Colorado College theater department hosts free dance performance

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - Colorado College theater students will perform their original dance "Of Earth and Error" this weekend at the Celeste Theater. Admission is free.

The group is called Dance6. The performers are comprised entirely of Colorado College students who partake in courses, workshops and events that culminate in their annual capstone performance.

One of the dances, titled "Alone Together," features the performers in deer masks designed by the students.

"I'm so proud," said Colorado College dance lecturer Patrizia Herminjard. "Wearing masks is actually quite tricky because the facegives us so much information, and it's covered. And so we have to rely on the body to communicate that hyper awareness that comes from being prey."

All but two of the performers are student-dancers balancing classwork and job searches with their practice.

"I feel like it's really easy to let go and just be ourselves and be comfortable in our bodies and in our movement with one another because we spend so much time dancing with each other," said Colorado College student and Dance6 performer Eleanor Lautenbach.

Of Earth and Error opened last weekend. The final two performance dates are this Friday and Saturday, starting at 7:30 p.m. It's free for the public on a first-come, first-served basis.

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