On Campus at GCC

Dance Performance 2002 will be presented Tuesday through Sunday in the

Glendale Community College Dance Theatre.

Shows are at 8 p.m. Tuesday, noon and 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday,

11 a.m. and 8 p.m. Friday, 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday.

Admission is free and open to all except children younger than 5.

Seating is limited and on a first-come, first-served basis. Early arrival

is advised.

The Dance Theatre is in the Sierra Nevada Gym. For more information,

call 240-1000.

The 30th annual dance performance features many dance styles including

jazz and ballet.

Students both perform and choreograph the dances as part of their

course work. Professor Lynn McMurrey is artistic director of the event.

Mark Knowles is the guest artist in residence. He has choreographed

more than 300 productions, including the South American premiere of “La

Cage Aux Folles” in Buenos Aires, Disney’s Electrical Parade in New York

City and recently choreographed the Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall.

He is the author of “The Tap Dance Dictionary” and “Tap Roots: The

Early History of Tap Dance.”

Students in the production from the Artist in Residence class, Ballet

Workshop and/or Jazz Workshop are Elen Abramian, Susana Acevedo, Pamela

Almeida, Tsukasa Aoki, Eliza Ashby, Jen Avant, Gloria Coronado, Katherine

Davis, Tiana DeBell, Annette Duran, Charity Fowler, Lelania Farrenkopf,

Zhanna Galafeyeva, Rocio Galdamez, Cherylann Gasso, Susanna Haratyunyan,

Antonella Hartel and Aya Homareda.

Others are Nadine Jahchan, Nonouk Khachatourians, Hwei Lin, Octavia

MacClain, Leanne Marshall, Rima Masri, Jocely Mercado, Sareh Mohoney,

Erma Morelli, Lisa Ohanian, Edgar Ovando, Robyn Roth, Ariel Sands,

Alexianne Searle, Anna Seferian, Heather Simpson, Annhorah Rose Sutton

and Christine Thomassian.

The company features Anasheh Abramiyan, Stephanye Bluwal, Laura

Echevers, Araz Dersarkissian, Ivet Gaharibian, Narineh Gharibian,

Takahiro Kameyama, Yui Kirihara, Ryan Merrill, Emma Mesrobian, Tiffany

Miller, Eri Nomura, Illiana Nunez-White, Ani Panossian, Lee Pazmino,

Tamara Pinkston, Carlos Ramos, Jessica Rodriguez, Kari Rose, Jackie

Ryback, Brittany Schreiber, Sophie Sose, Robin Ward, Sarineh Yadegri,

Stephanie Zhao, and MelissaZohrabians.

DOZEN SHORT PLAYS PRESENTED AS FINAL PROJECT

“Dirty Dozen,” 12 plays, each 12 minutes or less, opens Thursday in

the GCC Auditorium Studio Theatre.

All directors and actors are students and the production is the final

project of the advanced acting/directing class. Some of the plays are

originals, written by GCC students. The 10-minute play format is gaining

popularity in academic settings as well as experimental professional

theaters.

Shows are at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday and June 6, 7 and

8. There will be a 2 p.m. matinee on May 9. Reservations are strongly

recommended due to limited seating in the Studio Theatre. There is no

late seating.

Tickets are $7, $5 students and seniors and $3 each for groups of 10

or more. Due to some adult themes and language, the shows are not

recommended for children. For reservations, call 240-1000, ext. 5618 for

reservations.

SUBSTITUTES NEEDED IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT

The GCC human resources office is accepting applications for the child

development substitute pool. Positions are on an as-needed basis. There

is a minimum requirement of 12 completed units of early childhood

education.

Transcripts are required with the application. To obtain

anapplication, go to the college Web site at www.glendale.edu or call

240-1000, ext. 3135.

COLLEGE CLOSED FOR HOLIDAY

Glendale College is closed today for the Memorial Day holiday.