Wings of Spring
AN EVENT WITH A HISTORY
Held at the end of Ithaca College’s Spring Term every other year by the Department of Theatre and Dance Performance’s Dance Composition class, this site-specific event presents student choreography in a range of outdoor settings.
WHEN: Friday, May 8, 2026 at 6:45pm. The event will last approximately 2 hours. You are welcome to come and go as you are able.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN: You will be led around the Ithaca College campus to experience choreography created specifically in a range of unique spaces. Sixteen student choreographers will present their site-specific solos and speak briefly about their creative process.
WHERE: Meet us on the Dillingham Red Carpet, just outside the Clark Theater at 6:30pm.
FOR MORE INFO: Contact Daniel Gwirtzman, dgwirtzman@ithaca.edu
CHOREOGRAPHERS: Mehregan Alizadsane, Cooper Arbisi, Andrea Fielding, Malaya Fluellen, Taz Foreman, Joshua Guest, Gareth Hogan, Emily Keiper, Mari Kodama, Belle Lamb, Christian Lawson, Haley Matthes-Davis, Ellen Milcoff, Maren Nazar, Isabella Nocon, Leah Taylor
INSTRUCTOR: Daniel Gwirtzman
FLOW OF PROGRAM
6:30-6:45 Red Carpet Installation. Site-specific interior choreography.
6:45-7:00 Studies from the Term
- Art Studies: Maren, Cooper, Leah, Mehregan
- Music Study, Brahms: Malaya
- Music Study, Adams: Belle, Ellen
- Music Study, Mingus: Taz, Josh, Gareth
7:00-8:30 Site-specific exterior choreography. We will follow the map, #1-#16, below.
MAP of EVENT and PROGRAM
1. A Single Second. Cooper Arbisi
2. Practicing Solitude. Mehregan Alizadsane
3. Jogging One’s Mind. Joshua Guest
4. Growing Upward. Maren Nazar
5. Forbidden Playground. Mari Kodama
6. Runway of Progress. Taz Foreman
7. On The Edge. Emily Keiper
8. Ledge of Sublime.Andrea Fielding
9. 1, 2 Step. Haley Matthes-Davis
10. Ascension. Ellen Milcoff
11. Island. Gareth Hogan
12. Untitled. Leah Taylor
13. Sunny Silence. Isabella Nocon
14. Public Shakes. Christian Lawson
15. Unheard Earth. Belle Lamb
16. I Am Breaking…Free. Malaya Fluellen


