University of North Carolina Greensboro - Pine Needles Yearbook (Greensboro, NC)

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The UNC-G Dance Company Pas de Trois Choreography Manus Petipa Music Tchaikovsky Dancers Charles Devlin Mary Ann Buffaloe KimKeech Janet Wright Gretchen Hall Fermorphosis Myths Choreography Gay Cheney Sound Design Norman Porter and Ensemble Dancers Rene Benton Laura Galbraith Maria Teal Bingham Vangie Scoggin Bird Curne Cheryl Talbot Carol Fike Nancy Thornton Focus Choreography Dorothy Berea Silver Music Makoto Shinohara Jayne Atchison Rene Benton Carol Fike Danna Finnev Dancers Kim Harrington Rebecca Hess Barry B. Stoneking Cheryl Talbot ren Forehand War Babies Choreography Ann Delona Music Frank Vulpi Dancers Michaele Bates Katie Haltiwanger Charles Devlin Robert Kernodle Maureen Dunn Patt OVarroll AmyPlyler Video Jukebox Choreography Emil Adams. Linda Hindley Music Chick Corea. Gayle Moran Dancers Rene Benton Christine Cargill Melody Egeen Stephen Hale Jayne Holden Glenda Mackex Claudette Saleeb DebraSaxles Barry Stoneking Ishmael Whitfield Janet Wright John Vaughan

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Litany of Commemoration Almighty and Everlasting God, Source of all Wisdom and Strength: For our faith in the dignity of every human soul, and the infinite worth of all mankind — We give thanks to Thee, God. For the preservation of our state and nation, founded upon this faith in freedom and brotherhood — We do humbly thank Thee. For men and women who throughout our history have possessed the courage to pro- claim and defend these principles, that the promise inherent in them might live — We thank Thee, the author of our faith. And today, for one who translated sacrifice and toil into the founding of this in- stitution, solemnly dedicated to the fulfillment of that promise — We thank Thee, as we honor his memory. For the unidentified many who caught from him that vision, and by their silent but powerful belief in his dream made it the Common Will — We give thanks to Thee. O Lord. For those within these walls, who have devoted their lives to the end that true scholarship and enriched living might be within the reach of young people everywhere — We give thanks to Thee, God. For thousands of students who have enjoyed this heritage, and have given forth manifold that which they have received — We do thank Thee, Lord. And ever mindful of the deep obligation to preserve and extend human happiness through knowledge and service, we pray that Thy hand be upon us in the challenge of this hour, as it was upon those who dared to build a college in days of great privation. Amen. May those who enter here recognize in Thy goodness and Thy wisdom the strength which may be theirs as they join, in spiritual communion and fellowship, those who have gone before; may they rejoice in that tradition of sound scholarship and responsible freedom, bequeathed to them in good faith by those our honored dead; may they count this heritage a challenge to higher and nobler service. That none among us may falter. That none among us may forget. We pray Thee, God. For such is our reasonable service. For all the saints, who from their labours rest. Who Thee by faith before the world confess ' d. Thy name.O Jesus, be forever bless ' d. Alleluia! Alleluia! Founder ' s Day -

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Performs in Lecture Series Each year as a part of the Universi- ty Concert Lecture Series, the UNC- G Dance Company performs. This year the company ' s concert consisted of five dances encompassing styles from classic vallet to freeform modern dance, giving the evening a diverse range of entertainment. Opening the performance was a modern dance, ' ' Focus , choreographed by Dorothy Berea Silver, a former Graham dancer and current artist-in-residence at UNC- G. Focus explores the idea of children discovering a new toy. The dancers relied on an eight-foot cir- cular platform fixed atop a large in- flated innertube. Following Focus was the only classical ballet selection, Pas de Trois , from Swan Lake. The dancers displayed the technical demands of the dance with grace. Fermorphosis Myths , a dance pertaining to various myths about women, was accompanied by unique sounds of video games, incessant phones ringing, and the voices of the dancers in an up-and-down cacophony. The lighting designed by Dana Lowell greatly enhanced the performance. Dancers were able to show their in- dividual qualities of movement in the performance of War Babies. The profound statement of war and its impact created intensely emotional images for the audiences. The final performance of the even- ing was Video Jukebox. Based on a casual theme, dancers wandered on as stagehands and then moved through the audience greeting peo- ple. Video Jukebox developed through various episodes, each telling a story.