Happendance Professional Company: Winter Concert
Happendance is proud to be Michigan's longest-running professional modern dance company, widely known for its concerts of original dance. Since its founding in 1976, the company has performed in a variety of local venues, featuring their own original works and those of notable guest artists. Each winter the Happendance Professional Company produces an evening-length show, broadly termed the "winter concert".
Recent winter concerts:
2010 "The Body"
“The Body” offers a powerful exploration of the life and capacity of the human body -- as vehicle, symbol, communication device, manifestation of mind and soul.
Co-directed by Matt Bebermeyer & Missy Bischoff Lilje
Choreography: Matt Bebermeyer, Gregory M. George, Missy Lilje, Angela Rich and Lisa Whiting-Dobson
2009 "Dynamic! Lansing at 150"
"Dynamic (noun). An energizing force involved in the process of social change." That definition is how artistic director Missy Bischoff Lilje sees Lansing as it celebrates its sesquicentennial in 2009, and is the vision that runs through this concert.
Directed by Missy Bischoff Lilje
Choreography: Missy Bischoff Lilje, Andrew Amos, Andi Crawford, Matt Bebermeyer, Nate Crawford and Jennifer Bricker
2008 "Rise: The Up Side of Down"
Themes of life in Lansing.
Directed by Missy Bischoff
Choreography: Missy Bischoff, Katie Robiadek, Andrew Amos, Andi Crawford, and Julie Fotheringham
2007 "A Village Moving"
A 30th anniversary tribute to the whole village that makes Happendance so special.
Directed by Missy Bischoff
Choreography: Leanne Schmidt, Nate Crawford, Heather Vaughn-Southard, Missy Bischoff, Garnett Kepler, Robin Williams, and Jane Heppner-Gamble
2006 "Man in a Can"
An exploration of our reactions to modern corporate life and marketing.
Co-Directed by Andrew Amos & Matt Bebermeyer
Choreography: Andrew Amos, Matt Bebermeyer, Heather Vaugn-Southard
2005 "Places"
A diverse concert of original modern dance.
Co-Directed by Kelly R. Harris & Allison Walacavage
Choreography: Mitzi Adams, Missy Bischoff, Joan Hartshorne, Kelly Harris, and Michael Woodberry-Means
