Arts & Entertainment

Rising to the Stage

March 1, 2012 Suzy Berkowitz 0

“Dance Underground” stepped on stage this year as New Paltz’s Dance Association put on their second annual production in McKenna Theatre from Thursday, Feb. 23 to Sunday, Feb. 26. Following in the footsteps of the annual dance show “Fresh Dance,” which was canceled two years ago, “Dance Underground” was introduced to the student body last year when the Dance Association E-board began collaborating on the project. The organization was pleased the performances of this year’s “Dance Underground” yielded standing-room-only turnouts. […]

Parallel Worlds in Parker

March 1, 2012 Carolyn Quimby 0

New Paltz’s newest play, “Eugenia,” will be taking the American stage for the first time. The New Paltz Theater Arts Department’s production of play, directed by Anita Gonzalez and composed by Stephen Kitsakos, will run from Thursday, March 1 to Sunday, March 11 in Parker Theatre. “Eugenia,” written by New Zealand playwright Lorae Parry, was first introduced to Gonzalez four years ago. “A New Zealand international exchange student [introduced it] in my ‘Race, Gender and Performance’ class when we were doing a unit on gay, lesbian and transgender identities on stage,” Gonzalez said. “Since then, both Stephen Kitsakos and I have taught the play in our classes.” The play weaves parallel stories […]