Adult Modern Dance

Summer Modern Dance Intensive
Featuring Carl and Emilie Flink
July 21 through August 1, 2008

Come experience an immersive dance experience with former Limón dancers, Carl and Emilie Flink. This two week workshop will feature a daily two hour technique class and an incredible afternoon session where students will work on the creative process through choreography, improvisation, and repertory. Modern Dance Intensive workshops focus on technique, composition, and improvisation. Don’t miss out on this challenging and rewarding dance opportunity! There will be a showing of student work at the end of the workshop.

Carl Flink is the founder and artistic director of the Minneapolis, Minnesota based performance group, Black Label Movement (BLM). He is also the Director of Dance and a tenured associate professor with the Department of Theatre Arts and Dance at the University of Minnesota. A Limón Dance Company member and soloist during much of the 1990s, Flink has also danced for Daniel Nagrin, Creach/Koester Men Dancing, Bill T. Jones, Paul Taylor, Shapiro & Smith Dance, David Grenke, Joanna Mendl-Shaw, Nina Winthrop, Paula Mann and Janis Brenner. His choreography has been commissioned by Stanford University, the University of Minnesota, Ballet Arts Minnesota, and Roger Williams University, as well as, presented by the Limón Dancers’ Choreography Project. Beyond the dance world, he graduated from Stanford Law School in 2001. Carl also holds a B.A. in Political Science and Women Studies, summa cum laude from the University of Minnesota. Most importantly, he raises his three daughters Willa, Freyja and Iris with his wife Emilie who is also his BLM artistic associate.

Emilie Plauchè Flink danced as a member and soloist with the Limón Dance Company from 1989 - 1999, Emilie also performed for and was greatly inspired by Annabelle Gamson and Martha Clarke. She has also danced in works by Ralph Lemon, Doug Varone, Phyllis Lamhut, Garth Fagan, Jiri Kilian, Anthony Tudor, Colin Connor and Paul Taylor, among others. During her time with Limón, she was a frequent faculty member of the Limón Institute in New York City and conducted master classes across the country. In the spring of 1998, she was a Sage Cowles Guest Artist at the University of Minnesota’s Dance Program along with her husband and former Limón partner, Carl Flink. As a choreographer, she has created commissioned work for San Jose State University, The Carlisle Project, Roger Williams University, Chattanooga Ballet, Of Moving Colors Dance Company, Baton Rouge Ballet, and Minnesota’s Springboard Dance Company. Emilie is the mother of three daughters; Willa, Freyja and Iris. She holds a B.F.A. in Dance from the Juilliard School.

Modern Dance Registration Information:

BYU students should register as part of regular summer term enrollment

All other participants should register through BYU Conferences and Workshops in one of the following ways:

Online: Register over the Internet and pay with your Visa, MasterCard, or Discover

2008 Adult Modern Dance Workshop

Online Registration Closed: 28 Jul, 2008 12:00 AM

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By Phone: Call (801) 422-8925 and pay with your Visa, MasterCard, or Discover from 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. MT.
By Mail: Mail the registration form and tuition to Brigham Young University, BYU Adult Modern Dance Workshops, 120 Harman Continuing Education Building, Provo, UT 84602.

BYU Benefited Employees/Spouses: If you are eligible for tuition benefits through the BYU Benefits Office, please contact our office at (801)422-2568 or mail in this registration form, selecting the “eligible” option. (Please call the Benefits Services Office at 422-4716 if you have questions about eligibility.)

Registration Options to Choose From:

Advanced Modern Technique
July 21 – August 1, 2008
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Credit Options:

$200 Dance 500R credit (1 credit hour, Letter grade)
$200 Non-credit

Creative Process – Composition, Improvisation, and Repertory
July 21 – August 1, 2008
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Credit Options:

$400 Dance 500R credit (2 credit hour, Letter grade)
$400 Non-credit

Combination Advanced Modern Technique and Creative Process
July 21 – August 1, 2008
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Credit Options:

$600 Dance 500R credit (3 credit hour, Letter grade)
$600 Non-credit

Course Information:
All courses for the Adult Modern Dance Workshop will be held in 185 of the Richards Building on Brigham Young University campus.

Dance Combination
Dance courses for Dance 500R require attendance for all two weeks

Additional Information:

Directions to the BYU Richards Building
I-15 Southbound: About 45 miles from Salt Lake City, take the University Parkway exit and turn east (left towards the mountains) at the off-ramp traffic signal. Stay on University Parkway and drive east through Orem and down the hill into Provo. Continue on University Parkway until you cross University Avenue. Turn south (right, away from the BYU Lavell Edwards Stadium on your left) on North Canyon Road. Pass the BYU Track and Field Facilities and BYU Heleman Halls on your left. Turn east (left towards the mountains) on East Bulldog Boulevard and make an immediate right into the Richards Building parking lot.

I-15 Northbound: Take the BYU/University Avenue exit off I-15. Drive north along University Avenue past Provo Center Street. Pass BYU Indoor Practice Field on your right. Turn northeast (right) on North Canyon Road, passing a BYU parking lot on your right. Turn east (right towards the mountains) on East Bulldog Boulevard and make an immediate right into the Richards Building parking lot.

Lodging & Food

A few rooms have been reserved at the Super 8 Motel, 1555 North Canyon Road, Provo, Utah. You may reserve rooms at a special conference rate of $49.00 a night by calling (801) 374-6020 by July 16th. Be sure to tell the reservation agent that you are attending the BYU Adult Modern Dance Workshop.

For tourist, dining, and other lodging information, contact the Utah Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau at (801) 851-2100 or visit http://www.utahvalley.org.

Express Shuttle: (800) 397-0773
www.xpressshuttleutah.com

It is approximately a one-hour drive from the Salt Lake City International Airport to Provo. We strongly encourage you to make shuttle reservations ahead of time to avoid waiting at the airport. If you choose to make arrangements upon arrival, you will find the shuttle service counters located near the baggage-claim area. Car rental is available at the Salt Lake City International Airport.

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