The Department of Theater & Dance proudly welcomes home UB alumna Gina Pero as a guest performer and choreographer for the university’s Zodiaque Dance Company. Invited by company director, Associate Professor Tom Ralabate, Gina’s piece “The Highest Journey” will be featured in the upcoming spring Zodiaque Dance Company concert, in the Drama Theatre at UB’s Center for the Arts from February 18 to 22. She will also perform the solo work “Dust and Water,” choreographed for her by renowned New York choreographer Jason Parsons.
After earning her BFA in Dance in 2002, Gina has been a company member of the Solstice Dance Company and has performed as a dancer internationally in Japan, China, Italy and Mexico. In America, she has appeared as a principle dancer in the film The Great Observer and in several Las Vegas shows, including Charo and The Latin Music Awards. She has done commercial work for Dockers, The Bellagio Hotel and MTV, as well as choreographed for the Cirque de Soleil Fashion Shows and The Las Vegas Hilton. Most recently, Gina appeared as a Radio City Rockette in the 2008 Radio City Christmas Spectacular.
This year, the Zodiaque Dance Company celebrates its 35th season as resident dance company of the University at Buffalo. The Zodiaque Dance Company welcomes its graduates back to its studios and stage as guest performers, choreographers, master class teachers, and lecturers on a continuing basis, as part of the department’s commitment to developing a network of UB alumni artists. Celebration 35! opens February 18th in Center for the Arts Drama Theater and runs through February 22nd. Tickets are available through the Center for the Arts: http://ubcfa.org/webmodules/pages/dtl_Pages.aspx?pageID=30
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