EARTHSONGS

EARTHSONGS: Choreographic Revisions (2018) by Lisa DeCato, Lynn Deering and Chris DiCello; Original Concept and Choreography by members of The Dance/Theater Collective (1993); original score performed live, ensemble work for 9 dancers • Allen Theatre Mainstage March 23 - 24, 2018 EarthSongs is a collaboration among dance, theater and music that has as its theme the issue of environmental awareness. Set to an exciting percussion score, EarthSongs uses text from sources as diverse as the songs of the Netsilik Eskimos and the writings of Rene Descartes to explore the differences between primal and contemporary attitudes about the environment and humankind's relationship to it. EarthSongs premiered in 1993 with support from state and national funding sources including The Ohio Joint Program in the Arts and Humanities, The Ohio Arts Council, The Ashtabula Foundation and The Aveda Corporation. Since that time EarthSongs has been performed in a variety of public venues in conjunction with talks, workshops and arts exhibitions on environmental topics to audiences of more than 150,000 northeast Ohioans. With original text and choreography updated for a more contemporary audience, EarthSongs will be performed by the nine-member CSU Dance Company with live accompaniment. https://www.dropbox.com/s/0qenqwlbvso4ppf/CSU_SpringDanceConcert_2018_09_EarthSongs_Under500MB.mp4?dl=0