Orchesis members gather.
Orchesis, SUNY Fredonia’s student-run dance company, returns to the stage this month with a large-scale showcase.
“The Time of Our Lives” will be presented from April 24 to 26 in the James and Marcia Merrins Dance Theatre of Rockefeller Arts Center.
Performance times are 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 24 and Friday, April 25 and 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 26.
Tickets are available online 24/7. Tickets may also be purchased on Monday, Wednesday or Friday by phone at (716) 673-3501 or in person at the Fredonia Ticket Office in the Williams Center during the same hours.
Riley Stanton, president of the Orchesis E-board, said more than 65 students will be involved in the production.
“Dance is a powerful art form that can create and foster beautiful friendships and relationships.” - Riley Stanton
“From our dancers to our tech hands, everyone involved is a student here at SUNY Fredonia,” she said. “There are a total of 18 pieces in this showcase. It is one of the biggest productions we have had yet. There is a little bit of everything within the show. We have hip hop, we have tap, we have musical theater, we have contemporary, and more variations in the mix.”
Stanton said “The Time of Our Lives” is a “clear example of who Orchesis is and what we do.”
“We are a family united with the love for dance,” she explained. “Every person involved in this showcase has poured their hearts into it and I believe you can feel the love within every aspect of it.”
Stanton hopes audiences will feel like they are part of the Orchesis family.
“Dance is a powerful art form that can create and foster beautiful friendships and relationships,” she said.
Founded in 1967, Orchesis is a student-run dance company that puts on major concerts year which are choreographed and performed by Fredonia students. The company also sponsors guest artists, workshops, master classes and charity events throughout the school year.
