Inside Iowa State: Iowa State University

INSIDE IOWA STATE
March 1, 2002

Barjche performances open March 8

Photo by Vernon Windsor

Barjche ("Bar-SHAY"), the annual dance concert offered by the ISU dance group Orchesis I, will include four performances this year. Performances begin at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 8, and Saturday, March 9, and at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, March 10, all in Fisher Theater. Tickets ($6) are on sale at the Stephens box office.

More than 50 dancers from Orchesis I, including a record number of student choreographers, will share their talent and love of dance. Performances will combine high energy with grace, emotion and athleticism.

Several dance faculty members also will participate. Janice Baker has choreographed a tribute to the spirits of the victims of Sept. 11 in Embracing Sorrow. Faculty member Vernon Windsor explores the intricateness of the human psyche in Through the Door.

This year's guest artist is nationally known choreographer and dancer Bill Evans. Originally from Utah, Evans has directed his own touring company for years and is on the dance faculty at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. Evans previously performed in Barjche 1986.