcoming performance of Robin Hood, directed by Emily Oleson, featuring the Shenandoah Irish Dance Ensemble and artists including dancer Matthew Olwell, musician Aran Olwell, musician Cleek Schrey, soprano Amanda Balestrieri, and yours truly. Come, show your support, and enjoy the show! All involved have (and still are) putting […]