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:
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