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Rodney Veal, an independent choreographer and interdisciplinary artist, serves as adjunct faculty for both Stivers School of the Performing Arts and Sinclair Community College. He is a graduate of Eastern Michigan University with a B.S in Political Science and Visual Arts. He recently received his M.F.A in Choreography from The Ohio State University.
Mr. Veal is the recipient of several Montgomery County Arts and Cultural District grants and fellowships, Mr. Veal was recently awarded a MCACD Fellowship for 2010-2011.
Upcoming projects includes, directing “Rise to Dance” a multi-disciplinary show on street culture and dance, the culmination of the culture builds community-Intensive Cultural Residency Project created by CityFolk; a solo multi-media performance exhibition at the Springfield Museum of Art, Reveal: Five Zones of Beauty in the summer of 2011.
Love in all its complicated, glorious infectiousness was on display at the Dayton Ballet Romance Series performance. While it was not a perfect concert there was enough of a incipient charm that kept me going as a lover of dance. In talking about showcasing “relationships” in ballets, George Balanchine may have made a matter of… (continue…)
Having reviewed dance in Dayton for DMM for the last season and a half I have always talked about my love and passion for all things related to dance. This passion has driven me literally to commute to Columbus for three years for a Masters Degree in dance. I have sacrificed my paycheck to send… (continue…)
It is not very often that I get to write about dance presented in a different medium. But a film like Pina is an exception worthy of all of the attention and buzz
“Familiar Crossings” the latest offering from The Dayton Contemporary Dance Company brought together works from the African-American choreographic legend Donald McKayle, contemporary master Ronald K. Brown, to the up and coming choreographic voice of Robert Priore and the Artistic Director Debbie Blunden Diggs. As the concert was structured or “programmed” this allowed for a viewing… (continue…)
This intrepid reviewer, a lover of the art form of dance in all of its permutations has viewed two concerts for DCDC and Dayton Ballet. Unfortunately, except for a couple of bright spots, this reviewer was left under whelmed to the point of concern. I am fully aware that we are in perilous times in… (continue…)
Every once and a while in life you get to witness a person, or in this case an organization, redeem themselves from the missteps of the past and to be reborn like new. In the case of Dayton Ballet, it highlights a possibly brighter new future for this seventy five year old regional ballet company. … (continue…)
We all know about my ongoing addiction problem with dance. With my recent experience with dance events, I was less than satisfied by the end results. Then I went to the Wright State University Dance Ensemble Winter Dance Concert and I could not wait to get home and tell you all about it. This gave… (continue…)
Dance Reviews Dayton Ballet – Streetcar Named Desire Dayton Contemporary Dance Company – In The Spirit Of: The Spirit Within As a lover of dance in all of its incarnations, my passion for the art will compel me to seek out every performance that I can find, fit into my schedule and afford. I am… (continue…)
How often do you get an opportunity to see the work of locally and nationally renowned Choreographers as danced by young and promising dancers? In Dayton you have the opportunity at least once a year, which is what makes the upcoming Wright State Dance Ensemble concert a must see. Included in this exciting program are… (continue…)
