SMC’s Global Motion World Dance Company to Perform Nov. 23-24 at BroadStage

SMC’s Global Motion World Dance Company to Perform Nov. 23-24 at BroadStage

Performance Features a Work Choreographed by Renowned Balinese/Javanese Guest Choreographer Nanik Wenten

SANTA MONICA, CA — The Santa Monica College (SMC) Global Motion World Dance Company will present its fall 2024 performance of dances from around the world. Performances are on Saturday, Nov. 23, and Sunday, Nov. 24, at 7:30 p.m. in The Eli & Edythe Broad Stage at the SMC Performing Arts Center, 1310 11th Street (at Santa Monica Boulevard), Santa Monica.

SMC students will present the excitement and diverse beauty of cultures through showcasing traditional and contemporary World Dance styles — including West African, Flamenco, Ballet, Asian, Hawaiian, Mexican Folklórico, Salsa, and more.

The performance includes a work by renowned Balinese/Javanese guest choreographer Nanik Wenten, one of Java’s most distinguished dancers, choreographers, and dance teachers. Wenten teaches in the World Music Performance program at the CalArts School of Music.

Advance tickets are $20 for general admission (a modest service charge applies) and may be purchased online at smc.edu/tickets or by calling 310-434-3005 (Monday-Friday; limited hours). Tickets may also be purchased on the day of the performance for $23 (a modest service charge applies) at The Broad Stage Box Office at the SMC Performing Arts Center. Free parking on premises. Seating is strictly on a first-arrival basis.

Global Motion was founded over 40 years ago by Judith Douglas, former chair of the SMC Dance Department, to bring knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of the diverse beauty of dance throughout the world, and to give SMC students the essential experience of working with choreographers and performing as a professional company, on a professional stage.

The SMC Dance Department uses The Broad Stage — including the stage and lighting crew and support staff — for performances. Costumes are handmade each season by professional costumer Patricia Oliva.

Global Motion is under the artistic direction of Raquel Ramirez and Sri Susilowati. Ramirez is a dance professor at SMC and the founder and director of a folklórico performance group dedicated to supporting the traditions and cultures of Mexico. Susilowati, originally from Indonesia, creates and performs traditional and contemporary works that focus on community, gender, and ethnicity.

Faculty choreographers are Seda Aybay (Contemporary Ballet), Laura Canellias (Salsa), Keali’i Ceballos (Ballroom), Angela Jordan (West African), and Raquel Ramirez (Mexican Folklórico).

Guest choreographers are Nanik Wenten (Contemporary Balinese) and Adriana Garzon-Valdez (Danza Azteca).

Alumni choreographer is Jackie Riedel (Jazz Funk).

SMC dance students audition to choreograph pieces for Global Motion. This fall’s student choreographers are Li Ying Lee (Chinese Dance) and Kongying Shi (Hip Hop Fusion).

Global Motion World Dance Company has toured extensively and performed at schools, festivals, and special events throughout California and Mexico for more than 40 years, and has also performed in Beijing, China; Bracciano, Italy; Santiago, Chile; Lloret de Mar, Spain; and Paris, France.

More information is available at smc.edu/dance or by calling 310-434-8763. All performances subject to change or cancellation without notice.

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