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GCU Faculty and Alumni Shine in Premiere of “Disposable Bodies”

GCU dancers

GCU Dance faculty and alumni took to the stage on Thursday, October 27th to kick off the premiere of “Disposable Bodies,” a performance choreographed by Associate Professor Silvana Cardell, Director of the GCU Dance Program.

The cast included GCU Adjunct Professors William Robinsonas and Muyu Ruba, as well as alumni Mackenzie Morris ’16, Tyler Thomas Rivera ’21, and Ama Gora ‘17. Click here for a preview.

The interdisciplinary performance combines movement, sound, and imagery that explores the significance of bodies and poses questions about human and nonhuman relationships such as “Who counts as human,” and “Whose live count as lives.”  

Cardell created “Disposable Bodies” as a direct result of receiving the prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship in the Creative Arts in Choreography and a $10,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Performances, which are part of the Philadelphia Dance Project annual “Dance Up Close” series, will be held Oct. 27-30 at Taller Puertorriqueno located on 2600 North 5th Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Shows on Thursday, Friday and Saturday begin at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m.

For more information, visit https://cardelldancetheater.com/ 

Aerial view of GCU.

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Georgian Court University is a leading regional university that provides a transformative education, preparing students for ethical leadership and service in the Catholic Mercy tradition. Founded in 1908 and sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy, Georgian Court University is Central and South Jersey’s only Catholic university. The university has a strong liberal arts core and a historic special concern for women.

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The main campus is in Lakewood, New Jersey, on the picturesque former George Jay Gould estate, a National Historic Landmark. Georgian Court, which is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, also serves students through its Center for Professional Studies, and at other locations, including GCU at Brookdale, and through multiple online degree and certificate programs.

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