Live Dance Demonstration from Rachel Rugh (Online Event)
Venue: Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Friday, July 10, 2020
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 PM
Event Types: Arts & Theatre, Speaking Engagements
Cost: Free

Description:
The Moss Arts Center at Virginia Tech presents an online Live Dance Demonstration from Rachel Rugh on Friday, July 10, 2020.

Join New River Moving Arts founder and director Rachel Rugh on Zoom for a series of dance demonstrations performed live from the Moss Arts Center's lobby, including an exploration of movement suitable for all ages, a performance score based on a student choreography assignment, and a collaborative piece featuring Annie Stevens, assistant professor of percussion in Virginia Tech’s School of Performing Arts. Stevens will perform remotely excerpts from a piece she recently helped commission, Marc Mellits’ marimba solo, "Zodiac".

Rugh will also share how she has used long-distance choreographic methods to help transition contemporary dance learning online in an interactive discussion.

A dancer, teacher, mover, and shaker currently based in Blacksburg, Rugh is the founder and director of New River Moving Arts, a dance school and performing company that honors the unique body stories of individual dancers and strives to create low-pressure performance opportunities that allow dancers to build confidence and feel successful on their own terms.

Rugh is an adjunct faculty member at Radford University and Virginia Tech, as well as the recipient of the 2017-18 Dr. Robert L.A. Keeley Healing Arts Residency at the Carilion New River Valley Medical Center, where she provided therapeutic movement experiences for patients, staff, and visitors.

The event is free however registration is required. To register, visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/107079050322.

The registration link takes you to Eventbrite where you’ll "purchase" a free ticket. Once you sign up, you’ll receive a Zoom link by email.

Get to know the creators of Southwest Virginia, from visual artists to theatre-makers to choreographers, and learn more about their creative processes in this unusual time. In a series of 45-minute chats on Zoom, the Moss Arts Center gives you an exclusive look inside the homes and studios of these artists—experience their work, ask questions, and discuss how creative luminaries are approaching art in this moment.

For more information, visit: https://vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2020/07/mac-rachelrugh.html or https://artscenter.vt.edu/experiences/in-the-moment-rachel-rugh.html or https://www.facebook.com/artscenteratvt or call 540-231-5300.

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