April 28, 2017, Santa Rosa, CA — “Looking Beyond,” this year’s Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC) spring dance performance, showcases new dance works from New York Broadway choreographer Dylan Smith, Afro-Congolese artist Pierre Sandor Diabankouezi, Auxiliary (hip-hop company), SRJC faculty, and new student choreographers. Genres of dance will include modern, hip-hop, contemporary, ballet, jazz, Polynesian, and African dance. The show will be presented in Burbank Auditorium on SRJC’s Santa Rosa campus. Evening performances will be held May 12-13 at 8 pm, and afternoon performances will be held May 13-14 at 2 pm. Tickets are $15 for general admission and $12 for students and seniors.
Tanya Tolmasoff holds a master’s degree from Goldsmiths, University of London, and a bachelor’s degree from California Polytechnic State University. In addition to teaching dance at SRJC and the ArtQuest Dance program at Santa Rosa High School, Tolmasoff also serves as the artistic director of UPside Dance Company. She has also choreographed, performed, and taught throughout California, New York City, London, and Russia.
Prior to stepping into the Dance Coordinator position at SRJC, Casandra Hillman performed and taught throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and was an instructor in the dance department at Cabrillo College for six years. Hillman holds a master of fine arts degree from Mills College. In addition to teaching and coordinating dance at SRJC, Hillman also serves as the artistic director of Urban Industry Dance Company.
“Looking Beyond” is presented by the SRJC Theatre Arts Department, in collaboration with the Kinesiology, Dance, and Athletics Department.
Tickets for the dance show can be purchased through SRJC’s box office at (707) 527-4343 or online at http://theatrearts.santarosa.edu/buy-tickets-online.
