Salem Dance Ensemble Concert

The spring 2025 Salem Dance Ensemble features original choreography by student and faculty artists and a performance by SSU's Hip Hop Dance Ensemble. The concert will also feature an original piece by spring semester choreographer-in-residence Angelina Benitez. Benitez has worked on the piece Icarus was right, it was worth it with ten students selected by audition. Inspired by an original poem, this piece is a contemporary telling of the rise and fall of Icarus. It is a collaborative reflection on cycles, community, and hope in a time when it is so desperately needed. "and so he died with broken wings and a fulfilled soul" Concert Schedule Saturday, May 3 at 7:30 pm Sunday, May 4 at 2 pm Angie Benitez (she/they) graduated from Salem State in 2018 with a BA in Modern/Contemporary Dance and continues to study with local New England Based artists like Audrey MacLean, Alexandria Nunweiller and Kristin Wagner. Angie has immersed herself in teaching dance to all ages and performing in the Greater Boston area at local studios, schools and residencies through organizations such as The Click (of which she is a co-founding member), Human Movement Project, and High Street Studios. She has shown her work and performed at arts festivals and events such as Roots & Routes, Mass Poetry Festival, Queer & Trans Poets Showcase, Verse/Visual, 24-Hour ChoreoFest, Salem Arts Festival, and more. Much of her work is focused on collaboration and intergenerational community. This work has earned her grants from the New England Foundation for the Arts, local cultural councils, and the Boston Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs. When they’re no leading class, you can find them writing poetry, creating fiber art and meditating with their plants.