Baltimore County, Md. (April 4, 2024) – Community College of Baltimore County Performing Arts presents CCBC Dance Company’s 50th Anniversary Dance Concert May 2 & 4. Performances will be held in the Center for the Arts Theatre, CCBC Catonsville, 800 South Rolling Road.
In celebration of the 50th anniversary season, the spring concert will feature new works by guest artist Alvin Mayes, as well as CCBC alum and artist in residence Peter Pucci. The concert will also include the restaging of "A Slip of the Tongue" by Leslie Tinios, former artistic director of Dimensional Dance Media.
In residence at CCBC Essex, the CCBC Dance Company is under the artistic direction of Melinda Blomquist and associate director Kristi Schaffner. The CCBC Dance Company was founded at Essex Community College in 1974 under the name Dimensional Dance Media by faculty member Carole Drake Cascio. In honor of her work and legacy, the college recently named the renovated dance studios in the Wellness Center at CCBC Essex the Carole Drake Cascio Dance Studios (East and West).
The CCBC Dance Company is known for holding main stage performances in the fall and spring, featuring choreography by CCBC faculty and various guest artists. The Company is also involved in community outreach with local schools, providing special performances as well as master classes and lectures/demonstrations. CCBC is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Dance.
Performance times include:
Tickets are $10 general admission; $5 students, seniors, CCBC faculty and staff; and free for currently enrolled CCBC students with ID. Tickets can be purchased at the CCBC Box Office at 443-840-ARTS (2787), online at www.ccbctickets.com or at the door one hour prior to the performances.
Since 1957, CCBC has opened the doors to accessible, affordable, high-quality education empowering generations of area residents to transform their lives and the lives of others. Each year, nearly 50,000 students enroll at the college’s main campuses, extension centers and online to make their starts, earn degrees, launch and build careers. CCBC offers the region’s most expansive selection of degree, certificate and workplace certification programs that prepare students for transfer, job entry and career advancement in such industries as business, education, health care, information technology, cybersecurity, construction, and transportation. Designated as the “Best Community College” among the Maryland Daily Record’s 2022 Reader Rankings, CCBC is also nationally recognized as a leader in innovative learning strategies and among the nation’s top associate degree producers.
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