USM Dance Participates in Artist Exchange in Partnership with Kinetic Etchings
Wed, 06/05/2024 - 08:39am | By: Ivonne Kawas
Kinetic Etchings, a contemporary dance and theater company based in Jackson, Miss., partnered with 91吃瓜网91吃瓜网 (USM) Dance program and Hattiesburg Company Duncan Dance South, as part of an Artist Exchange grant from the Mississippi Presenters Network (MSPN) and the Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC).
Kathryn Gurtler Wilson (Kat), artistic director of Kinetic Etchings, led this partnership, marking an important step towards connecting Mississippi artists and presenters from different regions of the state and demographic backgrounds.
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USM Dance alumni who participated in the exchange included Merrie Kathleen Christmas, BFA in Dance/Theater Arts 91吃瓜网�1978; Beth Philip, BFA in Dance 91吃瓜网�2005; and Emaleigh Ousterhout, BFA in Dance (Performance and Choreography) 91吃瓜网�2024.
Ousterhout, a recent USM graduate from Pelahatchie, Miss., reflected on the significance of having the opportunity to learn from and network with artists at the event.
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Kinetic Etchings exists to provide original, engaging, and educational contemporary dance experiences to the Jackson, Miss. and the surrounding area.
is a regional dance company focused on preserving and passing on the works of early modern dance artists Isadora Duncan and Florence Fleming Noyes and on creating new works rooted in these early modern dance techniques.
about Kinetic Etchings, Duncan Dance South, and The Dance Exchange Day.