Join us for the Mendocino College Repertory Dance Company's mesmerizing performance of "Contours & Rhythms." Dates: Thursday, November 16th - 7:30pm Friday, November 17th - 7:30pm Saturday, November 18th - 7:30pm Sunday, November 19th - 2:00pm Tickets: Students: $10 / General: $15 Tickets are available at the Mendocino Book Company and at the Box Office before the show. For more information, call (707) 468-3076. "Contours & Rhythms" brings together an array of dance styles and music from around the world. Guest Choreographers include Eryn Schon-Brunner (Contemporary), Kirsten Turner (Ballet), Jessie Beck (West African), Adrienne Simpson (Galician), and Rocio Ramos (Ballet Folklorico), who will be sharing their remarkable works created specifically for the Mendocino College Repertory Dancers. Live music will accompany the performers, featuring talented musicians including drummers Troy Kush and Vivian Dickson, pianist Larz Brunner, gaita player Tesser Call, and percussionist Brian Walker. The stunning costumes for the performance are designed by Kathy Dingman-Katz. This is a family-friendly performance that promises to be a captivating journey through the world of dance and music. Don't miss out on this spectacular event!

As the grand finale of the UCCA season, Elena Casanova returns to Ukiah to perform a multi-media concert of music from her native Cuba.

Long a Ukiah favorite, the brilliant piano virtuoso, Elena Casanova, has assembled an exciting multi-media concert around her performances of music evoking the flavor of Cuba from years gone by.

Incorporating guest artists, graphic art and video projections, lighting and narration, she will immerse us in the riches of the popular art music by composers from her native island. Elena’s passion for this music grew from the beginning of her conservatory studies in Havana at the age of seven and has continued in performance and recordings throughout her career.

Join her to celebrate this lovely, lyrical and lively musical tradition so rarely heard outside of Cuba.

New World String Project performs Celtic, Nordic, and American traditional and original music on an exciting variety of exotic instruments. 

The New World String Project presents a lush blend of extraordinary instruments and heartwarming music in the Celtic, Nordic and American folk traditions.

It features John Weed (fiddle), Aryeh Frankfurter (nyckelharpa, fiddle, and Celtic harp), Lisa Lynne (cittern, Celtic harp and percussion), and Stuart Mason (guitar, bouzouki).  These four highly skilled and well-known multi-instrumentalists — two veteran duo acts — have joined forces to create an exciting weave of traditional world music.

Ancient and modern sounds mingle freely on Swedish nyckelharpa, Celtic harp, fiddle, guitar, cittern, bouzouki, and vocals with traditional ballads newly arranged.

Please join us for a closing reception of our 50th Anniversary Exhibit: Excellence in Education.

Open to the community; and current and past students, staff, faculty, and board members.

Light refreshments will be served.

Mendocino College Repertory Dance Company Auditions! 

Director: Eryn Schon-Brunner  - ebrunner@mendocino.edu

Informal Questions and Answers:  

MCRDC Orientation/Auditions: Tuesday, August 22nd, 2023 at 4-6pm, Rm 820 Mendocino College Ukiah Campus 

Rehearsals: Rehearsals begin Thursday, August 24th, 2023, 4-6pm, Rm 820 Mendocino College Ukiah Campus - individual rehearsal schedule dependent on casting.

Auditions will be for the MCRDC Fall 2023 Repertory Dance Concert, November 16-19, 2023. 

The company will perform dance works by guest artists and local choreographers. MCDRC is directed by Eryn Schon-Brunner.

Please contact us for more information at ebrunner@mendocino.edu or 707.468.3079 

Mendocino College Dance Department presents the 41st annual 

Spring Dance Festival 2023! 

Produced by Eryn Schon-Brunner 

Celebrate dance at Mendocino College by joining us for an exciting selection of original dance works, by dance department faculty, choreography students and guests from the local dance community.  Contemporary, ballet, jazz, tap, hip-hop, middle eastern, performance art and more will enliven the Mendocino College Center of Visual and Performing Arts Theatre on May 4th, 5th & 6th at 7:30pm, May 7th at 2pm! 

Tickets: $10 All Ages 

Available at Mendocino College Bookstore, Mendocino Book Company, and online at www.artsmendocino.edu. or call (707) 468-3079. Tickets will be sold at the door, if available, cash or check only.