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Chaffey College Visual and Performing Arts 2014-2015 Event Calendar

Chaffey College Dance Concert - Opening Night

Due to the closing of the Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga campus, tonight’s opening performance of Intersection: Chaffey Dance Concert 2014 is being postponed to tomorrow night, Friday, May 2nd, pending the reopening of the campus. If you have already purchased a ticket for tonight’s Thursday, May 1st performance, please bring your ticket to the Theatre Box Office to exchange it for another performance date. The Box Office will be open 1 hour before each performance.

We will keep you updated of any further changes. We hope everyone, their families, and homes are safe from the fires. Thank you for your patience, understanding, and continued support of the visual and performing arts at Chaffey College.

Chaffey Dance Concert 2014

Intersection 

Chaffey Dance Concert 2014
Artistic Director Michele Jenkins

Choreographed by faculty, student choreographers, and guest professionals, the concert will celebrate the diversity of dance with a dynamic mix of modern, ballet, jazz, tap, hip hop, musical theatre, and ballroom! Please join us for this high-powered, exciting performance in the Chaffey College Theatre!

Production Dates 
May 1, 2,and 3 at 7:30pm and May 4 at 2:00pm 

Order tickets online now at www.chaffey.edu/theatre_tickets

FALL DANCE STUDENT SHOWCASE 2013

Friday, October 18
5:00pm in CAA-206
(seating on north side of CAA)

Choreography by Chaffey Students
Artistic Director: Michele Jenkins

Chaffey College’s fourth annual student dance works showcase will feature new student choreography in a variety of dance styles, including modern, contemporary ballet, jazz, hip hop, ballroom, tap, and creative fusions, in an informal evening’s performance!

VPARC

The Visual and Performing Arts Resource Center (VPARC), CAA-215A, is now open. Monday/Wednesday 9:00-11:00am, Tuesday 11:00am-3:00pm and Thursday 2:00-5:00pm. Hours will be expanding soon!

Impetus: Spring Dance Concert 2013

Impetus: Spring Dance Concert 2013
May 2, 3, 4 at 7:30pm and May 5 at 2:00pm
Chaffey College Theatre
Artistic Director Michele Jenkins

The Chaffey College Dance Department annual spring dance concert celebrates the diversity of dance with an energetic mix of classical and contemporary ballet, modern dance, jazz, tap, hip hop, musical theater, and ballroom with the choreographic and dance-performing talents of faculty, students, and guest professionals. It offers a bit of everything for everyone in a dynamic, exciting, and entertaining performance of varied dance styles filled with sculptured elegance, athleticism, humor, quirkiness, passion, and kinetic intensity.

Tickets will be available at the Bookstore and online soon at www.chaffey.edu/theatre_tickets.

Modern Dance Master Class with David Blake

Native Jamaican David Blake is an international performer, instructor and choreographer with more than 15 years experience in the entertainment industry appearing in commercials, TV shows, film and print. Currently, he is performing in Disney’s award winning Broadway musical The Lion King (London Cast). A former principal dancer of the internationally renowned National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica (NDTC), he has toured extensively throughout the Caribbean, United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. David has conducted master classes in Jazz, Modern (Horton technique) and Afro-Caribbean based dance.

When: Thursday, February 21, 2013, 3:00pm – 5:00pm
Where: Chaffey College Dance Studio CAA-206
For more info contact Michele Jenkins – (909) 652-6059

Arrive early to reserve your space.

Fall Dance Student Showcase 2012

Friday, October 19, 2012 at 5:00 pm in CAA-206
(seating on north side of CAA)

Chaffey College’s third annual student dance works showcase will feature new student choreography in a variety of dance styles, including modern, contemporary ballet, jazz, hip hop, ballroom, tap, and creative fusions, in an informal evening’s performance! Choreography by Chaffey Students, Artistic Director: Michele Jenkins.

The Center for the Arts presents... Fall 2012

The Maya Calendar
Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at 5:00 pm in CAA-211
Learn how to read the Maya calendar and the truth about the "2012 Prophecy" in this workshop by Art History Professor John Machado.

Fall Dance Student Showcase 2012
Friday, October 19, 2012 at 5:00 pm in CAA-206 (seating on north side of CAA)
Chaffey College’s third annual student dance works showcase will feature new student choreography in a variety of dance styles, including modern, contemporary ballet, jazz, hip hop, ballroom, tap, and creative fusions, in an informal evening’s performance! Choreography by Chaffey Students, Artistic Director: Michele Jenkins.

Musical Theatre and Acting Showcase
Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at 5:00 pm in the Chaffey College Theatre
Theatre students will perform a variety of acting and musical scenes selected directly from class projects. Hosted by Christa El-Said and Kelly Ford, Theatre Department.

