The Rozsa Center's new art gallery opens today, Sept. 28, with the Smithsonian exhibit, "The Dancer Within." (Photo and text courtesy Michigan Technological University)HOUGHTON -- The Rozsa Center celebrates the grand opening of its new art gallery at noon on Monday, Sept. 28, with the Smithsonian Institution’s traveling exhibition, "The Dancer Within."
The show is free. The art gallery is in the lower lobby and will be open -- and the exhibition available for viewing -- from noon to 4 p.m, Monday through Friday, and from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on evenings when there is an event at the center. The exhibit runs until Sunday, Nov. 22.
The display features photographs by dancer-turned-photojournalist Rose Eichenbaum, who focused her lens on ballet icons, Broadway stars, Hollywood legends, hip-hop artists and modern-dance luminaries.
The photographs, which take visitors on a backstage and on-stage tour of the dance world, depict dozens of famous dancers and choreographers, as well as some of this country’s most respected dance companies.
A companion book, "The Dancer Within: Intimate Conversations with Great Dancers," complements the exhibition.
The New York Times says that Eichenbaum is one of the most highly acclaimed photojournalists working in the dance field today and her work "opens windows onto the soul of dance." She holds a bachelor’s degree in ethnic arts/dance and a master’s degree in dance from the University of California, Los Angeles. She has taught dance, researched the field and now portrays it.
"The Dancer Within" is part of a national tour that extends through 2010.
Editor's Note: Read more about how the Rozsa's new gallery began in Dennis Walikainen's article on the MTU Web site.
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