对于萨克州立剧院和舞蹈教授琳达·古德里奇来说，这是短暂的退休。 The founder and artistic director of 萨克拉门托/Black Art of Dance retired last year after 25 years guiding the troupe, but is back this fall as guest director to oversee S/BAD’s latest dance concert.

“Dancing the Spirit,” part of the University’s Arts Experience, will be presented at 8 p.m. 11月8-9日、11日、17-18日； 下午六点半 11月15 - 16岁; 下午2点。 11月11日至12日，19日，索拉诺厅1010舞蹈空间。

“ ‘Dancing the Spirit’ came from an ultimate feeling of what S/BAD is all about,” 去odrich says. Eight individual pieces – with a total of 23 dancers – illustrate that spirit in themes such as celebration of our ancestry, coming of age, and struggle within the black community.

伴随的音频涵盖了广泛的范围，包括传统的赞美诗，非洲房子节拍，另类音乐，和口语。

去odrich’s own piece, “Laissez Mûriel’s,” is a coming-of-age tale. “It’s about a young boy who emulates his father to become a man,” she says.

音乐会的特色是学生、教师和客座编舞家的作品。 This fall’s guests are James Wheatley, artistic director of 萨克拉门托’s Celebration Arts, and Valerie Gnassounou, director of Dance at Delta College in Stockton, and one of S/BAD’s original members.

The department’s newest Dance instructor, Professor Bernard Brown, will present “Our Backs…” a piece that shows the resilience of spirit through cultural movements in revolution.

And Dance instructor Nicole Manker has choreographed “Resonating Mosaics: From There to Here.”

Manker’s piece utilizes the spoken word for background, with an intro by South African record producer and DJ Black Coffee, and another work, "The Journey," by philosopher and political activist Cornel West. Its story of people becoming empowered by acknowledging their ancestry and keeping their eyes open to the people in their daily lives complements the “Spirit” theme.

“It’s really about taking in whatever energy is around you and using it in a way that really helps you contribute not only to your own growth, but to the people around you as well,” Manker says.

古德里奇希望观众能牢记这一信息。 “I hope people will be moved by the passion and energy of the dancers and feel like dancing their own spirits,” she says.

Tickets for 6:30 performances of “Dancing the Spirit” are $15 general admission, $12 for students and seniors, and $10 for children. 其他所有演出的票价为普通票价18美元，学生和老年人票价15美元，儿童票价12美元。 Tickets are available at the University 售票处, www.bigmaxbc.com/hornettickets or (916) 278-4323.

For more information on the Theatre and Dance Department and it’s productions, visit www.bigmaxbc.com/dram or call (916) 278-6368. 如需媒体协助，请致电大学通讯（916）278-6156。 - 克雷格Koscho