The Colorado State University annual Spring Dance Concert took place April 14-15 at the University Center for the Arts.
The concert began with rehearsals choreographed by faculty members — including Grace Gallagher, Julia Cooper and Susie Garifi — student choreographers and guest artist Hernan Justo.
Trained at the Instituto Superior de Arte Teatro Colón national ballet school of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Justo is an internationally acclaimed choreographer and the artistic director of the Carolina Ballet Theater known for choreographing full-length ballets such as “Hunchback of Notre Dame” and “Pulling the Strings.” Justo was on CSU’s campus to put the finishing touches on his complex piece in the concert “Tangofusion.”
With auditions followed by rehearsals, makeup and costume preparation and lighting designers, the CSU Spring Dance Concert proved to be an energetic and powerful performance exploring themes of joy, grit and community.
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