Art and Perception
Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 5:00pm in CAA-211
As soon as you have something defined, you stop looking. As soon as you stop looking, you are cut off from a sort of living knowing, and the nourishment this provides. This talk presented by Art Professor Stan Hunter will be about how art keeps the process of seeing alive, and how artists/architects/musicians upend things to keep us looking and listening.

Visual and Performing Arts Resource Center (VPARC)

The Visual and Performing Arts Resource Center (CAA-215A) Fall 2012 hours of operation are M 9:30am-6:30pm, T 10:00am-6:00pm, W 9:30am-6:30pm, and Th 10:00-11:00am & 12:30-6:00pm. Come by and check it out.

Got Culture?

Got Culture? 2012-2013, the Chaffey College Visual and Performing Arts schedule of events is now available online! Find it here.

Hard copies are available on campus in CAA, the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Arts, Student Activities, and other locations across campus. If you would like copies for your department or area, please send your request to roman.stollenwerk@chaffey.edu.

Got Culture? is a publication of the School of Visual and Performing Arts, Chaffey College. It is published annually and highlights all public events taking place at Chaffey College related to the arts. Got Culture? is generously supported by the Chaffey College Marketing Department.

Need a place to study for finals?

Expanded hours at the Visual & Performing Arts Resource Center, CAA-215A:
M 11:00-5:30
T 10:00-5:30
W 11:00-5:30
TH 10:00-5:30

PULSE: Chaffey Dance Concert 2012

Buy your tickets for PULSE online now at chaffey.edu/theatre_tickets or at the Chaffey College Bookstore or on day of performance at the Chaffey College Theatre one hour before showtime.

Thursday, April 26 at 7:30pm
Friday, April 27 at 7:30pm
Saturday, April 28 at 7:30pm
Sunday, April 29 at 2:00pm

The Chaffey College Dance Department presents Pulse - Chaffey Spring Dance Concert 2012 headed by artistic and dance director, Michele Jenkins. The annual spring dance concert celebrates the diversity of dance with an energetic mix of classical and contemporary ballet, modern dance, jazz, tap, hip hop, musical theater, and ballroom with the choreographic and dance-performing talents of faculty, students, and guest professionals. Pulse offers a bit of everything for everyone in a dynamic, exciting, and entertaining performance of varied dance styles filled with sculptured elegance, athleticism, humor, quirkiness, passion, and kinetic intensity! Come and share the joy and inspiration of this annual favorite!

The Visual and Performing Arts Resource Center Now Open in CAA-215A

ARTicles, Issue 9, December 2011

ARTicles, Issue 9, is now available. Find your copy at the Center for the Arts and the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art or view it online at http://www.chaffeyarticles.com/ (links for all issues are at upper-right corner of page).

In this issue:
Fall Dance Student Showcase by Katelyn Cochran
The Many Faces of Quinton Bemiller by Timothy Haerens
Chaffey Celebrates Dia de los Muertos by Katelyn Cochran
Heading Out: Christopher Alday by Minh Vo
Radio Edit: iconomaniacs by Sheila Taylor

ARTicles is a student-driven publication of the Chaffey College Center for the Arts. It is published twice each semester by a consortium of students with a passion for arts, entertainment and culture. The content reflects a diverse sample of the cultural life at the college. ARTicles is generously supported by the Chaffey College Marketing Department.

Fall Dance Student Showcase 2011

Friday, October 21, 2011
5:00pm CAA-206
Fall Dance Student Showcase 2011
Chaffey College’s second annual student dance showcase will feature new student choreography in a variety of dance styles including modern, jazz, hip hop, and creative fusions in an informal evening performance. Choreography by Chaffey students, Artistic Director Michele Jenkins.

Center for the Arts Presents... Fall 2011

Join the School of Visual and Performing Arts each month for a celebration of the arts, culture and entertainment in the Center for the Arts complex at Chaffey College.

Tuesday, September 27, 2011
5:00pm CAA-211
Professional World versus the Academic World
This workshop will cover the differences and similarities of auditioning for collegiate and academic programs versus professional gigs and productions. What skills should every music student need to master in order to transfer from Chaffey College?  What should every theatre student have in their repertoire?  This workshop will be co-hosted by Christa El-Said of the Theatre Department and Patrick Aranda of the Music Department.

Friday, October 21, 2011
5:00pm CAA-206
Fall Dance Student Showcase 2011
Chaffey College’s second annual student dance showcase will feature new student choreography in a variety of dance styles including modern, jazz, hip hop, and creative fusions in an informal evening performance. Choreography by Chaffey students, Artistic Director Michele Jenkins.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011
5:00pm CAA-211
Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art Panel Discussion
A panel discussion featuring artists from the fall exhibition: Elonda Billera, Lester Monzon, Chad Petersen, andDakota Witzenburg.

Got Culture?

The School of Visual and Performing Arts 2011-2012 Event Calendar is now available at locations around the Chaffey College campuses and online! Get your copy today!

Chaffey College Theatre Season 2011-2012