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The Salem Dance Ensemble presents their fall concert, featuring original choreography by Salem State University students and faculty. This concert will also include performances by the Hip Hop Dance Ensemble and a new work by fall dance guest artist Laila Franklin.
"Rallied" was created by Franklin and a cast of eight dancers. The students, selected by audition, worked with Franklin during weekly rehearsals throughout the semester to bring this new piece to the stage.
Laila J. Franklin is a multidisciplinary dance artist based in Boston, MA. Her work is interested in meta-commentary, deconstruction, and bits, approaching themes surrounding the human experience with complexity, nuance, curiosity, and humor. She has been commissioned by Brown University and Boston Conservatory at Berklee, and presented through Public Space One, Loculus Collective’s Sideways Door Festival, School of Contemporary Dance and Thought, and Movement Research at The Judson Church. Her performance credits include projects with Miguel Gutierrez, Stephanie Miracle, and Melinda Jean Myers. She was recently featured as one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch” of 2024. Laila holds an MFA from the University of Iowa, a BFA from The Boston Conservatory, and is a proud alumna of Duke Ellington School of the Arts.
Admission is free, although there is a suggested donation at the door of $10 to support the Dance Honor Society. Advance reservations are not required.